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Friday, November 30. 2007

Oh Those Waggish Impartial Observers Of The MSM

Please, do not overreact. Erin Burnett, who undoubtedly is so smart that she would still be reading the news on MSNBC even if she looked like Madeline Albright, has referred to the POTUS as a "monkey." Twice. A lot of grim, humorless, authoritarian conservatives will get their panties in a bunch over this, and feebly ask for some sort of retraction. Pshaw, I say! Can't people who read the [scare quotes] news [end scare quotes] have opinions? Can't Erin have the hots for that Gallic midget instead of the Plano one? Can't we all just get along?

I say yes. In the spirit of the exchange, I'd like to remind everybody who finds this offensive to lighten up, and also do my part to support Ms. Burnett by jocularly suggesting that she get in the kitchen and make some noise with those pots and pans.

My sammich ain't gonna make itself.


By the way, Erin, in honor of President Bush accompanying the hunky leader of the country that until fairly recently ruled Algeria, perhaps next time you should refer to Bush as a macaca. I doubt anyone will mind.

Posted by Roger de Hauteville in Our Essays, Politics at 09:05 | Comments (19) | Trackbacks (0)

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Before she makes runch, curious to know if Miss Erin could flesh out the grinder, whom is cranking tune by her estimation.

It's apparently PC to refer to whiteman as monkey, very quranic.
#1 Leag on 2007-11-30 09:34 (Reply)
Fox Business News, new on the scene as of some few weeks now, runs head-to-head against CNBC. I like Erin Burnett but sheesh. FBN won me over a couple weeks ago when CNBC ran the detestable, deceitful, Marxo-Aristo Paul Krugman for several hours straight.
#2 buddy larsen on 2007-11-30 09:39 (Reply)
I think the significance is that it seems she didn't say it with obvious hatred, but with lighthearted humor.

Even Republicans ought to be able to admit that Bush does look a little like a chimp.
#3 Jeff on 2007-11-30 10:53 (Reply)
Yes, indeed.

Call him monkey or chimp, girl that look like fox use endearments with aplomb.

At least she didn't call him sweet lil muhammad bear.

Beatings?
#3.1 Leag on 2007-11-30 12:52 (Reply)
Off-Topic alert: If you want the hairs on the back of your neck to stand up, read Pope Benadryl's latest:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_re_eu/vatican_encyclical


So much for your individual relationship with Jesus and his dad.
#4 Meta on 2007-11-30 11:07 (Reply)
Pope Benedict XVI graces us with this on St Andrews.

By the bye, yahoo article isn't his.

"Star of Hope" may be read:

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/document.php?n=165
#4.1 Leag on 2007-11-30 13:23 (Reply)
WOW

Now, Ich uberstanden why the author is the POPE.

Each time I get through a papal encyclical, me feel like telling everyone, just like them master bloggers do READ THE WHOLE THING
#4.2 Leag on 2007-11-30 21:43 (Reply)
Erin Roberts debases the culture as do the posters who find her humorous. Telling fart jokes, or the Roberts' variation thereof, stop being cute at about 8 years old.
#5 Peter Boston on 2007-11-30 11:13 (Reply)
When did that clip appear on MSNBC?

I'm planning to file a complaint with the network. Perhaps Burnett feels her cuteness factor permits gaffes along the way.
#6 Jack Coupal on 2007-11-30 12:30 (Reply)
Jack, the YouTube information supplied with the video:

broadcast on Morning Joe, on 11/26/07
#6.1 roger de hauteville on 2007-11-30 12:37 (Reply)
Jeff, sure the man George Bush can be belittled, but on-air network anchors ought to respect the office of the president a tad more.

Jack, i dug into the CNBC website and found someone to say "sayonara" to, re the Krugman debacle. I was polite, but said that now with FBN on the air, there was no more need for me to listen to party apparatchiks trying to sell bogus economics to the masses.
#7 buddy larsen on 2007-11-30 12:47 (Reply)
A gaffe is not a gaffe when it's done twice in one minute.

I agree, Mr. Larsen. My skin crawled with disgust watching the CNN YouTube debate. You know a society is dying when that kind of disrespect and sleaze is considered 'cool'.
#8 Meta on 2007-11-30 17:27 (Reply)
Eirn has the balls to call George Bush a monkey. The real question is, would she have the balls to call Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson a monkey. And if she did we all know the howls that would stir. Erin is nothing but a cheap news media whore. Now I have the balls to say that. Enough said.
#9 jappy on 2007-11-30 18:55 (Reply)
Dem'd be swinging from the trees squealing like monkeys, no doubt.

It may be noted that such a fine lookin' zorra hasn't any balls.

I have an x whose dad refused closured entry to any sans aforementioned.

So, she bought her self a sterling silver pair to swing by chain about her neck and kicked in the door.

Girls will be girls.
#9.1 Leag on 2007-11-30 19:24 (Reply)
Ah. Erin got Farked and she's apologized...five days after her insult. A more callow apology I've never seen, but they got the message.
#10 Meta on 2007-11-30 19:59 (Reply)
Not yet sure what the farking about is but if'n she says she insulted him I ain't buyong it.

I don't think he'd a been insulted.

I've learned to take a zorra at her word but never an apology.

It's against such acritter's nature.

But a crank spinnin' her monkey tail'd be hard for such a trick to refuse.
#10.1 Leag on 2007-11-30 21:29 (Reply)
Re: macaca addendum

Some strange sounding tropic bird may trollop upon the foxy fox's lips anytime.
#11 Leag on 2007-11-30 21:14 (Reply)
What I find funny is that MSNBC has such a little audience that it took 5 days before any adults noticed the gaffe.
#12 Charlie on 2007-12-01 21:42 (Reply)
Curious, how long it took the kids to recognize giraffe, ain't.
#13 Leag on 2007-12-01 23:24 (Reply)

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