Stephanie Miller: Speaker “Boehner Is A Darker Color Than The President”

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by Alex Alvarez | 2:58 pm, January 27th, 2011

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Now, dudes: No need to feel alienated from being judged and mocked for your looks; ladies can’t be expected to have all the fun, after all. Liberal comedian and radio talk show host Stephanie Miller – notorious for rankling conservatives with her on-air comments – is keeping the playing field even by poking fun at Speaker of the House John Boehner‘s complexion. Also, did you hear that he cries?

While discussing the Speaker, Miller and her show’s producer, Chris Lavoie, mentioned her earlier joke about Barack Obama making “the Boehner cry” (Note: I, too, wish it were pronounced like a certain bodily function, solely for the amazing pun potential such a pronunciation would allow. But, alas, it’s “BAY-ner.”)

And then came an observation about Boehner’s warm glow – an observation that, of course, acts as rather juicy bait for conservatives who will (we’re guessing) most certainly ask why it’s excusable to make comments about the Speaker’s skin color:

And then the other big thing I noticed – I’m sorry cause you know you can’t help the visual, okay – Boehner is a darker color than the President.

Lavoie then chimed in with quite a specific observation:

I tweeted last night that if he wore and avocado green tie, he would totally be a 1970’s kitchen.

A new fun party game could be, possibly, “Name That Politician-Inspired Dated Home Decor Style.” Perhaps the rhetoric in the media isn’t so much vitriolic or violent as it is, well. Kind of silly?

Listen to audio of Miller and Lavoie’s beauty critique:

h/t The Radio Equalizer

barack obama, John Boehner, Skin Color, Stephanie Miller, Tan

Tony the Fist

Orange is the new black.
Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 2012 From My Window)

Just imagining the reaction if Rush or Beck had said this.
cjd ohio 1

so is it ok to make fun of skin color? we will see
errxn

What an evil, hateful, racist thing for her to say. Wait, what? Ohhh, LIBERAL radio talk show host? Ah, well, nevermind, then, it’s just a provocative little bit of “snarky commentary”….

/double standard in effect
Nacho

Boehner’s skin color is his choice and hopefully it raises awareness when he gets skin cancer.
cjd ohio 1

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
How was my right-wing rhetoric? Did I nail it?

not bad
Alex Alvarez

Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 20l0 From My Window) said:
STEPH and the MOOKS!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!! Finally this site talks about a program that is actually worth listening to!! Thank you Mr. ALex, it is MR Alex isn’t it?? Even though that makes you sound like one of the many “HAIRDRESSERS” around here.

I’m a Miss Alex.
Color Me Badd

It’s the truth.
cjd ohio 1

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
That aside, I don’t really think this person should be making fun of Boehner on this on one hand, but on the other I also understand that was his choice to tan. You can’t be pissed when somebody picks on you for a choice YOU made.

he said its just natural, so is it ok to make fun of him then or is he lying
Probably NOT wrong

You know when you are as freakin ugly as this skank,
isn’t it laughable when she/he comments on others looks?
She/he must look into a mirror, sometimes, Doesn’t she???
Probably NOT wrong

He??
The_Reasonable_Lib

cjd ohio 1 said:
he said its just natural, so is it ok to make fun of him then or is he lying

If its natural hell no, but I suspect there may have been some tanning involved. We don’t just get that color in Ohio. Just me, I’m entitled to an opinion.
cjd ohio 1

i do, but i am italian, so i get tan if the sun shines, and by the way i hope you dont live in cincinnati, because our bengals suck down here
The_Reasonable_Lib

cjd ohio 1 said:
i do, but i am italian, so i get tan if the sun shines, and by the way i hope you dont live in cincinnati, because our bengals suck down here

No, northeast where our everything sucks; Cavs, Browns. There has been a curse on Ohio sports ever since MJ and the shot.
The Real Royal Queen

The King thinks I’m looking a little pale, so he has ordered me off to the tanning bed. I hope I don’t fall asleep like last time.
The_Reasonable_Lib

The Real Royal Queen said:
The King thinks I’m looking a little pale, so he has ordered me off to the tanning bed. I hope I don’t fall asleep like last time.

I thought you and the King got a divorce.
axel360

Umm ok, and this Miller is whiter than the snow outside my window right now.
People complain about right-wing talk radio all the time, but who can listen to those on the left? Its not even clever
OxyCon

First time I ever heard anyone call Stephanie Miller a comedian. She must be one of those Bill Maher/Joy Behar/Kathy Griffin type comedians that thinks insults and hate speech is humor.
The Real Royal Queen

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
I thought you and the King got a divorce.

Never!! I love my widdle cuddly KingyPoo.
Plus, he beat…umm…I mean talked some sense into me.
Thelonious Funk

Once you go orange, you never go…

I got nothing.
Probably NOT wrong

Liberal Tormentor (formerly Seeing 20l0 From My Window) said:
Yeah what a skank, put some glasses on her and she’d look just like S.E. Cupp!!!!!

Yeah sure, Maybe you better put some glasses on.
That skank Miller would kill to look like S. E. Cupp!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Greg-Palmer/100000481076398 Greg Palmer

Alex Alvarez said:
I’m a Miss Alex.

Is it considered proper to permit SPOOFING names like “20I2″ continues against “2012″. If so, I would like to change my name to “Alex AIvarez” so that I can post offensive insulting racist statements so everyone will think you are responsible.
Alex Alvarez

Greg Palmer said:
Is it considered proper to permit SPOOFING names like “20I2″ continues against “2012″. If so, I would like to change my name to “Alex AIvarez” so that I can post offensive insulting racist statements so everyone will think you are responsible.

Or, better yet, you could go the productive route and threaten the site’s editors.

We’ll look into Blah (Formerly Blah Blah)’s account and – if we determine this person is trolling – we’ll ban the offending IP address.
beavoux

It’s true he is darker, I noticed it during the SOTUA what are you people bitching about? she’s just pointing out a FACT!
Sean68

I would sometimes listen to Stephanie Miller on KFI (or was it KABC?) back in the mid-90′s. Her show was pretty terrible. She is good looking, though. Here’s a link to a “debate” between Miller and Dennis Prager from back in 2008. I put debate in quotes because it was more like a car accident, with Miller DOA.
Sean68

Sean68 said:
I would sometimes listen to Stephanie Miller on KFI (or was it KABC?) back in the mid-90’s. Her show was pretty terrible. She is good looking, though. Here’s a link to a “debate” between Miller and Dennis Prager from back in 2008. I put debate in quotes because it was more like a car accident, with Miller DOA.

Whoops! Forgot the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UBSTdSyQS4

P.S. But at least she’s pretty.
Sean68

P.P.S. Alvarez, you’re a bit fast on the trigger. This entry and vid falls short in almost every respect. I know it’s the end of the month. You gotta quota to meet or something?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek

cjd ohio 1 said:
so is it ok to make fun of skin color? we will see

Yes, but you have to meet two criteria:

-The racist needs to be a liberal
-Their target needs to be white
http://www.facebook.com/people/Tony-Westover/1496648721 Tony Westover

Booooooring…
Just_MC

HERE ARE ALL THE DOMESTIC HEADLINES ON MEDIAITE AS OF 12:30 TODAY:

Jon Stewart To O’Reilly: A Heartless Douche Is Not The Same As A Nazi Propagandist

MSNBC Puts An End To “Psycho Talk” Segment On The Ed Show

Nasty Taint? Rachel Maddow Probes Mitt Romney Connection To On-Demand Porn

Michael Steele Tells An Incredulous Rachel Maddow ‘The Culture Wars Are Virtually Over’

Confessions of a Gay Anchorman: Ex-NY News Anchor Rips Former Station And Colleagues

University Cancels Bristol Palin’s Abstinence Speech Amid Protests Over Her ‘Lack Of Expertise’

Rush Limbaugh Is Not Happy That Time Magazine Is Comparing Obama To Reagan

Unscripted: Tracy Morgan Calls Sarah Palin ‘Serious Masturbation Material’

Jerry Springer: “The Liberals Have Won” And “We Are A Liberal Country”

Stephanie Miller: Speaker “Boehner Is A Darker Color Than The President”

Notice any trends?! Revolution is breaking out in parts of the world due to economic woes. Including a disastrous and abusive government in Egypt to whom we give more than two billion per year. We have more than QUADRUPLED our annual federal deficit spending in the last 2 years. We have two undeclared wars approaching nearly a decade of crime against our troops and those in foreign sovereign states alike. We are hopelessly bankrupt but just added a gargantuan new entitlement program. REAL unemployment is probably over 20% when you take out all the book-cooking the Dept. of Labor does to skew the numbers down. Foreclosures are at an all-time high. Real inflation is starting to take off like a rocket. Yet we’re subsidizing the burning of a huge chunk of the world’s food supply in wasteful ethanol programs.

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http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Lavoie/550702923 Chris

Wow, Just_MC. Please, calm down. This is a website about media criticism. This isn’t a general news website. Those headlines are completely appropriate for this site. There are plenty of other sites out there where you can get news about Egypt, the deficit, inflation, and the Affordable Care Act. Please visit those for what you’re looking for. Thanks.
Michael_T

Given the dearth of entertaining pundits on cable news, why is no one from CNN or MSNBC reaching out to Stephanie Miller?

If you’ve ever seen her as part of Larry King’s political panels Ms. Miller is always the most amusing and quick witted among them.
Michael_T

Just_MC said:
I encourage all readers to seriously consider what is truly important. And in so doing, I encourage all readers to seriously consider whether it makes any sense to support this site with further traffic.

I appreciate your thoughtful intelligent post. But I think you misunderstand what Mediaite’s major objective is. Which is IMO to post interesting (even amusing) articles about what is being said on cable news and talk radio with a particular emphasis on controversial and/or outrageous video clips.

There are many other sites where you can can get news reports about the issues you care about such as foxnews.com, msnbc.com, ap.org and cnn.com.