No Kidding - On Iraq, Janeane Garofalo Fights to Be Taken Seriously (And Fails - Gigglefest Alert!)

The Washington Post ^ | January 27, 2003 | Howard Kurtz

[Timesink]

No Kidding
On Iraq, Janeane Garofalo Fights to Be Taken Seriously

By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, January 27, 2003; Page C01

Janeane Garofalo says she knows why Fox, CNN, MSNBC and "Good Morning America" have booked her to argue against war with Iraq.

"They have actors on so they can marginalize the movement," the stand-up comic says. "It's much easier to toss it off as some bizarre, unintelligent special-interest group. If you're an actor who is pro-war, you're a hero. If you're an actor who's against the war, you're suspect. You must have a weird angle or you just hate George Bush."

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"I'm being treated like a child, and that's how I think the American people are being treated by their media," Garofalo says.

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[Timesink]

Oh, but sweetie, we treat you like a child because you THINK like one!

[Texas_Jarhead]

people who use the phrase 'pro-war' are stupid

[LurkerNoMore!]

She actually believes the media is pro far right. They aren't being objective about Iraq, and tout the WH lines???

That IS funny.

[I_Love_My_Husband]

There's a reason she's still single at her age.

[I_Love_My_Husband]

I went to all the gossip groups to find any good gossip on her personal life.

Nothing.

She did have an addiction to Phen-Fen for a while, she just went into rehab in Sept. 2002. She hates corporations, etc.

Darn! Was hoping to get something salacious about her...but to no avail!

She was involved with Ben Stiller. I don't know what happened there.

[Atchafalaya]

Well, you know, like, duh!

[Atchafalaya]

Found somone better looking that didn't whine.

[Happygal]

I went to all the gossip groups to find any good gossip on her personal life.

Why?

[hotpotato]

>> I went to all the gossip groups to find any good gossip on her personal life. <<

> Why? <


Good question. I was wondering the same thing.

[xm177e2]

You're looking at the vast right-wing character assassination machine--the politics of personal destruction.

[lorrainer]

So...the mainstream leftist media throws in a token question to try and be fair and balanced, and they're picking on her? What a conspiracy! And on all these outlets--CNN, MSNBC, and GMA. The b@st@rds! That they should all give her so much face time, and then treat her so roughly. The nerve!

[Aaron0617]

way..WAY off topic.

On the bottom of the above article I see Time corrected a story saying Bush had: "revived a practice," discontinued by his father, of "paying homage" to Jefferson Davis by sending a floral wreath to theConfederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.

I remember seeing big headlines basically saying: "Bush lays wreath for Confederate Soldier".

Think that'll be corrected in other magazines and newspapers?

[TheMole]

Unusually good column by Howie Kurtz with multiple interesting items. Worth reading the whole thing.

[TheMole]

The new sober Janeane, reading up on Bush's evildoing.

[per loin]

Am I reading this right? This airhead is complaining that the news shows are allowing an airhead like her on camera? Sounds like an old Groucho joke.

[Las Vegas Dave]

Only a face a mother could love!

[NYpeanut]

I am Gumby, dammit!

[Claire Voyant]

The Groucho Joke!!! I wouldn't belong to any club that would have me be a member??LOL! This is the FUNNIEST the I;ve ever heard her! She's PATHETIC!!

[Bullish]

Hypocrite, she had no problem at all with Clinton bombing the shit out of Serbia.

Usefull idiot with pouty lips.

[drew]

Yes, yes, yes! All of these empty-headed celebs are frothing at the mouth over war with Iraq, but they kept their soup-coolers closed when Clinton had his little distracting action in Yugoslavia. That's why I don't take any of them seriously, and I don't understand why more commentators don't call people like Garafolo on it. Shows just how full of shit she is when she claims she's being silenced.