“Everything you said about [withdrawing some troops
from] Iraq yesterday, and everything you will say, is a
deception, for the purpose of this one cynical,
unacceptable, brutal goal: perpetuating this war
indefinitely. War today, war tomorrow, war forever! And you
are playing at it! Playing! A man with any self respect,
having inadvertently revealed such an evil secret, would
have already resigned and fled the country!...Mr. Bush, our
presence in Iraq must end, even if it means your
resignation, even if it means your impeachment....This
country cannot run the risk of what you can still do to this
country in the next 500 days.” — MSNBC Countdown anchor Keith Olbermann
addressing President Bush in a “Special Comment,” September
4, 2007.
Matt Lauer: “He [Rush Limbaugh]
makes a living poking fun at Democrats, but now some think
he has gone a little too far in taking on Senator Barack
Obama....” Reporter Michael Okwu: “Weeks before the Imus
controversy, Rush Limbaugh started airing this ditty about
Senator Barack Obama:” Song parody: “Barack the Magic Negro lives in D.C.” Okwu: “Which lead some to wonder, has Limbaugh been
getting a free pass?...” Paul Waldman, Media Matters: “This is basically the
radio equivalent of a black-faced, minstrel show. You’re
going back to Amos and Andy and all of those, kind of,
racist shows in the past.” Okwu: “For his part, Obama says he doesn’t listen to
Limbaugh but says being targeted is part of being a
politician.... Song parody: “Don’t vote the Magic Negro.” Okwu: “Legitimate political satire or something
darker?” — NBC’s Today, May 21, 2007. Limbaugh’s parody was
inspired by a black writer who used the term in a March 19
Los Angeles Times op-ed, “Obama the Magic Negro.”
|
“This is going to
result in racial profiling. If, in her America, in
Michelle’s America, when you look, ‘Is that Hispanic guy an
illegal or is he legal?’ It reminds me so much of when they
used to pull down the pants of Jews to see if they were
circumcised or not. It is, it is so, so pathetic. It’s so
un-American....I want you to know, ladies and gentlemen,
that what they are doing is using the police force of the
United States to break up families and sow horror and pain.” — Geraldo Rivera rejecting columnist Michelle Malkin’s
argument that citizens should report illegal immigrants to
the authorities, FNC’s The O’Reilly Factor, June 8,
2007.
Award
Presenters & Accepters
Cal Thomas narrated a humorous look
at some goofy on-screen graphics used by TV
newscasts last year.
Author/columnist Ann Coulter presented
the nominees for the "Damn Those Conservatives
Award."
Ann Coulter introduced Minuteman Project founder Jim
Gilchrest who accepted the
award on behalf of MSNBC's Keith Olbermann.
For additional Gala videos and much
more, check out the MRC's newest project!
Winner
