Politicians don’t want controversy (Why Cho, Whoopi are out of the conv.)

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Speaking of controversial performers, outspoken comedian Margaret Cho was yanked from a fundraiser scheduled around the Democratic convention, reportedly because the Dems don’t want another Whoopi Goldberg-like eruption.

Goldberg caused a flap when at a democratic fundraiser, she made off-color jokes about President Bush. The Kerry camp tried to distance itself from the event, which Republicans called a “star-studded hate fest.”

Now, Cho has been yanked from “Unity ‘04” an event sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign and other national gay-rights groups. The fundraiser wasn’t affiliated with the DNC or Kerry, but Cho’s manager says she believes the request came directly from the Kerry camp.

“The media was going to do the same thing to that they did to Whoopi,” Cho’s manager, Karen Taussig, tells The Scoop. “It’s terrible. It’s really bad for the gay community. They’re being treated like second-class citizens. . . .It’s amazing how skilled the Republicans are at setting the agenda.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5479648/

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