Consider this comment: “If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to be cleaning your toilet, Donald Trump? In the sense that ... you know what I mean? But I’m saying that in L.A., they always ... They don’t ...” Say what? That was Kelly Osbourne on “The View” during a “Hot Topics” segment when the panel was talking about Donald Trump. See, I love it when liberals say stuff like that. Because immediately following the utterance of such an abjectly and overtly racist comment, we get to hear other liberals make excuses for the person who said it. Immediately after Osbourne piped up, the other panelists were in a bit of shock and Rosie Perez said, “Latinos are not only the only people doing that.” Osbourne cut her off and said, “No, I didn't mean it like that! Come on! I would never mean it like that! I'm not part of this argument.” By the end of the show, Perez thought better of correcting Osbourne and told viewers, “No, Kelly Osbourne is on our side and I was sensitive. My disdain should go to only Donald Trump, so I'm sorry, darling.” “No, you don't have to apologize to me,” Osbourne said. “I love you, Rosie.” Later, Perez tweeted this: My apologies @KellyOsbourne, I took your point wrong #Trump #Latinos. My bad. You're heart is so pure & righteous. I adore you. @TheView Well there, that takes care of it. Sure, Kelly Osbourne’s heart is pure and righteous. Pure and righteous enough to stereotypically associate Latinos with cleaning toilets. But hey, that’s OK. She’s a conservative-hating panelist on “The View.” There can be no ill intent in anything she says. Sure, the Twitterverse exploded with people calling her out, but there won’t be any network coverage – let alone a week’s worth of it as there would have been if that comment had been uttered by someone identified as a conservative. Could you imagine what would have happened if Clint Eastwood would have made those comments? Oh, we know what’s in Clint’s heart. He’s so pure and righteous. Can you imagine? Didn’t think so. Want an idea how the press handles such things? How about Joe Biden, talking here about then-candidate Barack Obama in 2007: "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man." Or enlightening us about diversity in Delaware: "In Delaware, the largest growth of population is Indian Americans, moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking." The guy is a veritable gaffe machine. Saying all manner of just plain silly – if not racist – things. Of course, that’s just Joe being Joe. C’mon man, the guy has a pure and righteous heart. He’s a liberal. The coverage? ABC: “Joe Biden's Gaffes Part of His Political Charm” New York Post:“6 Joe Biden gaffes that prove the VP dances to the beat of his own drum.” CNN: “It’s Biden being Biden again.” Townhall: Cutting Biden Some Slack Amid Gaffe Spree The lead of a story on politico.com: After the vice president’s four decades on the public stage, “Bidenism” is aiming for a permanent place in the American political dictionary. Here are some of the best, in all their endearing glory. So when Biden stereotypes people from India or expresses surprise that a black man could be articulate, bright and clean, that’s endearing. Got it. We all know what’s in his heart, so it’s OK. And you know, I wouldn’t even care, except I’ve seen the virulent treatment of conservatives by the mainstream media after uttering similarly “offensive” remarks. People like Sarah Palin, Sharon Angle, Christine O’Donnell, George W. Bush – just to name a few – routinely got skewered or ridiculed by the media for anything they said that was a bit off key. And that’s just politics. How about people like Mel Gibson? Hear anyone in the media calling him “endearing” after he made anti-semitic comments? Or how about the poor, hapless cooking show host Paula Dean? She admitted that she used the n-word – 20 years ago. Everyone knew right away what was in her heart. She was a racist. Period. That episode basically ruined her career. And you know what? I think that’s probably about right. People in the public eye should suffer consequences when they say stupid things. I just wish everybody would get the same treatment.
