Is the abhorrent image of a
“blood-soaked decapitated head” resembling President Donald
Trump “art”? This visual
horror is suspended in the air invoking the classic image of
Perseus holding Gorgon Medusa's head. It's the kind of ugly
propaganda one would expect from a proponent of radical Islamic
terror, not self-proclaimed “D-list” comedienne Kathy
Griffin, 56. This unapologetic
liberal—an outspoken Trump
critic—obviously subscribes to Irish dramatist Oscar Wilde's
axiom: “There is only one thing in life worse than being talked
about, and that is not being talked about.” Among those taking
notice is the Secret Service, charged with evaluating all perceived
threats to any U.S. president. One of the agency's tweeted
responses: “Threats made against @SecretService protectees receive
the highest priority of all of our investigations.
#ProtectionNeverRests.” That's territory well beyond the
controversial. That's an idiotic foray into the foolhardy.
As Griffin's now on the Secret
Service's radar, she's been on the fringe of Hollywood
celebrity for a long time. For context, she's a less successful
contemporary of has-been pop singer
Madonna. Like the middle-aged “Material Girl” (most famous
for her recent public
utterance, “Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up
the White House.”), Ms. Griffin's attention-grabbing
militancy has utterly overshadowed her considerable comedic
talent. That ability has resulted in notable past successes: she's
won two Emmy Awards for her reality TV show “My Life on the D-List”
and is one of only three women to win solo Grammy Awards for
comedy. What she's known for today is this odious, anti-American
political antic.
These days it's a rarity for the left
and right to agree on anything. Yet, both sides widely condemned Ms.
Griffin's publicity
stunt. While morally challenged Hillary
Clinton has remained tellingly
silent, even her daughter Chelsea tweeted, “This is vile and
wrong. It is never funny to joke about killing a president.” For
comparison, let's consider an unthinkable
scenario. What if vanquished
Hillary had won the 2016 presidential election and a famous
conservative had held her “blood-drenched severed head” in
effigy? Better still, imagine the crazed and violent reaction of
leftist political
radicals if the likeness had depicted a “decapitated
Obama”? Thus, how could the measure of Ms. Griffin's
outrage be made any more plain?
How could this public figure—this
veteran of naked self-promotion—not predict the thunderous
backlash? (President Trump being defended—by any Democrat, for
any reason—is disorienting
stuff indeed!) So far Ms. Griffin received little more than a
few slaps on the wrist. Per Variety
Magazine, she's been fired from her ten-year gig as the
co-host of CNN's annual New Year’s Eve program with anchor Anderson
Cooper. Likewise, a couple venues on her Celebrity Run-In Tour in
Albuquerque, NM and Grass Valley, CA have canceled scheduled
appearances. Yet, counterbalance a few days of lost work with the
media
bonanza of numerous internet stories—and blurbs on the nightly
news!
In her defense, Ms. Griffin (unlike
Madonna) quickly apologized on Tuesday for the uproar she caused.
Naturally, this
provocateur enjoys First Amendment protections for her inflaming
shenanigans. And as her comedic signature is known for brutal
honesty, perhaps her posted mea
culpa is genuine. Still, whether that's true or not, isn't
really the point: TMZ reported Wednesday that President Trump's
understandably panicked 11-year-old son Barron thought the horrifying
televised image featuring Griffin was real.
How could this
innocent know any better? Unfortunately, he was in the family's
New York City penthouse with first lady Melania Trump, not in the
White House. In any case, she released a statement that goes right
to the heart of unhinged
progressives' thoughtless tactics:
“[That photo] makes you wonder about
the mental
health of the person who did it. As a mother, a
wife, and a human being, that photo is very
disturbing. When you consider some of the atrocities happening
in the world today, a photo opportunity like this is simply
wrong.”
To that end, per Fox News, one is
automatically reminded of 119 wounded and 22 killed, including many
children, at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester on May 22nd.
Did the world really need the made-up gore Ms. Griffin peddled?
Unfairly, this reality TV star has
benefited from Barron's suffering—and the presidential family's
collective disgust. The fact remains that Kathy Griffin's gone viral
in a way that the infamous Oscar Wilde of the 19th century
could not fathom. Hence, this social media
firestorm is a good effort for the woman whose shtick includes
such gems as, “Well, I've been trying to sleep my way to the middle
for my whole career.” Although said in jest, Ms. Griffin's
self-serving
ploy of “cutting edge” pop
culture infamy is accomplished.
Whatever the ultimate consequences—good
or bad—this agitator's made her bed. A raunchy bed she alone must
sleep in.
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