Barack & Randi, Cozy As Can Be [Three Updates -- Third from Larry Johnson]
By SusanUnPC on April 4, 2008 at 11:10 AM in Air America Radio, Barack Obama
This is a screenshot of THE “sold-out” Green360 event in San Francisco at which Randi Rhodes uttered those disgusting remarks. It was an event apparently fully SANCTIONED by the Obama campaign as a fundraiser. It is on his official site. This is the very event where the utterly disgraced Randi Rhodes, now suspended indefinitely from Air America Radio, uttered the vulgar and hostile remarks about Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Clinton.
Barack Obama condemned Don Imus, and demanded his firing. (But he won’t condemn his 20-year pastor.) Will he condemn Randi Rhodes, and demand her firing? Maybe not. After all, she spent every minute of every day of her show touting him, and dissing Hillary in the most disgusting ways possible. Click on the image to see the full view.
OF NOTE: It was here at No Quarter that people first saw the video that brought Randi Rhodes down for her disgusting behavior, thanks to our very own video expert C.S. putting the video up on YouTube.
C.S. has called the campaign to see if they will repudiate this:
Here’s a photo for you of the Barack Obama website advertising this campaign “Evening with Randi Rhodes”
I also called the campaign and asked him to “repudiate” these comments and to “speak out against sexism”.
The lady on the phone was a bit upset to hear about this.
By the way, C.S.’s video has had 180,000 hits, and is ranked #2 at YouTube.
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UPDATE 1: Here is the link a new site with info on Rhodes: Obama Stole My Vote.
UPDATE 2: Nashville Talking has an excellent story on the Obama fundraiser at which Rhodes spoke: “Randi Rhodes Suspended For Remarks At Obama Event.”
UPDATE 3: (From Larry Johnson). I take no delight in the heat Randi is feeling, but what would we be saying if Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh or any other rightwing radio personality appeared at an unofficial event and referred to Barack Obama as a “nigger”. Just writing the word is radioactive. Well boys and girls, as someone who has been married for thirty plus years let me assure you that a woman does not like being called a “whore”. This is an equally radioactive word. And Randi knows better.
I worry that Randi may be suffering a form of post-traumatic stress syndrome following her mugging last year. I have been a guest several times on Randi’s show. Since I started advocating for Hillary I have become persona non grata among the progressive women radio personalities–Randi, Rachel Maddow, and Stephanie Miller. I have had the pleasure of meeting and chatting at length with each of these ladies. I found them delightful. But they, better than anyone else, should understand the misogynistic culture in America that encourages men to refer to women as whores, or cunts, or bitches. Those words are meant to dehumanize women and are similar in intent to the various vile terms used to deman African Americans.
Randi calling Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Clinton “whores” is way out of line. And I think the punishment is appropriate. Randi, Geraldine and Hillary are accomplished, professional women and merit respect. Unfortunately for Randi, she has tarnished her reputation. I would simply encourage fans of Hillary to not engage in the same conduct in talking about Randi or any of her progressive radio show colleagues. They may be wrong, but calling them equally vile names does nothing to advance the argument that Hillary is a viable candidate and a classy lady.



















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