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In another recent controversy, when Trump paid tribute to [[John McCain]] via Twitter following the Senator's passing on August 25, 2018, Griffin used the moment in another attention-seeking ploy by lashing out profanely at Trump in response on Twitter, which led to another massive backlash against her on the platform and elsewhere.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/25/kathy-griffin-rips-trumps-mccain-tribute/ Kathy Griffin Rips Trump's McCain Tribute] on Breitbart.com ('''Warning:''' Contains foul language)</ref> | In another recent controversy, when Trump paid tribute to [[John McCain]] via Twitter following the Senator's passing on August 25, 2018, Griffin used the moment in another attention-seeking ploy by lashing out profanely at Trump in response on Twitter, which led to another massive backlash against her on the platform and elsewhere.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/25/kathy-griffin-rips-trumps-mccain-tribute/ Kathy Griffin Rips Trump's McCain Tribute] on Breitbart.com ('''Warning:''' Contains foul language)</ref> | ||
| − | Griffin also recently came under heavy criticism on Twitter (including from Donald Trump Jr.<ref name="Doxing">[https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/1088097063227670529 Kathy Griffin reaction to doxing accusations] at Twitter ('''Warning:''' Contains foul language)</ref>) for falsely accusing students from Covington Catholic High School of "racism" during a confrontation with leftist American Indian professional protester and | + | Griffin also recently came under heavy criticism on Twitter (including from Donald Trump Jr.<ref name="Doxing">[https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/1088097063227670529 Kathy Griffin reaction to doxing accusations] at Twitter ('''Warning:''' Contains foul language)</ref>) for falsely accusing students from Covington Catholic High School of "racism" during a confrontation with leftist American Indian professional protester and phony "Vietnam veteran" [[Nathan Phillips]]<ref>[https://nypost.com/2019/01/23/nathan-phillips-is-a-liar-not-a-victim/ Nathan Phillips is a liar, not a victim] at the ''New York Post''</ref> and for demanding the [[doxing]] of the students, in violation of Twitter's terms of service.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/1086927762634399744 Kathy Griffin: "Ps. The reply from the school was pathetic and impotent. Name these kids. I want NAMES. Shame them"] at Twitter ('''Warning:''' Contains foul language)</ref> Not surprisingly, Griffin refused to take responsibility or apologize for her inflammatory and bigoted tweets, ignoring that her attempt to dox the students could put them in danger of potential death threats from crazed leftists, and lashed out in response by resorting to [[moral equivalence]] arguments against Trump Jr., using the long-discredited "Trump-Russia collusion" claims as her ammunition.<ref name="Doxing"/> Griffin was subsequently named among a lengthy list of liberal media celebrities who may face legal action against them from the legal counsel of the Covington students for said celebrities' false accusations and doxing attempts.<ref>[https://twitter.com/thecjpearson/status/1087115979807748096 C.J. Pearson: "We’re getting new submissions every 30 seconds. Every member of the media who defamed, slandered, and doxxed the #CovingtonBoys on Twitter will be served. Each and every tweet will be archived and turned over to the students’ legal counsel"] at Twitter</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:21, January 25, 2019
Kathy Griffin is a liberal, anti-Trump American "comedienne" and actress.
A few public relations experts have publicly indicated that her 2017 publicity stunt which involved her holding a mock severed head of Donald Trump was a career-ending move.[1] All of her remaining 2017 bookings for stand-up comedy appearances were canceled as a result[1] and she has had no bookings since then. Though she apologized after the incident, she later withdrew the apology.[2]
She drew a lot of public backlash against herself after that infamous publicity stunt. At a news conference, she refused to take responsibility for her actions and said she blamed Trump, claiming in a teary-eyed manner: "He broke me".
Griffin identifies herself as a militant atheist.[3]
The Examining Atheism blog wrote about Griffin:
| “ | Comedian Kathy Griffin identifies herself as a "complete militant atheist".
If she is representative of militant atheists, the ideological foot soldiers of atheism have backbones of jelly![4] |
” |
In another recent controversy, when Trump paid tribute to John McCain via Twitter following the Senator's passing on August 25, 2018, Griffin used the moment in another attention-seeking ploy by lashing out profanely at Trump in response on Twitter, which led to another massive backlash against her on the platform and elsewhere.[5]
Griffin also recently came under heavy criticism on Twitter (including from Donald Trump Jr.[6]) for falsely accusing students from Covington Catholic High School of "racism" during a confrontation with leftist American Indian professional protester and phony "Vietnam veteran" Nathan Phillips[7] and for demanding the doxing of the students, in violation of Twitter's terms of service.[8] Not surprisingly, Griffin refused to take responsibility or apologize for her inflammatory and bigoted tweets, ignoring that her attempt to dox the students could put them in danger of potential death threats from crazed leftists, and lashed out in response by resorting to moral equivalence arguments against Trump Jr., using the long-discredited "Trump-Russia collusion" claims as her ammunition.[6] Griffin was subsequently named among a lengthy list of liberal media celebrities who may face legal action against them from the legal counsel of the Covington students for said celebrities' false accusations and doxing attempts.[9]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kathy Griffin needs to do these things to recover from her career-killing Trump 'beheading' stunt, CNBC
- ↑ Caralle, Katelyn (April 30, 2018). Kathy Griffin takes back apology for bloody, severed Trump head. Washington Examiner. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ↑ Blase DiStefano. "Foul-Mouthed and Funny", OutSmart, June 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-01. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
- ↑ Teary-eyed militant atheist publicly breaks down and says "He broke me". Militant atheists are such spineless bowls of jelly. The atheist movement is a lost cause, Examining Atheism
- ↑ Kathy Griffin Rips Trump's McCain Tribute on Breitbart.com (Warning: Contains foul language)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kathy Griffin reaction to doxing accusations at Twitter (Warning: Contains foul language)
- ↑ Nathan Phillips is a liar, not a victim at the New York Post
- ↑ Kathy Griffin: "Ps. The reply from the school was pathetic and impotent. Name these kids. I want NAMES. Shame them" at Twitter (Warning: Contains foul language)
- ↑ C.J. Pearson: "We’re getting new submissions every 30 seconds. Every member of the media who defamed, slandered, and doxxed the #CovingtonBoys on Twitter will be served. Each and every tweet will be archived and turned over to the students’ legal counsel" at Twitter