Kathy Griffin Disses Jesus at Emmys

[jefferson_dem]

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Griffin's poignant remarks were censored from the final broadcastor more info http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN1144512920070911

Also, more Griffin - Emmy's fun at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udDx5mJ1OJc

[Colobo]

1. I demand equal treatment. Diss Mohammed and Moses as well.

[and-justice-for-all]

2. diss one and you kinda diss them all...nt

[Exultant Democracy]

41. I doubt the Easter Bunny cared, but Santa will probably give her coal.

:eyes: I wonder if Jesus has the power to save the aliens stuck in the volcano? I guess I had better wear special underwear and marry at least 4 wives to make sure.

[and-justice-for-all]

3. Cheers to Kathy Griffin!!! nt

[sandnsea]

4. rotfl, i love her

That is a pet peeve of mine too. It's actually a positive commentary on the difference between true faith and santajesus. Too bad Donahue doesn't get it.

[partylessinOhio]

5. That woman is a puke. I don't know how anyone could waste their time

looking at anything she does. She has never known the boundaries of good taste. Why would you expect her to know them now?

:thumbsdown:

[The Wielding Truth]

8. She won me over. I used to be revolted by her until I watched her

show. Now I appreciate her "shock" comedian style. She really works hard to make people laugh in the most shocking rudest way. She is a jolt to the sensitive and a refreshing unexpected wind to the stodgy.

Congrats, Kathy. She seems very liberal and honest I like that.

[skiddlybop]

10. Um, she was dissing the false piety

and hypocrisy of the award winners who proclaim from the podium that they won because Jesus and God wanted them to.

No more and no less.

The title of this thread should be changed. She was dissing the parading of faith in a totally inappropriate venue where we all know the vibe is self-worship. Okay?

Read. It. Slowly. If. You. Have. To.

[durrrty libby]

6. The girl has guts....She won an Emmy? Now there is the shocker

[Bolo Boffin]

7. In any report of this incident, see if the setup to Kathy's joke is reported.

"Suck it, Jesus" comes after Kathy alleges that Jesus was secretly pulling for the Dog Whisperer to win. In other words, Jesus had it out for her, and she gives it right back. That's the joke.

Anyone who wants to condemn her for what she says should quote her fully.

Kathy rocks.

[PurpleChez]

9. Maybe it's funny. Maybe. But...

...but I don't understand why people are making out like it was something heroic. Would "suck it, Martin Luther King!" be funny? Funnier? Maybe a little less?

[trumad]

11. I don't recall emmy winners thanking Martin Luther King

for their award.

[PurpleChez]

14. That's not the point. I think you know that.

I'm the first person to chuckle when all of the borderline-softcore porn soap stars get up at the daytime emmys and start thanking jesus for their awards. I'm not a Christian...if anything, I'm a Buddhist.... So, if you're not a Christian or if you disagree with Christianity or whatever, join the club. And if you want to joke about Jesus, go ahead. Just don't get lost thinking that it's automatically some sort of intellectual triumph. And remember to be just as open-minded and jovial whenever someone lampoons the foibles or inconsistencies of your own sacred cows.

[iaviate1]

23. Well, wars aren't fought in MLK's name either. n/t

[PurpleChez]

26. OK, then...how 'bout "up yours, Muhammed"?

If someone had gone up and said "Eff you, Muhammed" would we all be talking about how funny and clever it was, how it needed to be said, etc.?

[iaviate1]

32. Nope...

The overwhelming majority of our problems stemming from religion in this country come from Christians. Not that other extremists don't cause problems, but they're not as big within our country.

[PurpleChez]

35. Read the preceding comment

it had to do with "wars being fought in the name of..." -- no country was specified.

[bridgit]

12. what a twit...

[imlost]

13. I love Kathy!

I was never a big fan until I watched her show. It's great. She has her annoying moments, but she also has some brilliant comedic moments.

[Hissyspit]

15. I think it was funny.

Nothing offensive there. It's on the level of a "Oh, I'm going to Hell now!" joke.

[The Sushi Bandit]

16. Thank you Kathy for saying what others need to hear!

[goddess40]

17. I agree -thanks Kathy

I'm tired of people pretending that they believe god did something special just for them and screwed other people over.

[vireo]

18. Check out this BS spin from Faux

Ninety-four percent of America's founding era documents mention the Bible; 34 percent quote the Bible directly. The idea of bringing unity to the universal is a particularly Biblical concept.

The freedoms we enjoy in this country to speak freely and to live freely are directly related to that man who died on a cross 2,000 years ago.

So, you see, Kathy Griffin, Jesus has everything to do with you winning that award.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296683,00.html

"Founding era documents"? :eyes: I also love how RWers extoll free speech rights while seething with contempt over their exercise.

[aquart]

44. Bible? Uh, you mean the tatty New Testament, right?

Because Jesus had absolutely NADA to do with the Old Testament. Encroaching, greedy Christians.

[DuaneBidoux]

19. I'm not a Christian, or even religious, but I don't think this helps with general civility.

Why engage in the kind of behavior the "other side" does--insulting those who do not believe as you do.

This behavior leads generally to conflict and doesn't raise the tone within a society that desperately needs reconciliation and common ground.

[PurpleChez]

20. Thank you!

"Why engage in the kind of behavior the "other side" does?" -- a good question. I don't even object to the original comment so much as I do all of the "Thank you, Kathy, I love you" responses. It all smacks too much of that philosophy major who lived down the hall in your freshman dorm and who thought that him ditching his parents' church was the boldest philosophical step the world had taken since the Reformation. I remember how so many DU'ers (not all of them, mind you, but many) sided with the Muslims protesting the Danish "Muhammed" cartoons some months ago. Do I smell a double standard? I'll be the first to agree that there is some effed up stuff in traditional Christianity, but I am also consistently bothered by the idea that we can set aside Christianity as the one demographic group that we can target with insults and sweeping generalizations. It's all so...so...freshman.

[iaviate1]

24. People are tired of religion being imposed on their lives.

That explains the reaction you complain about. I don't see people going around telling others they CAN'T worship their gods, but I do see people going around saying they can't love others... they have to kill others... they have to hate others... because their God or Jesus would disapprove otherwise. We shouldn't be surprised to see rejection of religion after it being forced upon us for so long.

[PurpleChez]

25. "People are tired of religion being imposed on their lives."

I'm hip. I live near the buckle of the bible belt. I can't buy liquor by the drink at my local restaurant because the local Baptist congregations flip out any time anyone suggests changing the law. And I still think KG's original statement is marginally funny at best, and that all of the "Thank you, we love you!" drivel is sophomoric. You can reject religion without being infantile about it.

[ooglymoogly]

31. ever stop to think many of us really like Kathy.

or is that to you in itself sophomoric....but still we welcome you to earth when you visit.

[PurpleChez]

37. "we welcome you to earth when you visit"

brilliant response. This battle of wits has been joined!

[ooglymoogly]

38. I think you meant to say "battle of snits"

[PurpleChez]

39. I can go along with that.

Supposedly puns are the lowest form of humor, but I've never agreed. That Fox News version of the Daily Show is probably lower.

[iaviate1]

33. And you can practice religion without being infantile about it, too.

Sorry for your liquor issues, but many of us have much bigger problems from the religious lunacy. Like interference with relationships, housing, jobs, violence, and sometimes life itself.

[PurpleChez]

36. I certainly wasn't suggesting that not being able to order a beer

with my calzone was the be all and end all of oppression. I know that others have much bigger issues to confront. And I wish them every last success, and I will help toward that end however I can. But it still doesn't change my impressions on this specific issue.

[iaviate1]

43. I know you will.

This thread is nothing compared to the real issues we all fight together.

[PurpleChez]

45. Thanks for that message!

A groovy way to start the morning. Makes up for not being able to get back to sleep.

[The Wizard]

21. Oh Great Zeus

Curse them all.

[skul_Donteecha]

22. If I won an Emmy......

I would probably thank everybody within earshot including Jesus. But tell me......when did they start a rule about who you may or may not thank? If Griffin does believe Jesus had anything to do with her award, thats her business and if you have ever heard her act, you know damn well he didn't.
:wtf:

[L0oniX]

27. Yep ...she belongs on the D list ...the Damned list

[defendandprotect]

28. I have a lot of respect for what she said and the way she said it -- but strikes fear ....

into the "believing" establishment --!!!

They can't afford to have any challenge to their system --

[ooglymoogly]

30. their house of cards is more apt. nt

[gtar100]

34. Agree, and I just bet Jesus had a good chuckle over it also

I'm sure he can hold his own under criticism and a good ribbing. Anyone who's goes up in arms about this on a religious basis is showing a few holes in their armor of faith.

That fear they feel is all about a loss of control - thousands of years of mind control getting undermined. And everything they base their feeling of security on begins to wobble.

[ooglymoogly]

29. thanks Kathy for keeping it real. I think you are great.

Still its a given the bible thumpers living in lala land will take offense but then they take offense at anything and everything.

[allisonthegreat]

40. profile in Courage..Kathy you rock, too n/t

[Exultant Democracy]

42. Good thing we have huge international corporations to censor for us

since we made all those rules to stop the government from interfering with free speech. Otherwise the first amendment might me something and we can't have that.

[Liir]

46. Walking. Talking. Goddess.

Love her to death.