Whoopi not backing down cites treatment of Cleland, Wilson and Clarke

[wndycty]

-snip-
"America's heart and soul is freedom of expression without fear of reprisal," she said in a statement.

"I find all this feigned indignation about 'Bush bashing' quite disingenuous," she said, noting the Bush administration has savagely gone after critics like former Sen. Max Cleland, Iraq whistleblower Joseph Wilson and ex-terrorism chief Richard Clarke.

"For the Republican Party to pretend this is new to them seems a little fake," she said.

"The fact that I am no longer the spokesman for SlimFast makes me sad, but not as sad as someone trying to punish me for exercising my right as an American to speak my mind."
-snip-

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/212784p-183225c.html

[Flubadubya]

1. You go Whoopi...

Open up that can of Whoopi-Ass and to after them. Tell 'em how the cow eats the cabbage! :)

[wndycty]

4. I see a one woman stage play on Broadway when this is all over. . .

. . .:kick:

[Paradise]

12. or, perhaps, her own line of diet drink??? :) nt

[Tansy_Gold]

20. Or maybe a statement that diet drinks contribute to the

continuing low self-esteem of women who don't fit the "approved" body silhouette. Women like, oh, I don't know, Laura Bush? Elizabeth Edwards?

or


Tansy Gold

[Paradise]

29. Y e a h ! That's an even better idea, Tansy :) n/t

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[NewYorkerfromMass]

17. Hear hear!

well said!

[Mari333]

2. Good for her, call out the hypocrites!

Gloves are off, never back down.

[Raster]

3. Get 'em Whoppi!!! Racist, repug bigots...

How twisted is this, eh? If you support gee-dubya and $hrubco, you can say anything and everything. Doesn't matter if it's true or not, and 99% of the shit out of the repukes mouth is bullshit. However, if you are speaking out against the pResident...well, you know the rest.

[linazelle]

5. You tell 'em Whoopi! n/t

[AnnInLa]

6. New Betty Bumper Sticker

Whoopi Knows Jack!

[tom_paine]

7. YAAAA-HHOOOOOOOOO!!!! Fight back! NO APOLOGIES!

For this reason:

Elizabeth Edwards and Whoopi Goldberg rise to the top of my list of favorite people! NO BACKING DOWN FROM NAZIS!

Even if they are "kinder and gentler" Nazis.

[truthspeaker]

8. damn straight!

Let's remember who started this "negative" thing.

[gristy]

9. I like this part of the article

(Bush campaign manager) Mehlman has repeatedly demanded that Kerry's camp release a video of the event, even going so far as to promise not to use the footage in ads.

Kerry campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill said tartly that he could have the video after Bush releases his military records and details of Vice President Cheney's secret energy task force.

Every time. Every friggin' time Mehlman asks for something from the Dems, Cahill needs to do this. Eventually Mehlman is just going to shut up. Don't know how bright he is, so it might take some time, though.

[KharmaTrain]

10. That's One Tough, Very Brave Woman

We know the media already has it's knives deep into her, again (remember all the Ted Danson crap), but who will rise to her defense? Will we hear from Rosie or Oprah or just a lot of silence, like we've been hearing.

To say this mugging of Whoopi was unpredicted is a total joke...she knew what type of hornet's nest she was stiring up and we knew they'd go after her full O'Reilly. Sure 'nuff and Lever Bros. caved. Weren't they owned by the Moonies anyway?

Whoopi, time and again, has stood up for what she believes and won't mince words nor back down. This lady has fought a lot of odds...far more than any lily white silver-spooned repugnican and is a true fighter.

Hopefully there will be a backlash now from our side. I'd love to see one of Bushyboy's fundraisers released for us to see...I mean the PRIVATE ones that cost $5-$10k to sit at a "Ranger's Table". Wanna bet that's far more offensive than anything Whoopi ever said?

Chenney 'em all!

[tnlefty]

34. I'd like to see an ad made of the 'haves and have mores...some call you

the elite. I call you my base' clip of the fundraiser from F 9/11 and I'd loooove to see it run a zillion times in TN!!!

[Kanary]

41. You *GOT IT* about Rosie and Oprah

All that talk about "you have the power within you", yet they can't seem to bring themselves to use all that power to publicly support another person speaking out the truth.

Pah!

Kanary

[The Backlash Cometh]

11. Oh, Whoopi, Whoopi.

We are all afraid of reprisals for speaking our minds. Only money gives you access to full American freedoms.

[dusty64]

13. I love her fighting spirit.

All the "outrage" about her statements is such bullshit considering the hateful and divisive things hate radio spews daily. Funny how these days the ONLY partisan statements that get any corporate media attention are those made against the extreme rightwing.

[sendero]

14. I humbly and sincerely...

.... take back every bad thing I've ever said or thought about Whoopi. :) We need 50 more like her.

[Wind Dancer]

15. Good for Whoopi!

The hypocrisy in this administration is disgusting beyond belief. I love how they play the victim role if anybody dares point out facts or disagree with their dishonest agenda. I don't ever remember a president who has so viciously attacked, lied and displayed such arrogance towards people with opposing views. It has polarized our country so much and Kerry is desperately trying to correct that.

Kerry's messages are positive, their criticisms are not mean spirited or hateful. I was impressed when I heard them speak in Raleigh with an upbeat, hopeful plan for the future of this divided nation.

Unfortunately, due to the arrogance of *, the pubs, Rush and the like, Kerry will have to resort to defending the lies spewed. My hope is for him to calmly address the secrecy, mistakes, and the ongoing negativity this administration is responsible for. People need to be deprogrammed, the pubs have successfully brainwashed many Americans who blindly believe and follow this insanity.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

16. get a 3X5 card

and write a pro-whoopi message and put it on the slim fast shelf at

the grocery store.

[fsbooks]

18. I'm going shopping today

"Support Whoppi - Boycott Slimfast"

[kaitykaity]

19. Her skit about Reagan fucking over the air traffic

controllers is priceless.


The Thugs appear to have had no idea who they
were dealing with.

They should have known. (Sometimes arrogance is
a blessing.)

[noonwitch]

21. Screw Slim Fast, it's probably not very healthy, anyways

If it's anything like the Cambridge diet from the 80s it isn't. I tried that once and ended up really sick. My mom was doing it with me, and she had heart palpitations-never had them before, and never had them afterwards.

[LittleApple81]

22. I don't know about the rest of their products. But the shakes taste

awful. I could not get even half a can down. EeeeeWwwwww

[OneTwentyoNine]

25. Shake for breakfast,shake for lunch and shake all day.....nt

[porphyrian]

23. Why Are Comedians The Best Defenders Of Our Rights Now?

Kick their asses, Whoopi. There are a lot of us behind you.

[wndycty]

24. Here, here!

:kick:

[AnnInLa]

26. Comedians are the "folk singers"

Not alot of you remember (probably being young), but during the 60's, during the repressive/oppressive atmosphere of Nixon/VietNam, it was the Folk Singers who were at the forefront of keeping the issues before the public and expressing anti-war sentiments. Baez, Peter, Paul & Mary, Dylan, etc etc. For us oldsters, the atmosphere in this country today, is such a deja vu feeling, unfortunately. The comedians are taking over that role, either consciously or unconsciously, and I applaud them for it. Evidently, history just makes a circle, and the similarities between now and the 60's are just astounding. One big difference, however: the young folks are not taking such an active role now, which is a shame.

[Sugarcoated]

27. I think alot of singers/musicians/bands . . .

. . . fear being "Dixie Chicked"

[redqueen]

28. Unfortunately these young folks have mostly been raised on Nintendo

and have the attention spans of, to use Stewart's words, tsetse flies.

:(

[CityZen-X]

40. A Very Astute Observation!

Yes, they are the new folk singers, only the music now is laughter. You remember laughter!!?

[AnnInLa]

42. Laughter??? Huh?

I vaguely remember laughter, in fact, laughed very hard tonight at Jon Stewart, he is SO clever. But, I don't remember the innocent, carefree laughter of yester-year...sigh.

[dorktv]

36. Two words: Bill Hicks

They can get away with it because most people do not attack someone who is making them laugh...No one can laugh and be furious at the same time.

[oasis]

30. Kick for Whoopi

[progressivebydesign]

31. They made a mistake.. they gave a very articlate, strong woman a platform!

They'll be regretting that... This incident is garnering her lots of talk show time and public time. She is not afraid to speak her mind. I LOVE the way she's speaking out about the Republican double-standard. The GOP rips people limb from limb and run like scared kittens when it happens to them.. oh the false indignance!

[Karenina]

37. I DEMAND a copy of that video!

:evilgrin:

[sablescort]

32. Go Whoopi!

The repugs need to taste their own medicine albeit a bit nastier than when they attacked our beloved Max Cleland who gave so much for his country over 30 years ago.

Revenge could be so much sweeter when Whoopi opens her can of whoop-ass!

[sandnsea]

33. You tell 'em Whoopi!!

Sick of those hypocritical right wingers.

And left wingers who whine about media bias and the right wing attack machine, but won't do anything when they come after somebody who has done as much as Whoopi has.

[dorktv]

35. Here is the weird thing about the Republicans stating that

these attacks are an outrage and that critisism of the President is un-American...I read Grand Old Party and they did "loyal opposition" during WWII. So now the reverse is the case and they think we should not be opposing what looks to be a way lamer war?

[hang a left]

39. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

'Kerry campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill said tartly that he could have the video after Bush releases his military records and details of Vice President Cheney's secret energy task force.'

[moondust]

43. WHOOPASS!!!

(Borrowed from Jon Stewart's page.)

[Piperay]

44. You go girl!

and hit them again and again with the way things really are! :bounce: