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That's Michelle Malkin reacting to Keith Olbermann's bizarro-world claim that she is a "big mashed up bag of meat with lipstick" -- and this is the super-clever stuff that guarantees Olby's appeal to those enlightened, sophisticated people, you see.
Olbermann compared Malkin to Fred "God Hates Fags" Phelps, for crying out loud! How else to explain it except as envy, the unpopular Olbermann spitefully abusing the popular Malkin? As I wrote Monday:
Without very much effort, I could grab a stack of business cards out of my desk drawer and give you the names of two dozen influential people in Washington as conservative as Michelle Malkin. But they're not TV-famous, you see, and so they're spared that kind of venom.
People who are TV-famous are attacked because, in the minds of the more idiotic viewers, they are not human beings, but rather symbols. . . .
Part of this, honestly, can only be understood as envy or sour grapes: "She's famous. I'm not. I hate her."
Envy is a phenomenon you encounter in all walks of life, at every level of society, but given that the entire economic agenda of the Left is based on envy, I suppose we shouldn't be surprised to find embittered twerps like Olbermann among the Left's most prominent spokesmen.
The sad thing about this particular episode is how it distorts who Malkin actually is. She isn't just another pundit. She is a businesswoman, an entrepreneur.
Go back to 2001, when Michelle Malkin was just one of a couple-dozen promising younger conservative commentators out there. She saw the opportunity of the blogosphere, invested her labor and resources into it, and has reaped the reward, combining the Internet, TV and print into something like a one-woman multimedia empire.
When ideological idiots like Olbermann look at Malkin, though, they don't see that Dagny Taggart factor. All they see is "successful Republican," and it's like doing a Rorshach inkblot test with Charles Manson. Which is exactly the way they react to . . . who?
Rush Limbaugh! Mark Steyn explains:
More to the point, when I began guest-hosting for Rush, I was amazed to discover that George Soros pays a team of stenographers, many of them called Zachary, to work their tippy-tappy fingers to the bone for three hours transcribing everything Rush or his fill-ins say in the hope that their efforts will one day be rewarded and he will deliver the big career-detonating soundbite. Among the afficionados of this service are, as I discovered recently, America's "newspaper of record," which faithfully follows the George Soros typing pool and dutifully plasters any potentially damaging bon mot on page one.
If Malkin is the Dagny Taggart of conservative New Media, then El Rushbo is John Galt. The man quite literally invented the medium of talk radio as we know it today. The use of "actualities" (sound bites), the rock "bumper" music, the personality monologue with listener call-ins (as opposed to the guest-interview format) -- none of that had ever been tried as a national radio format before Rush Limbaugh did it.
Now there are dozens of imitators who earn their livings paying tribute to the man who, after more than 20 years in national syndication, is still head-and-shoulders above the rest. Which is why the "George Soros typing pool" transcribes every word.
It ought to be the ambition of every young conservative in the communication business to emulate innovative media entrepreneurs like Malkin and Limbaugh, to become so successful as to compel liberal fat-cats to pay people just to keep track of your daily activities. And when the liberal stooges smear you, wear it as a badge of honor -- they hated Ronald Reagan the same way, you know.
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Eric Cartman| 10.14.09 @ 6:14AM
Is it me, or does Kieth Overfool look like a big chipmunk? I mean, look at his narrow eyes, his girlish mouth, his chipmunkish head. Really! Look at him! He morphs into a chipmunk if you look at him long enough. Weird!
Deborah D| 10.14.09 @ 7:09AM
When I look at Michelle Malkin, I always think: "small but mighty." God bless this wonderful, smart, ambitious, all-American woman whose love for the country knows no bounds. Great comparison between her and Rush. I'm sure both would be quite pleased with that.
John M| 10.14.09 @ 8:42AM
When miscreants like Keith Overbite start spewing spittle-filled rants, it shows that one of our own is being effective in getting to him. I'm sure Michelle let's these stupid comments roll off like water off a duck's back. I like the Dagny Taggart analogy, but for Rush I think that Hank Rearden comes closer. As in the novel, John Galt has yet to reveal himself (or herself).
Pingback| 10.14.09 @ 8:44AM
Twitter Trackbacks for The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : 'Nothing Goes Better Wi links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:
bluecollarbytes| 10.14.09 @ 8:48AM
The biggest targets are those who stand their ground. Limbaugh, Malkin, and Coulter get targeted in part because they make no apologies for taking positions on issues.
Tim| 10.14.09 @ 9:03AM
I see that you too, Mr. McCain, are starting to attract smears and tossed feces on at least one B- list blog. Keep up the good work and maybe one day soon MSNBC will anoint you with a crown of abuse.
James| 10.14.09 @ 9:05AM
You can tell she's not a democrat because she didn't accuse him of being racist for insulting someone of a different race. I thought she was kinda hot but I have a thing for smart girls and my wife is also filipina so there is a resemblance.
R. Dittmar| 10.14.09 @ 9:10AM
There's another big reason Michelle Malkin enrages them so much - she's very, very attractive. Never underestimate how much this burns the left up. It's a big part of the reason they get so vitriolic when Sarah Palin is mentioned. And I’m not just being facetious about this either. Libs can never argue rationally about anything so taking away their ability to cast their opponents as unattractive goes a long way towards leaving them speechless. Michelle also must really vex them because it’s hard to play the race card against her to boot – one of the only other weapons in their arsenal of disparaging discourse.
Derbyshire’s law states that the right attracts the majority of the attractive ladies. Go to a conservative confab and who shows up? Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham and – yes – Sarah Palin. Go to a liberal hate fest and who shows up? Madeline Albright, Helen Thomas and a screechy Hillary Clinton in an orange pantsuit. I could pile on, but I’ll return to being a gentleman and rest my case.
Nick| 10.14.09 @ 12:30PM
I have no qualms piling on.
How about Eleanor Clift, Margaret Carlson, Susan Estrich, and Barbara Walters. Feminazis like Bella Abzug, Eleanor Smeal, and Pat Ireland. Celebrities like Babs Streisand, Whoopi Goldberg, Janeane Garofalo, and Kathy Griffith.
I could keep going but I have to go throw-up now.
Daisy| 10.14.09 @ 10:26AM
The first time I saw Sarah Palin speak, I liked her; after observing the Left's savagery toward her, I vowed to work my fingers to the bone to elect her.
Sometimes envy backfires.
Palin 2012
MattSwartz| 10.14.09 @ 11:15AM
Goodell's opposition to the Rush bid isn't about race, or even politics. It's about money.
St. Louis is a small media market, but if the team can't be kept there, they'll be moved to Los Angeles, which promises to be far more profitable for the league itself, and even the other owners, since the NFL has a revenue sharing plan in place.
S.L. Toddard| 10.14.09 @ 11:47AM
Here are the definitions for "fascism" at Dictionary.com:
fas⋅cism
/ˈfæʃɪzəm/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [fash-iz-uhm] Show IPA
–noun
1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
fas·cism (fāsh'ĭz'əm)
n.
1.
A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
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I do so wish both those on the left (like Olbermann) and those on the right (such as anyone who smears Obama as a "fascist") would stop mis-using the term and depriving it of all meaning. I would say to all of them: "fascist" does NOT mean "person I don't like".
Nobama| 10.15.09 @ 1:23AM
Everyone knows Obama's a Marxist not a Fascist, moron.
Pingback| 10.14.09 @ 12:51PM
Keith Olbermann continues his downward spiral | Political Byline links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:
SC Mike| 10.14.09 @ 1:41PM
Liz Cheney and Debra Burlingame ought to be added to the list of folks easy on the eyes; they have a new gig too.
http://www.keepamericasafe.com/?page_id=215
As for the definition of “fascism,” I highly recommend Jonah Goldberg’s book:
http://liberalfascism.nationalreview.com/