https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cn...ockroaches

Quote:During a discussion about the new book, "Kushner, Inc.," Tapper and his panel discussed whether or not President Trump would ever kick his daughter and son-in-law to the curb and questioned how the couple has kept their gig while the White House faces frequent turnover.

“Of course they survived. I mean, cockroaches are going to survive a nuclear war,” Begala said.

The panel’s token Trump supporter, Dave Urban, shook his head in disgust upon hearing the derogatory remark.

Tapper quickly asked, “You’re not calling Ivanka and Jared cockroaches?”

The CNN commentator said, “No, no I’m talking about a separate class of species.”

CNN did not immediately respond when asked if Begala will be disciplined or apologize.

Quote:Last month, CNN was accused of using the Omar rhetoric as the impetus to attack Trump and other Republicans, prompting Cornell Law School professor William A. Jacobson to tell Fox News that it’s time for CNN to acknowledge it has a far-left, anti-Trump agenda.

Meanwhile, the “cockroaches” comment reminds critics of other hateful rhetoric used to target Jewish people.

“Considering the wide debate about anti-Semitism on the left and in America more broadly, Begala’s comments could be taken by some as anti-Semitic since Kushner is Jewish and Ivanka converted to Judaism,” Media Research Center contributor Ryan Foley wrote. “Begala’s comparison of the Jewish Kushners to insects closely mirrors the rhetoric of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who denied that he was anti-Semitic; instead arguing that he was ‘anti-termite.’”

CNN pundits recently expressed outrage when President Trump referred to MS-13 gang members as “animals,” but the “cockroaches” comment about members of the president’s family has received little attention from the network’s media watchdogs.

This is what everybody is always accusing the left of. Just looking for something to be offended by.

(03-14-2019 02:34 PM)JerryJeff Wrote:  This is what everybody is always accusing the left of. Just looking for something to be offended by.

If this comment were made in a vacuum maybe, but with the repeated examples of anti-Semitic comments coming from the left these days I disagree.


Not to mention the absolute hypocrisy displayed by the left. They condemned the President for calling members of a criminal gang known for their brutal murders animals and not a peep about calling two people cockroaches simply because they belong to a different political party.

How in the holy **** does them being Jewish have any bearing on them being called cockroaches?

He called them that because not matter what happens or what they do in this administration, they will always be there because they're trump family. Exhibit A why you don't hire your kids and relatives for such positions!

Good grief are you looking for anything to be outraged by!

(03-14-2019 03:27 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(03-14-2019 02:34 PM)JerryJeff Wrote:  This is what everybody is always accusing the left of. Just looking for something to be offended by.

If this comment were made in a vacuum maybe, but with the repeated examples of anti-Semitic comments coming from the left these days I disagree.


Not to mention the absolute hypocrisy displayed by the left. They condemned the President for calling members of a criminal gang known for their brutal murders animals and not a peep about calling two people cockroaches simply because they belong to a different political party.

And they probably are Democrats.

(03-14-2019 03:35 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  How in the holy **** does them being Jewish have any bearing on them being called cockroaches?

He called them that because not matter what happens or what they do in this administration, they will always be there because they're trump family. Exhibit A why you don't hire your kids and relatives for such positions!

Good grief are you looking for anything to be outraged by!

The same way saying one of the Williams sisters is using "guerilla" tactics while playing tennis. Which is an actual way of playing tennis. See how it works?

(03-14-2019 03:54 PM)Eagleaidaholic Wrote:  

(03-14-2019 03:35 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  How in the holy **** does them being Jewish have any bearing on them being called cockroaches?

He called them that because not matter what happens or what they do in this administration, they will always be there because they're trump family. Exhibit A why you don't hire your kids and relatives for such positions!

Good grief are you looking for anything to be outraged by!

The same way saying one of the Williams sisters is using "guerilla" tactics while playing tennis. Which is an actual way of playing tennis. See how it works?

Now, now.....the leftists hate it when you hold them to the same standards they hold you to.

(03-14-2019 03:35 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  How in the holy **** does them being Jewish have any bearing on them being called cockroaches?

He called them that because not matter what happens or what they do in this administration, they will always be there because they're trump family. Exhibit A why you don't hire your kids and relatives for such positions!

Good grief are you looking for anything to be outraged by!

You never fail to entertain.

Begala is a useless p.o.s. Always has been.

Meh, this one is a nothing burger to me. Everyone knows the saying about cockroaches being able to survive a nuclear blast.

(03-14-2019 03:54 PM)Eagleaidaholic Wrote:  

(03-14-2019 03:35 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  How in the holy **** does them being Jewish have any bearing on them being called cockroaches?

He called them that because not matter what happens or what they do in this administration, they will always be there because they're trump family. Exhibit A why you don't hire your kids and relatives for such positions!

Good grief are you looking for anything to be outraged by!

The same way saying one of the Williams sisters is using "guerilla" tactics while playing tennis. Which is an actual way of playing tennis. See how it works?

And I complained about that where exactly?