MSNBC’s Dan Abrams invited social conservative Robert Knight to discuss Dumbledore’s terribly over-publicized outing. Insert preemptive groan.
Knight, who heads the The Culture and Media Institute, disapproves of author JK Rowling’s decision.
It’s not good for kids, because ti forces the subject of homosexuality into an area where a lot of parents aren’t comfortable… The reason she waited until now is she already made her millions with her books.
Wait, Dumbledore’s sexuality isn’t good for kids, because it makes parents uncomfortable? We fail to see the logic.
Abrams also takes on other allegedly gay fictional characters, like Bert, Ernie and Peppermint Patty, rumor-mongering that irks Mike Rogers:
This is an absolute outrage. That Mr. Abrams would, by way of repeating rumors, indicate that Star Wars’ C3PO, Peppermint Patty, Bugs Bunny, or Bert and Ernie might be gay is outrageous. These characters have done nothing to have their private lives revealed.
It sure is! In light of Abrams disregard for Bunny and Patty’s privacy, we’re launching a campaign against him. Anyone with information on Abram’s rumored cartoon fetish should send the information our way. We’re gonna blow this thing wide open.
Rt. Rev. Dr. RES
The Abrams’ father and son – are very predictable Ivy League-credentialled lawyers who have always been on the centre right of American jurisprudence.
I am never surprised when MSM anchors give monopolistic time to neocons and theocons. They work for some of the wealthiest corporate international entities and journalism is now merely the propaganda organ of the Corporatists.
The credentials today are whatever you want your career to be, business, journalism, medicine, and then the requisite law degree. When guys like Dr. Gupta and Attorney Abrams become full-time talking heads, you know that the compensation for promoting the New World Order is indeed worth the verbal violence vomited by his “guests”.
faghag
Ok this is now officially the lamest story of the year.
Nobody in the UK is talking about this , because guess what? nobody gives a fuck if a fictional character loves cock or not.
This is truly retarded.
Bryan
Dan Abrams is HILARIOUS!!!!
“Robert, are you concerned that Bert and Ernie are living together?” HAHAHAHA!
DavidDust
I heard Abrams has a thing for Marvin the Martian. I agree with faghag: lamest.story.ever.
Rt. Rev. Dr. RES
Unlike the more politically mature nations of Europe, the United States is a relatively new nation and was formed by the immigrant swells of other continents, plus the subservient enslavement of the aboriginal and subsaharan Africans. Many of these immigrants were also religious believers who dissented from the major denominations, and itself created many other denominations, including Mormonism.
Matt
Of course, “the more politically mature nations of Europe” also brought us the Roman Catholic Church, the Crusades, Nazis, Stalinism, not one but two world wars, and god knows how many German poets. Let’s not just dump on the US here — we’ve got enough troubles as it is, thanks.
KJ
Dan clearly had a good time with the story, tongue firmly planted in cheek, and allowed Knight to expose his pinheadedness. It’s all good.
Rt. Rev. Dr. RES
Matt – maturity is a process and not a product. Fascist Spain used to imprison gays for life, and now it marries gays and lesbians legally.
The European Union is admittedly, a mixed bag with Russia and Poland and other former Warsaw pact nations, but the process includes many rights heretofore not allowed.
The infamous paragraph 132 (sic) was removed first in East and then West Germany. True to form, it was the only Nazi law adopted by them from the Weimar Republic but not used, until the 1960’s.
My point may be varied, but a theme is clear. When it comes to universal medical care, or human rights, the USA makes certain representations in its Bill of Rights that many copied, and in their Pledge of Allegiance that is bogus, and you are its victim.
Your patriotism is genuine, I know, for anyone who loves a country who absolutely despises them to the point of granting them inferior rights, are true patriots. Hope springs eternal…and maybe you will be given inferior rights and that reality will have acceptance for a few generations, maybe…. Also, if the right wing returns, recriminalisation would be their process seeking a product.
Rt. Rev. Dr. RES
At a kitchen table, an elderly couple sort through their post and find a letter from Robert Knight. This couple does not understand what happened since Ike left the White House. None of it.
That good gentleman, Mr. Knight is dressed in white all right….the white sheets that they have on their marriage bed lo these sixty years or so. His message is full of fear and disgust for the reason why God Hates America now….it is because of the HOMO sexual perverts wanting rights, including making a mockery of marriage.
Mr and Mrs. John Doe have been patriots all their lives. Born and raised in the USA right dang smack in Middle America. They have never missed church on Sunday, and they both taught Sunday School and know that the Bible agrees with Mr. Knight.
Retired, they live scared month to month that they will meet their obligations without asking help from their grown children, now parents themselves. Yet, Mr. Knight needs money to help fight the HOMOsexual agenda with all those rich HOMOsexuals in Hollywood trying to destroy America. Five dollars a month, ten dollars a month….isn’t God and America worth some sacrifice? Forget that extra gallon of ice cream that you love. The children of America are in grave danger…..yes, I know about Knight et al.
Matt
Rt Rev — as usual I’m quite delighted with your posts, but in light of the slight condesension above, I have to ask: Granted that the Euro/Canadians are vastly better on the homo thing (and presumably health care, tho I don’t think anyone’s found the special magic formula for universal excellence yet, but hope springs eternal, yes), what exactly is the solution you offer, other than consistently barbed criticism of and broad-brushed venom directed at virtually all aspects of US culture and society? I’m hardly a flag-waving patriot (except for the rainbow one on the porch, of course), but it seems to me we can either all just throw up our hands in despair and trot off to Toronto (lovely city, btw), or be more proactive in a (frustrating and often losing) battle to evolve our dopey society along a better path. Sometimes that may mean accepting incrementalism, sometimes that may mean screaming in the streets throwing our high heels at the police. But rarely will positive change HERE result from sitting comfortably across the northern border and tossing rhetorically elegant baggies of poo in a southerly direction. I think we all are well aware of the manifest disappointments and outrages around us. Where we really deserve to be criticized is in our failure to do anything about the situation other than grouse on other people’s websites (oops, that’s kinda ME!)
ggreen
Digby Says Dan is a FAG!!!
“Dan Abrams, the general manager of MSNBC and participant in that conversation, is reputedly gay.”
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/tucker-carlson-he-man-by-digby-if-you.html
Brandon85
DAN is the one exaggerating? Get a mirror, you dough-faced fucker. And he says things like some people think “men having sex together is wrong” (omg, the world is over) and expects his “moral” concerns as a parent to be taken seriously?
Dom
What is this right-wing obsession with fictional characters? Dan Quayle and Murphy Brown, William Bennett and Bart Simpson and all of the Republican presidential candidates daddy-love worshipping of the “24” character Jack Bauer. No wonder they are such fucknuts.
Gregg
“At least they won’t have to have abortions” – LOLOLOL! That was priceless.
owenaj
It’s so curious that this is such a BIG story in the States and a total non-story in Britain.
More evidence that the US is slipping away from the rest of the developed world into moral and ethical isolation. Soon there will be little to distinguish it from the gay-free Iraq and the many intolerent African nations.
Puddy Katz
dan abrams is such a cutie. the only reason to pay attention to this video
anonhomo
“It sure is! In light of Abrams disregard for Bunny and Patty’s privacy, we’re launching a campaign against him. Anyone with information on Abram’s rumored cartoon fetish should send the information our way. We’re gonna blow this thing wide open.”
im a furry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furry_fandom) and i find that hilarious, why can’t right wings laugh?