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August 13, 2004

Malkin

Posted by Bill

Defends herself from a cheap shot leveled at her by Julie Chen, a woman that Salon.com once described as the "Christian Amanpour of reality TV:"

In response, I sent the following letter to Ms. Chen:

It is obvious from your ignorant question to President Bush at UNITY that you did not bother to read my book. In fact, you didn’t even bother to read the back cover of my book, which says, “Make no mistake: I am not advocating rounding up all Arabs or Muslims and tossing them into camps. But when we are under attack, ‘racial profiling’—or more precisely, threat profiling—is wholly justified.”

If you are interested in practicing responsible journalism, I would welcome the opportunity to discuss my book with you in person or on your influential show.

Julie Chen? "Responsible journalism?" Julie Chen has the intellectual capacity of a sea cucumber. I mean, have you ever seen Big Brother?

Chen is, as always, as cluelessly hyperbolic.

"The big news of the week is the 'Big Brother' rebellion!"

She doesn't mean, of course, that it's bigger news than Chase Manhattan acquiring J.P. Morgan. She's just trying to remind us that she's a serious newswoman, and serious newswomen are always thinking about news, especially if it's big. Then, after determining the size of a particular news item, they investigate it.
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The United Nations has called for sanctions against Julie Chen, strongly condemning her moronic handling of just about everything in her purview.

Or by "influential show" could we possibly draw the conclusion that Michelle is not referring to the Early Show, rather angling for a spot in the Big Brother Household?

Developing ...

UPDATE:

EXCLUSIVE!! MUST CREDIT INDC!!

INDC's highly placed sources at CBS have confirmed tentative plans for an all-pundit household on Big Brother 6. Michelle Malkin, Alan Colmes, James Carville, Dick Morris, Bill O'Reilly, Paul Begala and Chris Matthews will be locked in a house for 112 days with their every move caught on tape!

Developing ...

UPDATE: I've been informed that it was JOIE Chen that asked the incredibly dumb question that inspired Ms. Malkin's ire. But according to INDC's highly credible source, the plans for Big Brother 6 are still a go ...

Developing ...

UPDATE: It's been confirmed that Julie Chen is still an idiot.

Posted by Bill at August 13, 2004 10:59 PM | TrackBack (2)

Comments

Bill,haven't you heard? Michelle got it all wrong. It was really JOIE Chen, not Julie Chen, who asked the question.

I guess Michelle won't be appearing on "The Early Show" anytime soon after her scathing letter to Julie Chen.

Posted by: JDM at August 13, 2004 11:09 PM

Really? For real? Well that kills that post. Is Joie Chen as stupid as a sea cucumber? She certainly sounds like it from the cheap shot ...

Posted by: Bill from INDC at August 13, 2004 11:14 PM

Who cares which dumbass Chen it was? Flip a coin, it's still the same nickel or dime. Whichever messed with a GunMom who wears a "Nuke the Moon" tee shirt, she can kick 'em all down on the ground ... even the one who done nuthin'!

Posted by: TC-LeatherPenguin at August 14, 2004 01:14 AM

Mmmm. Sea cucumber.

Posted by: Ghost of a flea at August 14, 2004 03:19 AM

"EXCLUSIVE!! MUST CREDIT"

I think Wonkette copyrighted that phrase.

Can you flash fry a sea cucumber?

Posted by: RS at August 14, 2004 11:19 AM

What cheap shot? Chen describes the book as suggesting we reconsider internment camps. The title of the book is "In Defense of Internment".

Malkin's being disingenuous, again.

Posted by: A Hermit at August 16, 2004 11:51 AM

Uh ... "In Defense of" does not mean "we should consider."

Malkin's title certainly employs an incendiary hook to stoke some flames, but that is not the suggestion of the book, as anyone that reads it would probably gather (from what I've read).

Posted by: Bill from INDC Journal at August 16, 2004 11:56 AM