TMZ trashes and belittles my friend Janeane Garofalo with cutesy dumb video

[symbolman]

So TMZ, now so HUNGRY for star videos to feed their new endless Celebrity parade television show and site, have taken to TRASHING completely innocent and DECENT folks like my pal Janeane Garofalo.

Here's the link, where they speed her up to sound like a chipmunk and make FUN of her with "waiting for an answer" style music..

EDITED TO REMOVE LINK - If you NEED to see it, you can easily FIND TMZ, but, As someone posted below, DON'T give them ANY EXTRA HITS, I agree..

In case anyone was watching her on Bill Mahr's show this week, and it's on all week, WATCH for it, when SHE mentions that Bush iS A WAR CRIMINAL the Crowd GOES WILD!!

She's always been spot on in most if not all of her insights, and has been a PAL to ME, back when Takebackthemedia.com was being sued in a SLAAP suit by Michael SAVAGE THE WEINERDOG's people, Janeane spoke up, went to bat FOR US, called in Greenwald to help us FIGHT IT, even made a wonderful generous donation to us to help us OUT (A DU'rs sister saved our asses, another reason we LOVE the DU!), she's the REAL DEAL..

And I don't like to see her getting SLAMMED by TMZ for THEIR amusement.. especially when I know she's given up on Email, and/or can't neccessarily DEFEND herself online. I don't know if she's even going to KNOW they've done this, guess I'll write her a letter and see if she knows, and if you want me to include any well wishes in it, post them here, and I'll print them out, pass them along..

Save the Janeane, Long live THE JANEANE! A real sweetheart.. new tats, eh?

[EFerrari]

1. If the dogs are barking, you are winning.

[countmyvote4real]

2. Take down the link. Don't give them any extra hits.

Janeane was brilliant on Realtime.

[eleny]

3. Just remember...

They start by laughing at you but eventually they lose.

I like Janeane and she was terrific on Maher. The girl has a good mind and a lot of heart.

[opihimoimoi]

4. Heya Mike....good to see ya......

K & R

[symbolman]

6. Hey, No "We go, we drink, we grind, we Paaartay"?

:)

Been way busy, but still remember those find days when we watched the sun go down at Waikiki, at that park, talking of everything, while my lil one drank the big choc milk from the buffet you provided.. good memories, have to UP it sometime, get a REAL Luau going some day, eh?

Kalua Pig, the works :)

Good to hear from you my friend, just been working on the book, whittling it down to it's most profound parts..

We should post some of the pics we took of Janeane when we interviewed her, blonde then, way less tattoos :)

[opihimoimoi]

9. Screw the pig, we go for crab legs and steaks

Come, we go have FUN

[lligrd]

5. It Wasn't So Bad - Any Fame Is Good Fame

Besides, it gave me a chance to see the entire outfit and it looked much better than the bit we got to see on Maher's show.

[symbolman]

8. I hate to say it, much as I love her

but parts of her little top there, remind me of the fabric used in that film "Idiocracy", though I LIKED a LOT And some of the shirts in that film I'd love to wear myself..

Same top worn on Mahr, and that was shot at least a few days ago.. she's a real sweetheart, and even on Bill's show she got short shrift..

If you haven't SEEN "Idiocracy" SEE IT, it's damned funny, and we're getting closer to it every day, Created by Mike Judge, and I was amazed at how much I liked it :)

[lligrd]

13. Don't Watch Many Films But I'll Definitely Take Your Rec

and see Idiocracy. I love her too. She certainly marches to her own drummer and she is very intelligent.

[rusty quoin]

7. Yes! Janeane has been right from the beginning, and I love her

insight, and I miss her alongside Sam Seder.

[Beausoir]

10. TMZ is small 'taters. Really..not worth worrying about.

These start-up online gossip sites are a dime a dozen.

[Mythsaje]

11. I've always liked Janeane...

I understand she was a bit caustic on Air America, which led to some trouble, but I thought she was awesome on Real Time.

[lligrd]

14. I Didn't Find Her Caustic On AA

She just seemed to get bored with the same old routine. Not her cup of tea.

[Mythsaje]

17. The show time didn't work for me

so I rarely caught it...but I'd heard from others she was very confrontational and caustic. :shrug:

[Bitwit1234]

12. I think her tattoos look terrible, but I find nothing wrong with her.

I don't like all those tattoos on men but that's their business. But I do know one thing, the air conditioning in the studio Friday night must have been way down, because you could tell she was cold. That is how I do when cold air is blowing on me.

[Oilwellian]

15. She was fantastic on Maher's show

I have always been a fan of Janeane and hope to hear more from her in the future. I wouldn't be too concerned about TMZ. Have you looked at their website? They're nothing but a gossip rag propped up by AOL. Janeane appeals to people with a brain...TMZ appeals to all others. :D

[symbolman]

18. they seem to be gaining traction

in the world of Media though.. It makes sense really, sort of a drive-by version of Entertainment Tonight, which if it launched now would be considered a legitimite News Service..

Freaking whole world is turning into a Bad Comic Book at this point..

[Exultant Democracy]

16. You were great on Real Time! Too bad smart people like you who tell the truth can't get elected

to office, cause otherwise I would tell you to run for president.

[BenDavid]

19. This silly ass appears on Fox now as

a regular show......So, you can imagine what old Harvey will do with video to appease his bosses now at faux...

Ben David

[K8-EEE]

20. My entire family applauded when she said on Real Time:

BILL O'REILLY CAN KISS MY FAT ASS!

I mean, we all literally applauded -- my daughter age 12 to my mom who is 77. GO JANEANE!

TMZ CAN KISS MY FAT ASS!

[Swamp Rat]

21. Geaux Janeane!!!

:loveya:

[2rth2pwr]

22. Name dropping is so Nineties. nt

[symbolman]

25. And Negative Driveby posts

are SO what's for Troll Dinner.. :)

DU'rs know a LOT of people, maybe you'll find that out, if you hang out long enough..

[Imagevision]

23. Enough said, why bother to give them extra hits?

[annabanana]

24. Janeane Garofalo is a plain speaking doll.

She has always been one of my favorites!

[H2O Man]

26. Good post.

I think that she is a thoughtful, intelligent lady, and I have a lot of respect for her.

[riverdale]

27. What is your post about?

You didn't post a link, and you didn't really explain what it was that TMZ did which was so offensive to you. If you don't want us to go to the site, then please explain in your own words what the incident was that your post is about. I really don't like watching video on the computer anyhow.

[peekaloo]

28. Ah, screw 'em, JG seems tough enough to take a hit from a lightweight

TV mag. TMZ fancies itself as a tad edgier than other "entertainment news" but in reality is just another contestant in the endless parade of celeb crotch sniff shows.


It's nice that you look out for your friends. :-)

[Bluebear]

29. LINK?

j/k