Just returned from the gym where they tend to play CNN on at least one of the television monitors. Normally, it seems their stories are culled from Democratic talking points, with an occasional right-of-center pundit included in the conversation to make their coverage appear balanced.
Well, today when I looked up saw they had on a Republican strategist talking about Bill Maher’s misogynistic rhetoric. They showed a clip of of the former funnyman next to one of Rush Limbaugh (who, unlike Mr. Maher, has apologized for his slurs), indicating the the coverage of “slut-gate” caused conservatives to raise the issue of media double standards.
CNN can’t help but cover stories outside their comfort zone.
And this on the day when we learn that David Axelrod has bailed on Bill Maher:
David Axelrod will not be appearing as a guest on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” despite reports last week that he was scheduled to do the show in the next few weeks.
“He’s not scheduled to go on at this time,” said Ben LaBolt, the press secretary for President Obama’s reelection campaign.
(Also on POLITICO: Limbaugh laughs at Dems: “They thought I was finished”)
Maher, who donated $1 million to the pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA, has increasingly become a target of right-wing attacks over the last week in response to the left’s attacks onRush Limbaugh. Maher has come under fire for calling Sarah Palin a “c**t” during his stand-up act and a “dumb tw**t” on his HBO show, among other sexist comments.
In the wake of this announcement, Jim Geraghty has a little fun with “Bill Burton, Obama’s former who now heads his SuperPAC, insisted last week that it was completely unacceptable for Republicans to not denounce Rush Limbaugh for his comments, but there was no need for Democrats to distance themselves from Bill Maher.” (Just read the whole thing; it’s short and fun.)
Axelrod isn’t the only one to bail. Over at the Daily Caller, Taylor Bigler reports that others on the left have “sought to distance themselves from the comedian [sic] in recent weeks as similarities between the two media personalities have come to light“, with the Alabama Democratic Party cutting “ties with Maher after he was scheduled to headline a fundraiser.”
Democrats are feeling heat that they would not have felt had they not attempted to use Rush Limbaugh’s language to hurt Republicans. And our friends in the legacy media find themselves compelled to cover the story.
And from our liberal friends on Facbook, we learn that Democrats keep beating the drum about some “Republican War on Women.”
I have heard several shrill feminists offering the non-defense of defense of Bill Maher in recent days. “Of course, what Bill Maher said is offensive, but… [INSERT rationalization* of why Bill Maher should not be reviled in the manner of Rush Limbaugh.]
a. Maher is a “comedian,” (even though he hosts a political talk show and appears as a commentator on mainstream press shows)
b. “Rush talked about her for THREE WHOLE DAYS” (And Maher has been trashing women for years)
c. “Maher was insulting individual women, but Limbaugh’s comments were offensive to all women.”
d. “Rush also calls women ‘feminazis'” [As though equating women who want to censor all opposition speech, murder millions of unborn children, and deny people basic freedom with fascists is somehow inappropriate.]
Truth is, the dramacrats were faking their outrage the whole time in hopes of turning women’s votes away from Republicans.
Guess the rules of Alinsky are coming back to haunt the left. Laughing my ass off.
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I don’t know if I’m Breitbart yet, but… damn proud of him, and grateful to him.
Anybody besides me feel that THE TIDE IS TURNING?
I never thought I would say this, but G-d bless Saul Alinksy; now that we conservatives are educating ourselves about his strategies and tactics—and using them AGAINST the left!—I’m beginning to feel a whole lot more confident about our eventual victory in our fight to return this country to it’s constitutional roots.
I AM BREITBART.