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Barack & Randi, Cozy As Can Be [Three Updates -- Third from Larry Johnson]

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.

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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.

  • PMS

    Hope, Change, Hatespeak. It’s all so refreshing.

  • Lyn

    I have to laugh, I just saw this and was coming to give you the link. Why does this not surprise me? Kind of OT but this is an interesting article about the Infection known as BO http://www.liberalrapture.com/

    • susiewat

      Thanks for the link

    • http://speaktruth speaktruth

      Lyn,
      I just went to your link, Liberal Rapture.
      Great article, talking about Obama Infection, taking problem as seriously as it should be taken. Then, lo and behold, after about four very strong paragraphs, page is blank. This could, of course, be just a problem with the site, but after a few months of finding so many anti-Obama videos and articles disappeared (including a diary of my own on another site, first disappearing, all the comments too, over 200 of them, then appearing again after I posted about it, then disappearing again) I am sure there are Obama hackers all over the Internet.
      This is another symptom, as they say at that site.
      Then, how about all those Republican looking men (all men) in expensive suits looking oh so serious and scary sitting behind him for his many speeches given almost every day covered by media as major event while Hillary’s substantive speeches are sound bites.
      This is another symptom.
      I recommend this article, even only for a few paragraphs. Also, can anyone contact them to tell them most of page is missing. Contact info missing, too. Unless hacker fixed it already.
      I am disgusted.

      • simon

        If you find the PR company, you ‘ll find the problem.

        Easy as that, hold the Greenberg Traurings responsible, and it will stop. They want the money, the illusion of power. They’re all Rezko, they’re all Stuart Levine.

        Script kiddies are not a big deal, the whole technical “superiority” of those people is WAY overblown.

        Like, did you ever hear the Pentagon go on about Chinese hackers?

        I always wonder how they do that with a straight face.

        heh.

    • AlC

      Thanks for the link. The article/opinion is excellent.

      I also found the article on the potnetial voter fraud at caucuses to be both compelling and scary. I wonder if anything will come of that.

  • Fleaflicker

    Un frickin believable!

    I have seen some screw ups in my day, but this at an officially sanctioned Obama fundraiser? I had no idea.

    And I am sure that that is exactly what Obama will say too.

    This story needs to be cross posted EVERYWHERE!

    • susiewat

      I think we should all send the link to this article to nbc, cbs, abc, msnbc, fox and all the news channels. If they get hundreds of emails about the same thing they won’t be able to ignore it – I can’t believe they didn’t let everyone know this was an Obama fundraiser (well, yes I can, duh! we’re talking about the Big O)

      • StephanMoore

        Yeah, let’s blatantly lie so actual journalists can research the truth!

        • C.S.

          What is a lie?
          That screenshot comes directly from this link at BarackObama.com

          http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/4r2cc

          • terra

            This was a supporter generated fundraiser…not sanctioned by Obama. Not that truth will stop you all from blaming Obama.

            I am a member of the Obama site, I can have a funraiser for him and it would be advertised on his site. I can have a donation drive and it will be advertised on his site, I could have a party to support and tell about his policies, and it would be advertised on his site. That does not mean that Obama sanctioned it.

            It’s funny because until recently Randi was a Hillary girl, big time. But then at one time so was I

  • John D

    That’s not true, Susan. Barack doesn’t know this.

    • JoeySky

      Don’t buy it. His face was on the page.

      • C.S.

        and the link was on his site

        http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/4r2cc

        SOLD OUT: An Evening with Randi Rhodes (Obama supporter) (Meeting)
        *To folks wondering the Obama campaign was somehow affiliated with this event, please know that it was in no way sanctioned, authorized, or endorsed by the Obama for America campaign. This was a fundraiser put together by a San Francisco radio station (you can see their explanation of the event here http://www.green360.com). This website is one of hundreds of thousands of user-generated websites you can make on My.BarackObama.com.*

        NOTE: GREEN 960′S WEBSITE SAYS THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT. PERHAPS THERE WILL BE NO-SHOWs AT THE DOOR, BUT FYI SO NO ONE IS DISAPPOINTED. I DO NOT CONTROL TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT. THIS IS GREEN 960′S EVENT.

        Come join other Bay Area Obama supporters for an evening with Air America host Randi Rhodes!

        She was quieter in her support earlier in the primary season, but this week Randi Rhodes has been on fire with her passion for Obama (and disappointment/anger with his opponent). Today (3/7), she spent nearly her whole show urging people to get to Pennsylvania or to call Pennsylvania on behalf of Senator Obama.

        Let’s show her some Bay Area love and have a chance to get together socially as well. Spend your afternoon phonebanking and then join us (in Obamawear of course) for a great evening. Doors open at 5:30 pm, event is at 6:00 pm.

        This event is $5 at the door, and you sign-up in advance via Green 960 radio station’s website.
        http://www.green960.com/pages/events.html?feed=211592&article=3368653

        After the event, we can all head to a place in the neighborhood for drinks and organizing for winning Pennsylvania, the nomination and the White House.

        • C.S.

          Note: The new disclaimer at the top was added some time after the call to the campaign. It was not on the website as of 12pm EST.

      • Patrick Henry

        Sure is..I see it ..Not an Illusion..

        No Nasty Covert Operation..just nasty Randi
        potty Mouth..Talking trash ..Sounds Like Slander to me..Promoted right there next to Obamas Picture..I see Obama this..Obama that..everywhwere…

        Any other Politician would have been DESTROYED over this..and trashed Worse than Bill Clinton has been..But..Now..The Media..?? Convient Amnesia..
        Denial worse that Janis and Elvis..They just can’t shake thier Addiction can they..?

        Gotta Peddle that Junk..Get One more HIGH..Collect more of that Big campaign payolla..Why..Owning a news network is almost as good as being haliburton in iraq with no Bid contracts…Opps..
        So Sorry..I got off topic…Halliburton..Iraq..Cheney..Bush..That is soooooo…Old news.. Thank you so MUNCH..Obama..

        ……….. YESTERDAY……..

        Yesterday…Osama was the topic of the Day..
        Now Its all Gone away..Obama is here to Stay..
        Go away..Yesterday…Doesn’t pay..Doen’t pay..
        Obama Not Osama…He’s the way..to get Our Pay..

        I mean..my God..if Obama had to drop out..How BOOOOORING would that be..??

        Whats left…some guy who says he’s pregant and going to have a Baby…?.

        NAW….To much fun seeing what we can get away with…Creating the President of OUR CHOICE..

    • http://hyper-educated-uppity-woman.blogspot.com Uppity

      Yes he knows now. But had he known Then, he would have cut off ties.

      • beebop

        oh please ….. they paid her to do the event ….

        • GBecker

          “they,” being Green 960 radio…not Obama. Facts are a good thing.

      • beebop

        Just like to Reverend Wright?

      • http://OUTRAGEDBUTNOTSURPRISED bama_barrron

        what obama really doesnt know is honor and decency. he wouldnt recognize either if they came up and slapped him in the face.

    • Shainzona

      And you know he has no knowledge…how?

    • beebop

      “Barack doesn’t know this?” Barack has influenced this. Barack has created the atmosphere to make all of this possible. Barack is the reason that this is being inflicted on the party. It’s a little late for the deer in the headlights routine.

    • TeakwoodKite

      What else does he not “Know”?

      A great deal when he sees one? Nice house..

      Foriegn policy? naw he asks Goolsbie (Sp?)

      Military affairs? Naw he asks McPeak, who supports John McCain’s view…

      How to treat others well? Naw let ‘em freeze.

      • http://hyper-educated-uppity-woman.blogspot.com Uppity

        He does not know that which is convenient for him to not know. He accepts no responsiblity for anything he is really responsible for.

        • lifelong dem leaving party

          yes, and he denounces whatever statements wright made that we find disturbing, but that he – of course – never heard, except the ones that he heard, but – of course – those were not “controversial” or he would have denounced them if he had heard them, even though he heard them, but that must mean they weren’t controversial or he would’ve denounced them, or not heard them….(obamalogic/obamalies/obamareasoning – all of it just gives me a headache).

      • mimi

        Oh no!!! Sounds like another: “There’s a cancer in the White House, Mr. President,” moment.

        What did he know and when did he know it???

    • C.S.
  • Newport News Dem

    Hillary is a f—-ing w—e and Bill Clinton is a ranting racist. Obmadroids are shallow AND hypocritical with their kumbaya palaver.

    Randi, Stephanie, Ed, Rachael and Keith are boring in their daily diatribes against the former FLOTUS because she has the absolute gall to compete to the end and allow democracy to continue for 10 more contests.

    I bet they will want UNC or KU to give up if they are down a few points with 10 minutes to go tomorrow.

  • beachnan

    Obama and his campaign remind me of “I’m the uniter”, President Bush. You can make all the pretty speeches in the world about unity, but your actions, and the actions of the people campaigning for you-speak volumes. If he is supposed to be the uniter, then why is the democratic party so divided right now. Why are so many of his supporters making divisive comments filled with rage and hate? (just go to the Obama blogs if you need proof). I was very upset by Randi Rhodes’ comments, and if Obama has her for this event, then indeed there should be a backlash to his usual doublespeak. Say one thing, but do another.

    • Catriley

      The scary thing is that Obama reminds me of Bush in many, many, ways. His inability to speak off the cuff about issues; his associations with questionable people that suddenly become “just some guy I met once”; Rove = Axelrod; His acting like he’s above it all while his fans and campaign and surrogates are vile toward his opponents; his puffed up resume; the uniter as divider crap; and his projection of his own flaws and misdeeds onto other. The list goes on….

      • TeresaINPa

        Yes, he reminds me of bush too. I am hoping that something happens that exposes him or his simplistic rhetoric will do the trick and we will get another untried apprentice president if McCain looses to Obama.

      • Nu_Cat1992

        There is absolutely no way you can compare Obama to Bush. The mere fact that there is sooo much negativity on this site is scary. Both sides’ surrogates have said nasty things about the other. So the holier than thow acts need to stop. I might be a supporter Obama, but I’m not looking at him through rose colored glasses. Is he perfect? No. But who is? HRC? Not at all. So vote for who you’re going to vote for, but WE should all leave the negativity at the door!

        • PMS

          Both sides’ surrogates have said nasty things about the other. So the holier than thow acts need to stop.

          Give me break, please. Geraldine Ferraro tells the truth (the SAME THING that Barack himself and John Kerry have said) to a reporter of a local newspaper, while Randi goes to a BO fund raiser and says this… and they’re equal.

          Only in Bizzaro-bama World.

  • JoeySky

    My God! I didn’t know that it was a fund raising event for Obama. The mainstream media conveniently omitted to report that part.

    They clapped and cheered gleefully for the abusive language. And they expect Hilary supporters to vote for Obama in GE. They must think we are dump.

    Who divides the party? Who stands for hate speech? Is this the new politic per Obama’s book? No way in hell I will vote for Obama.

    • mimi

      Remember how Whoopi Goldberg was blacklisted for her remarks in 2004 at a Kerry fundraiser? This pales in compariosn to what was joke coming from a comedian.

      • Mechan

        I forgot all about that…I do remember her being blackmailed…think we should send this off to the View as well…see what Whoppi thinks of this…

  • http://www.oohnuance.blogspot.com madamab

    I am stunned that Randi would say those hateful words in public in the first place, but that she would do it at an Obama event? What the hell was she thinking? Does she really think she’s doing him any favors with that crap?

    My main question is this: Why is Big Progressive Media so determined to hand the election to John McCain?

    • Anne

      My question is, when is he going to donate to charity the money raised at this event? Oh, wait – I keep forgetting that he would not have known anything about this, didn’t hear it himself, wasn’t present, and just can’t help what an overenthusiastic supporter did.

      Obama may be the best thing that happened to charitable giving.

    • s. hall

      Randi drank the Obama Koolaid and now she has lost her moral compass. When this election is over Randi will be another victim of the hate she once decried. So this was done at an Obama fundraiser–and Senator Obama will not say a word about it.

      Like with Wright Obama will say I don’t know the lady and I can’t comment. Then he will say he met her a couple of times and when he was with her she was kind and thoughtful. Women voters make up a majority of the voters in this country but Obama doesn’t care if he throws us away.

      Give me Hillary or make me an Independent.

    • Nu_Cat1992

      Better yet, why is McCain getting a free pass right now? He had a supporter call HRC a b@#$% and there was little uproar. All the name calling should stop for sure. But isn’t b#$@% worst than whore? Oh, it was an Obama supporter that said it, so that’s why its more important, right?

  • Shainzona

    WHAT!? You mean Hillary Clinton is not directly responsible for releasing that video (as is charged by Obamocrats over at MyDD!)?

    But but but…what about the Wright videos…she made those appear, too, didn’t she.

    The fact that Obama is behind Randi Rhodes MUST find it’s way into the press.

    • beebop

      honey ……. spin spin spin all you want … parse parse parse all them words ….

      Randi said it and got paid by the Obama campaign

      Reverend Wright said what he did for 20 years to thundersou applause and pats on the back.

      If you can find Senator Clinton’s finger prints on this … good on ya’

      The link to the Randi Rhodes show was up there for all to see — just like the New Black Panther Party endorsement that comes up and down depending on who is watching the website ….

      • Shainzona

        (my comment above was a snark! Sorry if it didn’t come across that way!)

        • beebop

          yeah … sorry … I caught it after the fact … apologies for that fast reflext action. Developed it courtesy of AH and her crew.

        • TeakwoodKite

          I got it.. :)

          Reverend Wright said what he did for 20 years to thundersou applause and pats on the back.
          And Obama “paid” him for it as well. Gemmie some donations…

  • OldCoastie

    I can only imagine the outcry if Rhodes had been at an AAR fundraiser for Hillary and her “comedy routine” had used racially based slurs instead of gender based ones. If you subsitute them out in your mind, it is clearly hate speech. Why is this so mystifying to so many?

    Oh. I forgot. IOKIYABO…

  • kenoshaMarge

    Courtesy of Nicole Belle over at Crooks & Liars:

    I’m a fan of Randi, but this is completely unacceptable. Unfortunately, this is the kind of thing that happens in the heat of a long, drawn out primary season.

    Dog whistle anyone? “This is what happens when that evil Hillary Clinton doesn’t get out of the race.” Poor, poor, little potty-mouthed Randi Rhodes, who is just exhausted from this “long” “drawn out” primary season.

    Many of the people commenting on this piece at C&L think that what Rhodes did was perfectly acceptable, that the Hillary campaign got her suspended, and that her suspension is a limit of free speech. Which shows just how much they understand:
    1. Free speech
    2. Acceptable behavior from a so-called lib to a Democratic candidate
    3.That Randi Rhodes and her total lack of class aren’t good for the party, the country or her radio station.
    And last but not least, she wasn’t funny she was just crude.

    Much to my surprise, color me Goshwoggled, Air America, AKA the Obama radio station, did the right thing. Whodathunkit?

    And that this was an Obama fund raising event? Not a surprise. Obama and his supporters have shown a total lack of respect for anyone that dares thwart them in any way. Perhaps among all those young and enthusiastic People we are supposed to be so glad are joining the party it’s all right to talk about other candidates this way. To people with the slightest hint of decency, it is not.

    I can swear right along with the best of the Boy Bloggerz where I so inclined. But mostly, except when I am really angry, I save the big “F” for flavoring in discourse not as the meat of it. Randi acted like an adolescent in a school yard. Worthy of the Obamatron she had become.

    Watch for her whining on a cable channel near you. If you have the stomach for it.

    • tiffany

      I have stopped going to Crooks and Liars because I sense that the site has too many immature, crazy and probably paid commenters. Nicole loves Obama and will excuse, defend and accept anything he does.

      • kenoshaMarge

        I noticed their bias too. But I still go there once in a while to post something nasty when they are on one of their beatification’s of Rachel Maddow and insisting that she should get her own show. Since I think she’s become just another Obama shill I find that idea loathsome.

        Damn, is there no place left not infested with Obamatrons?

  • http://www.terrehauteforobama.com Terre Haute For Obama

    This was NOT an OFFICIAL sanctioned event. The screenshot is of an event page made by an Obama supporter. Anyone can host an event and put it on the site.

    • Lin

      If there is no oversight on the campaign website (where you have COMPLETE control, contrary to what one poster wrote), then how can we expect oversight from an Obama presidency. This was just another example of keystone kops at work in the Obama camp…

      You can’t know what entertainers are going to say, that is true, you take care of it as best you can beforehand and encourage them to be somewhat respectful of the opponents…that is what a smart producer of an event of this magnitude would have done. I doubt that occurred because she would have been stopped in mid-routine, and she wasn’t.

      I have always liked Randi Rhodes…even if she was a bit nuts. Not any longer… she not only harmed the campaign with this, but she badly bruised liberals and progressives by setting us up as an ugly group of people…which we are not.

      • Shainzona

        Oh, give Barry a break on organization…afterall he keeps his desk messy so how can he be responsible for this kind of boneheaded mistake.?

    • beebop

      sorry to bust your bubble … here is the link ….

      http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/4r2cc

      Maybe it’s change you want to believe in, but count me out.

    • JoeySky

      It doesn’t change the fact that this is Obama fund raising events. And those were Obama supporters who clapped and cheered gleefully at Randi’s remarks.

      Obama might be out of his mind to expect HRC supporters to vote for him. He can go down on his knee and beg, even his kissing offer won’t make a difference.

      • s. hall

        With everyday that passes its getting harder and harder for Clinton supporters to vote for Obama. When he doesn’t decry this hate speech then he is motivated by it. Add women to the ever growing list of the American people Obama would throw under a bus for not worshiping him. So now I am a typical white person, a boomer and a woman. I’m a 3-fer for Obama to hate.

      • allimom99

        Well, he can just kiss my a$$, but I STILL won’t vote for him. He KNOWS this stuff is going on, but as long as he gets a pass he’ll let it go. What a nightmare if he is the nominee – his supporters are making McCain’s ads for him! Joe Sixpack may talk like that with his buddies, but he sure doesn’t want his kids to hear it.

    • JoeySky

      It doesn’t change the fact that this is Obama fund raising events. And those were Obama supporters who clapped and cheered gleefully at Randi’s remarks.

      Obama might be out of his mind to expect HRC supporters to vote for him. He can go down on his knee and beg, even his kissing offer won’t make a difference. We are not ready to make nice.

    • bmc

      Whether the event was sponsored by the Obama campaign or not, terrehauteforBO, the fact remains that it is still on the website. They are condoning Rhodes’ behavior by keeping it up on the Barack Obama website.

      Hillary Clinton would never keep an event on her website where the headliner of the fundraising event called Michelle Obama a “[expletive] whore.”

      Get the picture? From Rezko to Wright to Randi Rhodes: Barack Obama chooses some very strange friends, I must say. Doesn’t say much about his “judgment” if you ask me!

      The Obama campaign should take it down unless they support Randi Rhodes’ disgusting behavior.

    • TeresaINPa

      of course, Obama is never responsible for anything. He’ll be responsible for spending the money raised though, right?

  • http://www.politicalamnesia.blogspot.com Darlamc

    Cream rises to the top. And this blog is the cream. I feel like I should thank the obama campaign- for without them and their minions, I might have never found this place. And now, I start my day and end my day here and with the Guerillawomentn.blogspot.com group.

    Thanks for all the hard work-

  • OxyCon

    So, this is why the crowd was cheering so loudly everytime Rhodes uttered her venomous attacks on Hillary.
    They were all Obamatons.
    Feel the Unity, brother.

    • http://noquarterusa.net/ SusanUnPC

      Exactly.

      That was the worst part of the video, really. Their delight in her vile words.

      But it’s just like the Obamabots act on the blogs — as we have all seen far too many times.

      Funny how Barack never admonishes his lemmings to behave like adults.

      • NagNancy

        I’d like to know just how the horrible, hateful attitudes of Obama followers will allow them to “change” anything in Washington. What will they do… call anyone they disagree with filthy names and then stick out their tongues? Nyaaaa.

    • simon

      Feel the Unity, brother.

      Early in the campaign, it was suggested by some Obama projected the new JFK.

      After watching the Penn video from the other day, the one with the autograph seeker, it occurred to me Obama was now projecting Homey the Clown, from “In Living Color.”

      “Homey don’t like that, brother.”

      Oh, gosh, I hope that’s not a racist reaction from a typical (half white) person…

  • yttik

    I just want to cry. I can’t believe how many democrats on the internet are condoning this!

    Apparently many democrats believe it’s acceptable to call female democrats whores.

    John McCain took the time to denounce Bill Cunningham’s disparaging remarks about Obama, (calling him a hack and using his middle name for politcal effect.)

    And those were comments against his opponent!

    Surely we can demand at least as much from Obama when the hate speech was directed towards female members of his own party??

    Or is being called a whore by your own party simply something prominent democratic women should adapt to? Because if this is the kind of behavior democrats are going to condone, then this is not a party I want to be a part of.

    • beebop

      Where are the feminists supporting him?

      Maria Shriver? Her husband is still governor of California, right? This happened in San Francisco. Does she want to comment about this?

      Ariana whose website stirs the pot until the hate boils over?

      Where are the “women” in the party? I don’t care if you support HRC or like Gerri Ferraro, this type of thing is NOT ACCEPTIBLE.

      I’ve decided that being a Stepford Wife looks a lot better than being a Democratic “Wh*re.” No vote for BO even for party “unity” since they don’t give a sh*t about female voters.

      • yttik

        This is such an outrage!

        The country is truly upside down when you’re left listening to Sean Hannity condemn the remarks as vile and sexist. I mean come on, Fox news gets it, but progressive democrats don’t?

        I don’t even like McCain, but he’s shown more integrity and commitment to clean campaigning then Obama has. At least McCain spoke out against divisive language being used against Obama by Bill Cunningham. At least McCain had the decency to look embarassed when a supporter asked him “how do we beat the bitch?”

    • http://www.oohnuance.blogspot.com madamab

      Why not?

      I put a post on my blog about Samantha Power’s “monster” remark. I got this comment in response:

      Personally, I think Hillary is a monster. At the very least, she’s monster-ish.

      That being said, Power knew right after the Scotsman piece ran that Obama was going to cut her loose. She said she was under the guillotine in a radio interview before the story really broke stateside.

      Thus, it comes as no surprise that Samantha resigned.

      Obama is walking the walk on this whole civility thing, like him or not. Clinton did the same thing with her NH guy’s druggie remarks, to her credit.

      It’s hard for me to imagine her cutting loose a key adviser for having an off the record quotation used in an article in a paper with a questionable history in these matters (ask Jonathan Turley or Tucker Carlson about the Scotsman).

      Hell, her lackeys are doing some slightly more nuanced namecalling every day and Howie “Son of Wolf Man” and Mark Penn are still plotting whatever one-day sinister scheme is coming next. Personally, I’d rather be a monster than Ken Starr.

      I think this whole thing makes me feel a little warmer and fuzzier about Obama. He’s actually willing to enforce the civility thing. Clinton, meanwhile, thinks that “kitchen sink” bullshit and cheapshotting is the “fun part”.

      Whether you agree with me about the justification for considering Hillary monster-ish or not, it’s hard to beat up on Obama on this one.

      Yours truly,
      John Brown

      They are out of their fucking minds.

      • Catriley

        They are totally out of their minds. They get their panties in a bunch over a comment about Obama’s ADMITTED drug use and how it would affect his electability (which is a totally reasonable argument considering how the rightwing went after Bill’s “I didn’t inhale” comment… yet are strangely silent when Hillary is called a f*cking wh*re” and worse. The thing that many of the MSM and Obama fans who do not follow these things, is that his supporters are calling her things like that daily on the internet — and worse. The majority of his fans don’t get into those blog sites and have no idea of the hate coming from his supporters and surrogates. They just feel all warm and fuzzy when he gives his Axelrod recycled speeches. Makes them feel all ooey gooey liberal inside.

        • simon

          AFAIK, Clinton doesn’t take money directly from terrorist supporters(Obama and Auchi, the whole Qaddafi thing with the nation of Islam, Ayers, et al) and Clinton didn’t betray the public trust, and money, to make her fortune.

          I mean, Obama let the corrupt IL small town hood Rezko pay for his backyard, among other tithes, and snacks.

          The FBI mole John Thomas said Obama and Blagojevich visited Rezko every day, Blago is up to his neck in corruption, and if Obama is the other side of that coin, well, Fitzgerald should be knocking at his door, very soon.

          Hard to see how it cannot happen.

          And in the end, it’s all that really matters, why do you take money from men who enable others to murder innocent Americans(and others, of course)? Why do you betray the public trust, STEALING, to make a little money?

          This guy was simply blowing smoke, and not very well.

          Some would say he missed the dynamic, entirely, in his attempt to misdirect oh so subtlety, but, you know, those PR types are never what they sell themselves as, ever.

          Misdirection, why give it a second thought, he was trying to confuse and intimidate you, and not very well, at that.

          I don’t know, I just can’t help but feel scorn and contempt for those people, they are illiterate fools.

    • tiffany

      That is exactly what infuriates me. Racism is not condoned and warrants a speech and attention. The Sexism is OK and is perpetuated by the members of the DNC, the MSM and many in the blogs. They were all silent when Hillary and women were verbally attacked and ridiculed. Their silence will not be forgotten by me and they will not get my vote or my money. The Democrats treat their women like s*it. The Republicans would have never allowed their female candidate to get trashed this way. I will not vote Republican but it shames me to see my party behave this way. NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR A THIRD PARTY!

      • http://www.oohnuance.blogspot.com madamab

        I swear I have been thinking this more and more – that Hillary should do a third-party run. There’s a party in NY that is called the Working Families Party – it’s very progressive. I’ve voted for their candidates several times.

        I’m sure it won’t happen, though, but it’s a nice dream.

        • s. hall

          madamob — I think Hillary should run as an Indpendent. Why should she be loyal to a party that wants to sink her? There are alot of fat cats in this country who want to drive the middle class into the ground, while Hillary wants the peace and prosperity which we enjoyed in the 90′s. If Hillary ran as an Independent she could derail Obama’s candidacy or perhaps even win. Only Hillary is talking about the issues we all care about. God Bless her and let her run.

    • http://speaktruth speaktruth

      Guess that means Imus should be rehired, if that talk is okay.
      Oh, I get it, it was just the nappy-headed part that was offensive.
      Back when Imus occurred I remember seeing the team coach and a few players mention the sexism several times and it struck me how the media never seemed to pick up on this part. Just the race part. It bothered me then, too. Because if that had been a male basketball team, I doubt any of that would have happened. Obviously not, really. Look at all male AA athletes and respect they receive. Never heard them insulted that way.

      So then these progressive blogs are saying that sexism is all right, I guess.
      Nice.
      Also, Obama knowing or not knowing all these things. Re Wright, he should have known. Since when is not knowing a defense? How about all those things he won’t “know” as president?

  • Andy

    I don’t know why I keep on getting outraged and disgusted he does this. It is a pattern of his:
    Wright, Meeks, NBP, Rhodes… You can’t go wrong so many times unless you yourself believe this sh–
    and I believe Obama is “the great pretender”….

    There is good article today by Juan Williams on Obama and King :

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120726732176388295.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries

    • Andy

      Forgot Michael Pfleger; whose endorsement was also proudly displayed on Obama’s webpage…

      All of them: it is no coincidence, no “oversight” no mistake. It is a pattern that tell you louder than anything else what Obama tolerates, shares; in short: who Obama really is.

      Here is Larry’s post and video of Pfleger in case you miss it..

      http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/04/02/what-would-tip-oneil-do-about-baracks-pastors/

    • sonya

      Thanks for posting that link. Juan Williams is on point.

    • s. hall

      Hate is a much more powerful emotion than love. Thats what Obama is counting on.

  • http://noratings.blogspot.com/ Bud White

    The Obama campaign is the opposite of what it claims to be. Mr. Hope is no more hopeful than George Bush is compassionte. He’s a cynical politician who has done everything he could to smear the Clintons.

  • http://thehorizontalworld.blogspot.com/ Mary Jo Kopechne

    I won’t repost my long passage on misogyny; I know that at No Quarter I’d be preaching to the choir–thank god. But Ferraro is of course right. Obama is an opportunist and I predict will let the vile RR “performance” issue float as a meme until something forces him to speak up.

    On another matter, in regard to the banning, censorship and the lack of solidarity among the progressive bloggers, here’s a post by Universal, another banned blogger from MyDD who, along with others, did not have the opportunity to rebut the censorship that Fleaflicker graciously extended to Linfar.

    http://tinyurl.com/5stgsm

  • 30 yrdem

    Don’t you all just love how Barack Obama just brings us all together???? (To look at how awful he is) He has really united real democrats around Hillary. We know a fake when we see one…….. He just makes me sick…

    • JoeySky

      Ohhhhhhhhh Yes! He’s a Great Pretender.

      As everyday passes the chance that HRC supporters will vote for him diminishes.

  • http://wiskeytangofoxtrotoscar.blogspot.com/ James (San Deigo)

    Ed Schultz is NOT an AAR personality, get your facts straight. http://www.airamerica.com/ look at the very top. Line up as of 4/4/2008 848 AM PDT is The Lionel show (Neutral?), Thom Hartman (Formerly for Edwards, now Neutral), Rachel Maddow (Neutral), Richard Greene (Unknown-possible vanity broadcast), Jon Elliot (unknown late night broadcaster, Sam Seder, Sunday show, now filling in for Randi Rhodes (for Obama because he feels that Barack helps Democrats down-ticket. Feels both Hillary and Obama are not progressive enough.) Not exactly all Obama, all the time. AAR is under no requirement to balance out pro-Obama views and under no requirement to be nice to Senator McCain or HRC.

    I like Taylor too but if she really wants to get on to AM she needs to take care of the dead air she sometimes Podcasts/ Broadcasts. Maybe because she is a one-woman show that is unavoidable. Still dead air is a cardinal sin on AM especially on talk radio. I also wonder how she would handle crank callers. I would love to see her and Sam Seder go at it; that would be interesting.

    • Catriley

      Ummm.. Randi Rhodes is a female, btw.

      The joke that Rhodes thinks that Obama helps the Dems down the ticket is total BS. It was shown that the Obama voters, by a wide margin, left the rest of the ticket UNVOTED. Yes.. most Obama voters did not vote down the ticket in the primary. They are one issue voters (well, one person voters) who don’t give a shit about the rest of the Party. This is a major issue for Democrats. I’m shocked that the DNC and the party elite are pushing someone that does NOTHING to help the entire Party.

      it’s like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

    • beebop

      If Rachel Maddow is neutral than so am I. She and I are just backing different candidates.

    • TeakwoodKite

      Ok yea he is a Jones radio personality, gee willikers jethro…he’s still up there on the “the northern tier” drinkin’ as much kool-aid as he can get his hands on.

      As far as “dead air” that is a producers issue…hard to be a radio jock with out someelse running the board.

    • tiffany

      Ed is in the NYC Airamerica station at noon.

  • chrisc

    The outrageous double standard goes on. Barack Obama continues to benefit from misogyny and never condemns it. Over at the Huffington Post, they were defending Randi’s right to “free speech.” Ain’t that a wonderful thing? Doesn’t it give you a tingle right up your leg?

    Accuse my candidate of being a racist.
    Tell my candidate to drop out of the race.
    Tell my candidate she’s ruining the party.
    Disenfranchise two states my candidate has won.
    Call my candidate a “monster.”
    Call my candidate a “fucking whore.”

    Sure, Obama, you can COUNT on me in November. NOT.

    • JoeySky

      All the Democrat establishment who endorse Obama really have to clue who is ruining the party.

    • ybnormal

      Ok, so Randi has a right to free speech. So she exercised it, and as a result other’s exercised their same right, and now Randi’s suspended. That’s the way free speech works.

  • ybnormal

    Is it just these words, or the overall approach? My view is, consider the source. Even if Rhodes had not spoken these words, they are in line with AAR. Keep in mind that AAR’s mission is to be the left version of right wing dominated AM talk radio. The entire venue is all about pushing hot buttons at any cost, and the natural result is a big helping of hate speech. That’s the way it is.

    Having said that, I don’t condone or excuse it. What distinguishes Rhodes from say, Ann Coulter? Her political position? Naturally, if we don’t support their message, we can and should tune out. Is the political position the message, or is it the hate? At the same time, when AAR or any other network places themselves in the public arena, they should expect the criticism they get. But at the end of the day, let’s not hold our breath that public hate speech can be run out of town.

    There was an interesting moment in the Howard Stern movie where the radio station guy with the latest ratings breakdowns, revealed that not only were Stern’s ratings going through the roof, the people who hated him were the larger segment, and they listened for longer.

    Meanwhile, I think it would be a good idea to consider, how often do we hear hate speech against hate speakers? As much as we might hate the speech of hate speakers, it should be a reminder that we ourselves are not immune.

    • JoeySky

      Do you see on this website any hate speech against the hate speaker? Do you see any of us use any abusive language in retaliation on Randi? None! We don’t approve of her speech. But don’t dehumanized her for it.

      • ybnormal

        Although the amount and degree is thankfully significantly less, hate speech does show up here. I’ve even caught myself venturing into it from time to time. It would be naive to pretend it never happens.

        My point is that, in some circumstances, we all have the potential to become what we disapprove of. Who among us is truly qualified to cast the first stone? So it would also be naive for any of us to presume that we could never stoop to such a level; maybe even self-righteous.

        Criticise Rhodes? Pressure AAR? Have at it; Kudos in fact. Free speech is more than a two way street; it’s a 5-way intersection with no traffic signals.

        Maybe you yourself are less of a hate speaker, I wouldn’t know. But ultimately, under the right conditions, we are all capable. To deny this is to prevent ourselves from getting over it.

        • JoeySky

          Your conscious control your behavior. If you think it’s an unacceptable behavior, you will be less like to use it. For someone who use it all the time, that behavior is acceptable.

          Obama supporters who cheered at that events obviously think it was acceptable.

        • s. hall

          Free speech doesn’t mean hate speech, or speech which incites people to riot. Sorry buddy but when you are on the air on a progressive network you don’t run around calling the first female candidate for President a f’n whore.

        • Mary

          Gee, ybnormal, I don’t remember any of you Obama supporters defending Don Imus’s right to free speech.

          Pick a rule, dear, and be consistent.

    • beebop

      RR is AC coming from a different direction. I don’t have to listen to either one. The issue here is that a candidate who is ruining the Democratic party is using hate speech in his efforts to run his opponent out. A lesser person would probably quit. He’s the original “kitchen sink” guy himself.

      The Democratic party is allowing him to kick all of the sand out of the party sandbox and replace it with something truly toxic. When there is no one left except the extreme extremes and the white men in suits in November, I guess it will be a surprise to them.

      • ybnormal

        “The Democratic party is allowing him to kick all of the sand out of the party sandbox and replace it with something truly toxic.” -True; and it goes beyond that.

        Obama is selling reverse racism, or race baiting, by offering forgiveness for our racist guilt, if only we understand and forgive. The problem is, what it is that we are supposed to forgive and understand. The sanctioning of Rev. Wright’s (and other’s) public hate speech?

        Forgiveness implies an intention to act better, on BOTH sides. I don’t expect Rev. Wright to stop promoting hate any more than I expect the KKK grand wizard to join the NAACP.

    • beebop

      Sorry. You lose me when this becomes a political fundraiser. An on air personality works for the station. A fund raiser works for the candidate. She was saying what they wanted to hear. Period. And by the response she got, they loved it.

  • Pat

    Thanks to C.S. for all the good work!

    • http://noquarterusa.net/ SusanUnPC

      YES! he works his heart out — day and night — getting these videos out.

    • C.S.

      no problem pat. its disturbing. and worse I get called lots of names via the youtube page now because I post these. I render no opinion about them, just raw video so viewers can know what they missed, but you know the tradition. “kill the messenger”

  • D Miller

    Randi needs to go to rehab – the rising of her own ego has blinded her to what she says. If only she could see herself – she would be humiliated. She needs to chill big time, come back, and apologize. So, too, must Reverand Wright. Then, finally, Barack Obama himself could even apologize for attracting so much hatred to his cause. He certainly should step forth like a man and denouce what Randi Rhodes said.

  • Fred C. Dobbs

    HOPE IS NOT A PART OF ANY PLAN!

    Just your weekly reminder.

  • Arabella Trefoil

    Delurking to say “Thank you, sane people.”

    Don’t give up on Hillary. She will fight for us for as long as she’s got breath in her body.

    You guys are fantastic.

  • dofogo

    Why am I not surprised that Obama’s campaign was behind this event? This just goes to show that that only change Obama is for is change for the worst. Obama and his campaign should be ashamed of themselves. He will NEVER have my vote!

    • http://www.dawnellesplace.com Dawnelle

      correction: they don’t give a “shit” about women over 40.

      Women under 40 are (apparently) used to being called whores and bitches by now. (thank you to some of the more foul music that degrades women daily and no one bats an eye)

      I got a nod and a wink today from a girl bringing back shopping carts as I sat in my car waiting for my Mom to finish inside.

      She walked by real slow to read my stickers on my car then slow by my window and I looked straight at her ready for some unkind comment and instead she looked at me winked, nodded and went inside with her carts.

      I knew exactly what she was saying.

      The Silent Majority will be silent NO MORE!!! GO HILLARY!! Stay STRONG!

    • sajo

      You are surprised because this is the only group of people who are spreading this ridiculous accusation.

      Next you will blame Obama for the housing crisis…

  • SJ

    Can you imagine if this was on Hillary’s web site and someone went and made racist remarks on AA and Obama, the MSM would of dropped everything today and this would of been the hottest topic of the season.

    You would of heard a cry all over the world for Hillary to drop out of this race, many would of slammed her saying this is not good for American and AA relationships,the pressure would of been on, but just take a look, hear the silence as Hillary is on the receiving end.

    Strange is it not that some are even trying to defend this and saying it was just a comedy show.

  • Psychodrew

    Excellent work, Susan! Have you sent this to Taylor Marsh?

  • truthteller2007

    Obama is now required to apologize to Hillary personally for Randi Rhodes’s misogynistic remarks.

    • Andy

      Indeed he is! Question is who will ask him to?

      • Hope

        Andy,
        Well Rev Wright will ask him to apologize! I’m sure of it! It is only a matter of time before the good pastor makes a formal request. I understand it will be announced on Al-Jazeera tonight at 9:00 p.m.
        Catch it then! :)

    • JoeySky

      Even if he apologized, he won’t get my support. It’s Hillary or nothing.

  • sbendforhill

    Yes, Obama really scares me. My brother-in-law said it succinctly to me on Easter Sunday. He said: “I think he’s a sleeper cell. “Boy did that get my attention. there is a feeling out there that something doesn’t ring true with Obama. We really don’t know him at all.

    By the way, I’m new here but have been reading all your wonderful comments for a while. This site is awesome!

    • JoeySky

      Sorry, but we won’t tolerate any wild accusation without proof here. If you believe that, you can keep it to yourself. But don’t push for any wild accusation like that. thank you.

  • http://www.nashvilleistalking.com/node/31505 Christian

    Actually, Susan, I broke this story on NashvilleIsTalking.com, but that’s alright! Thanks for the link ;)

    • beebop

      yes you did and good on ye’!!!!! Whooooppppeeeee …. how did you find that link?

  • Marco

    Obama a sleeper cell?

    I smell troll in the air. Anyone else?

    I was just at Arianna’s Hillary hate fest. If you can find the article on Randi getting suspended, the comments are rich and hilarious.

  • beebop

    Found this at Jeff Norman’s HuffPo post from yesterday:

    Understandably, Rhodes is stunned and angry. About her employers she told me: “They are in breach of my contract and have damaged my hard won excellent reputation in the broadcast industry…” Rhodes added she received thank you letters from representatives of Air America, the San Francisco affiliate and sponsors praising her for the performance that now has her in hot water.

    Maybe someone in the Obama campaign signed those thank you letters for her?

    • http://www.oohnuance.blogspot.com madamab

      I cannot believe anyone would thank her for that garbage.

      Hate is not a progressive value, morons.

      I am so disgusted I can barely breathe.

    • kenoshaMarge

      Someone thanked her for calling two female members of the Democratic party “fucking whores” and she thinks that fine and dandy? What a frakkin scumbag.

      Good lord, we need to either form a third party or get scum like her to form one of their own. They could call it the Expletive Laden Totally Tacky Party That Hates Anyone That Isn’t Obama. Or something like that.

    • tiffany

      The damage was self inflicted.

      • allimom99

        AU contraire, Randi, I’m guessing it is YOU that are in breach of your contract. Just a gurss, as I am not privy to the details, but since you WERE ostensibly representing AA at an event for an affiliate, they need to take care of business by not being seen as condoning your garbage.

        Maybe you should take this opportunity to find a good 30-day program and de-toxify. You are in no way helping to defeat McCain in November. I don’t get your show here in far northwest CA (thank the gods Hartmann still has his wits about him for the most part), but I have already given up Stephanie and our afternoon guy, Peter B Collins – I don’t care to be told that I OWE my vote to anyone! Seems like a lot of so-called progressives aren’t so supportive of free speech if we don’t worship Obama! Disgusting.

  • http://thedemocraticdaily.com gqmartinez

    I had a few thoughts on what Randi’s comments mean.

  • PMS

    Why does the Obama Campaign increasingly remind me of this old twilight Zone episode?

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734684/

    • http://www.dawnellesplace.com Dawnelle

      I have heard myself thinking those words almost daily (in the last couple months)

      I totally don’t KNOW what party I belong to any more. The Right is still wretched but now my beloved LEFT has turned up wretched to a whole new level of cruel and UNFAIR!!

      I am SHOCKED because I used to believe DOWN DEEP in my heart that the DEMOCRATIC party truly WAS the party of (at the VERY least) FAIR!!! JUST!!! & doing unto others.

      I barely recognize them. They are making me feel dirty. Like I need a shower. :-P ~~ blech.

    • TeakwoodKite

      They are “out there” and emo-speak is the catch of the day!

      Nothing that would make a difference. Much of the attraction Obama “generates” is from people who do not wish to be held accountable for anything in the “past”.

      They all talk of “being asked to dream”…I would say they are very succesful in that endevour. Oborgs always did have that “sleep walking” quality. Yes I know I am typing in general statements. Ask ANY Obama supporter WHY they support him and they cannot tell you.

      The last person I asked said “because of his message of hope”…
      When I ask why that was important to him…the kool-aid took over and glazed bloodshot eyes gave way to “because”.

    • Hope

      Because Obama looks like the alien hiding underneath the couch who would pop up at any time to grab your private parts? :)

  • Jasmine Tokuda

    Wow! I was at the event! I don’t see how the $5.00 cover charge paid for anything more than the use of the hall, and the pasta and meatballs served to us. It definitely had nothing to do with Obama. It was a meet and greet hosted by KKGN, our local Bay Area affiliate. Randi did her schtick, then sat at a table and signed photos of herself. There were no Obama signs or collateral material anywhere on site, except for people who wore his buttons acquired elsewhere. While I personally didn’t appreciate her comments, it has more to do with not liking to hear people cuss. I do wonder how after cozying up with Murdoch, Mellon-Scaife, and implying that Bomb Bomb McCain would lead our country better than Obama, true liberals would question the hand that feeds Hillary. Regardless of who our party’s nominee is, I will support him or her with all of my ability. I’m not against Hillary, but rather for Obama. Why? because when I look at the job ahead of us to restore the constitution, and undo 8 years of failed Republican policies, I feel Obama would be best for the job, but would definitely support Hillary if she were the nominee. What Randi has been telling her listeners for months is that “during the primaries, you fall in love with your candidate, for the general election, you fall in line.”

    • PMS

      Wow, Jasmine. Did you go back for second helpings of the Kool-Aid?

      How do you feel about the Obama Fundraiser that Murdoch’s daughter is hosting in London? IOKIYABO?

      • Hope

        Yeah can you imagine that? Murdoch’s daughter in England no less? Is that even legal? How many foreign countries are giving this NIGHTMARE money to continue haunting us on a daily basis?

    • JoeySky

      I don’t believe that Obama will be able to undo any damage from 8 year of Bush failure. I believe he will add more damage unimaginable. Why? I believe he has a broken morale compass. In my view, he will be worst for the job. Worst than McCain. McCain has integrity that Obama has none.

      Obama doesn’t live up to the standard that he preaches.

      This kind of abusive language to dehumanized your opponent and hitting her knee cap damages the party. Obama supporters gleefully cheers at those remarks. We find the behavior appalling. Don’t expect us to fall in line. I’m not ready to make nice when you guys call our candidate that way.

    • beebop

      Jasmine:

      All of a sudden there was more political discussion that you initially let on with your meatballs, wasn’t there?

      Randi is wishful thinkin’ darlin’ and so are you. None of the people here will be gettin’ in any Barack Obama lines. That I can assure you.

    • Marco

      “What Randi has been telling her listeners for months is that “during the primaries, you fall in love with your candidate, for the general election, you fall in line.”

      Then Randi added “You fucking whores.”

      • http://www.oohnuance.blogspot.com madamab

        Hah!

        Perfect. :-)

    • lifelong dem leaving party

      millions of us will choose a different line.

    • tiffany

      Jasmine, if in the GE, Randi says you fall in line with the nominee, don’t you think she should stop ridiculing our Democrats? No one wants to get abused and then forgive and forget. Randi needs some intervention. She is getting out of control and I am afraid no one is telling her that she needs help.

  • Renee

    YOU GUYS DON’T READ DATES, DO YOU? IT SAY MARCH 22ND, ITS NOW APRIL 4TH. NICE WORK GENIUS.

    • beebop

      Renee:

      You might want to keep up with current events!

      That was the date of the Randi Rhodes “concert.” It is STILL up on Senator Obama’s website. Since none of us are in charge of the web, you might want to take it up with them.

      Nasty little thing, aren’t you?

    • kenoshaMarge

      Ahh Renee, you little genious you, that 3rd key up from the bottom on the extreme left side of your keyboard is the caps lock. You might want to take it off or you’ll be yelling and people will think you are dimwitted and rude.

  • Troy S.

    So angry at this. So angry.

    I might have one day forgiven Randi Rhodes for such a unclever attack on HRC and Geraldine.

    But I will never forgive her for NOT BEING FUNNY.

    • kenoshaMarge

      See what happens when you combine a very large and active mouth and an enormous ego with a minuscule talent? Voila, Randi Rhodes!

  • http://vbonnaire.wordpress.com vbonnaire

    SusanUnPC, Larry, TeakWoodkite

    ummm, the roster:

    http://www.newpolitics.net/

    the tools behind the target-marketing

    http://www.newpolitics.net/content_areas/new_tools_campaign_2

    I really can’t stand a media agenda bent on destroying the Democratic party. Can you? Good Morning my pals!

    • simon

      I really can’t stand a media agenda bent on destroying the Democratic party. Can you? Good Morning my pals!

      They have nothing to say, though!

      Marketing technique becomes the message in and of itself, draws a certain audience, and then fizzles into chaos.

      It all devolves into group think, in the end, and none of it very good.

      Sometimes I think it’s always best to be on the outside looking in, it’s so easy to get caught up in the hype, believe yourself to be what the backslappers say, and then melt into irrelevancy.

    • TeakwoodKite

      vbonnaire; I am feeling a lttle awkward that you include me with Mr Johnson and SusanUnPc, they are WAY above my pay grade.

      I am spending a great deal of my time looking at the connections with Rezko and Obama and how that works with the Churches, non-profits LLC, Minority contracting and influence peddling that Obama and his “cluster” of Friends were flim flammin…

      As I am an registered independent, (and have been since Ronny came and went) who mostly votes for Dems, I don’t really follow why the media Wants the dems gone. As afr as I am concerned Wish them well and a personal good luck. They just scewed the citizens of Michigan over BIG TIME. and for that they lost ANY chance I could think of to vote for them. To Hell with the Dems to Hell with re-thugs. They are the wings of the same albatrose that is hanging around the Constitution and peoples neck’s of this country.

      I’ll vote for a party that has the Constitution of the United States for it’s planks.

      Looking at this site, it is one more “stink tank”, looking at ways to depersonalize via technology the world of politics. When Tip said “all politics is local”, the net has redefind what is “local” in many ways”.

      Thanks though…( sorry I am tech cranky today…LOL)

      • http://vbonnaire.wordpress.com vbonnaire

        I’m glad you’re looking at the Rezko part. I’ve looked at the target-marketing because I find it unethical. I just posted about a few places that dems might not know about? To see agendas forcefed via the web behind the scenes…I used to work for a paper (NYT-owned)—the press had always shaped who won–now? The FEC is non-operational –see democracy21.org

        O has been part of that hold up at the FEC

        dangerous, without the FEC’s input/control…I’m deadly serious! Follow the $$$$$$. He’s paying for “the presidency” (advertising)

        • TeakWoodKite

          O has been part of that hold up at the FEC

          In what way?

  • sandra

    That was a mugging? I read that Randi was inebriated, fell down and injured herself in a black out. Apparently there was no police report filed.

    Well, regardless of whether or not that’s true, her judgement in calling Clinton and Ferraro “f***ing whores” was severely impaired, whether she was sober or not.

  • mystic4hill

    When I first saw this video on No Quarter, I was so disgusted that I sent an email to Air America telling them how despicable I thought Randi’s behavior was. It would seem they received enough negative feedback to take action! As a San Franciscan, I’m ashamed of my city and of the people who would sit in that audience and laugh. I don’t care who you support, there’s no excuse for misogyny, sexism, racism, and pure hatred. That this was a fully sanctioned Obama fundraiser is just one more of the many reasons why I will NOT vote for Obama should be the nominee.

  • blobert

    Good Riddance. Now I can listen to Air America again.

  • John

    Do you guys ever bother to fact check? It wasn’t an Obama fundraiser, and it wasn’t in any way associated with the Obama campaign.

    What it is was an Obama supporter posted something on his website saying “hey, let’s all meet up at this fundraiser for Green960 and then go have drinks”.

    Stop lying. This site is a laughinstock.

  • Nice

    It was also on UPCOMING.ORG

    Yahoo! needs to reject and denounce Randi Rhode’s stand up act!

  • Marco

    “Come join other Bay Area Obama supporters for an evening with Air America host Randi Rhodes!”

    that’s the first line from the posting on his website, John.

    I am sure Obama didn’t officially put a stamp of approval on the meeting. he always stays above the fray while encouraging his surrogates and supporters to smear.

  • StephanMoore

    That screenshot you have posted clearly states It is Green960′s Event. Is this update news or spin?

    • beebop

      http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/4r2cc

      Here it is from his website …

    • Hope

      Stephan:

      You ask if this new or spin? Please refer to the name of the blog. Thank you.

      • StephanMoore

        But the screen shot clearly states it’s not a Obama for America event. And you state that it was “sanctioned” and a “fundraiser” by and for the campaign.

        How is that not spin?

  • sajo

    What has Obama got to do with Randi’s vulgarity?

    Should Larry be castigated for all the obscenities posted on this blog? He has more control over the blogger than a candidate over an unruly supporter.

    • TeresaINPa

      `get a grip, it was an Obama fund raiser. Of course he is responsible.

      • StephanMoore
      • sajo

        Larry, Susan, Teresa

        Kindly get a grip:


        The Facts.

        Comments made by Randi Rhodes were made during a Green 960 Event on March 22nd. Those in attendance were required to sign up through Green960.com and paid $5 to attend. Money raised went to Green960.
        This event took place at Broadway Studios in San Francisco on a Saturday night.

        The entire video of the event was made available through Green960 to our listeners and Randi Rhodes fans on March 26th.

        Bloggers “SusanUnPC” and “C.S.” posted an edited version of the event video on YouTube and an article on the CEO Of BERG Associates and former CIA analyst, Larry Johnson’s web blog on April 1st.

        • http://NoQuarterUSA.net Larry Johnson

          Get a grip? Yeah chucklehead, try a grip on reality. Can you read the screen shot above? Pretty clear that the Obama campaign considered it an officially sanctioned event. Remember, denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.

          • StephanMoore

            Remember, denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.

            chucklehead

            Judging from your choice of words I am going to assume you are old and may not fully understand the claim you’re making to link this as a Barack Obama campaign fundraiser is ludicrous.

            You’ve jumped the shark!

        • grtphoto

          So that means it’s simply OK with you? This speech? Seriously, this makes my blood boil, do you condone this simply b/c this is the candidate you support? What if the shoe was on the other foot? Why is this all right? What she said is immature and unacceptable. I used to listen to her daily, she was never like this before, she has become outrageous; yelling at anyone who disagree’s. You are ridiculous in your defense of this and you know it.

    • http://NoQuarterUSA.net Larry Johnson

      What is truly amazing about Obama supporters is that I have yet to see one condemn Randi’s attack of Hillary and Geraldine. Instead, you are apologists for misogyny. That tells me everything I need to know about the lack of character in those backing Obama.

  • buckskin711

    it shouldnt surprize anybody that has taken the time to find out who obama is, his supportors and followers stop at nothing and are full of hate and rage. i am sure that obama will say he didnt know anything about it. he never accepts any responcibility for anything offensive about his nasty campaign. we have to remember that america has not been to the polls since the rev. scandel. i have a very positive feeling that the remaining states will remind senator obama that america is not fooled by him any longer. they should make every voter from now on read his books before they cast a vote for the racist liar that he is. too bad that half the country has already voted before anything negative was known about him. this is why superdelegates were created, to correct a a person like obama getting into office. what i dont understand is why any supers would sign on to him….

  • DJ

    Larry, when they show that you can SIGN UP for an event with a popular Talk Show host, it means it was posted before the event.

    This is not then CIA where you have to submit the text of your material beforehand, so since the money raised went for the Radio Station, not to any campaign, and since the campaign had no knowledge or control over the material uttered in a night club setting, you seem to be the only one who started this latest scandal, that has nothing to do with Obama. (just like the previous attempt of hyping the disbarring of a former Clinton impeachment defence attorney.)

    • http://NoQuarterUSA.net Larry Johnson

      You are a certifiable moron. The event was organized and supported by groups directly involved in Barack’s campaign. But beyond that, you endorse this kind of language? You disgust me.

      • StephanMoore
      • JSM

        Using the same logic, the event was organized and supported by the Marin County Democrat Party. It’s advertised on their events calender.

        http://www.marinunited.org/d/EventsCalendar/tabid/246/ModuleID/703/ItemID/8/mctl/EventDetails/Default.aspx?selecteddate=3/22/2008

      • DJ

        Larry, your attempt to insult shows that you are frustrated. Why do you refuse to read the facts? They are outlined on Air America website, and on the Marin Democrats website.
        The fact is that nice try, but you can’t blame the vulgarity of a talk show host on the Candidate of her choice.

        I don’t approve and wouldn’t use the language, which is why I am pretty dismayed by the language used on this blog site by your frequent bloggers.
        Should we blame you for the language used under your name and leadership?
        You must be angry that I brought up that ridiculous attempt tried before of making trouble for the attorney who now works on the Obama campaign.
        Don’t give up…You may come up with something factual one day…

  • grtphoto

    I decided to listen in today since Sam was filling in and low and behold, callers agree with Randi! I stopped listening to all AAR long ago but thought I’d try to catch the sentiment after RR suspension. I was shocked and bewildered that folks think it is OK for her to use her “free speech” in such a way. Of course no one, including Sam, mentioned the fact that this has an Obama link to it, that she was fundraising for him. Janeane Garafalo called in to say how disgraceful the event was and even said that it isn’t RR fault that their was a video of her! I cannot figure out this hate for Clinton; that fellow females are allowing this name calling. Maybe Randi is dealing with her own guilt of being a hypocrite; she heavily criticized BO before it was a 2 person race.

  • american sawbuck

    Randi Rhodes’s hateful performance pushed me over the top.
    After 46 years as a Democrat I marched into my City Hall today and became a proud Independent.
    If Hillary is out of the race I will vote for the Republican. I have never voted for anyone but a Democrat. I cannot vote for Obama and his hate filled robots.My brain keeps telling me Obama is evil.
    My heart keeps saying “RISE HILLARY RISE”

  • http://www.clydestuff.blogspot.com clyde

    I had the video on my blog also. Some woman or girl left a comment to the effect that since Randi was doing stand up she didn’t see anything wrong with it.

    I decided to try and make a point. I replied, “If I have to tell you what’s wrong with it, then there’s no hope for you, you – (and at this point I used the same terminology towards her as Randi had about Hilary). But then I added, now do you see what’s wrong with it, and now do you get my point and why it disgusts me?

    But the more I thought about it, the more I hated the fact that I had used those words towards someone even if it was to make a point about how awful those words are when directed at someone. For any reason. So I ended up just deleting her comment and mine. But like I said, if you don’t understand it, then there’s no hope for you. And the fact that so many find this acceptable, so many who proclaim themselves to be liberal or progessive tells you the depths to which the Obamabots have sunken.

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  • Jack

    FYI – Your link to

    http://obamastolemyvote.com

    in update one is broken.

    Thanks for the story!

  • Barb

    Stephanie dumped the Spy Guy! I didn’t know that because I haven’t been able to listen since Stephanie dove into the Obama tank. But – I used to love that show and really, really loved it when Larry was on!
    Depressing

  • http://www.nashvilleistalking.com Christian Grantham

    The Obama campaign has responded to this story:

    http://www.nashvilleistalking.com/node/31505

    • http://hyper-educated-uppity-woman.blogspot.com Uppity

      Sorry but what is on the Obama site is not what appeared before a video went viral. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on who you are, that original page was captured here

      http://noquarterusa.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/barackrhodes.jpg

      • http://hyper-educated-uppity-woman.blogspot.com Uppity

        See we caught on to the bait and switches on his site. Kind of like how the Black Panthers link goes up and then comes down and then goes up again, depending on the weather out there.

  • sari in santa cruz

    I’m an Obama supporter who is horrified by what Randi said and did and equally horrified at the audience cheering. Just so you know, we are not all robots or misogynists. I don’t believe Obama endorsed this event, but I also don’t think he should profit from it. I think he should make a statement condemning it and contribute the money elsewhere. I just want you to know Obama’s supporters are not all one way. I do not hate Hillary. I respect her. And most of the Obama supporters I know feel as I do. It’s just that the young fanatical ones make the most noise online. I find them over the top, too, just as I find many Hillary supporters. How about a dialogue between those of us who are more mature and don’t think online warfare will get us anywhere.

    • Northwest rain

      Sorry I can’t trust you guys.

      This is the concerned troll mode.

      Obama is not going to be the President. He will lose if he is the democratic nominee.

      So there isn’t anything to discuss — except count the FL and MI votes and throw out the caucus votes.

  • http://journals.democraticunderground.com/krkaufman plooger

    … what would we be saying if …yada… referred to Barack Obama as a “nigger”.

    I’d start by wondering from what racist gutter the speaker had crawled, based on the fact that there is no acceptable usage of that term — which sort of makes your point irrelevant, Larry. Well, it moots your point, but, in fact, raises a new one, that being… What exactly is your motivation for attempting to equate the use of the word “nigger” with the word “whore” — for which there is a gender-neutral meaning that many would ascribe to the behavior of Sen. Clinton, as well as many other politicians?

    whore
    1: a woman who engages in sexual acts for money : prostitute; also : a promiscuous or immoral woman
    2: a male who engages in sexual acts for money
    3: a venal or unscrupulous person

    Are you actually taking the position, however ludicrous, that Randi Rhodes was intimating that Sen. Clinton and former Rep. Ferraro are sexually promiscuous? Might a less hysterical inference be that Randi was stating her opinion that she viewed both of these public, political figures as ‘venal and/or unscrupulous persons’?

    As you well know, the term ‘whore’ is widely used nowadays, to reflect those who are viewed to be taking some action or position based on some current or future quid pro quo (Clarice), and the term has become nearly synonymous with ‘politician’.

    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.

    Then I expect that you spent quite a bit of time on the couch back in Fall 2005, eh, Larry? Or was the Significant Other less put-out by your use of the term?

    Some Repent for Backing Judy Miller
    By Larry Johnson on October 20, 2005

    When Judith Miller went to jail in July I rejoiced because some justice, at least in my eyes, was being visited on a media whore who helped the Bush Administration mix the kool aid that took us to war.

    So the label of ‘whore’ is only acceptable when, exactly, Lar? Only when you use it? Only when applied to your political foes? Would someone who supported “media whore” Judy Miller’s war as a matter of political expedience not be a political whore?You can certainly disagree with Randi’s political assessment of Clinton and Ferraro as whores, as is your right, but going after someone’s livelihood for daring to voice an opinion with which you differ reeks of fascism, and, in your case, just a wee bit hypocritical.

    FUCK KOS
    By Larry Johnson on February 14, 2008
    the pigs began punishing the other farm animals. They assumed the worst traits of the humans they vanquished.

    Well Markos and crowd. Orwell was right. Fuck you people. I won’t post and I won’t read. But most of all, I won’t apologize. I have nothing to apologize for other than making the false assumption that you clowns gave a shit about freedom of expression or liberty. You guys are John Bolton and Dick Cheney in drag. You are welcome to kiss my ass.

    A less whorish person, perhaps the Larry Johnson from this DKos admonition, might have defended Randi Rhodes’ rights, in spite of a conflicting political allegiance, but it seems your candidate addiction controls and overrides your every action — making you a political crack whore, of sorts.

    • kenoshaMarge

      Defend her rights? She had the right to say what she said. People had the right to be offended by what she said. Her employers had the right to suspend her for what she said. See how that works? Everybody got their rights.

      And that whole freedom of speech thing in the first amendment protects us from having the government suspend our freedom of speech. So far as I know, the government hasn’t been involved nor has Ms. Rhodes been shackled and frog-marched off to the gaol.

      And so, why on earth would anyone that thinks Ms. Rhodes is a piece of loud-mouthed trash defend her? No one has infringed upon her right to make an absolute ass of herself. And she took full advantage of that. As did all the tacky people that defend that kind of rhetoric.

      Oh and by the way; when you look things up in the dictionary do you usually bypass the first two definitions of a word and head directly to the 3rd? The most logical understanding of what Rhodes said is

      whore 1: a woman who engages in sexual acts for money : prostitute; also : a promiscuous or immoral woman

      Especially when preceded by the word “fu*king”? Thus we are supposed to actually believe that what Rhodes meant was a “fu*king venal or unscrupulous person”? Even for an Obamapologist that’s some corkscrew thinking.

  • KR Kaufmann

    Plooger has had too much of the Kool Aid I see! A hard-drinking member of Team Obama! One of those Democrats who will forsake their principles in support of their King!

    Yet another “so-called” Democrat who excuses gutter and offensive language, simply because it was spoken in support of Saint Barack. A “situational” Democrat. A fake. A phony. A sexist. And a truth stretcher, too!

    There’s a difference of substance between the terms “media whore” and “fucking whore” but oh, that sure doesn’t matter…not when we’re talking about Saint Barack’s friends.

    Obama can do no wrong, he can associate with thieves, scumbags, fools, and loudmouthed substance abusers, but we must not point out any of his failings, any of his weaknesses, or any of his character flaws–because he IS Saint Barack! And that goes double for his trash talking buddies!

    I don’t see how ANYONE can defend Randi Rhodes–her words were disgraceful, and she was wrong to say them. But oh, I forgot–we’re talking about an acolyte of Saint BARACK, here!

    People like Plooger are really working hard this election season. They’re working hard to see John McCain elected.

    If Saint Barack is chosen in Denver, we’ll have Plooger and friends to thank for four more years of Bush policies. Because the Republicans aren’t going to be polite about Saint Barack–they’re going to confront the cult head on and make mincemeat out of it. Way to go, Plooger! Four More Years!

  • http://journals.democraticunderground.com/krkaufman plooger

    (apologies if my last comment posted twice)

  • http://journals.democraticunderground.com/krkaufman plooger

    Coward. Can’t sign your post, eh? You’re in good company, here. And was a billion iterations of my username supposed to somehow intimidate me? What a tool.

    As for your comments of substance that I was able to find within your rather off-meds rant…

    There’s a difference of substance between the terms “media whore” and “fucking whore” … I don’t see how ANYONE can defend Randi Rhodes–her words were disgraceful, and she was wrong to say them.

    Re: “fucking whore”… I would agree, absent any context; but since the phrase was spewed by Rhodes in the middle of a political rant, and while giving examples of how she felt both Ferraro and Clinton had demonstrated this political trait, sufficient context exists to make her meaning clear. And, given the obvious political context of ‘whore’ in Randi’s comments, however shocking to the senses, one might have expected the Larry Johnson of Valentine’s Day, 2008 to defend Randi’s right to speak her political opinion, rather than participating in a purge and a rather pitiable attempt to smear the opposition candidate via distortions and outright fabrications.

    But Clinton supporters, such as those on NQ, are evidently on a witchhunt against anyone who dares to be critical of the Clinton campaign, and Randi’s demonization as part of this effort has been unfortunate*, though instructional. Larry Johnson has been entertainingly hypocritical on this issue, in particular, as demonstrated above.

    As for my support of Obama, it’s soft, at best — what with my preferred candidate never entering the race and my backup suspending his campaign — and is mostly driven by Clinton campaign tactics since the third-place thumping they took in Iowa, after which they began dialing-up the negativity and distortions. However, I’ve long-since acclimated to the idea of the Clinton campaign stealing the nomination, and have begun to hope for it — because whatever certainty you may have regarding Obama’s inability to win in November, I am equally certain that Hillary cannot win. I have begun to look forward to her thumping in the GE, in which I would vote for her, as the necessary enema to which the Democratic Party must submit to flush itself of DLC/Clinton/corporate influence.

    * When I say “unfortunate,” above, I’m referring to the fascist nature of the supposedly NQ effort to purge Rhodes. Personally, I find Randi to be a bit too Randi-centric, abrasive and entirely too abusive of her callers, negating whatever educational value one might gain from suffering through her show, so the only time I listen to her program is when it’s being guest-hosted by Sammy — and Randi’s suspension has provided some much-needed weekday Seder. That said, I hope Randi is back on-air soon, and speaking her mind — and blowing yours.

  • flyarm

    Well well, I just read through all the comments, and it does seem as though Team Obama is rather nervous about this story, and that the masses may get to see this Randi Rhodes disgraceful display..You always know when they are nervous about stuff getting out about what Obama’s surrogates are doing and saying, because they send their paid trolls in like a pile of red ants to try to dispell the subject with hyperbole.
    Like I stated the other day..they are like the old bushbots of 2000and 2001..I wonder though , did they train with the bushbots..is there a bushbot school these Obama trolls are going to ?..if so..they should get a failing garde, they are way too obvious, and their excuses too lame.

    People i know in the industry of Radio and TV have said if they ever said what Randi did , they would never work again..they would be off the air for good!

    There are no excuses bushbots, I… mean… obamabots..
    Behavior like this is usually spelled out very clearly in ones contract…well that is , it is with major networks.
    Even Obamaedshultz has now turned back to volumne…

    Oh and if you think people haven’t noticed what is going on with the media…and the obamabots…even my very republican best friends have said ..it is disgusting,and if they had thoughts about looking into Obama, the way the media has genuflected and groveled and debased for Obama, ..they know ..something is seriously wrong when the media kisses one candidates ass exclusively! They are laughing their butts off at we dems..
    how sad when this is that important ..

  • wanda

    This is evidence of the anger, hatred and incomprehensible infatuation that the leftists in our country are displaying towards Obama.

    How much more of this belligerence are we going to stomach. I do not recall so much vermon spewd by a candidates supporters. Can you imagine if this guy loses? Is this their way of having us belief in this guy? I find it a very disconcerting trend. This country seems more divided now than I can remember. Thanks to the Obamamaniacs. I am hoping that Americans in the states that remain to cast their votes take this into consideration and send the DNC a message that their preordained candidate will not do. American voices will be heard!!!!

  • http://journals.democraticunderground.com/krkaufman plooger

    So all the NoQ gang has to offer are over-the-top character attacks, and nary a defense or even mention of Larry Johnson’s hypocrisy on the issue, the point of the prior post.

    In brief….* ‘whore’ has more meanings than the one that is giving everyone fits, all of which I included in the previous post, highlighting the definition which Rhodes demonstrably intended; no skipping or filtering was done.
    * ‘whore’ may have some exceedingly derogatory connotations, but LJ is a tad hypocritical to be lecturing others on the matter, given his use of the term.
    * Not everyone is expected to rise-up in defense of RR’s rights, but LJ is mighty hypocritical for failing to practice what he preached over on dKos, railing on others for their suppression of speech.
    How did a post on the hypocrisy of Larry Johnson become a post on the wonders of Barack Obama? Ya think maybe ya’ll are a few cappucinos over today’s recommended daily allowance?

    How much more of this belligerence are we going to stomach. I do not recall so much vermon spewd by a candidates supporters. (sic)

    NQ, heal thyself. Aside from my less-than-friendly interpretation of ‘whore’, exactly where in my post did I anywhere near approach the “belligerence” or “venom spewed”(?) by NQ’s home-court commenters.

    p.s. Second only to the “paid trolls” comment, this was my favorite…

    This is evidence of the anger, hatred and incomprehensible infatuation that the leftists in our country are displaying towards Obama.

    Wow, them Obamatons sure are a mixed-up bunch, directing their “anger, hatred and infatuation” at Obama. ;) Before the next rant, try some deep breathing.

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