More “words of wisdom” on the use of the n-word from Whoopi and Co.
This time, unlike the last time, it was more watchable as Elisabeth seemed more confrontational and Ben Stein weighed in at the end and got in a couple of great points.
This time, unlike the last time, it was more watchable as Elisabeth seemed more confrontational and Ben Stein weighed in at the end and got in a couple of great points.
I just got done sitting through over 6 minutes of a “debate” that happened earlier this week between View co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Elisabeth Hasselbeck on whether or not it’s ok to use the “n-word.” Goldberg’s opinion so upset Hasselbeck that she started to tear up a bit towards the end of the segment. Here’s the video:
ST reader GWR made a good point in an earlier thread about the idea that Barack Obama might have actually welcomed the controversial New Yorker cover, because it helped him play the victim card and in turn made him an even more sympathetic character to his supporters and undecideds than he had previously appeared.  I’d like to add some additional comments to GWR’s point.
The drama over Jackson’s “cut his nuts out” comment regarding Obama, which he was caught saying on a “hot mic” prior to a Fox News show taping has just escalated with new revelations about what else the “Reverend” said (via This Ain’t Hell…):
Jesse Jackson is in some major hot water:
The Republican strategist Democrats love to hate weighed in this morning on his impression of Barack Obama: