Boortz: Rep. McKinney "looks like a ghetto slut"

[Breathless]

Boortz: Rep. McKinney "looks like a ghetto slut"

http://mediamatters.org/items/200603310005

On the March 31 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio program, Neal Boortz said that Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) "looks like a ghetto slut." Boortz was commenting on a March 29 incident in which McKinney allegedly struck a police officer at a Capitol Hill security checkpoint. Boortz said that McKinney's "new hair-do" makes her look "like a ghetto slut," like "an explosion at a Brillo pad factory," like "Tina Turner peeing on an electric fence," and like "a shih tzu." McKinney is the first African-American woman elected to Congress from Georgia.

From the March 31 broadcast of Cox Radio Syndication's The Neal Boortz Show, with producer Belinda Skelton and talk radio host Royal Marshall:

BOORTZ: For instance, or for goodness sakes, jump in and I'm gonna say -- I'm gonna start out with something controversial. I saw Cynthia McKinney's new hair-do. Have you seen it, Belinda?

SKELTON: No.

BOORTZ: She looks like a ghetto slut.

SKELTON: Well, how is it?

BOORTZ: It's just -- it's hideous.

SKELTON: Is it braided? Or --

BOORTZ: No, it's not braided. It just flies away from her head in every conceivable direction. It looks like an explosion in a Brillo pad factory. It's just hideous. To me, that hairstyle just shows contempt for -- no, it's not an Afro. I mean, no, it just shows contempt for the position that she holds and the body that she serves in. And, I'm sorry, there's just no other way to -- it's just a hideous and horrible looking --

MARSHALL: Her hairstyle?

BOORTZ: Yeah, the hairstyle. It just, it looks like an explosion. Have you seen it?

MARSHALL: Yeah, I like it.

BOORTZ: Oh, jeez.

MARSHALL: It looks better than the braids she was wearing.

BOORTZ: No, the braids had some dignity. They had some class.

MARSHALL: The braids had dignity?

BOORTZ: They had more class than this thing.

MARSHALL: This says, you know, kinda 2000s, you know, stepping up to the plate. Contemporary look, you know?

BOORTZ: She looks like Tina Turner peeing on an electric fence.

MARSHALL: OK, so you don't like her hair.

BOORTZ: Yeah, OK, I don't like her hair. I'm sorry.

MARSHALL: That being said, I think a lot of people would say it looks a lot better than those cornrows she was wearing. You can't tell me that's dignified.

BOORTZ: Well, I'm not a big cornrow fan but I got used to her with that. OK?

MARSHALL: So she's staying the same for you?

BOORTZ: She looks like a shih tzu!

MARSHALL: I like Cynthia's new hairstyle.

BOORTZ: Well, there you go. Differing opinions.

Boortz posted similar comments on the "Neal's Nuze" section of his website, in which he said McKinney "looks like ghetto trash." From Boortz's website:

It doesn't look like the latest Cynthia McKinney mess is going to go away any time soon. Today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that the Capitol Hill police have notified the federal prosecutor's office in Washington that they are going to seek an arrest warrant for McKinney next week. OK, Now I've seen Cynthia McKinney's new hairstyle. There is just no other way to say this. It's just hideous. She looks like ghetto trash. Get a braider over there ... quick! Nobody with a modicum of self-respect would go around looking like that. And don't give me any stuff for saying this. I've endured years of "bald" remarks. I'm entitled.

—S.S.M.

A tip from John Sugg, senior editor at Creative Loafing newspapers, contributed to this item. Thanks, and keep them coming.



so intellectual! :rolleyes:

[Atticus]

So why is the fleeting remark of a third-rate talk show host important enough to quote here?

[nonsqtr]

Neal who? :D

[Crosscheck]

So why is the fleeting remark of a third-rate talk show host important enough to quote here?

Perhaps if you got off your high horse for a moment and looked down at some of the previous threads here such as the following:

Elderly Couple Hurt in Raid on Wrong House
Pit bull maulings of 2 kids brings $150 fine
Is this art?
Ever been this mad at the cops?
English study says fish have no health benefits
caught the train...but where's the baby??
Charges dropped against Debra LaFave
Chávez: 'George W Bush, you are a donkey'
Teen Killed by Falling Sword

Then you would realize that it probably does fit in current events.

[Nuke the Oil]

This does seem to be a rather odd thing for someone who lives in Australia to care about. I think the USA has a lot more to worry about then some no-name radio hack.

[GI Joe]

I hope this dirtball of a Representitive is thrown in jail and thrown out of Congress

[Atticus]

Perhaps if you got off your high horse for a moment and looked down at some of the previous threads here such as the following:The story about the congresswoman, yes. The fact that some talk show host said something racist? No.

[rjamortega]

I hope this dirtball of a Representitive is thrown in jail and thrown out of Congress
There certainly isn't going to be much discussion in this forum about the bafoonish Representative McKinney.

[towski]

There certainly isn't going to be much discussion in this forum about the bafoonish Representative McKinney.

Why? Cause it's such a notorious liberal loving board? :rolleyes:

I've never been a fan of McKinney, and if they prosecute her and find her guilty, I too hope they chuck her out. Having said that, I certainly think the comments about her hairstyle are a bit out of bounds, don't you?

[Richard Roma]

Yes, the issue is McKinney and not Neal Boortz. I believe this thread was started to help justify why McKinney allegedly assaulted a police officer.

Neal Boortz is a local (to Atlanta) radio talk show host with very high ratings. Atlanta is a big market and he is carried elsewhere with high ratings as well. So to say he is a no name hack is incorrect. His ratings are much better than the highly touted Air America. Also, if you look on his web site today you will notice that he has appologized for his comment. I wonder if McKinney will appolized for hitting the police officer.

[billygardener]

we should at least have to wait for her to be convicted before we can make fun of her.

[rjamortega]

we should at least have to wait for her to be convicted before we can make fun of her.
Her consistant and ridiculous use of the race card is all I need to get started.

[rjamortega]

Why? Cause it's such a notorious liberal loving board? :rolleyes:

I've never been a fan of McKinney, and if they prosecute her and find her guilty, I too hope they chuck her out. Having said that, I certainly think the comments about her hairstyle are a bit out of bounds, don't you?
Boertz was being sophomoric for sure. But I'd rather be accused of looking awful than being labeled a racist for doing my job, as far as acts of decency go.

[::Major_Baker::]

Boertz was being sophomoric for sure. But I'd rather be accused of looking awful than being labeled a racist for doing my job, as far as acts of decency go.what is his job exactly?

[faithfulservant]

The story about the congresswoman, yes. The fact that some talk show host said something racist? No.
Since when did offering an opinion on someone's hairstyle become racist??

[faithfulservant]

what is his job exactly?
He's paid to offer his opinion, a service that we donate to the world out of the goodness of our hearts.

[::Major_Baker::]

He's paid to offer his opinion, a service that we donate to the world out of the goodness of our hearts.
and if there's a buck or two....

[faithfulservant]

and if there's a buck or two....
You can bet that the liberals at Air Amerca will be fighting the bums for it...

Sorry, some targets are too big and too tempting.

[Atticus]

Since when did offering an opinion on someone's hairstyle become racist??Since when did "ghetto slut" stop being a racist epithet?

[Albert]

I guess the so-called conservative shock jocks have taken the lead in the self-defecation contest. And when did the Capitol Police become such wimps? I personally can’t see my police officer grandfather making a big deal out of getting slugged by a 50-year-old woman.

But anything to keep from talking about the issues…

Maybe next week they will catch another Democrat j-walking

[billygardener]

so hitting a cop is not a serious crime? ill remember that next time i hit a cop.

[Riddley]

so hitting a cop is not a serious crime? ill remember that next time i hit a cop.
No, No, No, you shouldn't hit cops. You also shouldn't call people intentionally hurtful names in an attempt to be a "Personality".

[billygardener]

but one guy is paid loudmouth who's supposed to say infalmmatory things for ratings.
the other is US congressperson. but i guess the two should be held to the same standard.

the democrats just can't help themselves. they don't need another crazy person representing them on the national scene.

[Albert]

so hitting a cop is not a serious crime? ill remember that next time i hit a cop.
Who said she hit a cop? The cop, was it a closed fist punch or a push? Was she looking at him, did she know it was a police officer? Are you a 50-year old woman? Why is this news?????

[Atticus]

Who said she hit a cop? The cop, was it a closed fist punch or a push? Was she looking at him, did she know it was a police officer? Are you a 50-year old woman? Why is this news?????Umm...does that mean its okay to hit people if you don't see who they are first? I'll remember that as a defense.

[rjamortega]

what is his job exactly?
Oh, I was referring to the officer who stopped that BLACK, FEMALE, CONGRESSWOMAN.

[rjamortega]

I guess the so-called conservative shock jocks have taken the lead in the self-defecation contest. And when did the Capitol Police become such wimps? I personally can’t see my police officer grandfather making a big deal out of getting slugged by a 50-year-old woman.

But anything to keep from talking about the issues…

Maybe next week they will catch another Democrat j-walking
ALRIGHT! So now we can lie under oath AND hit an officer of the law.

Cool! :rocking:

[rjamortega]

No, No, No, you shouldn't hit cops. You also shouldn't call people intentionally hurtful names in an attempt to be a "Personality".
Well then, maybe you should get a law passed making it illegal to insult people. ;)

Or, remove the 'hitting officers' law. :shrug:

[Albert]

ALRIGHT! So now we can lie under oath AND hit an officer of the law.

Cool! :rocking:
Come come now RJ, its all about proportionality isn’t it. What ever happened to no harm no foul. Why we are sleeping shock-jocks and partisan puking pundits from both sides are reinventing laws on their say-so. I personally view it as a yeast infection under the finger-nails of society.

[Mirror Lake 444]

I'm sorry but other than the ghetto slut comment the other ones were the funniest thing I've ever read. I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. I lean left but she's no one I would want representing me. It's obvious she's a bigger racist then anyone I have ever met in my lifetime and I've met some real winners. I've known some blacks that put whites to shame when it comes to being predjudice and racist. It's not limited to white folks.

Brillo Pad explosion! :lol: :rofl:

Tina Turn peeing on an electric fence! :lol: :rofl:


A (however you spell that dog name) :lol: :rofl:


BTW Ms. McKinney has an history of making an *** of herself and she'd doing it again. The only one she's fooling is herself. :rolleyes:

[Atticus]

I'm sorry but other than the ghetto slut comment the other ones were the funniest thing I've ever read. I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. I lean left but she's no one I would want representing me. It's obvious she's a bigger racist then anyone I have ever met in my lifetime and I've met some real winners. I've known some blacks that put whites to shame when it comes to being predjudice and racist. It's not limited to white folks.

Brillo Pad explosion! :lol: :rofl:

BTW Ms. McKinney has an history of making an *** of herself and she'd doing it again. The only one she's fooling is herself. :rolleyes:I agree, it's funny--but I was taught that making fun of someone's appearance in ways specifically related to racial differences ("brillo pad") is a kind of racism. Maybe you're far enough away from your own racism to laugh without a pang of conscience, but I'm not. So, yes, it's funny....but.....

[mhoram]

Hey ..dont be mad at neal for telling it like it is. She does look like a Ghetto Slut. I dont see anything wrong with what he said. Its his opinion and this is America. The problem with this country is everyone is so damn worried and uptight about what other people say. Way to go Neal !!!!

[mhoram]

So Howard stern can get away with it but Neal Bortz cant ?



No, No, No, you shouldn't hit cops. You also shouldn't call people intentionally hurtful names in an attempt to be a "Personality".

[Atticus]

So Howard stern can get away with it but Neal Bortz cant ?I doubt Riddley ever defended Stern.

[Riddley]

Thankyou Atticus, I appreciate that.
mhoram : I know who Stern is but don't remember ever hearing of his schtick. I would not stick up for him calling anyone namesnote that I said that calling anyone names is a bad thing.
Welcome to WS by the way.

[Albert]

Umm...does that mean its okay to hit people if you don't see who they are first? I'll remember that as a defense.
I believe in the business its called incidental contact. You grab someone from behind; they swing around and hit you with their elbow. I don’t know what happened and I haven’t read a police report that presents the officers point of view or have a seen any tape. But I’m hard pressed to believe the officer was injured in any way. On a side note, its nice to know the folks charged with protecting Congress can’t recognize a woman who has worked in the same place and most likely entered through the same door for 16 years. I’m sure race had nothing to do with it and politics had nothing to do with the reaction.

[el nopal]

Where's the funkin' picture!!!!

[Mirror Lake 444]

I agree, it's funny--but I was taught that making fun of someone's appearance in ways specifically related to racial differences ("brillo pad") is a kind of racism. Maybe you're far enough away from your own racism to laugh without a pang of conscience, but I'm not. So, yes, it's funny....but.....

True you shouldn't make fun of how people look but I was just stating my reaction. I laughed so hard I had a hard time reading it to my wife! I honestly don't think the comments other than "Ghetto Slut" were racist.

Having attended an inner city school in the Detroit area (they just had a riot before I arrived) while my dad was an ROTC instructor just before he retired from the military, I've got Congresswoman McKinney pegged. I remember once getting slammed into a locker because I accidentely brushed against a black girl. I also have had my share of blacks screaming the race card in the military when you came down on them for neglecting their duties.

[King Lord]

Alot of crapp on this thread.

Just so happens that Mckinney is one of the few people who has the guts to ask Rumsfeld and General Myers about the wargames going on the morning of 9/11.

And to ask Rumsfeld why the Pentagon continues to do business with a company like Dyncorp, who is involved in the trafficking of children as sex slaves.

Or to account for the trillions of dollars the Pentagon "misplaced".

Why are we as Americans to stupid to be able to identify a real warrior?

And p.s. Love hearing about all the horrible things the white people have endured, keep it up!

[Mirror Lake 444]

Alot of crapp on this thread.

Just so happens that Mckinney is one of the few people who has the guts to ask Rumsfeld and General Myers about the wargames going on the morning of 9/11.

And to ask Rumsfeld why the Pentagon continues to do business with a company like Dyncorp, who is involved in the trafficking of children as sex slaves.

Or to account for the trillions of dollars the Pentagon "misplaced".

Why are we as Americans to stupid to be able to identify a real warrior?

And p.s. Love hearing about all the horrible things the white people have endured, keep it up!


Remember she also thinks Bush was directly responsible for 9/11. I despise Bush and his administration but that's just plain dumb.

I've lived, worked, and been educated with all kinds of races and seen a lot of things in my lifetime and I know a fool and a racist when I see one. I just tell it like I see it and McKinney is a racist.

I don't make excuses for people that act like fools regardless of their race. End of story.

[King Lord]

Remember she also thinks Bush was directly responsible for 9/11. I despise Bush and his administration but that's just plain dumb. I've lived, worked, and been educated with all kinds of races and seen a lot of things in my lifetime and I know a fool and a racist when I see one. I just tell it like I see it and McKinney is a racist. I don't make excuses for people that act like fools regardless of their race. End of story.

Dr. Robert Bowman, Lt. Colonel USAF(retired)

Eisenhower Medal
George F. Keenan Peace Prize
Presidents Medal of Veterans for Peace
(2)Society of Military Engineers Gold Medal
(6)Air Medals
Aeronautics and Nuclear Technology Ph.D.
101 combat missions in Vietnam

Head of Star Wars Missile Defense program(Carter and Ford)

Dr. Bowman claims Dick Cheney as the prime suspect of the 9/11 Big Lie Operation.
Here's the scoop! (http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=135527)
"I remember once getting slammed into a locker.....had my share of Blacks screaming...."

What kind of experiences do you think Ms. Mckinney has had with whites in her life?

And were they as traumatic as your experiences with screaming Blacks?

[Mirror Lake 444]

Dr. Robert Bowman, Lt. Colonel USAF(retired)

Eisenhower Medal
George F. Keenan Peace Prize
Presidents Medal of Veterans for Peace
(2)Society of Military Engineers Gold Medal
(6)Air Medals
Aeronautics and Nuclear Technology Ph.D.
101 combat missions in Vietnam

Head of Star Wars Missile Defense program(Carter and Ford)

Dr. Bowman claims Dick Cheney as the prime suspect of the 9/11 Big Lie Operation.
Here's the scoop! (http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=135527)


What kind of experiences do you think Ms. Mckinney has had with whites in her life?

And were they as traumatic as your experiences with screaming Blacks?

How would I know? :shrug:

[Djj1973]

^ How does McKinney know that the cop was racist?

[Albert]

^ How does McKinney know that the cop was racist?
Well obviously she couldn’t beyond the fact that he didn’t recognize her. We have to be honest and admit that racism is a two way street but on the whole blacks and Hispanics are more often the victim. The down side of playing the racism card is Americans of all races seem to despise victims.

[Soren]

So why is the fleeting remark of a third-rate talk show host important enough to quote here?I had the same question. I try to ignore them and hope they'll go away. Popular talking heads like O'Reilly are worth taking to task, but this is merely free publicity a boob like this man doesn't deserve.

Signing out of this thread,
Soren

[King Lord]

^ How does McKinney know that the cop was racist?
Racist cops?

Whoever heard of such a thing?

McKinney knows that the VP/Pentagon are conducting wargames on the morning of 9/11.

Perhaps she has magic dung-detecting powers. ;)

[GI Joe]

Racist cops?

Whoever heard of such a thing?

McKinney knows that the VP/Pentagon are conducting wargames on the morning of 9/11.

Perhaps she has magic dung-detecting powers. ;)


She knows dung because she is a pile of dung

[King Lord]

She knows dung because she is a pile of dung
The pile of dung who wants the Pentagon to explain why it's doing business with child sex-slave traffickers like Dyncorp?

Lot's of luck.

[Mirror Lake 444]

The pile of dung who wants the Pentagon to explain why it's doing business with child sex-slave traffickers like Dyncorp?

Lot's of luck.

:sleep: :sleep: :sleep:

[Simba]

So why is the fleeting remark of a third-rate talk show host important enough to quote here?

Agreed. Besides, whatever happened to her anyway. Seems like the story went "poof" real fast.

Guess she did wrong after all, huh?

[Mirror Lake 444]

Agreed. Besides, whatever happened to her anyway. Seems like the story went "poof" real fast.

Guess she did wrong after all, huh?


You bettcha she did. She's also a member of congress that gets slapped on the hand for something they would throw the keys away on us common folk.