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Kathy Griffin Addresses Palin, Jokes And Bullying With Lawrence O’Donnell

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Kathy Griffin is really keeping to her New Year’s resolution to “take down” 16-year-old Willow Palin– or at least to annoy her mom. Griffin visited Lawrence O’Donnell tonight to respond to Sarah Palin calling her a “has-been comedian” and a “bully,” among other things. Griffin, of course, is thrilled– the Palin feud caused her show to sell out so fast she had to schedule an extra two nights of performing.

The “thank you” to Palin for that great news only came after a barrage typical for Griffin, though also poignant in pointing out that true bullying– particularly in the LGBT community, is no joke. “If you don’t know the difference between a joke and bullying… are you going to call the ghost of Johnny Carson a bully?” she asked. “Are you going to call the entire cast of SNL bullies?” Contrast her words, Griffin explained, to the use of homophobic slurs by the younger Palin. “When you’re 16, you know you’re not supposed to use that word,” Griffin noted (Palin had used a homophobic epithet on her Facebook page).

Not all was sincere concern for the LGBT community, however. At one point, Griffin asks, upon being reminded of Palin’s “has-been comedian” slur, whether Palin is still the governor. “She’s calling me a has-been comedian, but she’s a has-been governor.” O’Donnell quickly jumped at the obvious joke: “Have you ever quit halfway through a show?” The pair also took some time to mock apparent presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and, of course, promote Griffin’s new Broadway show.

The segment via MSNBC below:

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  • Mykonos08

    What an ugly bitch.

  • http://www.swissarmyjew.com Keeva

    Mykonos08 said:
    What an ugly bitch.

    Way to keep it dignified.

    I was going to say, look, a meaningless fight between 2 former somethings that both shout a lot to get noticed.

  • WillP

    It’s funny if you watch Fox News. Sarah Palin is always referred to as governor. Just as Republicans want to forget that the recession started under Bush in 2008 they want to forget that Palin rescinded her vow to be governor.

  • Nacho

    Palin had to fuel this fight because her Victim gauge was slippin’

    If she gets too comfortable she might lose that sympathy vote from the over-the-hill moms and the lonely old guy vote that relate with her so well and protect her..

  • cjd ohio 1

    MSNBC at its best lol

  • writer

    Take down a 16 year old? I wonder what the kid has done to Griffin?

  • WillP

    Nacho said:
    Palin had to fuel this fight because her Victim gauge was slippin’ If she gets too comfortable she might lose that sympathy vote from the over-the-hill moms and the lonely old guy vote that relate with her so well and protect her..

    Palin will be fighting to be remembered in the very near future once it is clear she is not running for president.

  • ohwell

    Mykonos08 said:
    What an ugly bitch.

    Yes, we know that Gordon Blower is.
    But let’s keep this on topic, shall we?

  • http://www.libertarianism.com/ Jack Burns

    Mykonos08 said:
    What an ugly bitch.

    Dude you are waaaaaay to complimentary…

  • Dem4Ever

    Hey Griffin, Trig went pee pee in his diaper. Why don’t you go kick his ass!

  • illusive man

    WillP said:
    It’s funny if you watch Fox News. Sarah Palin is always referred to as governor. Just as Republicans want to forget that the recession started under Bush in 2008 P>

    You know what I think is funny? That you think that the president has the power to influence the economy when in reality only the congress ( ran by the Dem’s since 2007-2011 by the way) has the power to create legislation that can directly effect the economy. That’s funny huh!!

  • OxyCon

    Yeah, Kathy Griffin is a real friend of the gay man. Could you imagine a conservative comedian saying the following? It would be the end of their career:

    “Why don’t you get a job buddy. You know what, I don’t go to your job and knock the dicks out of your mouth.”

  • writer

    The left seems to be diverting from the fact that Griffin is going after a child because she doesn’t like the mother. Are they really okay with that? Really?

  • OxyCon

    Keeva said:
    Way to keep it dignified.

    Uh…the subject is Kathy Griffin. That was dignified.

  • WildMan

    The ugly Kathy Griffin would be a has been if she had ever been. She has always been a trash talking, America hating, big mouth for the wackos on the left. And Loraine O’Waddle can’t ever find any news to report so he resorts to the typical PMSnbc tactic of attack the network and people that get all the viewers and followers, Fair & Balanced FOX News. PMSnbc now comes to us from the sewers of Manhatten. They have become the scum of cable TV.

  • Alz

    WillP said:
    It’s funny if you watch Fox News. Sarah Palin is always referred to as governor. Just as Republicans want to forget that the recession started under Bush in 2008 they want to forget that Palin rescinded her vow to be governor.

    Actually Palin did the right thing. Think about what Obama did to Illinois. No sooner was he elected to Senator, he went into campaign mode for President. We we got an absent Senator.

    if Obama was good, he would have resigned as Senator and allowed someone else to come on to represent the people. Obama was selfish and Palin was selfless.

  • Alz

    Mykonos08 said:
    What an ugly bitch.

    She’s gonna be pretty rough in a few years. She had to really be pissed about HD becoming more mainstream.

  • http://www.libertarianism.com/ Jack Burns

    Alz said:
    She’s gonna be pretty rough in a few years. She had to really be pissed about HD becoming more mainstream.

    Its like that John Candy Movie were he tells the School principle? To have a rat chew off the growth on her face. In Griffins case, needs to chew of the whole face…

  • tigerprez

    Well, I guess Griffin attacking Palin’s children is all fair, since Palin and the Republicans have savaged the Obama children relentlessly since their father was elected.

    Oh wait. They haven’t done that at all. In fact, Griffin is just about the only public person who would stand up for her right to harass children. Classy gal, that Griffin. How long until she revives the “retard” jokes that the left was so fond of using against Palin’s son? I know Griffin wants to.

  • Gasket

    Mykonos08 said:
    What an ugly bitch.

    You mean Palin? I agree, she’s a nasty, dumb media-whore.

    Alz said:
    Actually Palin did the right thing. Think about what Obama did to Illinois. No sooner was he elected to Senator, he went into campaign mode for President. We we got an absent Senator.

    if Obama was good, he would have resigned as Senator and allowed someone else to come on to represent the people. Obama was selfish and Palin was selfless.

    ROFLMAO, you teabaggers have no shame continuing this deflated meme. It has been proven through her own emails that she “HATED” her job and QUIT so she could cash in on her fame. Obama did not quit. Served at least 60% of his term before resigning to be POTUS. He pursued higher office. Something $arah PaYlin didn’t do. He definitely didn’t do it for the money like the glorified political prostitute.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jim-Treacher/542957672 Jim Treacher

    She just compared herself to Johnny Carson. She finally said something that made me laugh.

  • jjay7381

    Kathy Griffin is pretty much the Sarah Palin of the left. That’s probably why the right hates her as much as the left hates Palin. The only difference is that she’s just actually funny and hasn’t quit her day job just to get on TV…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jim-Treacher/542957672 Jim Treacher

    jjay7381 said:
    Kathy Griffin is pretty much the Sarah Palin of the left.

    Childless, ugly, and stupid. So, yeah.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Griffin is just recovering from a brain transplant. She got her new one from Helen Thomas. Poor jjay7381, hers was dropped before the operation and she had use the monkeys.

  • david r

    writer said:
    The left seems to be diverting from the fact that Griffin is going after a child because she doesn’t like the mother. Are they really okay with that? Really?

    It’s sure OK with O’Donnell. What a couple of intellectual frauds.

  • david r

    jjay7381 said:
    . . . The only difference is that she’s just actually funny …

    You have to be kidding. Jeff Ross is funnier in his sleep than Kathy Griffin. So is Aziz Ansari. When have you heard KG get up and kill like those guys. She a lame “personality.”

  • Nacho

    writer said:
    The left seems to be diverting from the fact that Griffin is going after a child because she doesn’t like the mother. Are they really okay with that? Really?

    Palin was the brilliant one that threw the gas on this fire. Do you think anybody besides Kathy Griffin’s small group ever pays Griffin any attention? Would Griffin be on MSNBC right now if Palin would of handled it like an adult?

    Palin created this and of course Griffin is happy to play along. Pointless little back and forth name calling is all that these two women have going for them. Their short lived cheap drive by entertainment is all that either of them have to offer.

    Its win/win for these two hags. Cash in while you can…

    You on the other hand.. what do you get out of it? Why do you even care?

  • writer

    Nacho, I don’t care. If Sarah and Griffin want to fight, have at it. Just leave the kids out of it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jim-Treacher/542957672 Jim Treacher

    Nacho said:
    Palin was the brilliant one that threw the gas on this fire.

    …by having children and then defending them.

  • the real john t

    Alz said:
    Actually Palin did the right thing. Think about what Obama did to Illinois. No sooner was he elected to Senator, he went into campaign mode for President. We we got an absent Senator.
    if Obama was good, he would have resigned as Senator and allowed someone else to come on to represent the people. Obama was selfish and Palin was selfless.

    First of all Obama resigned from the Senate after he was elected President.

    Secondly, Palin quit as Governor after her and McCain lost the election. There’s a little bit of a difference there in case you don’t realize it.

  • the real john t

    BTW Alz, why didn’t McCain resign as Senator when he ran for President?

  • Nacho

    writer said:
    Nacho, I don’t care. If Sarah and Griffin want to fight, have at it. Just leave the kids out of it.

    Palin is more than happy to keep her kids in it. She kept this ember burning by using her kids as the flame.

    A parent that is actually concerned about their children would not keep throwing them to the lions like Palin so enjoys doing for her own buzz.

    You seem to be falling for it, hook, line and sinker.

  • Nacho

    Jim Treacher said:
    …by having children and then defending them.

    Yeah, that’s what she doing…
    Sucker.

    You don’t defend your children by making them bigger ‘targets.’

  • writer

    Nacho, I know it makes the left feel better insulting kids by offering the excuse that they’re ‘out there’. Since when does a kid appearing in public give anyone an excuse to throw insults at children? Do you hurl insults at little leaguers, offering the excuse that their parents put them ‘out there’, so they’re fair game? Do you heckle kids at school plays, saying that they’re ‘out there’, so they deserve it? Just be honest enough to say that if you hate someone for their politics, you also hate their kids. Quit making these lame excuses.

  • jjay7381

    Jim Treacher said:
    Childless, ugly, and stupid. So, yeah.

    Why would it matter if she has children?

  • jjay7381

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Griffin is just recovering from a brain transplant. She got her new one from Helen Thomas. Poor jjay7381, hers was dropped before the operation and she had use the monkeys.

    *Yawn*. Is that the best you can do tonight, Gordita?

  • the real john t

    writer said:
    Quit making these lame excuses.

    But writer thinks it’s okay to insult someone’s wife that nobody on here even knows.

  • writer

    Never said a word about your wife, real john. That was another poster. It’s not up to me to fight your battles for you. If you expect me to do that, then I’ll expect you to defend me every time a left winger throws an insult my way.

  • the real john t

    writer said:
    , then I’ll expect you to defend me every time a left winger throws an insult my way.

    You know you’re not very smart. I don’t give a damn if someone insults me. But you’re the one always preaching about leaving the family members out of it. You are the biggest hypocrite on this site. And that says a lot.

  • the real john t

    writer said:
    Never said a word about your wife, real john. That was another poster. It’s not up to me to fight your battles for you.

    Yeah, and I never said anything about Palins kids, but you wanted me to trash Griffin and fight your battle against her. HYPOCRITE.

  • Nacho

    writer said:
    Nacho, I know it makes the left feel better insulting kids by offering the excuse that they’re ‘out there’. Since when does a kid appearing in public give anyone an excuse to throw insults at children? Do you hurl insults at little leaguers, offering the excuse that their parents put them ‘out there’, so they’re fair game? Do you heckle kids at school plays, saying that they’re ‘out there’, so they deserve it? Just be honest enough to say that if you hate someone for their politics, you also hate their kids. Quit making these lame excuses.

    You are missing the point. Here Palin is in March rehashing some stupid thing Griffin said was her new years resolution. Palin MADE her and her KID vs Griffin an issue again. Palin knows you don’t acknowledge creeps like Griffin. If you do they just come back for more. Palin KNOWS this, she USED her kid in the middle of this cat fight to keep this cat fight going. She used her kid just like she’s playing you for your sympathy. Boohoo, Palin and her kid are the victims again…

    Palin is the master media manipulator and you are her target.

  • writer

    real john, I don’t give a damn if you trash Griffin or not. I wasn’t even talking to you, and you jumped in saying ‘What about Rush Limbaugh’. In other words, you were defending Griffin’s attacks on families. You expected me to fight Rush, so I told you to fight Griffin. You’re the hypocrite for defending Griffin, while saying you don’t agree with attacking family members.

  • writer

    So Nacho, what you’re saying is that if someone insults your kids, you should never respond to it. If you have kids, and someone insults them, do you stay quiet?

  • Nacho

    Close… what I am saying is you don’t go on TV to respond to it. That stands even more true if you’re doing it to a hack comedian that makes her living off senseless bullshit like this.

    Get it? You don’t play the no talent hack comedian’s game if you’re a parent that is truly concerned about your child. Palin is either a F-ing idiot irresponsible parent or she doesn’t care about her kid being in the middle of and wants to play this game in the public eye for her own benefit.

  • Nacho

    You make a phone call to talk it over like adults.

  • the real john t

    Nacho said:
    Close… what I am saying is you don’t go on TV to respond to it.

    You’re wasting your time trying to explain it to writer. He will twist and turn your comment around to where you won’t even recognize it.

  • Big Eddie

    Griffin’s mugshot on this story . Hmm. Need to make a note to get a different jack-o-lantern pattern for Halloween this year .

    Nasty . Yeah .

    Deserved ? Yup .

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jim-Treacher/542957672 Jim Treacher

    Nacho said:
    Yeah, that’s what she doing…
    Sucker.

    You don’t defend your children by making them bigger ‘targets.’

    You’re as logical as you are intelligent.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jim-Treacher/542957672 Jim Treacher

    jjay7381 said:
    Why would it matter if she has children?

    I’m just pointing out why you’re right.

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  • Grammie

    Nacho said:
    You make a phone call to talk it over like adults.

    .
    What have you ever seen from or by Griffin that suggests to you that SHE, Griffin, would be amenable to that in any way?

  • TfT

    Glad to see you all support bullying children. Unbelievable.

    Typical MSNBC, a bunch of lefties criticizing a bunch of righties. Go figure.

    Big Yawn at the has been comedianne.

  • Powerslave

    I still say Griffin’s face looks like a foot.

  • right-is-wrong

    Powerslave said:
    I still say Griffin’s face looks like a foot.

    Sorry – Peter Griffin (family guy) already used that for SJP.

    Works better and funny context.

    Looking at her does kinda give me that ewww face kinda like smelling a foot.

  • justanotherconservative

    she’s a pig that the media, for some bizarre reason, adores. makes no sense to me. she’s not even funny. and yes, her face kinda does look like a foot.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bobby-Levit/1048771827 Bobby Levit

    Now I know why some Men are Gay
    introducing Kathy Griffin!!!!!!!

  • VoiceofReason

    Nacho said:
    Close… what I am saying is you don’t go on TV to respond to it. That stands even more true if you’re doing it to a hack comedian that makes her living off senseless bullshit like this. Get it? You don’t play the no talent hack comedian’s game if you’re a parent that is truly concerned about your child. Palin is either a F-ing idiot irresponsible parent or she doesn’t care about her kid being in the middle of and wants to play this game in the public eye for her own benefit.

    Or she is so sick of folks screwing with her family that she let anger override her better judgment. Nice try at strawmanning him into a corner with your if not this then this false dichotemy.

    My wife is the most level-headed person I know. Most times she wouldn’t say shit even if she had a mouthful.

    But all bets are off if you mess with our children.

  • Georgia999

    She’s a total ass.

  • Phocus2

    Sorry, she just looks like she would smell bad…real bad and I don’t mean her feet.

  • andthehorseyourodeinon

    Phocus2 she and her friend are partial to salmon douche

  • huntingtonboy

    Say what you want about her. Nothing, and I mean nothing will trump your guy Newt cheating on his wife who was in the hospital dealing with cancer.

  • Grammie

    huntingtonboy said:
    Say what you want about her. Nothing, and I mean nothing will trump your guy Newt cheating on his wife who was in the hospital dealing with cancer.

    I’ll see your Newt and raise an Edwards having a baby by his mistress while his wife was out campaigning for him and dying of cancer.

  • writer

    Grammie, I don’t think you’re bluffing.

  • Sue

    A hateful idiot talking with an idiot hater…you pick which is which!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Gail-Marie-Day/1739250382 Gail Marie Day

    if she is comparing herself to johnny carson she is desperately in need of a psychiatrist, a strait jacket, psychotropic meds, oh wait she’s probably on a ton of them already, and a muzzle for that s*#t hole of a mouth of hers

  • VoiceofReason

    Grammie said:
    I’ll see your Newt and raise an Edwards having a baby by his mistress while his wife was out campaigning for him and dying of cancer.

    Adding to that his denial and caustic flaming of anyone who said otherwise squared by him trying to get Young to say it was his kid.

    I don’t know that Newt ever got on TV and railed on those calling him out for it and I know for a fact he didn’t try to get a toadie to ruin his life and marriage by saying it was his love child.

    Takes a real top quality grade AAA sleaze to get that down in the dirt…….all simply due to a craven lust for power.

  • Dave Richards

    Gail Marie Day said:
    if she is comparing herself to johnny carson she is desperately in need of a psychiatrist, a strait jacket, psychotropic meds, oh wait she’s probably on a ton of them already, and a muzzle for that s*#t hole of a mouth of hers

    The only time I remember Carson getting too personal is when he went after Wayne Newton’s high voice. Newton made an unscheduled visit to Carson’s studio and had a little chat. No more WAyne Newton jokes from Carson.

    p.s. Is all that plastic melting on Griffin’s face?

  • Alz

    the real john t said:
    First of all Obama resigned from the Senate after he was elected President.

    Secondly, Palin quit as Governor after her and McCain lost the election. There’s a little bit of a difference there in case you don’t realize it.

    But what he should have done is resign from the Senate when he started running for President. He was an absent Senator and his goals were aligned with himself, not the electorate. Duh. Obama was selfish and Palin was selfless.

  • CAconservative

    Griffin and O’Donnell, intellectual frauds? Frauds yes but, intellectual, hardly. They are simply self absorbed misfits that can’t reason, let alone, understand the meaning of character. They live and breath the swill that any normal well adjusted citizen abhors. They are cowards to the core, who rely on shock, to maintain their 15-minutes. Educated yes, intellectual no, not in the strict sense.

  • Alz

    CAconservative said:
    Griffin and O’Donnell, intellectual frauds? Frauds yes but, intellectual, hardly. They are simply self absorbed misfits that can’t reason, let alone, understand the meaning of character. They live and breath the swill that any normal well adjusted citizen abhors. They are cowards to the core, who rely on shock, to maintain their 15-minutes. Educated yes, intellectual no, not in the strict sense.

    These are not dumb people. But the math is not in their favor: smart * wrong = wrong.

  • jjay7381

    Grammie said:
    I’ll see your Newt and raise an Edwards having a baby by his mistress while his wife was out campaigning for him and dying of cancer.

    You fail to mention the Newt did it twice.

  • my dogs gone

    Has Todd Palin apologized or denied his adultery charges yet?
    Just asking.

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