The Republican Party ran the blandest nominee ever in 2012 with Mitt Romney. He was almost a real-life version of Ned Flanders from The Simpsons. Despite that, the Left still found ways to castigate him. For instance, they recoiled in horror when they found out that he had a binder of women for potential cabinet members, because he wanted diversity in his cabinet. Then they criticized him for traveling with his dog on the top of his vehicle (that one I can sympathize with more). I still do not know why it was wrong to have a separate folder of female applicants for potential jobs. At least he was not raping, sexually assaulting, or drowning them like so many Democrats have done as mentioned in my previous article.
The reason I bring this up is because I see a tremendous double standard in our society regarding the treatment of women when someone on the Right is involved versus the Left. Let us engage in a mental exercise here – just for fun and a little edification. On March 18, 2011 on “Real Time With Bill Maher,” Bill himself said this about Sarah Palin, “Did you hear this – Sarah Palin heard what happened in Japan and she’s demanding that we invade ‘Tsunami.’ Oh, speaking of dumb twats, did you - ” Now, imagine Sean Hannity saying that about Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, for example. Not only was there no outrage at the time, but despite the fact that we have people digging into tweets someone posted ten years ago (Kevin Hart for example) and trying to get them cancelled, it is perplexing to me that Maher walked away from that comment unscathed. It seems to me that the Left will defend women and minorities ONLY if they tow the line -- politically speaking. For the record, he also called her the “C” word during one of his stand-up acts in 2011.
I recall when Barack Obama said, “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig,” in obvious reference to Palin. She had previously stated, “What’s the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick.” The slander was clearly aimed directly at her. The comedian Louis C.K. actually apologized to Palin for a nasty tweet he posted about her. The Washington Post printed an article on August 16, 2015 where the first line was, “Louis C.K. is probably one of the most feminist comedians working today.” Is that not the same guy who was masturbating in front of women in his dressing room? Anyway, the same article goes on to say, “In 2010, he said some things about Sarah Palin. They were bad. Like we-cannot-even-think-about-printing-them bad.” I have a question, is the writer of this ‘like’ article Soraya Nadia McDonald ‘like’ a complete ‘like’ moron or something?
In June of 2019, David Letterman ‘joked’ that Alaska’s governor had the style of a “slutty flight attendant,” and then went on to say, “One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game during the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked up by Alex Rodriguez.” Imagine anyone saying anything even close to resembling that about one of Obama’s daughters. And before you start screaming misogyny, back in November 2013 the singer Cher tweeted regarding Palin, “Go to dictionary & look up The “C” word….next 2 the definition…you’ll see a Pic of Sarah PALIN! NO…WAIT…SHES (sp) UNDER DUMB C WORD.” Yes, Cher certainly has a way with words, doesn’t she?
Now, I could go on about the derogatory things said about women who do not tow the liberal line such as Kirstie Alley (who Tom Arnold described as “the new Rosanne”), or
Candace Owens who Noah Cyrus called a “nappy headed hoe,” or Michelle Malkin who was described by Keith Olberman as, “A big mashed-up bag of meat with lipstick on it,” or things said about Amy Comey Barrett, Jan Brewer, or Kaleigh McEnany.
However, I would like to close with comments made by the Left regarding two more women. At Rob Lowe’s Roast on Comedy Central in 2016, ‘comedian’ Tony Hinchcliffe referred to Ann Coulter as an “anorexic Seabiscuit.” English comedian Jimmy Carr said that, “Ann is one of the most repugnant, hateful, hatchet-face bitches alive” and “It’s not too late to change, Ann. You could kill yourself.” ‘Comedian’ Nikki Glaser said, “Ann Coulter has written 11 books – 12 if you count ‘Mein Kampf.’ ‘Comedian’ Pete Davidson—who referred to Dan Crenshaw losing one of his eyes serving in the U.S. military as “whatever”—called Coulter a “racist cunt.”
Lastly, I would like to mention Condoleezza Rice who was Secretary of State from 2005 to 2009. Syndicated cartoonist Ted Rall depicted Rice proclaiming herself as Bush’s “house nigga.” Then, a nationally syndicated cartoonist Jeff Danziger of the New York Times Syndicate was actually criticized for using racist themes to mock her. He told CNSNews.com that his comparison of Rice to the black maid Prissy in the film "Gone With the Wind" had nothing to do with race but came about "because [Rice] lied about a war." Sure. Rice’s nomination, noted the Washington Post, garnered “the most negative votes cast against a nominee for that post in 180 years.” Danziger drew a big-lipped, barely literate Condoleezza Rice, nursing the aluminum tubes cited by the White House as evidence of Iraq’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.
The point in all of this is that the rules of civility, equality, and whatever other feel-good buzzwords the Left cares to implement only apply if you think and believe exactly the way that they do. If you dare cross them politically, then your ‘privilege points’ drop drastically (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKcWu0tsiZM). Incidentally, I am sure that Bill Clinton still does not realize that harass is one word, not two.
Jean-Marc Bovee
Jean-Marc Bovee is the author of ‘A Prescription for Retail Pharmacy’ and ‘The World of the Dead’--both available in audio versions as well. He most recently released a book on his Prince fandom titled ‘I Loved Him With A Passion Uncontested.’ Also available on iTunes is his tribute to the founding fathers titled ‘Jean-Marc Bovee’s Forefathers - Single.’ Dr. Bovee received his Pharm.D. from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 2003, but is now retired.
