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Kathy Griffin’s Cartoonish Mockery Of Sarah Palin As Tea Party Candidate On Glee

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The ongoing feud between comedian Kathy Griffin and Sarah Palin continues with Griffin portraying a character on last night’s Fox hit show Glee that looked remarkably similar to Palin and sounded like a mix of past Tea Party candidates. Wearing a red dress and glasses, and being labeled a “Twitterer,” the intention to mock Palin was anything but nuanced. Now it will be interesting to see whether Palin has another comment on the work of Griffin, who she previously dubbed a “has-been comedienne.”

Griffin’s character proudly declared:

“I would like to say I am not a witch. But, um, I think it’s fair to ask: Do we have written proof that these kids were born in the United States of America? . . . The last thing we need to do is send a message to children that ‘Gay is okay.’ It is not a legitimate lifestyle, and last time I checked, it’s not in the Constitution.”

Given the rhetorical back and forth between Griffin and Palin, the cameo was highly anticipated, but went over like a lead balloon. EW’s television critic Ken Tucker called Griffin’s bit part “the evening’s dud moment in the episode written by show co-creator Ryan Murphy.” Tucker continued “It’s hard to believe that Murphy couldn’t come up with any better lines than, “I am not a witch” (a snicker at Christine O’Donnell) and ‘Obama is a terrorist.’”

While Glee plays with topical themes and hot-button opinions regularly, the hit show rarely enters political territory in such a blatant fashion. Yet given that Griffin’s appearance was so quick, many “Gleeks” (the term affectionately(?) describing fans of the show) probably didn’t even know who or what Griffin was attempting to mock. Especially since a line like “I twittered that Obama is a terrorist” likely takes a comedic backseat for most to fellow guest star Loretta Devine‘s former stripper, who became a nun just because she needed a place to live.

Glee’s Executive Producer Ryan Murphy is a fairly brazen contributor to what some call the “culture war” dialogue, and it certainly seems like he and Griffin had conspired to score some cheap points by reducing Palin to a one-dimensional caricature. The irony is that this particular scene is far more likely to create good-will for the flagging former Governor because of an unfair portrayal, only fueling the notion that the “liberal Hollywood elite” are out to get Ms. Palin. Scenes like this make such a comment seem less a by-product of paranoia, and more of a legitimate case.

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  • ChrisNH

    I mean, when comedy AND beauty have both abandoned you (or never got there to begin with), the only place to go for Griffin is the rooftop of a high building. We can hope.

  • Tony the Fist

    Glee has a strong anti-bullying meme pushed into it, since it takes place at a high school and the Glee kids are constantly tormented. The gay character Kurt had to move to another school because of a bully. But you have Kathy Griffin, professional bully, on the show to mock and mischaracterize an entire group of people: (Christians, people who homeschool, Conservatives) as gay bashers who may or may not have Jesus as a friend. Curious.

  • Bobomatic

    For all the “enlightened intellectual” left… your smarmy, arrogant, uninformed and inaccurate portrayal of certain individuals on the right are the fuel to take your sorry, disingenuous asses down… and yes, I can see 2012 from my window and it’s looking pretty damn good. Keep it up… we need you.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Poor Griffin, she has hit the bottom.

  • ohwell

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Poor Griffin, she has hit the bottom.

    Yes, going on one of the highest rated television shows today is hitting the “bottom”
    And so I can put it in a way that even a dolt like YOU will understand, 1 Glee = at least 4 BORs
    (and way higher in the demo, which you clearly don’t belong to)

  • ohwell

    Tony the Fist said:
    Glee has a strong anti-bullying meme pushed into it, since it takes place at a high school and the Glee kids are constantly tormented. The gay character Kurt had to move to another school because of a bully. But you have Kathy Griffin, professional bully, on the show to mock and mischaracterize an entire group of people: (Christians, people who homeschool, Conservatives) as gay bashers who may or may not have Jesus as a friend. Curious.

    Kathy Griffin is not a “professional bully”, she’s a comedian.
    It looks like the only one mischaracterizing people is you.

  • BadGenome

    I condemn Kathy Griffin and the writers of Glee for perpetuating harmful stereotypes about conservatives. On the other hand, I applaud them for utterly destroying the equally pernicious stereotype that liberals are the intellectual elite. I guess that makes this little foray into grade school level “comedy” a wash.

  • Liberal Tormentor

    How sad when the only way people will listen to you is if you are trashing someone else.

  • Color Me Badd

    I will be glad when Sarah Palin isn’t on tv all the time. Her 15 minutes are almost up, and I would rather be a “has been comedian’ than be a “has been quitter.

  • Color Me Badd

    Bobomatic said:
    For all the “enlightened intellectual” left… your smarmy, arrogant, uninformed and inaccurate portrayal of certain individuals on the right are the fuel to take your sorry, disingenuous asses down… and yes, I can see 2012 from my window and it’s looking pretty damn good. Keep it up… we need you.

    Tee Hee.

  • Tony the Fist

    ohwell said:
    Kathy Griffin is not a “professional bully”, she’s a comedian.It looks like the only one mischaracterizing people is you.

    I know she’s a comedian, but her style of comedy is the mean-spirited kind. She brushes up against famous people and then makes fun of them, of which, I have no problem. I’ve listened to some of her stand-up and some of it is rather amusing. But she specificly targeted an underage girl (Willow Palin, though not in this instance) in what could only be called bullying. She’s free to make fun of Sarah and O’Donnell, but you can’t ignore that she was being a bully in that instance.

  • ohwell

    Tony the Fist said:
    I know she’s a comedian, but her style of comedy is the mean-spirited kind. She brushes up against famous people and then makes fun of them, of which, I have no problem. I’ve listened to some of her stand-up and some of it is rather amusing. But she specificly targeted an underage girl (Willow Palin, though not in this instance) in what could only be called bullying. She’s free to make fun of Sarah and O’Donnell, but you can’t ignore that she was being a bully in that instance.

    Willow has no problems being bullied, as she herself is a bully.
    (you DO remember her tacky homophobic tirade she went on when her sister was being made fun of on facebook….)

    http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/willow-palins-homophobic-facebook-rant

  • AmeriCuda

    Haters Hate
    Adult Gleeks Creep
    Mediaite lies
    Tranny Kathy Ugs
    Color Me Sue Spews

    It’s gonna be a golden day!

  • skyfet

    Glee is becoming a drag, it has lost it’s allure with me after the first series.

  • Alz

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    How sad when the only way people will listen to you is if you are trashing someone else.

    And an entire network, MSNBC, operates like this too. It must really suck to be a liberal because at some point, many of them will figure out that their existence is based on nothing.

  • justanotherconservative

    ohwell said:
    Kathy Griffin is not a “professional bully”, she’s a comedian.

    oh she is not. a comedienne tends to be funny. she is hopelessly unfunny. unless your head is in the toilet with hers.

  • skyfet

    ChrisNH said:
    I mean, when comedy AND beauty have both abandoned you (or never got there to begin with), the only place to go for Griffin is the rooftop of a high building. We can hope.

    Be a good sport and lead the way.

  • TheEagle

    Alz said:
    And an entire network, MSNBC, operates like this too. It must really suck to be a liberal because at some point, many of them will figure out that their existence is based on nothing.

    It must suck to be you since your existence is based on hatred of liberals.

  • Tony the Fist

    ohwell said:
    Willow has no problems being bullied, as she herself is a bully.(you DO remember her tacky homophobic tirade she went on when her sister was being made fun of on facebook….) http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/willow-palins-homophobic-facebook-rant

    Yes, I am familiar with that and Willow should be more aware of the words she is using, but she is still a child, having a conversation with another “child” who was not playing nice. Kathy Griffin is a grown-ass woman. That’s all I’m saying. I also understand that “spat” most likely came after the Glee episode was even produced.

  • http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-explains-how-the-unions-are-using-teachers-firefighters-and-co ImNotBlue

    I think Griffin knows that at the end of the day, Palin has written herself a position in the history books (good or bad, no important)… while Griffin won’t even get a passing mention.

    I think things like that kill the Hollywood types. The history books, versus the Walmart dollar bin. Bummer.

  • TheEagle

    My yard stick is ‘was the bit funny?’. I didn’t think it was. It was trite and boring.

  • TheEagle

    ImNotBlue said:
    I think Griffin knows that at the end of the day, Palin has written herself a position in the history books (good or bad, no important)… while Griffin won’t even get a passing mention. I think things like that kill the Hollywood types. The history books, versus the Walmart dollar bin. Bummer.

    Couldn’t the same be said about President Obama and fox news hosts.

  • Cecelia

    ohwell said:
    Kathy Griffin is not a “professional bully”, she’s a comedian.
    It looks like the only one mischaracterizing people is you.

    Well, yeah, but not a very imaginative one by trying to cash in on Tina Fey’s thunder.

    Next she’ll be quipping “Take my wife…please…”

  • Yukon Jack

    TheEagle said:
    Couldn’t the same be said about President Obama and fox news hosts.

    No, because a “no mention” is far better than being called – justifiably – the worst president in history.

  • BlueBunny

    HAHHAHAHA POOR,POOR FALIN PALIN! SHE IS ALWAYS SUCH A VICTIM!

  • BlueBunny

    Yukon Jack said:
    justifiably – the worst president in history.

    BUSH WILL ALWAYS HOLD THAT TITLE!

  • Steve_27

    Starting to see a pattern develope. When your political party get thrashed and your leaders are MIA, rely on comedians to kill time, help vent and carry your message. Way to go proud liberals.

    Really, can any lib here deny this? BO, Ried, Pelosi? All MIA and all that we see, on this site anyway, is comedians and parodies from people who impersonate the media. It’s actually sad that the mental illness that is liberalism, eventually and actually got enough power that whats happening now even became a result of liberalism in charge.

    Follow the leads of O’Donnell, Maher, Griffin and Stewart while mocking Palin Perino and Bachmann, LOL! And you shits on the left haven’t seen anything yet. I remember when Bush beat Gore, business for therapist went booming. The hard times rite around the corner for this hard left ideology is gonna send the suicide rate through the sky.

  • Not Your Typical New Yorker

    Kathy, fold your saggy ass back into your panties and quiver off the stage, your time is done.

  • Steve_27

    BlueBunny said:
    BUSH WILL ALWAYS HOLD THAT TITLE!

    The biggest problems you had with Bush, BO is continuing.
    Still at war.
    Killing even more with drones.
    Gitmo still up and running.
    Still spending like nuts. (You probably like that one)
    Border still a mess. (Probably like that one too)

    How do you explain this? I think I can. You are a clueless unmedicated lib educated by comedy central and suffer from BDS? Yeah thats gotta be it.

  • TobyTucker

    When Tina Fey did Sarah it was both funny and effective. To this day, Tina’s “I can see Russia from my house” quip is still erroneously attributed to SP. When Kathy “D List” Griffin does SP, well, it just comes off as mean spirited. It doesn’t help that Kathy Griffin is nowhere near as attractive as Sarah Palin or Tina Fey. If I was SP I would just ignore this sad “performance”.

  • The Lantern of Truth

    That picture . Why is Danny Bonaduce wearing a dress ?

  • LibertySister

    I am soooo glad you guys on the left have such a great person such as Kathy of morals and values you can look up too and laugh with.
    I see everyday why I could never understand or feel good about myself defending a hate filled woman like her.

  • writer

    The red dress resembled Palin’s. That’s where it stopped.

  • The Tea Weasel®

    Looks like Griffin hit the honey pot:

    Conservative blognits are running around like their hair is on fire, moaning about the liberal intelligentsia, and defending their island of conservativism against a tide wave of moderates who are ignoring them.

    And of course, Palin Apologists are huddling in group hugs, bemoaning their heroine’s treatment by harsh reality.

    She seems to have accomplished her goal.

  • nutsofast

    Steve_27 said:
    The biggest problems you had with Bush, BO is continuing.

    REALLY?

    Starting a war under false pretenses for the profit of your Vice-President?
    Torture?

    You mean those biggest gripes?

  • Cecelia

    The Tea Weasel® said:
    bemoaning their heroine’s treatment by harsh reality.

    I think the “harsh reality” in Gifford’s performance is summed by Schneider’s remark:

    “The irony is that this particular scene is far more likely to create good-will for the flagging former Governor because of an unfair portrayal, only fueling the notion that the “liberal Hollywood elite” are out to get Ms. Palin. Scenes like this make such a comment seem less a by-product of paranoia, and more of a legitimate case.”

  • Jerps

    Kathy Griffin is to comedy what Snooki is to astrophysics.

  • Color Me Badd

    AmeriCuda said:
    Haters Hate
    Adult Gleeks Creep
    Mediaite lies
    Tranny Kathy Ugs
    Color Me Sue Spews

    It’s gonna be a golden day!

    Thanx for the shout out, luv u.

  • Alz

    TheEagle said:
    It must suck to be you since your existence is based on hatred of liberals.

    It’s not liberals, but Liberalism/Progressivsim – in both parties. BTW, I have many “liberal” friends. They’re just wrong about many things.

  • http://www.snowspot.net Snowspot

    They can say what they want about liberals, lol, liberals dominate popular culture because they are smarter than conservatives.

    Conservatives will always be behind liberals because they have a very close mindset and only know how to fight people, not create things.

  • writer

    I’m smarter than anyone else. And modest.

  • writer

    Good looking, too.

  • Nationman

    “The irony is that this particular scene is far more likely to create good-will for the flagging former Governor because of an unfair portrayal, only fueling the notion that the “liberal Hollywood elite” are out to get Ms. Palin. Scenes like this make such a comment seem less a by-product of paranoia, and more of a legitimate case.”
    anybody want to yell about how there’s a liberal bias on this site now? I just thought it would be a good time to do it what with this clearly liberal leaning article.

  • http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-explains-how-the-unions-are-using-teachers-firefighters-and-co ImNotBlue

    @ Snow

    You really want to put Griffin up as one of the left-intellegence you’re proud of?

    Uhh… okay… if you say so.

    AND to answer the question asked to me earlier (not sure by who), the difference between -for example- a Beck, O’Reilly, or Hannity, in terms of longevity, and Griffin couldn’t be more obvious. One group has books, radio, and television attributed to them, and effects the political discussion… the other shouts at personalities from the sideline. It’s the difference between the football players, and the people in the stands.

  • VoiceofReason

    nutsofast said:
    REALLY? Starting a war under false pretenses for the profit of your Vice-President?Torture? You mean those biggest gripes?

    What stake does Biden have in Pakistan? Libya? One pretty much already started just “unannounced” and illegal as no declaration of war on Palistan and no finding by Congress to allow for them to AUMF.

    Wow talk about illegal war!!!

    And they are mulling stepping in and setting up a no fly zone in Libya which would neccessitate a declaration of war.

    As to torture……ask Brad Manning.

  • VoiceofReason

    Snowspot said:
    They can say what they want about liberals, lol, liberals dominate popular culture because they are smarter than conservatives. Conservatives will always be behind liberals because they have a very close mindset and only know how to fight people, not create things.

    Liberals dominate pop culture because they are far and away more willing to whore themselves.

    Anything for a buck is hardly a virtue.

  • VoiceofReason

    PS Wetspot……..when are libbies going to “produce” something everyone needs or even many want instead of trying to convince us of what they think we need or deserve?

  • Nationman

    VoiceofReason said:
    Liberals dominate pop culture because they are far and away more willing to whore themselves. Anything for a buck is hardly a virtue.

    nah pop culture is dominated by liberals because we actually think outside of the box instead of in some narrow christian centered point of view. Art is designed for people with creativity and most conservatives have none.

  • http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-explains-how-the-unions-are-using-teachers-firefighters-and-co ImNotBlue

    @ Nation

    Creative… is that what you call “The Jersey Shore”?

    Riiight.

  • Justsayinnn

    I don’t like Kathy Griffin either, but I would like to comment on a few things people have been saying.

    Of course the show is biased against the tea party. Who cares? The vast majority of Americans, republicans included, think that the Tea Party is too extreme. So they made fun of them a bit. They were actually appealing to the majority of their audience. And for the ones that they didn’t appeal to. Get over it. It’s entertainment. It’s comedy. Nobody is watching it and thinking “ohhhh this is legitimate news right here.” It’s not like Fox which claims to be “fair and unbiased.” Stop with the “Oh no! Liberal Propaganda!” Please. People are not swayed that easily. Anything they made fun of was true of at least a few tea party members and the people that would get the tea party references anyway are the ones that already know that. They either already mock the tea party themselves or they don’t and will not. They know the intent was to get a few laughs in. And the most they will do is just that- laugh and move on, as should you. Jeez, lighten up.

  • Justsayinnn

    VoiceofReason said:
    PS Wetspot……..when are libbies going to “produce” something everyone needs or even many want instead of trying to convince us of what they think we need or deserve?

    oh Republicans don’t try to do that?

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

  • http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-explains-how-the-unions-are-using-teachers-firefighters-and-co ImNotBlue

    @ Just

    While I agree it’s not a big deal… there is a question to be asked. If what you say is true, why did they bother with the “joke” at all?

    If the audience wasn’t going to get it, and it didn’t matter, and so on… why include it in the script at all? What was their intent?

  • Justsayinnn

    Steve_27 said:
    Starting to see a pattern develope. When your political party get thrashed and your leaders are MIA, rely on comedians to kill time, help vent and carry your message. Way to go proud liberals. Really, can any lib here deny this? BO, Ried, Pelosi? All MIA and all that we see, on this site anyway, is comedians and parodies from people who impersonate the media. It’s actually sad that the mental illness that is liberalism, eventually and actually got enough power that whats happening now even became a result of liberalism in charge. Follow the leads of O’Donnell, Maher, Griffin and Stewart while mocking Palin Perino and Bachmann, LOL! And you shits on the left haven’t seen anything yet. I remember when Bush beat Gore, business for therapist went booming. The hard times rite around the corner for this hard left ideology is gonna send the suicide rate through the sky.

    How on earth could you possibly tie a boom in therapist business to Bush winning the election? You would have to isolate liberals vs republicans among the new patients and then try to figure out if they actually voted for their respective candidate or crossed party lines. Then you would have to figure out if there weren’t a zillion other factors causing this boom in therapist business. Note: correlation does not equal causation. Try taking a science class or maybe just thinking before you spew a bunch of BS!

    Also, calling liberalism a “mental disease” does not make you look very respectable or tolerant. And what exactly is wrong with putting your creative energies to use by making comedy out of what you believe is wrong with the world (meaning the tea party and homophobes)? Some would say that’s healthy. It’s not a result of “bad” liberal leaders, it’s the result of being fed up with extremist BS. If you don’t like it, don’t watch.

  • Nationman

    ImNotBlue said:
    @ Nation Creative… is that what you call “The Jersey Shore”? Riiight.

    is that why john mccain came out in defence of snooki?

  • VoiceofReason

    Nationman said:
    nah pop culture is dominated by liberals because we actually think outside of the box instead of in some narrow christian centered point of view. Art is designed for people with creativity and most conservatives have none.

    Yeah yer right……when I think great minds and deep thinkers……..Rosie O’Donnell and Charlie Sheen always comes to mind.

  • Justsayinnn

    ImNotBlue said:
    @ Just While I agree it’s not a big deal… there is a question to be asked. If what you say is true, why did they bother with the “joke” at all? If the audience wasn’t going to get it, and it didn’t matter, and so on… why include it in the script at all? What was their intent?

    Because the majority of Americans (I’m talking teens through adults here which is probably the majority of their audience), do get it. They know who says what and the basics of what is going on with the Tea Party. So either they agree with the mockery or they don’t. A scene from a comedy show is not going to alter someone’s political ideology. And true, the show probably doesn’t care about alienating the few who took offense to the mockery because they will have no problem having enough viewers to continue on with the show regardless.

  • Justsayinnn

    VoiceofReason said:
    Yeah yer right……when I think great minds and deep thinkers……..Rosie O’Donnell and Charlie Sheen always comes to mind.

    Wowww those are the only sucessful liberals you can think of? Do some research.

  • VoiceofReason

    Justsayinnn said:
    I don’t like Kathy Griffin either, but I would like to comment on a few things people have been saying. Of course the show is biased against the tea party. Who cares? The vast majority of Americans, republicans included, think that the Tea Party is too extreme. So they made fun of them a bit. They were actually appealing to the majority of their audience. And for the ones that they didn’t appeal to. Get over it. It’s entertainment. It’s comedy. Nobody is watching it and thinking “ohhhh this is legitimate news right here.” It’s not like Fox which claims to be “fair and unbiased.” Stop with the “Oh no! Liberal Propaganda!” Please. People are not swayed that easily. Anything they made fun of was true of at least a few tea party members and the people that would get the tea party references anyway are the ones that already know that. They either already mock the tea party themselves or they don’t and will not. They know the intent was to get a few laughs in. And the most they will do is just that- laugh and move on, as should you. Jeez, lighten up.

    Tell that to the multitudes of morons from the left who consider Jon Liebwitz the most trusted news man in America.

    As to lighten up………your side has been picking at this for decades. And you weren’t content to have almost all of it…….and can’t stand that the right has Fox and AM radio…….and that right there is a hoot if you are over 30…..AM radio…….too funny……so you have basically everything and when this one outlet ciomes into the picture does your side say ok they should have a voice?

    Noooooooooooo. God forbid.

    so you pick and pick and it comes at the right pretty much non-stop for everywhere. Heoll even Fox put that progressive assclown Rove on the what…..shit on more from the right.

    We can’t even get a fair shake from our own for God’s sake.

    But shit on this and vote your thumbs down but remember this…….last November and 2012 are going to look a lot like that body slam video.

    Folks have had enough of you 20% screwing it up for the rest of us and yer about to get pile drove.

    Hide and watch.

  • VoiceofReason

    Justsayinnn said:
    Wowww those are the only sucessful liberals you can think of? Do some research.

    Actually no…….they seem to be pretty important to your sides cause tho because everything that falls from their yaps is treated as if it came from the burning bush.

    Me thinks the issue is yours and not mine.

  • VoiceofReason

    Justsayinnn said:
    Because the majority of Americans (I’m talking teens through adults here which is probably the majority of their audience), do get it. They know who says what and the basics of what is going on with the Tea Party. So either they agree with the mockery or they don’t. A scene from a comedy show is not going to alter someone’s political ideology. And true, the show probably doesn’t care about alienating the few who took offense to the mockery because they will have no problem having enough viewers to continue on with the show regardless.

    One would think that somebody would clue you lefites in on a small factoid you seem to have forgotten about in your rush to use your huge platform to exact petualnt retribution with…….when you piss off what could very well be over half your audience, there are ramifications.

    Go figure why Hollywood’s numbers are in the dumper. They can’t figure out how to make a movie or show that doesn’t in some way screw with those they disagree with.

    Movie numbers have been steadily declining since the 90′s when we really started to get polarized over Clinton.

    God….things are so bad about every third movie is a freaking remake.

    Yeah y’all are real out of the box erudite students of the human condition……..

  • MrTPar_taY

    Kathy Griffin? Andy Dick? Kathy Griffin? Andy Dick?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Randal/100000535186834 James Randal

    Good for her. These teabaggers need to be humiliated and exposed. “Jon Stewart liberals” are the 1st ones to extend the hand of friendship. These people are our enemies and want our destruction. Do not trust them.

  • http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-explains-how-the-unions-are-using-teachers-firefighters-and-co ImNotBlue

    @ Nation

    So what does that mean? I thought you said the left “created” these things. How is McCain’s comment relevant.

    @ Just

    So why the comment at all? If only half the audience got it, and half of those people thought it was funny, or agree with the far left view of Palin and the Tea Party… why have it at all? Would you be as non-conscerned if they had instead something negative about illegal immigration?

    My arguement is that there is no benefit to such a comment. It only hurts part of their audience, it doesn’t help at all.

  • Dookiestix

    Poor widdle Palin. What will she whine/tweet about next? Too bad she’s continuing to lose favor with those who once thought she was a Tea Baggin’ goddess. LOL!!

  • Dookiestix

    And this is hysterical:

    “Glee’s Executive Producer Ryan Murphy is a fairly brazen contributor to what some call the “culture war” dialogue, and it certainly seems like he and Griffin had conspired to score some cheap points by reducing Palin to a one-dimensional caricature. The irony is that this particular scene is far more likely to create good-will for the flagging former Governor because of an unfair portrayal, only fueling the notion that the “liberal Hollywood elite” are out to get Ms. Palin. Scenes like this make such a comment seem less a by-product of paranoia, and more of a legitimate case.”

    Hey, Matt Schneider; buy a clue. Palin’s light has been falling consistently as she continues to show the world how much of a complete moron she truly is. What the hell could you possibly know about irony? Honestly, I’m amazed as to how frickin’ paranoid conservatives are about that “librul Hollywood elitists.” Conservatives had their chance with their sad and pathetic ripoff of the Daily Show. And you failed miserably. Buy a clue; you are NOT funny.

  • http://MsUnderestimated.com MsUnderestimated

    Color Me Badd said:
    I will be glad when Sarah Palin isn’t on tv all the time. Her 15 minutes are almost up, and I would rather be a “has been comedian’ than be a “has been quitter.

    Has-been quitter? You mean like all those Democrat State Senators in WI? At least Sarah resigned her post instead of just abandoning it, refusing to do her job. You’re a fool.

  • http://MsUnderestimated.com MsUnderestimated

    BlueBunny said:
    BUSH WILL ALWAYS HOLD THAT TITLE!

    Do you think your points get across even better because you type in all caps, or is it that you don’t know how to capitalize and punctuate properly? What? Are you in second grade?

  • http://MsUnderestimated.com MsUnderestimated

    The Lantern of Truth said:
    That picture . Why is Danny Bonaduce wearing a dress ?

    LMAO, you almost made me pee my pants. STILL laughing as I type this… HAHAHAHAHAHHA

  • http://MsUnderestimated.com MsUnderestimated

    Dookiestix said:
    Poor widdle Palin. What will she whine/tweet about next? Too bad she’s continuing to lose favor with those who once thought she was a Tea Baggin’ goddess. LOL!!

    If I’m a tea bagger, you’re a donkey puncher.

  • Dookiestix

    MsUnderestimated said:
    If I’m a tea bagger, you’re a donkey puncher.

    Need I say more? LOL!!!

  • ndanielson

    Justsayinnn said:
    Wowww those are the only sucessful liberals you can think of? Do some research.

    Joy Behar, Woopi Goldberg, Al Sharpton, Jessie Jackson, Charlie Rangel, former impeached presidents. Is that better?

  • ndanielson

    MsUnderestimated said:
    Do you think your points get across even better because you type in all caps, or is it that you don’t know how to capitalize and punctuate properly? What? Are you in second grade?

    It’s probably little man syndrome.

  • Old Duffer

    ” Do we have written proof that these kids were born in the United States of America? ” Griffen said, and when I am finished taking your 16 year old daughter Willow down and destroying her. I am coming after that obnoxious brat Piper, then your mentally deformed son will just be low hanging fruit for the picking.

    Oh yeah, I tell ya, that Kathy Griffin is so funny, what a hoot, small wonder the lefties love her twisted soul so.

  • mbs

    “What I want to do with this character is have someone who Christian kids and parents can recognize and say, ‘Oh, look — I’m represented there, too!’ If we’re trying to form a world of inclusiveness, we’ve got to include that point of view as well,” Ryan Murphy, the creator of “Glee,” recently told TV Guide.

    Yeah, right. I’d have more respect for Murphy if he just admitted he was trying to slam Palin using Griffin. But Griffin just wasn’t funny. Her delivery was bad, and the lines she had to read were even worse. Pathetic.

  • Alz

    Justsayinnn said:
    Also, calling liberalism a “mental disease” does not make you look very respectable or tolerant.

    Modern Liberalism/Progressivism IS a mental disorder. These ideas always end up hurting people over time and yet they will not adapt ======>> mental disorder.

  • Nationman

    Alz said:
    Modern Liberalism/Progressivism IS a mental disorder. These ideas always end up hurting people over time and yet they will not adapt ======>> mental disorder.

    Alz, the greatest advancer of psychology known to man has declared that liberalism is a mental disorder. Put that down in the books boys, case closed.

  • Nationman

    VoiceofReason said:
    Yeah yer right……when I think great minds and deep thinkers……..Rosie O’Donnell and Charlie Sheen always comes to mind.

    award winning bands, actors and producers also come to mind.

  • hgovernick

    Nationman said:
    Alz, the greatest advancer of psychology known to man has declared that liberalism is a mental disorder. Put that down in the books boys, case closed.

    Alz would like to “think” that his declaration of liberalism as a mental disorder is his own original thought, rather than the old, worn out cliche it has become after years of expression by the burned out empty vessels who like to parrot their idols -hannity, beck, etc.

    Yes – Alz would like to “think”.

  • http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

    “Glee” executive producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck told the Movie Line website they plan soon to add a new character to the show named Tammy Jean, a middle-aged “recent Tea Party candidate and home schooler — a Sarah Palin type.”

    Murphy has said in the past he wants to add a conservative Christian to the show’s mix.

    “We’ve taken a couple jabs at the right wing this year,” he told TV Guide in June. “So what I want to do with this character is have someone who Christian kids and parents can recognize and say, ‘Oh, look — I’m represented there, too!’ If we’re trying to form a world of inclusiveness, we’ve got to include that point of view as well.”

    They stated this back in February, and I really don’t see how adding Kathy Griffins to fill that role is considered *inclusiveness*, and representative of the real point of view of Conservatives.

    Either they changed course when Griffins heard about this, and begged to get the role, or they were being totally jerkish and intended to mock conservatives all along.

    I just don’t get why these people get off on attacking half of the country, and a good chunk of their viewers. People watch these types of shows to be entertained, not to be punched in the gut.

  • Armageddon T Thunderbird

    Too Funny!!!!!!! That charactar played by Kathy Griffin was the truest embodiement of the current Christians / Republicans who mix religion with skewed GOP poliltical party ideology. Those who will dislike the character played by Kathy Griffin probably do so because they cannot see that this is their personal reflection. But then again…most of these types usually cannot find anything filthier than their own personal reflection. I’ve known far too many idiots like the character shown here when I was at 2 separate Christian colleges as well as from Southern Baptist churches. The irony here is the fact that these people were all 100% exactly like this character played by Kathy Griffin.

  • timcajun

    Often what makes these shows funny is” going over the top”, this was just recaps of tea hate statements! Griffin would have to be more over the top, to be funnier. This is just the way, the teas sound and what they stand for!

  • Nationman

    sarainitaly said:
    They stated this back in February, and I really don’t see how adding Kathy Griffins to fill that role is considered *inclusiveness*, and representative of the real point of view of Conservatives. Either they changed course when Griffins heard about this, and begged to get the role, or they were being totally jerkish and intended to mock conservatives all along. I just don’t get why these people get off on attacking half of the country, and a good chunk of their viewers. People watch these types of shows to be entertained, not to be punched in the gut.

    The show has always been like that, they support a pluralistic society unlike the conservatives of this country.

  • Steve_27

    nutsofast said:
    REALLY? Starting a war under false pretenses for the profit of your Vice-President?Torture? You mean those biggest gripes?

    So you gave yourself a thumbs up, then EVERYONE else pointed out you are a moron with no reply. LMAO!

  • Steve_27

    Justsayinnn said:
    How on earth could you possibly tie a boom in therapist business to Bush winning the election? You would have to isolate liberals vs republicans among the new patients and then try to figure out if they actually voted for their respective candidate or crossed party lines. Then you would have to figure out if there weren’t a zillion other factors causing this boom in therapist business. Note: correlation does not equal causation. Try taking a science class or maybe just thinking before you spew a bunch of BS! Also, calling liberalism a “mental disease” does not make you look very respectable or tolerant. And what exactly is wrong with putting your creative energies to use by making comedy out of what you believe is wrong with the world (meaning the tea party and homophobes)? Some would say that’s healthy. It’s not a result of “bad” liberal leaders, it’s the result of being fed up with extremist BS. If you don’t like it, don’t watch.

    There is way too much about liberalism that I have no respect for and have zero tolerance for. So you are right. And?

  • BillM754

    As I read through these comments and the comments from other liberal leaning websites it amazes me that there are so many misinformed people out there commenting on things they “heard” in the liberal media. No one wants to do the homework. It is easier to use someone elses opinion as their own. I have also noticed the visciousness of many of the liberal posters. They call Tea Party members Teabaggers and conservative minded people stupid, evil, ignorant, pretty much anything that comes to mind. Libs stand on high moral ground as long as that ground is in their world. Outside of that world everyone else is just so much fodder to be trodden upon. Examples: Justsayinn says: (And what exactly is wrong with putting your creative energies to use by making comedy out of what you believe is wrong with the world (meaning the tea party and homophobes)? Some would say that’s healthy.) And Armageddon who says: (Too Funny!!!!!!! That charactar played by Kathy Griffin was the truest embodiement of the current Christians / Republicans who mix religion with skewed GOP poliltical party ideology.) How sad. Both of these posters assume they are correct and justified in making these derogatory statements about people they know nothing about. They see their Liberal views as righteous and the only logical way for a sane society to go. Their cups are full. They have no room for any thoughts beyond those they have been fed by the liberal media and other like minded people. Intellectuals with limited intellect. For those of you who are liberal it is time to understand that you can’t have everything you want just because you want it. Health care, owning a home, the latest electric car, 6 weeks paid vacation, a guaranteed job and paycheck even if you suck at what you do, the right to tax people who have aquired wealth by their own hard work, disability at age 19 because you were too lazy or ignorant to get an education and work and the goverment has no other way to deal with your sorry butt, teachers retiring at age 45 and drawing 50 years or more of full pay and free health benefits for 20 years of work, ect ect ect. The examples go on and on. Cradle to grave entitlements cannot be maintained. We have teachers who cannot even do simple math when they are told we are broke because they feel entitled to the ridiculous benefits they sold their votes for. OGot news for you folks. The vast majority of us will be working until we are 66-70 and have litte more than social security, if it is still there, to live on when we retire. I will be damned if I am going to work all those years so you pampered little whinners can go fishing at 45. Grow up. We are broke. You can help fix the problem or eventually just go without completely. Welcome to the real world. If you dont like it you can always leave. :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bob-Hubble/100001340708758 caconservative

    It’s easy to hide your political agenda using comedy, and no one is suppose to be put-off because, hey it’s just comedy….come on! This is fast becoming the most used tool in the Liberal Progressive bag of dirty tricks. It’s becoming even more popular as they are finding out that they can manipulate, and twist fact, using comedy, to meet their agenda needs. As I watch people like Kathy Griffin use their platform to regurgitate their hate, I can’t help feeling some pity for her because, she must have gone through some really bad emotional issues to be that full of hate.

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