tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786829911930294222.post7928854405795168539..comments2012-10-16T01:42:57.435-04:00Comments on The Nancy Skinner Show: For Mattresses OnlyNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582754456511558837noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786829911930294222.post-26529854954887896192009-04-21T21:52:00.000-04:002009-04-21T21:52:00.000-04:00I believe that Janeane Garafalo has earned her cre...I believe that Janeane Garafalo has earned her credibility over the years, being quite outspoken about all the bush/republican atrocities over these past 8 years. I watched her on Keith's show that night and, frankly, applauded her. I seem to remember her starting her comments, saying: "i'm going to be very honest here..." If you bother to watch most of the clips from the "protests," the people are white, doubtfully earn $250,000/year, and some of them were carrying some pretty awful signs. Yes, I'm sure there are some non-racist republicans.....but, c'mon! Let's face the facts! Most members of the Republican party are either super-rich (& super-greedy--they don't like helping anyone who is less fortunate), OR, they are white who are filled with fear/hate for minorities and gays. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule....but they are few.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18219443950475347407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786829911930294222.post-39630061622012966532009-04-20T18:36:00.000-04:002009-04-20T18:36:00.000-04:00Your psychologist caller and the previous commente...Your psychologist caller and the previous commenter right on. Janeane Garofalo is sharp as a tack, and she understands that she is being "over the top," and I'm sure she understands this is a useful device to stimulate dialogue. And there is plenty of truth to be gathered from the substance of her comments, even if you don't like the delivery. But she has consistently been willing to push the envelope and take the punches for getting in peoples' faces over important issues. She was, for example, one of the few celebrities who aggressively spoke out against the Iraq war in '02 and early '03, stepping up for anti-war groups who could not get on the cable shows. Google her pre-Iraq-war appearance and Fox News and tell me how she did not predict exactly what came to pass....J D Yeagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18063168433809472306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786829911930294222.post-40250195542999992962009-04-20T17:53:00.000-04:002009-04-20T17:53:00.000-04:00You have to realize, like on the right, there's an...You have to realize, like on the right, there's an echo box on the left. People like Janeane have been part of those who have been around for awhile and have helped to set the agenda for a lot of people who identify themselves as progressives around the country. She's got herself a pretty large number of followers who connect with what she's saying, and when they attack you, they're just showing their lack of independent thought. In Janeane's own way, I assume, she was trying to help force a dialogue on race. She, like a lot of people (myself included), do feel there are implicit racial reasons for a lot of these tea bag/tax protesters (some of their signs they were willing to be photographed with were very explicit in that regard, too). She probably shouldn't have generalized, as that really makes her no different than Anne Coulter saying "all liberals hate freedom", etc. But sometimes, going a little over the top is the only way you can get people to discuss that racial element that the MSM has entirely avoided touching. Anne Coulter doesn't win people over to the right from the left, though, so yes, it's not the sort of statement that I'd call a political gamewinner. It's meant to force the sort of dialogue I'm having right now. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669368196046324051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7786829911930294222.post-57082453589092468152009-04-20T15:51:00.000-04:002009-04-20T15:51:00.000-04:00I have no problem with you defining yourself, howe...I have no problem with you defining yourself, however where have you been the last 30 years? When you are called every name in the book, and then some it is time to stand up for oneself. I certainly hope Janeane was serious and not joking because these people are exactly how she described them. Don't kid yourself for one minutes if those people could they would put every gay person in an oven, or a gas shower. Again Don't kid yourself for one minute. However you are right they will never hear anything they don't want to hear even if it is right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com