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Troops Boo Kathy Griffin at USO Event Over Bristol Palin Fat Joke
- Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:38pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Like most of Kathy Griffin’s career, a recent joke about Bristol Palin’s weight during a USO event fell flat. In fact, it was so ill-received that the troops in the audience booed its delivery.
To make things worse, Griffin responded by egging the troops on and yelling, “War is hell!“ That seems grossly out of place considering the event was called ”USO’s Divas Salute to the Troops”:
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Comments (453)
Jordan1
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:59pmNot that funny of a joke, but it is oddly true. Now, whether just or not: all wars ARE hell for the people fighting them.
Report Post »Owl Works
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:58pmHollywood “at war” with the troops.
Report Post »Fear The Voices
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 8:47pmI’d say if Hollywood wants to go to war with our troops….. Let them! Our troops will kick their ‘phony’ butts from “Here To Eternity;” and back!
Report Post »WBOPP
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:56pmwho is she ?
Report Post »Spyder
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:56pmWas that supposed to be comedy? FAIL
Report Post »TruthMakesYouFree
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:55pmShe Belongs On MsNbC with olderman,,,,, tinkle up his leg Matthews,,, Hogan’s Heroes Sgt. Schultzie,,,,,,, losers flock together,,,,, I have a feeling that she was gathering information for the enemy of the United States is the only reason she was there…. Pray for her soul, cause she needs Mercy,,, but her choice,,, Jesus paid her debt too,, even though it may very well go unaccepted… sad,, cause hell is a long time to spend in the lake of fire,,,sad
Report Post »dawgPound
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 8:26amWhere the hell did you go to school? What‘s with all the comma’s,,,,, after every,,,,,other word,,,
Report Post »Are,,,,you,,,,retarded,,,,????
RightOnLady
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 8:56pmI love this, “Tinkle up his leg”, if that was a take-off it was very clever; if it was a typo, it was hilarious!!!
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on December 8, 2010 at 12:06amNo, he thought it was a tingle up his leg, I like to say he we-weed down his leg and only thought it was a tingle and it was really a tinkle.
Report Post »bburgdaddyo
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:54pmUSO tours are supposed to be for the morale of the troops. Why was someone like her ever even invited?
Report Post »ElleSi
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:51pmDo people ever find this lady (that is too nice of a word for her, i know) funny?…didn’t think so.
Report Post »10SPRO
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:51pmWhat was the point in repeating ( with a smile on her face) “WAR IS HELL” at the end of this clip. What a looooooser. Taunting the troops-
Report Post »Adam Coble
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:51pmShe is HELL!!!
Report Post »SusansSS
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:51pmI’m proud our troops let her know exactly what they think of her. Like everytime she opens her mouth, she was out of line.
Report Post »AFVET
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 3:15pmThat sound you heard from our troops was patriotism, and common sense.
Report Post »God Bless America.
CatB
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:27amThey know an enemy of the U.S. when they see one.
Report Post »HisStoryUn
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:50pmWhat moron put Kathy Griffin on the speakers list for a USO event? Everybody knows she is an America hating anti-military nut-job!
Report Post »Lana40
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:57pmThat was also my first thought. How stupid could they be to give her a voice in front of our troops, BUT…maybe they weren’t that stupid. Maybe, just maybe, they did it to show the US just who’s side the troops are on and “Don’t mess with the Marines.” :)
Report Post »jeff714
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 3:36pmThank you
Report Post »seabear
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 2:12pmUSO needs to get Bristol a dance partner, work up a few routines, and send them out on tour. Now that would be entertainment.
Report Post »DMcPher316
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:49pmI started to watch this last night but I figured it would turn into something political….and it went the way I expected….Griffin is a skank that THINKS sh‘e funny but can’t get over her liberal assed politics. I was totally surprised that the USO would use her at this kind of event. Just goes to show you what they REALLY think of the military
Report Post »ed0315
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:49pmI can see her penis through that dress!
Report Post »LibertarianLady
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:52pmRofl!!
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:34pmLOL…read between the lines…Kathy is jealous that Bristol is more famous without even trying. Bristol is also more easy on the eyes.
It’s sour grapes in spades! The D-lister got trumped by an A-lister.
Report Post »Rapunzel
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:53pm@Tsuanmi – not only is Bristol better-looking, she was blessed with her good looks. Kathy Griffin had to buy hers.
Report Post »truckinwife
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:48pmSo does the phrase “stupid is as stupid does” come to mind… I think so.
Report Post »Dearoldad
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:48pmAnother case of stupid Hollywood Liberals showing their gross ignorance and lack of empathy with normal Americans, especially our troops! Another example of “Better to thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt”. Shameful and disgraceful! The libs just can’t stand it when a conservative woman is successful, all they can do is show their small minded meanness.
Report Post »wai2000.com
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:56pmWell said.
Report Post »James
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 8:37pmThis woman is vile and disgusting, what was the USO thinking when they sent her. I would have to be in the desert 1,000 years before I would want to see her perform to boost morale.
http://crazyconserative.wordpress.com/
Report Post »stacila
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:47pmsounds like all those anti-bullying campaigns are really working!
Report Post »LibertarianLady
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:47pmAnd people actually pay money to go see her??? No wonder the country is going to h**l in a handbasket.
Report Post »rwing
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 9:01pmOur troops deserve better.
Report Post »seerjfly
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:47pmWho ?
Report Post »American Capitalist
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:46pmWhat an idiot
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 10:06pmwho is she?
Report Post »mgibs363
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:44pmI don‘t think I’ve ever heard her tell a joke that was funny.
Report Post »White Devil
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 2:03pmIt doesn’t tell jokes, just runs the hate filled speech. The sad thing is God loves her as much as He loves you. She just doesn’t know it.
Report Post »A Extremist
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:44pmLooks like you gain weight on USO tours also.
Report Post »Dawgnabox
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:59pmMAN, that was mean, just plain mean. LOL thank you.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 6:12pmMany black men prefer white fat women
Report Post »Hoosier Daddy
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:44pmFunny…I didn’t know “Diva” meant disease-ridden skank whore.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:51pmOnly when used as an adjective describing anything concerning Kathy Griffin. This “Progressive Darling” has, and always be, a no-talent, diasese-ridden, skank whore.
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:44pmDo you remember when she held up her trophy and said “eff you Jesus this is my god now”?
Report Post »Human Waste.
Dustyluv
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 3:10pmYou just insulted human waste…
Report Post »wodiej
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 3:44pmI’ve never listened to her, now I know why. That’s evil.
Report Post »wash1776
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 3:46pmDid she really say that? I hope not. How could anyone be so evil to say that about Jesus? Even if you don’t believe in him, you are still insulting tons of people worldwide.
Report Post »wash1776
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 3:49pmDUSTYLUV!! That was hilarious!!!!!!!!
Report Post »mpa
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 6:11pmI had forgotten about that awards show incident until you brought it up. I won’t go as far as calling her names.
It is sad, what happens to some people. It looks like, at every turn, she chooses the lower path, both in her personal convictions and in her professional life. I seem to remember she was able, at one point, to read a script and perform lines passably. She wasn‘t great but she wasn’t terrible.
Now, she’s just a boiling sputter of bitter exclamations. She probably doesn’t know anyone from the “real world”. Those service people at the USO show may have been the first honest Americans she’s encountered in a long time. I would have chosen to quietly turn my back until she left the stage but those troops have earned the right to say anything they want when someone sent to entertain them instead chooses to offend.
Report Post »Oil_Robb
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 6:49pmThe reason we need better supervision in hospitals is this Kathy thing….sombody 50 years ago threw out the baby and raised the after-birth
Report Post »Ezekiel38
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 7:12pmShe seethes so much hatred that she just isn’t even funny!!
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 9:39pmOhhhh… that was her? Well now isn’t she special. She needs to be booed into a lonely corner. What a dark hearted soul.
Report Post »slwolfgram
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:44pmI wouldn’t want to be her on judgement day when she stands in front of Him and gives an account of her life.
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 4:02pmoops I was wrong. She said something just a little different:
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re-8MeEBUJ8
In the future I will try to be more accurate when I quote “Hollywood Stars” and their words when they are mocking God.
Kalish
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 4:45pmLet’s see how she acts on judgement day, see if she still says that to Jesus
Report Post »urrybr
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 11:51amI wish I could be a fly on the wall when she stands before HIM to account for her life. Fortunately for her, He will be much more kind than she is.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 4:57pmEvil is as evil does. That explains this trashy Kathy griffith or griffin… whatever, who cares?
Report Post »cornfed440
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:43pmDescribe Kathy Griffin in one word……………Irrelevant.
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:59pmKathy Griffin was that “red headed stepchild” that we always heard got beat…..obviously it was with an ugly stick.
Report Post »Boss J
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:59pmembarrassment
Report Post »Bad Thunder
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:09pmwho?
Report Post »SlimnRanger
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:58pmmaybe she and Joy Baher are sisters
Report Post »MsMonsoon
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 4:29pmWho was DUMB enought to book this dippy woman in the first place?
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 5:10pmto Slimnranger -
Thanks for confirming my suspicions that Joy Behar and Kathy Griffin are sisters, if not by blood, then certainly in spirit! I wonder if Janeann Garofalo would be the missing part of this bitter trio. Didn‘t they first appear in Shakespeare’s MacBeth, making soup? It was a great recipe I hear -
ALL. Double, double toil and trouble;
Report Post »Fire burn, and caldron bubble.
2 WITCH. Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the caldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting,
Lizard’s leg, and owlet’s wing,—
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
ALL. Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble.
BetterDays
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 6:27pmmoot
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 7:32pmThe un-funny Kathy Griffith and the un-joyful Bayhard……..what a combo these two are. Could name many more, but they are all classic Losers. How could the USO use this uncouth woman to be in the show? Our boys deserve better than this. Where is Bob Hope? How I miss his great sense of humor.
Report Post »This Kathy Griffith is scraping the bottom of the barrel and we don’t need vile people like her. Thank you troops for booing this piece of trashy womanhood.
urrybr
Posted on December 9, 2010 at 11:46amTsunami: she’s really not bad looking if you tape her mouth shut, and put a bag over her body.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:41pmI guess we know why she is still on the “D” list.
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:49pmOh, she did a favor to those that get the point to the troops reaction to her joke……………………………………………………….They are conservatives, Take that Obama.
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:50pmWell aint she special…
Short bus special…
RightWrite
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:57pmAnother Leftist salad-tosser, heckled for being a moron. LOL
CaptnJackBthe1
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:58pmIf this was a “Divas Salute to the Troops” why was she even there?
Report Post »lana720
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:00pmDiva in her own mind – witch!!!
TSUNAMI-22
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:02pmHey, if Palin was such a loser, and Palin was good enough for Levi, then what does it say for Kathy that Levi was good enough for Kathy?
Don’t throw stones in glass houses, Kathy.
Report Post »squeaker
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:02pmgood point BetterDays
Report Post »WhatTheHuh
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:08pmBy “D” you mean dumb, correct? She’s not even bright enough to know her audience. Did she really think a conservative, military audience would laugh at a Sarah Palin joke? Oh, wait, it wasn’t even Sarah Palin, it was her daughter.
Why does this woman continue to get work? Fat jokes? Really? This is what passes for comedy?
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:10pmMy question is, why did they wait for the Bristol Palin fat joke?
Did they not know who she is and what her opinion has been, all along?
Report Post »Shurmus
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:11pmGod bless the troops and also the first apple pie cookin, Ford driving, baseball team haulin mom that feeds this wench a nice right cross. What an idiot…I love the “you can boo louder than that, boo me” attempt at deflecting the fact that they found this wart hog repulsive…nice!
http://www.slugbuddies.com
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:12pmI think this woman could use a little more boooooing….she IS NOT funny!!! …most of the time she’s pretty gross…
Report Post »javablanca
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:16pmno no no….make that the “C…” list, if ya know what i mean….
Report Post »BMartin1776
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:18pmShe is on a D list? Who is she?
I never liked this witch never found anything she said funny, never understood why she, among the hundreds of comedians WHO ARE FUNNIER, got a TV show.
I’ll tell you who she is… just another Hollywood liberal hack falling into the same abyss as Maher and Stewart thats who she is. When they can nolonger be funny they get political and then they go on personal attacks like this that fans boo as they have had enough.
Stay vigilant and we must bring the fight to corrupt politicians, media and special interests front door through http://www.savingtherepublic.com
Report Post »Shurmus
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:22pmYou know what will be really funny, and sad at the same time?
Kathy Griffin at 50. Alone, bitter as you know what, and just dejected. Rode hard and put away wet.
Nasty
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:33pmPlease God, no more foul-mouthed, left-wing, no-talent, not funny comics!
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:42pmWho the heck is she anyway? I must live in the dark ages (gonna have to google her) and she must be dumb as a post. Why don’t they do psychological testing on these bimbos before they insult our brave troops with their pressence.
Report Post »UPSETVET
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:42pmSome people just don’t have ANY class. A comedian that’s not funny should try another career.
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:43pmAlas, like Bill Maher she doesn’t give a rats ass!
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 2:04pmGuess she didn’t get the MEMO that over 80% of the troops are CONSERVATIVE.. OOPS..
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 2:05pmgrandmaof5..if you want to know who she is…google live pap smear….this woman is disgusting…
Report Post »Happy Killmore
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 2:11pmShe’s like school in the summertime: no class. I bet most soldiers wouldn’t have gone if given the option. When I was over there and a show came through you had to go so the seats were full.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 2:25pmGODLOVINMOM, that pretty much sums her up for me (no need to watch), she is just a crude ho. Thanks for the head’s up! I remember when they used to send entertainment over to the soldiers who became beloved (Bob Hope, Raquel Welch, etc.). They need to stick with the entertainers who love America and our soldiers and don’t raise the stress level more than it already is. She is a waste of C02.
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 2:26pmShe’s just mad because they did not choose her for “Dancing With The Stars”.
Report Post »TNT1
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 2:37pmShe’s plays to the gays thats her core audience,thats why her ass got booed there weren’t enough gays in the military.Support don’t ask don;t tell
Report Post »JayCee
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 3:15pmIs she Joy Butthair’s little sister?
Report Post »savedgeezer
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 3:31pmI believe her show is aptly named, “ My life on the ”damned” list.
Stay Blessed all.
Report Post »Marcia
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 3:31pmThere is something said for class and this “lady” – scratch that, person – does not have any.
Report Post »wash1776
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 3:38pmDoes the d stand for damn her mean spirited jokes?
Report Post »Right in Oregon
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 3:49pmWhat a jerk. There was a reason why I never liked that person.
Report Post »Johnson
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 5:32pmIf Kathy Griffin joins “Team Olbermann” she will finally achieve 100% irrelevance.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 5:46pmUgly people should not throw stones …Kathy … I also question the “smarts” of the USO having this D list person “entertain” for our troops.
Report Post »brighthouse
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 5:51pmwhen you are dark on the inside,it shows on the outside doesn’t it?? She needs to read her Bible provers 18:21! Death and life,are in the power of the tongue!
Report Post »triquad
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 6:07pmYhis Stupid ****’s I.Q is so low,it could’nt be measured even in an Sub-Teranian concept.She’s obviously got the brains god gave Whale crap.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 7:00pmCan’t believe a great organization like the USO would use this hateful, vile spewing biotch to headline the program. She’s on par with that bitchie Joy Bayhard. “Thanks troops for booing her.” Did my heart good! I love the USO (used to be a volunteer during Korean war at Hollywood USO and danced with the troops) so this really pizzed me off to hear this type gal being able to ruin a good program.
Report Post »postscript
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 7:22pmImage Bristol walking on stage during this diatribe… kathy would be reduced to what she is…a nobody
Report Post »trying to be seen in anybody’s eyes as relative. The idiots are the last to see they’re idiots…
RickWS
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 7:58pmOnly because there isn’t an “F” list.
Report Post »be heard
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 8:13pmThis is the “entertainment” that is provided for our troops. I think they meant to send her to Gitmo to torture the terrorist. After 10 minutes of her annoying voice and bad jokes they will tell us everything we need to know.
Report Post »Fear The Voices
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 8:43pmObviously there‘s a reason why she’s still on the “D” list! I don‘t suspect she’ll be moving up soon, either.
Report Post »Perhaps she can also make a visit to Joy-less Behar, so they can be miserable together — and since misery loves company, she can also visit Letterman and The View as well.
James
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 8:57pmThis woman is horrible, guess the kok would have worked if the audience was all seven year olds.
http://crazyconservative.wordpress.com/
Report Post »bulletsinthegun
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 10:28pmkathy who?????????????????????????????
Report Post »FED-UP-AND-READY-TO-TAKE-ACTION
Posted on December 6, 2010 at 10:55pmGot tells us in the bible it is sin to call someone worthless..so I can;t…….VICTORY OR DEATH
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 12:08amThis is one of the most un-talented comedians of our time.
Leave it to our soldiesr to call a spade a spade. I love em!
I watched a little of Obama’s visit the other day when he showed up in Afghanistan, and I noticed a huge difference from the reception he got compared to the receptions GWB used to get. Our military seemed to genuinely love George Bush, and genuinely could care less about Obama.
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »Luckywon
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:54amDid anyone else catch what Kathy was comparing when she said.. “war is Hell?”
Report Post »Now, this is just my take on it, but it seemed to me that she was comparing the politics between the left and the right as a war, and Bristol Palin was just a target (casualty) that was considered to be fair game. To make that comparison there, in front of people who know what real war is like, is about as tasteless as it gets.
It’s basically saying, we are fighting our own war back in America.. and if you are booing me, then guess what, you are the enemy.
Rational Man
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 6:52amAnybody else notice how well she handled getting booed. It’s as if she has had alot of practice at being booed.
Did I detect a hint of jealousy? Jealous because that dead-beat punk Levi dumped her and went back to Bristol? Then Bristol gives him the boot?
Report Post »Kalish
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 1:52pmWhat the hell is it with these freaking liberals, that they feel the need to attack the children of Palin, what a bunch of pathetic loosers, they have no truth on their side to debate or defend themselves, so I guess that’s what they do.
Report Post »mr.awgreenusa
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 3:55pmshe is not as funny as she thinks she is, i think it was hilarious she got boo’d, way to go troops
Report Post »nothenews
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 4:00pmJust a big pinhead lo!
Report Post »eltmills122
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 8:25pmIt should be an F!
Report Post »James
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 8:34pmWTF is wrong with these libs? Making fun of fat people has neven been funny, most people learn this by the time they are 8.
I seriously don’t get the hatred for Sarah Palin and her family.
Report Post »SerenityPlease
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 10:41pmShe’s as fake as her boobs are
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