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6/2/2017

Comedian Kathy Griffin Now A Victim?? (Video Update Added)

Filed under: General — Dana @ 9:02 am



[guest post by Dana]

It’s Friday, so you’ll have to cut me slack for posting about such absurd happenings. But honestly, this fairly defines the absurd culture in which we find ourselves currently flailing about. I studiously avoided posting about the Kathy Griffin debacle when it happened because yawn, but now it’s gotten so ridiculous that it demands its own separate post. So, a comedian exercises very poor judgment in her attention whoring, as evidenced by drawing the unwanted attention of the Secret Service, is shocked when the masses soundly condemn her and the idiots claim she’s committed treason, and apologizes for her bad decision making but doesn’t apologize to the person she’s offended, yet now seems to believe that she is the victim in all of this. A victim of the president, no less. But of course. In the meantime, sane people just want off this crazy train of social psychosis.

First, here is Kathy Griffin expressing her intent to go all out on “‘President Piece of Shit’ Donald Trump,” and his 11 year old son:

For me, that’s Trump and all things Trump. It’s not about trying to be an equal-opportunity offender anymore because Hillary got such a beat down. It’s his turn. So I’m happy to deliver beat down to Donald Trump — and also to Barron. You know a lot of comics are going to go hard for Donald, my edge is that I’ll go direct for Barron. I’m going to get in ahead of the game.

To recap: D-list comedienne Kathy Griffin, along with photographer Tyler Shields, hatched up with a plan to photograph the wanna-be Joan Rivers holding a fake severed head resembling President Trump. It was gruesome and disturbing, and garnered all the outrage and attention that Griffin hoped would happen. President Trump expressed his disgust. First Lady Melania Trump also unloaded on Griffin, especially after 11 year old son Barron Trump got upset after seeing the photograph on television. The right-wing blogosphere condemned the comedian as well. Unexpectedly, so too did some members of the left: Chelsea Clinton, CNN co-host Anderson Cooper – even Slate – denounced her. By Tuesday night, Griffin released a video apology, claiming that she “went too far,” and asked forgiveness. Yet she did not directly apologize to the President. In the subsequent fallout, Griffin found herself dropped as spokesperson for Squatty Potty, her comedy shows were canceled and she was fired by CNN. (Side note: Sen. Al Franken, with whom Griffin was scheduled to host an event with in July, evidenced that his moral compass consists of sticking his finger in the air to see which way the prevailing winds of disapproval blow. Originally, after the photo appeared on Tuesday, his reaction was one of disapproval, saying it was “very unfortunate” and “unacceptable”. However, after Griffin came out with her apology on Tuesday night “begging for forgiveness,” Franken, who “believes in forgiveness,” said the show would go on. But by Thursday, after facing backlash from Minnesotans for his decision, he backed off, saying he had “come to the conclusion that it would be best for her not to participate in the event.”)

And then last night, there was a dramatic turn of events: Kathy Griffin became the victim. Because Hollywood:

Kathy Griffin and attorney Lisa Bloom have scheduled a press conference on Friday where Griffin will elaborate on her decision to do a photo shoot in which she held up a bloody prop that resembled Donald Trump’s severed head.

In a press announcement she posted on Twitter, Bloom said that she and Griffin will “explain the true motivation behind the image, and respond to the bullying from the Trump family she has endured.”

As actor Nick Searcy astutely observed:

What did I tell you? @kathygriffin is the victim now. Hollywood will reward her with her own show or with hosting the Oscars within 6 months

Now, for all of you who were outraged at the photo of Griffin with the fake severed head, how do you feel about it now being used by a Republican Super PAC to attack Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District election?

“Jon Ossoff believes what Kathy Griffin did was despicable and for Karen Handel’s Super PAC to say otherwise is a disgrace,” said Ossoff spokeswoman Sacha Haworth. “Karen Handel should immediately demand this ad be pulled before any more children have to see these disturbing images on TV.”

(Cross-posted at The Jury Talks Back.)

–Dana

UPDATE: Here is video of the today’s news conference with attorney Lisa Bloom and comedian Kathy Griffin. In answer to the question of the post’s title, yes, Kathy Griffin is a victim – in her own eyes. I watched the whole thing. It’s pretty nauseating. I don’t know about you, but if making jokes about underboob sweat just doesn’t seem smart. But of course, this had nothing to do with smarts or remorse. Instead it has everything to with Griffin being attacked, being victimized, being threatened, losing jobs, being disavowed, and having everyone turn on her. EVERYONE! Not because of her own poor decision making, of course, but because EVERYONE ELSE! It seems like if the goal were to get past this as quickly as possible, a smart attorney would have advised her client to simply offer a humble apology of remorse directly to the president, or better yet, to Barron Trump. But obviously I’m not a smart attorney, or attorney of any kind, because that was not the game plan. Rather it appears the game plan is to squeeze this for all the self-righteous sympathy Griffin can get. Similar to the president, Kathy Griffin is a victim of her own poor judgement, lack of discretion, and self-indulgence.

–Dana

92 Responses to “Comedian Kathy Griffin Now A Victim?? (Video Update Added)”

  1. Feel like we’re all being force-tumbled into the looking glass.

    Dana (023079)

  2. i’m beginning to doubt the sincerity of CNN fake news propaganda slut Kathy Griffin’s previous apology

    happyfeet (a037ad)

  3. It figures that the spawn of Gloria Allred – she who was born with horns and cloven hooves – would latch onto and attempt to milk this washed up, dried out, wannabe comedienne for all she’s worth and more. True psychosis.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  4. Reminds me of Mattress Girl, Emma Sulkowicz. Or a guy who got fired from the 7-11 for selling cigarettes to minors and is now on the street corner selling loosies. Or maybe a combination of both.

    nk (dbc370)

  5. i think using the photo of Kathy Griffin with the decapitated head of President Trump in Congress races is a good thing to do cause it draws a stark contrast between filth like Jon Ossoff and normal people who don’t think decapitated president heads are super-fun

    happyfeet (a037ad)

  6. Not me. I want more nude pictures of Melania.

    nk (dbc370)

  7. she’s such a good first lady!

    happyfeet (a037ad)

  8. Yes, yes she is. She is the one person in the family who has risen to the dignity of the Office.

    nk (dbc370)

  9. lol that office has no dignity after 16 years of bushfilth and food stamp

    happyfeet (a037ad)

  10. I was serious. The lady has been perfect in her role since, and including, the Inauguration.

    nk (dbc370)

  11. yes yes in particular she represents us very well overseas i think

    happyfeet (a037ad)

  12. Kathy Griffin is just another in a long line of wonderful, humane and psychologically healthy left wing politicians and or media types from that toddlin’ town Chicago. Folks like Hillary, Mi-Ob, Sid Blumenthal, Deval Patrick, et al.

    Ipso Fatso (7e1c8e)

  13. I forgot BO & Val Jar.

    Ipso Fatso (7e1c8e)

  14. How do you say dana, what a stupid time to be alive.

    narciso (d1f714)

  15. 2. happyfeet (a037ad) — 6/2/2017 @ 9:23 am

    i’m beginning to doubt the sincerity of CNN fake news propaganda slut Kathy Griffin’s previous apology

    But you should also doubt the sincerity of her hatred or contempt. Even more so.

    I wonder about he sincerity of the revulsion to her on the part of people in her part of the politial spectrum, also. Is it that they don’t want to be reviled, themselves? Or get accused of things?

    Sammy Finkelman (d1a369)

  16. The one thing I will never forgive Jon Stewart for is making comedians a tiresome species of pundit. It’s funny that he had a role in killing off the shows where pundits hollared at each other, and instead convinced a generation of easily led that punditry is best done by comedians who avoid being funny, for the greater good of course.

    This said, I do enjoy a lot of the SNL parodies — particularly the Melissa McCarthy/Sean Spicer act. But watch those things — “Spicy” emerges as a real character — and the press pool isn’t portrayed as a bunch of heroic granite jawed Dan Rathers.

    Appalled (d07ae6)

  17. i can’t think about her anymore

    i need to figure out this weeekend

    happyfeet (a037ad)

  18. e

    happyfeet (a037ad)

  19. The ad is like a parody of a sleazy political ad that would run on a Zucker Brothers movie, but that’s kind of the sort of environment we find ourselves in these days.

    Handel should probably keep hammering away at the fact that 95% of Ossoff’s funds come from outside of the district, as long as she doesn’t have a similarly disproportionate funding scheme. I think “Hollywood liberals are trying to buy this seat” line of attack is probably pretty effective.

    JVW (42615e)

  20. It’s funny that he had a role in killing off the shows where pundits hollared at each other, and instead convinced a generation of easily led that punditry is best done by comedians who avoid being funny, for the greater good of course.

    Well said, Appalled.

    JVW (42615e)

  21. Post update with video:

    UPDATE: Here is video of the today’s news conference with attorney Lisa Bloom and comedian Kathy Griffin. In answer to the question of the post’s title, yes, Kathy Griffin is a victim – in her own eyes. I watched the whole thing. It’s pretty nauseating. I don’t know about you, but if making jokes about underboob sweat just doesn’t seem smart. But of course, this had nothing to do with smarts or remorse. Instead it has everything to with Griffin being attacked, being victimized, being threatened, losing jobs, being disavowed, and having everyone turn on her. EVERYONE! Not because of her own poor decision making, of course, but because EVERYONE ELSE! It seems like if the goal were to get past this as quickly as possible, a smart attorney would have advised her client to simply offer a humble apology of remorse directly to the president, or better yet, to Barron Trump. But obviously I’m not a smart attorney, or attorney of any kind, because that was not the game plan. Rather it appears the game plan is to squeeze this for all the self-righteous sympathy Griffin can get. Similar to the president, Kathy Griffin is a victim of her own poor judgement, lack of discretion, and self-indulgence.

    Dana (023079)

  22. She used the drilling machine from the core.

    narciso (d1f714)

  23. Griffin’s getting some cheap publicity as a result of all this. Before Tuesday, when was the last time her name came up in the news? And now everyone’s got an opinion on her.

    Frank Sinatra was right: as long as they spell the name right, there’s no bad publicity.

    Chuck Bartowski (bc1c71)

  24. Dana, by posting the ‘presser,’ you do realize you’ve given Griffin exactly what she wanted: more attention. Handel’s campaign pac making use of the image is desperately foolish– rather than keeping it isolated as a benchmark, drawing it into routine campaign crossfire may actually immunize it from any further shock value as just another piece of high caliber mud to toss.

    Lest we forget- Gilbert Gottfried was fired from his lucrative gig as the voice of the Aflac duck for cracking crude jokes about Japanese tsunami and quake victims some years ago. 75% of Aflac’s business is in Japan. He went over the line and paid the price. So it will unfold for Griffin.

    On the other hand, our Captain and his First- errr, Third Mate- expressing ‘disgust’ over this is the real piece of limburger cheese in the room. Melania and our Captain might share just how damaged young Barron is after hearing Daddy [or was it the turkey baster after all] brag about sexual assault and grabbing at famous pussy.

    “Meow.” – Bob Newhart, MTM voice over tag, end credits, ‘The Bob Newhart Show’ CBS TV, 1972-1978

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  25. @24- The last time? The week before New Year’s in CNN promos but Don Lemon got the attention for getting his ear pierced while CNN reporters partied the night away not covering the unfolding events of a terrorist attack was under way.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  26. ‘Course Kathy could generate sympathy if she’d just claim menopause.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  27. Actually since the Dems tried to tag every Republican on the planet with responsibility for every shooting by every whackjob since time began this seems fair to me. And if it isn’t, well, TS.

    Hack Lunger (d22822)

  28. premeditated victimhood is her business

    crazy (d3b449)

  29. You have to love someone holding up a facsimile of a person they hate’s severed head complaining about “death threats”.

    The best line I’ve heard about this career dumpster fire is “How could she feel there would be no repercussions for appropriating Islamic culture?”

    harkin (299d24)

  30. Griffin has been a wraith for quite a while, yes the irony forms it’s own singularity, meanwhile Rhodes burns the wolf from zero dark 30

    narciso (d1f714)

  31. @Dana- picture this; a heated race for mayor in erupts in Dallas and in Harkin-pac-esque style, the GOP candidate’s pac runs a clip of the Zapruder film; zooms in and freezes on frame 313, then a voice over begins “Liberal thought is spreading across our city…”

    Using Griffin’s backfire will only backfire again.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  32. @31- Remember,nabisco, KG considers herself the ‘heir’ to Joan Rivers’ throne. Unfortunately, she just upchucked into it.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  33. how would you even know that

    Joan was very classy people forget how classy she was

    i feel bad how dead she is now

    happyfeet (a037ad)

  34. 33 – “Harkin-pac-esque”

    Check your expiration date. The rot is setting in.

    harkin (299d24)

  35. @36. Indeed. Typo and correction due. Or perhaps it was Freudian. Muse on it as you all look the same to me. BFTR, mean’t Handel-pac-esque— unless you’ve got plans for a mayoral run in Dallas. But thanks for catching it.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  36. @8. Dignity? Count the silverware; after all, she stole a speech. But it’s a pleasure watching her board and deplane AF1.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  37. Stage 1: Announce that you are going to insult the President in a vicious way
    Stage 2: Insult the President in a vicious way, by performing a mock execution
    Stage 3: Advertisers respond to secondary boycott
    Stage 4: Issue a deep, heartfelt, totally genuine apology that is not just a cynical exercise in trying to keep financially viable
    Stage 5: Advertisers don’t come home
    Stage 6: Sorry-not-sorry, lawyer up (what she would sue anyone for, who the hell knows)
    Stage 7: Play the victim and ask people to donate to your Patreon.

    If she had just left it at the apology and waited two weeks, she would probably get a Netflix special or something. Her sorry-not-sorry act is going to make it much harder for any corporation to trust her not to damage their image.

    Daryl Herbert (7be116)

  38. seems sleazy photographer Tyler Shields who worked with CNN propaganda slut Kathy Griffin to produce those hot Trump decap pics is getting off without a scratch

    happyfeet (a037ad)

  39. 39… if anyone expects “even-keel” behavior from Kathy Griffin, quickly back away from that notion.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  40. Griffin gives all but blind men a pause.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  41. @39- The oddest whine is her claim that a bunch of ‘old white guys’ fired her from CNN and Ted Turner would never have done it.

    Turner would likely never have hired her in the first place.

    He’d have nixed any silly ‘New Year’s Eve’ show ‘starring’ his anchors and a comedy act. With him, the news was the star and at best a Turner-run CNN would have tapped bureau anchors around the planet on the hour w/a live feed for 5 minutes greeting in the New Year– then reported news.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  42. The marketplace is Judge Doom and Griffin is the squeaking little shoe being dipped into oblivion.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  43. Yes what about Tyler and the tmz gremlins. Harvey ‘snapper organs’

    narciso (d1f714)

  44. @6 nk

    There’s a thing kids do on 4chan called “bubbles”. Might get you through this dry spell.

    Pinandpuller (4fd3f3)

  45. I’m rarely an advocate for drugs but KG needs to go on Rogan and smoke some DMT. Get her mind right.

    Pinandpuller (4fd3f3)

  46. At this rate she’s too hot for Getting Doug With High.

    Pinandpuller (4fd3f3)

  47. @10, @11. Then I hope this is nothing more than salacious rumor: http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2017/06/melania-trump-federally-funded-side-peen.html

    even if true she has comported herself well inside the WH, the M-a-L and abroad.

    urbanleftbehind (f5d81d)

  48. Always trust content from trannies.

    nk (dbc370)

  49. it seems the lesson that the daily mail was taught isn’t being learned, nor gawker, or buzzfeed apparently

    narciso (d1f714)

  50. Oh My God: Now the Deep State is Leaking the Name of the Undercover, Clandestine Agent Appointed to Be Head of Iran Desk, Because He’s an “Iran Hawk” Who Might Undo Their Iran Deal
    —Ace

    “Obama loyalists leaked the name, and this time, it’s a real clandestine agent, not a fake one, like Valerie Plame.

    They did so to make him unable to take the job.

    The New York Times acted as their all-too-willing accessory.

    The New York Times, while admitting that the man is still actually undercover, says they feel comfortable doing so, because a newspaper has previously published his name before, but not as an agent having anything to do with Iran, but as overseeing the drone program in Yemen and Pakistan.

    The newspaper they cite as the culprit for previously leaking his name, which now gives the New York Times permission to leak it again when he takes a very critical undercover job?

    Why, the New York Times. The New York Times outed him in 2015 as the head of Obama’s drone program in Yemen and Pakistan, and now the New York Times cites the New York Times as precedent to out him again as the new Iran head.

    Prosecute. Drain the swamp, fill the jails.”

    http://ace.mu.nu/archives/370029.php

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  51. She claims that her “art” is meant to “shock”.

    So the “shock” was delivered like a mortar being fired straight up and KG didn’t even have time to adjust her clown mask before it exploded in her face.

    So whine whine whine and cry she’s being bullied? Has there been a better example of “can dish it out but can’t take it”?

    Comedy gold – maybe her first truly awesome comedy performance.

    harkin (cdb06f)

  52. All that suing this freak will accomplish is to give it publicity. No damages because nobody believes it; and the $2,000 statutory exemption will protect all its assets from judgment in any case.

    nk (dbc370)

  53. The freak I was referring to is the tranny ulb linked in his comment 49. Not the freak that’s the subject of the post.

    nk (dbc370)

  54. @ Dana, who wrote (#1):

    Feel like we’re all being force-tumbled into the looking glass.

    Vivid & apt prose! Your imagery sings to me.

    Beldar (fa637a)

  55. nigel tufnel, noted the paradox with the griffen, oddly this is the second such nazgul, the first stalked the huntress,

    narciso (d1f714)

  56. stu small cut off isis kathy from book tour.

    mg (31009b)

  57. lol she says CNN fake news propaganda slut anderson cooper never calls her anymore

    babycakes maybe he’s just not that into you?

    happyfeet (28a91b)

  58. I can’t understand why the snowflake left isn’t incensed with her. After all, she is quilty of Islamic cultural appropriation.

    Phu Bai Phat (f35c80)

  59. @1. The public is growing weary of being fed this crap from both sides on multiple levels. Hence the various larger media outlets have begun to clean house– whether it be through reviewing their own standards or minding feedback from the public and advertiser pressures. I’ll give points to Patterico and Beldar on this one- the more extreme poisons on both sides festering in this ‘culture’ are beginning to be purged and/or simply sidelined from the field of civil discourse.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  60. the filthy CIA sluts are outing each other in the new york times lol

    commendable, extremely competent organization you got there failmerica

    can’t praise it highly enough

    happyfeet (28a91b)

  61. Purging Tim Allen – lot # 86

    mg (31009b)

  62. No, the filthy New York Times is outing a loyal CIA agent because he might prevent Iran from nuking Israel sooner rather than later. What is wrong with the Ochs/Sulzbergers? They did something to their brains.

    nk (dbc370)

  63. BTW, he is a chain-smoking convert to Islam. I wonder how he’s coping with Ramadan. The days are more than 14 hours long in DC this time of year.

    nk (dbc370)

  64. @53. Art? She shudda cried menopause and she might– just might– have squeaked past Judge Doom. Alas, no; her quip gets the career dipped– but as the rubber-gloved judge knows, there’s an art to that. She’s is covfefed; totally Gottfried.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  65. How do you guys feel about a convert to Islam, and a chain-smoker to boot, being in charge of the CIA’s drone fleet?

    nk (dbc370)

  66. yes he was known as the wolf, in zero dark 30, played by mark strong,

    narciso (d1f714)

  67. If you’ll notice, in my WaPo link, WaPo is using a codename for him. It’s the NYT which outed him, using his real name, and linking the WaPo story for background.

    nk (dbc370)

  68. Melissa Rivers, Joan Rivers’ daughter, when KG was chosen to replace Mom on Fashion Police: “I truly feel you are the only person my mom would bless for this throne.”

    Melissa Rivers after KG was out after just seven episodes: “She s**t on my mother’s legacy.”

    Takes more than a few lessons for some dogs……

    harkin (299d24)

  69. @67. Cancer is a killer. So are drones.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  70. meh

    that whole organization is sick it needs to be flushed like poopies

    i got your wolf right here, zero dark useless

    happyfeet (28a91b)

  71. Time to repopulate GITMO. We could just reassign the IC blabbermouths – indefinitely.

    crazy (d3b449)

  72. @67. Cancer is a killer. So are drones.

    machetes don’t forget the machetes

    happyfeet (28a91b)

  73. A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

    nk (dbc370)

  74. @53. Shock? Maplethorpe used pee; Griffin used Trump. Is that the China-tie that binds her message to “art?” Shocka!

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  75. @78 DCSCA

    Maplethorpe used bullwhips. Andres Serrano used urine.

    Pinandpuller (e952da)

  76. I don’t see any job opportunities that will beheading her way…

    mg (31009b)

  77. Maplethorpe used bullwhips

    But apparently neither toothpaste or soap. I recall from a bio I read that the NY art scene had to school he and gf Patti Smith numerous times in personal hygiene.

    harkin (299d24)

  78. @79. And Michelangelo was a chiseler who used egg yolks.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  79. Of course she’s a victim. She has only learned from the greatest victim in history (Hillary) that it’s NEVER her fault. Can we expect anything less from someone devoid of any personal responsibility?

    Marci (e5bb26)

  80. @80 mg

    Nice.

    Oxyclean?

    Pinandpuller (fc6a21)

  81. @82 DCSCA

    Is that why David was so yoked?

    Pinandpuller (fc6a21)

  82. Michelangelo understood the difference between the sacred and the prophane

    narciso (d1f714)

  83. He also knew the difference between art and fugly.

    Rev.Hoagie® (630eca)

  84. It stems from the same insight, btw Chelsea handler look in the mirror.

    narciso (d1f714)

  85. @85. Covfefe is all a matter of perspective.

    “My, that’s a big one.” – Charles ‘Scorpio’ Davis [Andrew Robinson] ‘Dirty Harry’ 1971

    _____________

    Attention! Attention! Now batting for Kathy Griffin… Number Two: Bill Maher.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  86. @86. Ahhh, but he did dabble in charcoal, plastered or not.

    DCSCA (797bc0)

  87. Michelangelo understood the difference between the sacred and the prophane

    narciso (d1f714) — 6/3/2017 @ 10:33 am

    I think you have him confused with Hank Hill, narciso.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  88. No that would be autocorrect but you get the picture, bosch painted graphic landscapes of hell, but not because it appealed to him.

    narciso (d1f714)


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