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It's Open Season on Conservative Women in the Media

Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 06:15 PM

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The first reaction of many to the suspension of MSNBC far left commentator Ed Schultz is, why did it take so long?

Known for incendiary remarks and his debasement of all things conservative, Ed evidently went a bridge too far with the new management when he called conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham a right wing slut during one of his on air rants. He didn't just say it once, he did it twice to make sure he drove his point home.

The purposeful use of this degrading language towards Ms. Ingraham was designed to demean her and make her look "less than" in viewers eyes. He most assuredly used this language in a comfortable way to carve up Ms. Ingrahams reputation with the ease of someone used to doing it without fear of repercussion.

What brought on Schultz's on air rant? It was Ms. Ingraham’s "audacious comment" that it might not have been the greatest decision for Obama to be seen drinking beer in Ireland, as Missouri tried to pick up the pieces after a devastating tornado.

Previously Ed and his fellow co hosts could get away with the juvenile name calling, extreme language and degradation of women without a worry of any repercussions. They had a megaphone/cudgel which they could character assassinate conservative women with impunity.
Their favorite targets were ANY conservative woman with the gall to run for public office. Second in line were any conservative women who were in the media.

Watching the concerted character assassinations by the left over the past few years has given pause to many of us. We note there is a double standard in the liberal media and anything goes when it comes to putting the boot on the back of strong conservative women, in order to keep them down.

And just where has that stalwart defender of womens rights, the National Organization of Women (NOW) been during this constant assault on their Sisters? Nowhere to be seen or heard. Why? Because the women being demeaned are conservatives. Guess in NOW land some women are more equal than others.

But the new sheriff in town at NBC is starting to exert its hold on civility, far left heads have rolled at the network since Comcast has gained a larger stake in the network and it seems it will no longer tolerate over the top debasement that has been the hall mark before.

Lets hope this suspension brings some civillity back to the discourse.

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maloney | May 29, 2011, 08:37 PM EDT

Seano...another lard arse ED the water head wanna be. Monkey see monkey do. So little class so little time.

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seanomelbourne | May 29, 2011, 08:20 PM EDT

Michelle Malkin!!! A middle of the road fascist who couldn't lie straight in bed. A termagant of the first order spewing bulls-t.

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maloney | May 29, 2011, 07:56 PM EDT

The conservative females can take anything the liberals throw at them knowing they have done no wrong and are on the right team. The liberals are thin skinned like obama because they all deal in lies and corruption. Michele Malkin (a great American) said it best with "Ed only said he was sorry to save his fat arse." The 12:21pm post isn't me although it's a great post.

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maloney | May 29, 2011, 12:21 PM EDT

Larry Flynt is a disgusting example of liberal hypocrisy in action. A user and exploiter of women to the maximum, but since he is a liberal and supports liberal causes, you, NOW, the rest of your "team" of star war characters and the media, are mum on him. His run for president was a joke, no sane person took him seriously, unless we count you? What it is it? Some sort of twisted Stockholm Syndrome? Find me a quote where Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, bill o'reilly, glen beck or some of the others, used the gutter language used by your deranged media "stars" such as jeanine garraffolo, ed shcultz,chris matthews, rachel maddow,lawrence o'donnel, keith olbermann..yadda yadda yadda. TIA

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Narrowbackgal | May 29, 2011, 10:42 AM EDT

Larry Flynt also ran for president as a republican. Guess that puts him on your "team" too? The fact that you break politics down into "teams" is fairly pathetic. Interesting too that you don't respond to Seanomelbourne's point about the misogny on your side- and he doesn't even mention what your "team" did/does to Hillary Clinton.

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seanomelbourne | May 29, 2011, 01:35 AM EDT

Why narrow your challenge Mman include Hannity with his vitriolic assassination of Nancy Pelosi or O'Reilly denigrating female liberals on his Fox/GOP. As i stated Mman seems like a draw to me.

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Monsoonman | May 29, 2011, 01:23 AM EDT

Lad? Who is the biggest disrespector of women challenge between Larry Flynt and Ed Schultz? I think progressive women should have the final say.

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Monsoonman | May 29, 2011, 01:20 AM EDT

Larry Flynt is a strong strong backer of dems/libs, a luminary in yer midst. I know it seems a clash of your ideals/moral dilemma to have such a women exploiter on your "team". But Larry Flynt probably single handedly saved bill clinton from being convicted on impeachment charges.

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Narrowbackgal | May 29, 2011, 12:13 AM EDT

You're making straw man arguments, water boy. You seriously think Larry Flynt is a "luminary" to progressive women?? Ridiculous.

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seanomelbourne | May 28, 2011, 11:40 PM EDT

We seem to have a tit for tat war here as who disrespects women the most.Seems like a draw to me Mman.

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Monsoonman | May 28, 2011, 06:32 PM EDT

I see another one of your luminaries, Larry Flynt has just called Trig Palin a brain dead vegetable. OK narrowbackgal, tell me that is acceptable? Or is just a matter of boys will be boys in your world.

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Narrowbackgal | May 28, 2011, 05:49 PM EDT

Water boy, the First Lady is a fit and healthy woman who is trying to encourage the nation to make healthy food choices. Considering the shocking rate of obesity in this country, it's a message that needs to be heard. You cry foul that Shultz insulted a woman (and yes that was wrong) but you have done nothing but dish out petty insults to Democratic women yourself just in these comments (I can only imagine what you spew in real life). Like most Right Wingers, you want to have your cake and eat it too. You want to throw insults freely but not be insulted back. You want to pay no taxes, but have roads and bridges, police to protect you, and fire depts to fight fires. Tell you what, turn off Rush and Beck, and stop letting that poison infect you. Liberals are not your blood enemies, they are your countrymen who have a different perspective on things.

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Monsoonman | May 28, 2011, 05:25 PM EDT

Some other Ed Schultze gems that never got an apology: ‘rip out’ Dick Cheney’s heart, when he called Liz Cheney “shooter’s little girl,” or when he said Republicans enjoyed watching people with cancer die,” Bozell said. “MSNBC should have demanded apologies for the litany of offenses in Ed’s past.”

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Monsoonman | May 28, 2011, 12:03 PM EDT

seagreen: You can lose weight and not be fat to avoid the stigma. But ask a woman who has been branded a slut and see how she feels about that.... Now run along and play. You lefties have no sense of propriety, what was it the public school ejucation?

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seagreen | May 28, 2011, 12:02 PM EDT

monsoonman....Michelle Obama is fat ..Ingraham is a slut. no apology needed

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