The View Slams Donald Trump As Racist; Whoopi: ‘I’m Playing The Damn Card Now’

[natina]

The View Slams Donald Trump As Racist; Whoopi: ‘I’m Playing The Damn Card Now’




Whoa. In just this five minute clip of The View, there were enough soundbites for about 10 posts. Yes, folks, this is why the media is so in love with the Birther issue (http://www.mediaite.com/online/oh-come-on-some-media-outlets-already-questioning-birth-certificate-validity/). As Whoopi Goldberg (http://www.mediaite.com/power-grid/person/?q=Whoopi+Goldberg), Elisabeth Hasselbeck (http://www.mediaite.com/power-grid/person/?q=Elizabeth+hasselbeck), Joy Behar (http://www.mediaite.com/power-grid/person/?q=joy+behar), and Sherri Shepherd (http://www.mediaite.com/power-grid/person/?q=sherri+shepherd) all railed against the topic, they took Donald Trump (http://www.mediaite.com/power-grid/person/?q=donald+trump) and the Birthers to task for a number of things, accusing him of alternately of racism, insulting the President, and hurting the country’s reputation.
As always, the race stuff will probably get the most attention. The hosts all seemed to be on the side of Ed Schultz (http://www.mediaite.com/tv/msnbcs-ed-schultz-i-think-donald-trump-is-a-racist/) in seeing a racial tinge in Trump’s attacks, particularly his references to President Obama’s basketball playing (http://www.mediaite.com/tv/donald-trump-praises-confederacy-tells-obama-get-off-basketball-court/) as well as his incredulous attitude towards the President’s education (http://www.mediaite.com/online/donald-trump-cant-fathom-how-a-terrible-student-like-barack-obama-got-into-ivy-league-schools/).
Goldberg summed it up thusly:

“I’m getting tired to trying not to find things slightly racist. It is very difficult, on a daily basis, to see this stuff and not say, you know, this is what it is. I have been raised to think, ‘Well, maybe that’s not what they mean. Let me figure it out.’ But, being black, when you say, ‘Y’know, this is racist,’ 9,000 people say, ‘Oh, you’re just playing the race card.’ Well, you know, I’m playing the damn card now.”
Goldberg also had the best attack on Trump himself later on:

“You know how Donald always says, ‘People are laughing at us, thinking we don’t have it’? Here’s one of the reasons they’re laughing at us, Donald. When you show such insane disrespect to the president of your country, other countries think we’re idiots.”
Check out the clip below:

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[TJ347]

All I know is that if the ladies of the View don't like you, you've got to be doing something right. I'd vote for Wyle E. Coyote before I'd vote for anybody those hags were gushing over.

[natina]

In what could only be described as a bizzarro victory lap, Birther (http://www.mediaite.com/tag/birther/) Queen Orly Taitz (http://www.mediaite.com/tag/orly-taitz/) (who gave this site (http://www.orlytaitzesq.com/?p=20627) the proud, somewhat badass moniker “Insane Obama Thugs”) spent her 14th minute on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (http://www.mediaite.com/power-grid/person/?q=Lawrence+O%27Donnell). On the heels of President Obama’s release of his long form birth certificate (http://www.mediaite.com/tv/president-obamas-remarks-on-long-form-birth-certificate-carnival-barkers/), Taitz had her work cut out for her if she wanted to sound more delusional than self-congratulatory lunatic (http://www.mediaite.com/tv/donald-trump-on-obamas-birth-certificate-i-hope-its-true/) Donald Trump.

She also had to compete with herself from earlier today (http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/orly_taitz_obamas_long-form_birth_certificate_should_say_negro_not_africa n.php), when she said that a real long form birth certificate would have said “negro” under “father’s nationality,” not “African.”
Taitz began by awkwardly asking for a close-up, so that she could show a document that she claimed was Obama’s selective service record. O’Donnell was in no mood to let Taitz introduce new “evidence,” or let her filibuster, and after a few minutes of attempting to force her to stay on topic, he ended the interview.
O’Donnell claimed, at the end of the interview, that he hadn’t expected it to go this way. I doubt that. He has clearly studied Orly’s modus operandi, and was ready for the barrage of patter (http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnns-john-king-manages-to-out-crazy-birther-queen-orly-taitz-in-wild-interview/). O’Donnell was a tad merciless, but it’s hard to cry any crocodile tears for Taitz, who has been given far too much attention so far.
Here’s the clip, from MSNBC:


http://www.mediaite.com/tv/lawrence-odonnell-lambastes-orly-taitz-ends-interview/
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[maaarc]

All I know is that if the ladies of the View don't like you, you've got to be doing something right. I'd vote for Wyle E. Coyote before I'd vote for anybody those hags were gushing over.

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