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I took a pass on Michelle Malkin when her book first came out because I honestly didn’t want to contaminate this site with anything as vile and hateful. Her book (which I will neither name or link to) suggests that interring the Japanese during WWII was a good idea and should be applied to Arabs and other “darkies” now. I say again: An Asian-American woman using the detention of Japanese families as a blueprint.
Her appearance on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher was the first time I saw her on TV, and it was a fitting introduction. She got her ass handed back to her by Maher, D.L. Hughley and former Clinton aide and current Congressman Rahm Emanuel on every issue that came up while receiving loud rounds of boos from the studio audience. She was totally unable to do what she came there to do (defend the administration) and was forced to concede several arguments.
This week, she has taken a bit of incoming fire. Most of it was more personal than professional which is (most of the time) beside the point which is: she is a hate-filled hack who shills for a party who would probably just as soon inter her with all the other people-who-look-different. There’s more than enough material to keep things civil.
My quaint little notion of fair play was strangled and disemboweled by Malkin’s own words Thursday night on Hardball where she brought up the idea that John Kerry‘s Vietnam wounds were self-inflicted. She had no evidence, and no explanation for how Kerry could have injured himself with a hand grenade. Nothing but empty accusations.
There’s something to say about always taking the high road, but when the Republicans trot out irresponsible “writers” like this to attack Kerry, all bets are off.
Kerry seems to have decided that he’s had about all he can stomach of this nonsense. Today he came out with a new speech and TV ad:
Of course, the President keeps telling people he would never question my service to our country. Instead, he watches as a Republican-funded attack group does just that. Well, if he wants to have a debate about our service in Vietnam, here is my answer: ‘Bring it on.’
The President appears content to watch from the sidelines and let Malkin draw the attention. What a perfect job for a dumber, uglier, but just as psychotic version of Ann Coulter.
After Matthews laid the smackdown on Hardball it’s almost redundant, but Michelle Malkin, SHUT THE FUCK UP!
**UPDATE: Keith Olbermann and Matthews discuss Malkin. Read the Hardball transcript here.
***ANOTHER UPDATE: I hate myself for linking this, but Malkin blogs about her appearance.