Remembering back to Kathy Griffin and Trump's severed head

[NewJeffCT]

I could swear I remember this happening, but my google search turned up empty

But, after all the outrage over Kathy Griffin & her holding up Trump's severed head at the end of a play, I could swear I remember reading that the same troupe of actors that performed that piece had done similar a few years earlier with the actor/actress holding up Obama's severed head. Is my memory faulty, or did this happen?

(I brought this up because Griffin had tweeted today in response to Paul Gosar about how after the Trump's head incident, she got visits from the FBI & Secret Service and was put on "no fly" lists)

[Arkansas Granny]

1. Yes, I remember that she caught nine kinds of hell for that.

Kathy Griffin: Life After The Trump Severed Head Controversy

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/23/716258113/kathy-griffin-life-after-the-trump-severed-head-controversy

[NewJeffCT]

3. Yes

but, i thought before Griffin & Trump, there was a similar situation where another actor/comedian was in the same situation & held up Obama's head. But, I guess my memory is faulty.

[pecosbob]

2. It happened.

Hypocrisy and double standards are about the only GOP strengths.

[unblock]

4. Lost in media coverage of that scandalous abuse of government power was that

the whole stunt was a response to Donnie's horribly misogynistic "blood coming out of her... whatever" statement about megyn Kelly.

The media always finds a way to make the story whatever republicans want to talk about and pave over the real topic.

Let's not talk about a ridiculously anti-woman presidential candidate, let's talk about a fake outrage over some d-list comedian's joke.

(I only call her d-list because she refers to herself as such. I'm actually a big fan of hers.)


Right wingers routinely hanged or burned Obama in effigy and put sniper targets on political opponents. But yeah. Let's get upset over Kathy.

[Torchlight]

5. Hidden in all of this is a critical difference that

no one elected Griffin to a leadership position as Gosar was.

I think we hold (or should hold) vastly different expectations in comedians as opposed to those we elect to represent our voice.

[FakeNoose]

6. That almost destroyed her career

Kathy Griffin lost shows and bookings after that incident for at least a year, probably longer. They made her grovel and apologize, which she did. Meanwhile the horrible abusive tweets and emails she received from ChumpHumpers on Facebook and elsewhere were just staggering.

I didn't know about the "no fly" list, but it stands to reason. All Chump ever does is get revenge on people. That's all he cares about.

[Crunchy Frog]

7. IOKIYAR.

[LeftinOH]

8. Gosar is a Congressman - representing American citizens; Griffin

was not/is not a member of Congress- and represents nobody apart from herself.

[Yarnie]

9. I don't remember anyone doing that to PBO,

but I remember that Game of Thrones had Boosh's head on a spike. Could that be what you are thinking of?

[marble falls]

10. Nah, they had armed yahoos in the parking lot with AR-15s, when Barack Obama was ...

... speaking at a function in Phoenix. Griffith definitely got over reative attention for waving a terrible papier mache version of 45's head. She got waaaaaay too much heat on that.

[NewJeffCT]

13. No, this was definitely different than that

I remember Bush & Game of Thrones. But, I guess my memory is faulty and maybe I'm conflating Griffin's actions with something else done to Obama by a celebrity that was no big deal...

[Progressive Jones]

11. I still think Griffin's severed head gag is hilarious ! nt

[Quixote1818]

12. It happened and Democrats in power ripped her a new one. Has the GOP spoken up about Gosar? nt

[spanone]

14. McCarthy hasn't said a peep. Spineless POS.

[Rhiannon12866]

16. From MSNBC tonight:

Charlie Sykes: As Paul Gosar Stokes Potential Of Violence, Kevin McCarthy Tolerates It - The ReidOut
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017692569

[Bucky]

15. Do you have any search filters on? It's a pretty graphic photoshop

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. Kathy Griffin Calls Out Hypocrisy Of GOP Rep. Not Being Investigated For Assassination Threat

Link to tweet

Comedian Kathy Griffin criticized what she views as Republican hypocrisy after Arizona Republican Representative Paul Gosar, shared an altered, animated video that depicts him killing New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and threatening President Joe Biden.

Writing on Twitter, Griffin noted that she was once nearly charged with "conspiracy to assassinate the president of the United States" after tweeting an image of herself holding a likeness of the severed head of former President Donald Trump.

Link to tweet

....The backlash cost Griffin marketing deals and her spot on CNN's New Year's Eve broadcast with Anderson Cooper. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Secret Service investigated her to determine if she was, in fact, a threat to the President.