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'PLAYGIRL' EDITOR FIRED AFTER OUTING SELF AS REPUBLICAN
Drudge Report

Posted on 03/21/2005 7:17:59 AM PST by Babu

PLAYGIRL editor-in-chief Michele Zipp has been stripped of her duties after she revealed how she voted Republican in the 2004 election.

Zipp, in an e-mail, claims she was fired after an onslaught of liberal backlash.

"Hello Drudge,

"After your coverage of my article about coming out and voting Republican, I did receive many letters of support from fellow Republican voters, but it was not without repercussions. Criticism from the liberal left ensued. A few days after the onslaught of liberal backlash, I was released from my duties at Playgirl magazine.

"After underlings expressed their disinterest of working for an outed Republican editor, I have a strong suspicion that my position was no longer valued by Playgirl executives. I also received a phone call from a leading official from Playgirl magazine, in which he stated with a laugh, "I wouldn't have hired you if I knew you were a Republican.

"I just wanted to let you know of the fear the liberal left has about a woman with power possessing Republican views."

Developing...


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KEYWORDS: babesforbush; drudge; fired; gaymafia; michelezipp; playgirl
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To: Babu

Unbelievable....


41 posted on 03/21/2005 7:28:17 AM PST by Dashing Dasher (Mar 21, 1946 - The United Nations sets up temporary headquarters at Hunter College in New York)
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To: Babu

I suspect they can get by by saying they fired her because of the distraction her public political comments caused. Right or left, her professional role was in (dubious) entertainment, nit politics.


42 posted on 03/21/2005 7:28:47 AM PST by IamConservative (To worry is to misuse your imagination.)
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To: Babu

hilarious,

a porn mag with some bizarre scruples....man this is definitely the 21 century!

isnt it just amazing that porn is not offensive( some guy with his plums out) , but jeeze a republican...!!!


43 posted on 03/21/2005 7:28:52 AM PST by Irishguy (How do ya LIKE THOSE APPLES!!!! HUH)
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To: Voteamerica
Michele's a "South Park" Republican. You can have a relaxed attitude about sex and culture and still be a conservative.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
44 posted on 03/21/2005 7:29:04 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Condor51
Gee, this only sounds a tad ILLEGAL. For the heck of it, I'd file an EEOC complaint PDQ. If everything she says turns out to be true, which I highly doubt, Playgirl had every right to fire her. The have every right to fire her because they don't like her shoes, her employment is entirely at their will, as it should be. Political affiliation is not a protected class, and I'm glad about that.
45 posted on 03/21/2005 7:29:32 AM PST by Voteamerica
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To: Flashman_at_the_charge

thanks!


46 posted on 03/21/2005 7:29:34 AM PST by pissant
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To: Babu
The reality is that the overwhelming majority of the readers of Playgirl magazine are gay men, and they gay men are predominately left-wing. This shouldn't be a shock to anyone.
47 posted on 03/21/2005 7:29:50 AM PST by Moral Hazard (I'm an atheist gamer. I don't believe in God Mode.)
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To: Babu

Looks to me like the "lunatic left" management at Playgirl has outed itself. After hearing Michell's earlier comments regarding her politics, I was ready to subscribe. I sure won't buy their magazine now.


48 posted on 03/21/2005 7:30:24 AM PST by kimosabe31
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

So, you have a subscription?


49 posted on 03/21/2005 7:30:39 AM PST by rabidralph
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To: Babu; Poohbah; Long Cut; Dog; mhking; Howlin; Miss Marple

I volunteer to comfort her in this time of distress.


50 posted on 03/21/2005 7:30:55 AM PST by hchutch ("But, Rally, they're SMOKE GRENADES.")
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To: Voteamerica

News Flash! Not every republican is anti-porn.


51 posted on 03/21/2005 7:31:05 AM PST by pissant
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To: TheBigB

Hey, I'm a Republican Party Reptile!!

Add me to the Ping list. Sounds like my kind of crew!


52 posted on 03/21/2005 7:31:12 AM PST by sandbar
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To: Moral Hazard
Gay Boys go for all the hot guy centerfolds. Few women look at them. The ultimate in male handsomeness for those who think pretty boys are beautiful.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
53 posted on 03/21/2005 7:32:49 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

Hardly. Decency is a Republican issue.


54 posted on 03/21/2005 7:32:59 AM PST by Voteamerica
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To: Babu
"I just wanted to let you know of the fear the liberal left has about a woman with power possessing Republican views."

The liberal left has fear of anyone in power possessing Republican views, men and women.

I'm not surprised that the self-described "tolerant" left is exposed again as actually rabidly intolerant.

55 posted on 03/21/2005 7:33:03 AM PST by cyncooper
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To: pissant

I'd love to write her a letter, but I don't know her Zipp code.


56 posted on 03/21/2005 7:33:20 AM PST by Zivasmate (" A wise man's heart inclines him to his right, but a fool's heart to his left." - Ecclesiastes 10)
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To: Babu

Interesting. She gets fired for saying she's a Republican but Churchill lingers on at CU after comparing the victims of 9-11 to Nazis, lying on his resume, falsely claiming to be an Indian and being guilty of plagiarism.

Shows you what Liberals consider to be true hate speech!


57 posted on 03/21/2005 7:33:58 AM PST by Arkie2
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To: pissant
News Flash! Not every republican is anti-porn. News Flash! Every good Republican is anti-porn!
58 posted on 03/21/2005 7:34:09 AM PST by Voteamerica
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To: pissant
Michele Zipp's next step:

O'Reily
Larry King Alive
Hannity & Colmes
maybe Gretta
Laura Ingraham
PlayBoy mag.
etc.......

59 posted on 03/21/2005 7:34:24 AM PST by rface ("...the most schizoid freeper I've ever seen" - Ashland, Missouri)
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To: Babu

No one is less tolerant or diverse than the smug, arrogant, condescending, self-righteous left wind (sic)fascists in this and other countries.

Hateful hypocrits.


60 posted on 03/21/2005 7:34:43 AM PST by garyhope
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