Online Hot Buzz Watch

Janeane Garofalo

Her appearance on Keith Olbermann’s show Thursday night didn’t generate too much online buzz, sure she was outspoken and made some raw comments regarding politics, the Tax Day Tea-Parties, racism and rednecks… but she is Janeane Garofalo after all, actress, jokester and political activist; and everything she said was in character for her. Nobody was surprised, shocked nor particularly outraged by it right away based on the online chatter.

Then the Christian Science Monitor (how many oxymorons can we squeeze into a title?) and a small group of right-wing blogs (one of which called Garofalo’s anti-racism stance hate speech???) published stories of the “Olbermann-Garofalo Love-fest” which now seem to have inflamed conservatives–and rednecks.

Our question is, did her comments create the buzz-worthy story, or did publishers invent it with self-serving sensationalism?

janeane garofalo headlines from Yahoo! News

Discuss: “24” star Janeane Garofalo calls Tea Parties “Racist” (WOAI San Antonio)
Thursday evening on MSNBC comedian, actress and political activist Janeane Garofalo said the people who attended the tea parties are racists with dysfunctional brains.  read full story...

TV Review: '24': Garofalo vs. Limbaugh (Entertainment Weekly)
Janeane Garofalo drew a fair amount of unwarranted flack a couple years ago when she dared to take a role on 24 , a show whose torture-filled plotlines don't quite match up with her own well-known progressive views.  read full story...

Janeane Garofalo's Weak Snub of Rush Limbaugh and Lynne Cheney (Defamer)
Is it awkward being an outspoken liberal actress on 24, the show so obscenely and corrosively torture-happy that the dean of West Point said its brutal fantasies were poisoning the minds of young...  read full story...

janeane garofalo headlines from Google News

Janeane Garofalo says tea parties were for rednecks Christian Science Monitor, MA Actress and former comedienne Janeane Garofalo doesn't like you. Garofalo appeared on Keith Olbermann's show Thursday night, and with guns a blazing she condemned anyone who participated in the tax and spend protests on tax day. ... Dobbs Rips Garofalo for Tea Party Comments: 'She's Just Nasty ... Business Media Institute Lou Dobbs is Da Man PoliGazette Garofalo: Tea Partiers Are Racists Canada Free Press Washington Times all 8 news articles

janeane garofalo videos from YouTube
Rescued Capt. Philips TOTALLY IGNORES Obama in remarks + Obama & Chavez are bestest friends now		Janeane Garofalo..."Hollywood Crackhead"..*Warning Adult Language*		Janeane Garofalo Spewing Marxist Propaganda & Hate Speech Towards Conservatives
Red Eye Reacts to Olbermann and Garofalo!		Janeane Garofalo Calls TEA Partiers Racists		Red Eye Rips Keith Olbermann and Garofalo!

janeane garofalo discussions on FriendFeed

Janeane Garofalo declares Tea Party attendees racist and Keith Olbermann agrees.
Posted by chenelson via YouTube  

Janeane Garofalo isn't a brain surgeon ... but she plays one on TV
Posted by stormin1961 via stormin's morning java  

RT @rtgolf: Anyone else hoping Janeane Garofalo's character on 24 gets taken out by Jack? // YES! I want a long grueling torture scene. ;-)
Posted by joshdaws via Twitter  

@foxandfriends Fox needs to fire Janeane Garofalo from the show 24.
Posted by timejar via 24 fox - Twitter Search  

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