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FOX News’ Megyn Kelly defends use of pepper spray at UC Davis, essentially
Last night, Fox News hosts Megyn Kelly and Bill O’Reilly attempted to defend a UC Davis police officer’s use of pepper spray against nonviolent protesters.
“I don’t think we have the right to Monday-morning quarterback the police,” O’Reilly said, “particularly at a place like UC Davis, which is a fairly liberal campus.” He didn’t explain why the abuse of violent force might be more necessary or justified against liberal students.
Kelly went even further in dismissing the suffering of students attacked by the pepper spray, speculating that it’s not that harmful because “it’s like a derivative of actual pepper. It’s a food product, essentially.”
That statement has created a new viral phrase all of the Twitter world. Here are a few of the best ones:
“Mustard gas: it’s a hot dog condiment, essentially!”
“Unemployment: it’s free vacation, essentially.”
“Prison: it’s free room and board, essentially!”
“Stonings: They’re microdermabrasion, basically.”
“Waterboarding: It’s a really high-powered shower, essentially!”
“Beheadings: They’re really close haircuts, essentially!”
“Yellow cake uranium is a dessert, essentially”
“Rape, it’s just surprise sex, essentially.”
Westboro Baptist idiots announce plan to picket Steve Jobs funeral – from their iPhone!
Margie Phelps has announced that the Westboro Baptist Church will be picketing the funeral of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs because he “served [him]self, not God.”
And just how did she make this announcement? By tweeting it from her Apple iPhone.
The Kansas-based organization, which has protested memorials of everyone from victims of gay bashings to those killed in the 2006 Sago Mine disaster — often times with signs stating “God Hates Fags” — has called for “no peace” for Jobs.
Newt Gingrich on the decision to not defend DOMA
Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and possible GOP Presidential candidate, today criticized President Obama for his decision to order the Department of Justice to stop defending the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act.
“I believe the House Republicans next week should pass a resolution instructing the president to enforce the law and to obey his own constitutional oath, and they should say if he fails to do so that they will zero out [defund] the office of attorney general and take other steps as necessary until the president agrees to do his job,” said Gingrich.
To be absolutely clear here: the president’s oath – specifically his oath I’m talking about here – has nothing to do with laws passed by Congress.
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
DOMA is not part of the US Constitution. Are we clear here?
Gingrich went on to say: “Imagine that Governor Palin had become president. Imagine that she had announced that Roe v. Wade in her view was unconstitutional and therefore the United States government would no longer protect anyone’s right to have an abortion because she personally had decided it should be changed. The news media would have gone crazy.”
Of course, what Mr. Gingrich has lost sight of here is that Roe V. Wade is a Supreme Court decision, NOT a law passed by Congress. It is not uncommon for a law passed by Congress to be challenged and to be found unconstitutional. Also, President Obama has made clear DOMA will continue to be enforced, just not defended in court when challenged in court.
I would also point out that Obama is a constitutional law scholar who taught at the University of Chicago Law School for 12 years. Gingrich, a former history professor, taught at West Georgia College. Does it take a legal expert to figure out who might be more educated or qualified to know what is or isn’t constitutional?
And while Mr. Gingrich seems concerned about the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act not being defended, and therefore what must offend his own value system, let us not forget that this is the man who cheated on his first wife – while she lay in a hospital bed dying of cancer – with his then mistress. His mistress who became his second wife, who he then cheated on with the woman who would become his third wife. Yes, a veritable pantheon of morality. This isn’t being snarky kids – these are the facts.
The more you think about it, the name Newt becomes more and more appropriate.