Kathy Griffin

Kathy Griffin Tells Off Liberals Who May Not Vote for Obama
By Tim Graham | June 7, 2012 | 10:52 PM EDT

The D.C. gay magazine Metro Weekly interviewed Bravo star Kathy Griffin and asked her how big it was that President Obama endorsed the "gay marriage" concept. "There's never been a sitting president who has even seen the LGBT community like this. Never. It's huge. It's f---ing huge."

"So I get mad at my young gays that don't know what Stonewall is. I get mad at my young girls that don't know who Gloria Steinem is," Griffin said. "And I get mad at my own Democrats or centrists or liberal-leaning people that are acting like, ''I don't know if I'm gonna vote for the president. What's the point?'' Really? Well, get ready for President Romney and Vice President Bachmann." She wants the left to be pragmatic:

Kathy Griffin Aims Vulgar Name-Calling at ABC's Hasselbeck
By Brad Wilmouth | May 18, 2012 | 5:22 AM EDT

On Thursday's Kathy show on Bravo!, host and left-wing comedienne Kathy Griffin called Elisabeth Hasselbeck by two vulgar words after playing a clip of the right-leaning co-host of ABC's The View in which Hasselbeck challenged President Obama to explain the distinction between his own view on how the federal government should treat same-sex marriage as opposed to GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's position.

Griffin used the "B" word early on, and toward the end appeared to use the "C" word which was bleeped out by censors while attacking Hasselbeck.

The Bravo! host, an outspoken advocate for the gay rights movement, omitted Hasselbeck setting up her question by noting that "you (Obama) and I (Hasselbeck) share the view, in terms of rights for gay couples and gay marriage."

(Video of Griffin's tirade, and a longer clip of Hasselbeck's question in context are below)

 

Kathy Griffin to Co-host CNN's New Year's Eve Show
By Noel Sheppard | December 19, 2011 | 9:10 AM EST

Vulgarian comedienne Kathy Griffin will once again co-host CNN's New Year's Eve show.

TVNewser reported Sunday:

On Bravo, Kathy Griffin Mocks Bristol Palin's 'Leno' Chin, Mangles Bachmann Speech
By Eric Ames | June 24, 2011 | 5:02 PM EDT

Alleged comedian Kathy Griffin can't seem to get enough of the Palin family, this time mocking Bristol Palin's recent chin surgery in her standup act "Gurrl Down," which aired on Bravo at 9 pm on Wednesday. "I swear to god, she looks like Jay Leno" said Griffin. She then mocked Palin's statement that the surgery was medically necessary by making a crude reference to oral sex.

Kathy Griffin on 'Glee' Mocks Palin and O'Donnell, Depicts Tea Party as Homophobic Birthers
By Noel Sheppard | March 16, 2011 | 12:53 AM EDT

As NewsBusters reported in February, vulgarian comedienne Kathy Griffin was cast to do a guest stint on the hit series "Glee" portraying a Palinesque Tea Partier.

The advanced billing turned out better than the reality, for on Tuesday's show, Griffin mocked Palin and Christine O'Donnell while depicting Tea Party members as homophobic birthers (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Palin Strikes Back at Kathy Griffin: 'Pick on Me But Leave My Kids Alone'
By Noel Sheppard | March 6, 2011 | 7:06 PM EST

Sarah Palin on Saturday struck back at the vulgarian comedienne that has been attacking her and her family for years.

Appearing on Fox's "Justice with Judge Jeanine," the former Alaska governor challenged Kathy Griffin, "Come up to Alaska and pick on me, but leave my kids alone" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Kathy Griffin to Play Palin-esque Tea Party Candidate on 'Glee'
By Lachlan Markay | February 21, 2011 | 6:14 PM EST

This is going to be messy. Kathy Griffin, Hollywood's favorite D-list vulgarian, will apparently be playing a Tea Party candidate loosely modeled on Sarah Palin in an upcoming episode of Fox's "Glee", according to The Hollywood Reporter.

What could go wrong?

Griffin discovered not so long ago that bashing Palin and her family can help prop up her sagging career - without controversy, Americans might just be asking, "Kathy who?" After this gig, though, it will be sheer comedy simply to see the lengths Griffin will go to mock the former governor.

Kathy Griffin Says She Bashes the Palins to Get Attention from Bill O'Reilly and 'The View'
By Noel Sheppard | December 24, 2010 | 12:46 PM EST

As NewsBusters readers are well aware, vulgarian comedienne Kathy Griffin spends a lot of time bashing the Palins.

On Thursday's "Late Late Show," she told Craig Ferguson, "Half the fun is knowing I will irritate Elisabeth Hasselbeck and then maybe the other ladies at “The View” as well as hopefully Fox News's Bill O'Reilly (video follows with transcript and commentary):  

She's Back! Kathy Griffin Returns for More New Years Eve Fun on CNN
By Matt Hadro | December 14, 2010 | 5:24 PM EST

Kathy Griffin is back for another round on CNN's New Years Eve coverage. As Mediaite reported today, CNN is bringing back anchor Anderson Cooper and the left-wing comedienne as the network's New Years Eve team.

Kathy Griffin Booed By Troops After Calling Bristol Palin Fat At USO Event
By Noel Sheppard | December 6, 2010 | 9:33 AM EST

As NewsBusters reported Sunday, vulgarian Kathy Griffin called Bristol Palin fat during her opening monologue of the USO's Divas Salute to the Troops broadcast on VH1.

New footage shows the potty-mouthed comedienne was lustily booed by troops in attendance (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Kathy Griffin Calls Bristol Palin Fat at USO Salute to Troops
By Noel Sheppard | December 5, 2010 | 8:55 PM EST

Vulgarian Kathy Griffin on Friday called Bristol Palin fat during her opening monologue of the USO's Divas Salute to the Troops.

"She's the only contestant in the history of ["Dancing with the Stars"] to actually gain weight," said Griffin. "She's like the white Precious" (video follows courtesy MTV.com with commentary):

Bozell Column: Hollywood Bullies Against Bullying?
By Brent Bozell | October 8, 2010 | 10:52 PM EDT

America was horrified by the story that erupted in the national news, that Rutgers college freshman Tyler Clementi threw himself off a bridge because his new roommate used a webcam to tape a homosexual encounter in which he’d engaged. Media outlets quickly dispatched their cavalry to find the experts to explain why America is a land of incessant bullying.

Theif is no longer debatable. We’re on to the why.

This could have been a moment of national unity. Almost everyone can tell a story of being the target of bullying or mean-spirited ridicule about being too tall, too short, too fat, too skinny, too dumb, too smart, you name it. But others found this tragedy offered too rich a rhetorical opportunity. It was not a suicide to them. It was a murder.

CNN's “Larry King Live” brought on the antonym of human dignity, Kathy Griffin, who quickly inflamed the Clementi moment by charging “the blood's on their hands” of our “so-called leaders.” She insisted, “I think that the way that we had trickle-down economics in the '80s, this is trickle-down homophobia. And I really want people to connect the dots. And that's why I believe there's a connection between Prop 8, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and now the string of teen suicides.”