Former actress turned activist Rose McGowan blasted the media and rebuffed Black Lives Matter Sunday over their treatment of Larry Elder as a conservative black man.
McGowan appeared alongside Elder at a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNjwZwZHCAQ">press conference</a> to endorse Elder and to bring attention to accusations she had previously made against the wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom. Elder is running in a California recall election to replace Newsom.
Elder has previously refuted claims, made by groups like Black Lives Matter, that the United States is systemically racist or that racism is a significant barrier to black people succeeding in the country.  Elder reasserted that position during the press conference
“I was described in the LA Times as ‘the black face of white supremacy’ all because I don’t believe in the lie of systemic racism. It is a lie,” Elder said during the press conference. He went on to slam former President Barack Obama for failing as president to further racial reconciliation. Instead, Elder argued, Obama divided the nation more.
Before Barack Obama entered the Oval Office, “you know what his popularity was? 70% before he set foot in the White House. Many people who didn’t vote for him said, ‘okay, I didn’t want to vote for someone who will tax, spend, regulate, [be] soft on national security, soft on the border, but he will at least bring us together so I’ll pull for him.’ 70% popularity,” Elder said. “And what did he do with that? The Cambridge police acted ‘stupidly.’ No they didn’t. ‘If I had a son he’d look like Trayvon.’ What does that even mean? Racism is in America’s DNA, he said. Really?”
“The first time Gallup asked about racism, about whether or not you’d vote for a black president was 1958, and the percentage who said yes was in the high 30s. Now, only 3% said they would not vote for a black president,” Elder continued. “He invited Al Sharpton to the White House over 70 times, one of the most vicious race hustlers in America … Obama had a great opportunity to bring us together and, instead, because he wanted power, he wanted the Democratic Party to remain in power … he divided this country.”
After Elder made his comments, McGowan stepped up to the mic to defend Elder’s perspective. She also took a swing at Black Lives Matter supporters for dismissing Elder’s views.
“People will disavow that, mostly white people that work in the media will disavow what he just said. But understand where it&#8217;s coming from and that he might just know more than you, living in a different skin,” McGowan said.
“Now this whole, the BLM, all of this, I’ve been gone. I live in a jungle. I’m not fully aware, I mean, I get it. I saw it, like, last week for the first time really in person,” McGowan said. “But I will ask the white citizens, non-blacks to consider that maybe he has had a different experience than you in this world, and instead of reacting … with violence to what he just said, consider that it’s a different experience. We are not the authorities on that.”

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Republican candidate for California governor, Larry Elder, can add one more celebrity name to his list of supporters — Charmed actress and MeToo activist Rose McGowan.
As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/as-california-recall-election-approaches-hollywood-goes-on-attack-against-gop-frontrunner-larry-elder">reported</a>, Elder has a few famous faces on his side as he heads into the state’s recall election on September 14, including Clint Eastwood and Chuck Norris. But most of the entertainment industry has aligned for the current governor, Gavin Newsom.
Comedian George Lopez, singer John Legend, actors Mark Ruffalo and Elijah Wood, and directors Rob Reiner, Steven Spielberg, and J.J. Abrams are just a few of the Hollywood heavy-hitters who have either endorsed Newsom or donated money to his campaign.
McGowan hopes to lend some of her own star power to Elder in the closing days of the race.
The actress began her speech at the Luxe Hotel Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles on Sunday by saying, she &#8220;finally came to a point” where she realized she was not a Democrat. &#8220;Everyone who has harassed, stalked, and stolen from me in my time in Hollywood has been a Democrat,&#8221; she said, adding, &#8220;This is not a country or a state for everyone. This is a country for the few.”
McGowan then revealed that she became familiar with Elder through his radio show, saying, &#8220;I used to listen to Larry Elder after I&#8217;d drive home from the set. Sometimes I&#8217;d even pull over and use a fake name, usually Tracy, to call in. And from him, I learned about the corruption of the teachers union in this state.&#8221;
She described Democrats as &#8220;cult leaders&#8221; who &#8220;keep you in fear, they keep you in doubt.&#8221; In contrast, McGowan said she believes in Elder because she &#8220;[knows] his mind.&#8221;
The 48-year-old then posed this question to the crowd: “Why not change? Why not go big? Why not put a stake in the heart of evil? Because that’s what this really is. This is good and this is evil.”
McGowan then endorsed Elder officially, saying that while she may not agree with him on all the issues, &#8220;he&#8217;s the better man and the better candidate.&#8221;
“My money’s on Elder,” she finished, “I really appreciate anybody watching or reading this to think differently. To be brave. Do something that’s weird. Like maybe voting Republican, even though it will feel strange.”
During her appearance, McGowan also reiterated <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/actress-rose-mcgowan-accuses-gavin-newsoms-wife-of-trying-to-bribe-her-to-stay-silent-on-weinstein-assaults-calls-both-newsoms-frauds">claims</a> she made on podcast host Dave Rubin&#8217;s show last week that Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, called her before a 2017 New York Times report on movie mogul Harvey Weinstein&#8217;s abuse scandal, offering McGowan a bribe to if she would help suppress the story.
Siebel Newsom denied the accusation in a statement to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rose-mcgowan-larry-elder-gavin-newsom-wife-silence-harvey-weinstein-2021-9">Insider</a>, saying, &#8220;It&#8217;s disappointing but not surprising to see political opponents launch these false attacks just days before the election. Their limited correspondence has been strictly as fellow survivors of sexual assault and in Jennifer&#8217;s former capacity leading the Representation Project, an organization that fights limiting gender stereotypes and norms.”
Elder <a href="https://twitter.com/Elex_Michaelson/status/1436552282225582081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1436552282225582081%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Frose-mcgowan-to-join-larry-elder-amid-harvey-weinstein-related-allegation-against-newsoms-wife">told</a> Fox LA he’s not certain McGowan’s claims are true but said that McGowan has produced emails from Newsom’s wife which establish that the two did have some correspondence.

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Actress Rose McGowan Endorses Larry Elder For CA Gov: ‘Put A Stake In the Heart Of Evil”

Rose McGowan, one of the first actresses to accuse convicted rapist and former film producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, said on Thursday that Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom, tried to bribe her to drop her allegations.
In an interview with BlazeTV host Dave Rubin, the &#8220;Charmed&#8221; star claimed that Newsom called her about six months before The New York Times first broke the news about Weinstein’s predatory history, asking in not-so-subtle terms how much money McGowan would be willing to accept to refuse to go on the record with her story.
&#8220;[Newsom] called me and she set up a meeting with me to meet her somewhere in Brentwood [California],&#8221; McGowan said. She recalled that when she arrived, she became “very creeped out” and left. Newsom then called her again on behalf of David Boies, one-time attorney for Bill and Hillary Clinton who represented Weinstein in his criminal trial.
&#8220;So this woman I don&#8217;t know, some blonde lady with the last name Newsom, cold calls me and [says], &#8216;David Boies wants to know what it would take to make you happy,” McGowan said. When Rubin pressed McGowan on what she thought Newsom meant by that, McGowan speculated Newsom was referring to “fiscal remuneration.”
Thursday evening, McGowan posted a direct <a href="The%20Daily%20Wire%20is%20one%20of%20America’s%20fastest-growing%20conservative%20media%20companies%20and%20counter-cultural%20outlets%20for%20news,%20opinion,%20and%20entertainment.%20Get%20inside%20access%20to%20The%20Daily%20Wire%20by%20becoming%20a%20member.">message</a> to Gavin Newsom and his wife on Twitter.
“Governor Newsom, you’re facing a recall because you’re a fraud, just like your wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom. I have the receipts. I wish I didn’t. I wish you were all real. I wish you really did help. But you don’t. And you’re on the side of wrong. I hope this recall goes through because California does not need you. The nation does not need you. The world does not need you. We do not need you.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/rose-mcgowan-jennifer-newsom-harvey-weinstein">The Blaze</a>, which first reported McGowan’s claims, said it tried to reach out to Newsom to verify the story, but did not receive a reply.
The outlet also noted that Newsom published her own account of an uncomfortable run-in with the disgraced film producer only one day after the Times’ exposé ran.
&#8220;Based on my years in the industry and unfortunately, my own personal experience with Harvey Weinstein, I can tell you that I believe every single word that was written in the extremely disturbing, but not all that shocking, New York Times piece published yesterday,&#8221; Newsom said in the <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/harvey-weinstein-and-the-end-of-open-secrets_b_59d7fd7be4b08ce873a8cdf7?utm_hp_ref=harvey-weinstein">Huffington Post</a>.
She continued:
<blockquote>&#8220;Not all that shocking because very similar things happened to me. I was naive, new to the industry, and didn&#8217;t know how to deal with his aggressive advances ― work invitations with a friend late-night at The Toronto Film Festival, and later an invitation to meet with him about a role in The Peninsula Hotel, where staff were present and then all of a sudden disappeared like clockwork, leaving me alone with this extremely powerful and intimidating Hollywood legend.&#8221;</blockquote>
After revelations that the Hollywood anti-harassment group Time’s Up helped former New York governor Andrew Cuomo discredit an accuser, McGowan is one of the few actresses closely associated with the MeToo movement to avoid charges of hypocrisy.
McGowan has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rose-mcgowan-blasts-times-up-vile-pr-stunt-shame-on-the-actresses-involved">blasted</a> that organization as a “vile PR stunt.”

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Actress Rose McGowan Accuses Gavin Newsom’s Wife Of Trying To Bribe Her To Stay Silent On Weinstein Assaults, Calls Both Newsoms Frauds

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Actress Rose McGowan pulled no punches recently when she discussed Oprah Winfrey’s connection to alleged sexual abuser and record executive Russell Simmons.
At least 13 women say Simmons harassed, assaulted, or raped them. Several of those women say they were under 18 at the time of the incidents.
At one time, Winfrey was attached to executive produce a film titled &#8220;On the Record&#8221; about their claims, but she later backed out, reportedly at the behest of Tina Tchen, the former head of the MeToo non-profit Time’s Up. Tchen&#8217;s group was ostensibly founded to support victims of sexual abuse in Hollywood, but it became embroiled in scandal when it was revealed that she advised disgraced New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on a letter intended to discredit one of his accusers. Tchen, a former Obama White House staffer, and Roberta Kaplan, chairwoman of the Time&#8217;s Up board, ultimately resigned.
Winfrey admitted to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/oprah-winfrey-russell-simmons-pressure-sexual-assault-documentary">Fox News</a> that Simmons had pressured her to walk away from the documentary, but she insisted that that had nothing to do with her decision. &#8220;I want it to be known that I unequivocally believe and support the women,” she told <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oprah-winfrey-steps-away-russell-simmons-accuser-doc-1268653">The Hollywood Reporter</a> at the time, adding, “Their stories deserve to be told and heard.&#8221;
After Winfrey announced she was backing away from the film, Apple dropped plans to air it on its streaming platform.
In apparent reference to this, McGowan <a href="https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/1432065449903153157?s=20">tweeted</a> Sunday, “I am glad more are seeing the ugly truth of Oprah. I wish she were real, but she isn’t. From being pals with Weinstein to abandoning &amp; destroying Russell Simmon’s victims, she is about supporting a sick power structure for personal gain, she is as fake as they come.”
Alongside her comments, McGowan posted a photo of Winfrey kissing convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein’s cheek at an awards dinner.
That same day, McGowan retweeted a comment from a fan who said that many people already believed that Winfrey was a hypocrite, but because they lacked powerful positions, they were ignored.
“Love lots of people [saw] her for who she was,” <a href="https://twitter.com/momsgem09/status/1432067469494177795?s=20">said</a> an account by the name of Miss Freethinking Independent. “The problem is those that saw her for who she was just happened to be poor. It wasn&#8217;t until you spoke out &amp; never backed down that it became widely known. You gapped the bridges between the poor and the elites by exposing the corrupt.”
McGowan also struck out at A-lister Reese Witherspoon for her vocal support of Time’s Up.
In honor of Women’s Equality Day on August 26, Witherspoon tweeted, “HUGE appreciation for all the women who came before us that made this day possible … Let’s keep pushing for more ways to protect our rights and create equality for women everywhere.&#8221;
McGowan <a href="https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/1431023251090726918?s=20">replied</a>, “Maybe consider working with real activists instead of sham organizations like Time’s Up.”
Witherspoon has offered no comment about the revelations that Time’s Up assisted Cuomo.

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Rose McGowan Hits Oprah As Hypocrite: ‘She Is About Supporting A Sick Power Structure’

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After the revelations from the New York Attorney General’s report indicating that two of the founders of the Time’s Up movement helped New York Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo handle sexual harassment claims, actress Rose McGowan, famed for leading the fight against sexual harassment in Hollywood, blasted not only the Time’s Up movement, but also President Biden, Cuomo, and her former “Charmed” co-star, actress Alyssa Milano, calling them “lizard people” and telling them, “Your time is up.”
McGowan wrote:
<blockquote>Remember when Hollywood actresses and paid-off activists wore stupid black dresses at the Oscars? That was sponsored by Time’s Up who were meant to help abuse victims. I told the world they are a lie 3+ years ago. I was mocked &amp; harassed by so many who want to believe the illusion. Wake up. Hard truths are inconvenient &amp; uncomfortable. So what, suck it up. Milano, TimesUp, fake performatives and profiteers. Alyssa’s statement at the time was gaslighting in full effect. She said of my truth-telling “Hurt people hurt people.” No, Alyssa, it’s lizard people like you, SDK Knickerbocker, Gov Cuomo, the Pres, Tina Chen who hurt people. Your time is up. Exit stage left.</blockquote>
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How’s your day Tina? How’s your day Alyssa? <a href="https://t.co/Ksc4p4wurN">pic.twitter.com/Ksc4p4wurN</a>
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“Two women who helped found the anti-harassment group Time’s Up during the height of the #MeToo Movement helped New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office in drafting a letter that smeared one of his accusers and ‘impugned her credibility,’ the state attorney general said in her bombshell report Tuesday,” <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/times-up-founders-cuomo-lindsey-boylan">Fox News</a>reported.
The damning report targeting Cuomo stated that Cuomo’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, was told by Cuomo to consult Roberta Kaplan, who co-founded the Time’s Up legal defense fund with CEO Tina Tchen, about a letter that had been drafted in response to allegations by the governor’s first accuser, former aide Lindsey Boylan.
The report noted, &#8220;According to Ms. DeRosa, Ms. Kaplan read the letter to the head of the advocacy group Times Up [Tchen], and both of them allegedly suggested that, without the statements about Ms. Boylan’s interactions with male colleagues, the letter was fine. …Ms. DeRosa reported back to the Governor that Ms. Kaplan and the head of Times Up thought the letter was okay with some changes, as did [Cuomo ally Steve] Cohen, but everyone else thought it was a bad idea.&#8221;
After being harshly criticized, Time’s Up gave a <a style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;" href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/times-up-responds-cuomo-investigation-1234992138/">statement</a> to The Hollywood Reporter:
<blockquote>Before any allegations were made against Governor Cuomo, in 2019, Time’s Up worked with his administration to pass the Time’s Up/NY Safety Agenda. In December 2020, Tina was asked to give her perspective on a public response to Ms. Boylan’s allegations. … Although Tina made no recommendations as to what he should do, she shared the stance Time’s Up has always taken in these matters. She was clear that any response coming from the Governor’s office addressing the allegations would be insufficient and unacceptable if it did not acknowledge the experiences of the women who came forward, and that it should in no way shame or discredit the women.</blockquote>
In late April 2019, after Joe Biden was accused of past sexual harassment by Tara Reade, McGowan wrote, “I used to be a proud Democrat. I used to be a proud American. … Republicans have always been painted as the bad guys, and I’ve always seen them as more of a cult. But now I realize so are the Democrats and the media.”
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I’m really sad, and I’m really tired. I normally share thoughts, but tonight it’s emotion. <a href="https://t.co/mhtaoW6dTd">pic.twitter.com/mhtaoW6dTd</a>
&mdash; Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) <a href="https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/1255643878117572609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 29, 2020</a></blockquote>
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During the 2020 Democratic National Convention, McGowan tweeted, “What have the Democrats done to solve ANYTHING? Help the poor? No. Help black &amp; brown people? No. Stop police brutality? No. Help single mothers? No. Help children? No. You have achieved nothing. NOTHING. Why did people vote Trump? Because of you mother****ers.”
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What have the Democrats done to solve ANYTHING? Help the poor? No. Help black &amp; brown people? No. Stop police brutality? No. Help single mothers? No. Help children? No. You have achieved nothing. NOTHING. Why did people vote Trump? Because of you motherfuckers.
&mdash; Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) <a href="https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/1296655667063861249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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She added, &#8220;You are the season of darkness. @JoeBiden @dnc. You are monsters. You are frauds. You are the lie.&#8221;
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You are the season of darkness. <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dnc</a> You are monsters. You are frauds. You are the lie.
&mdash; Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) <a href="https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/1296650598591483905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/rose-mcgowan-alyssa-milano-feud-charmed-metoo-democrat-holly-marie-combs-a9684751.html">The Independent</a> noted:
<blockquote>Milano responded with a 26-tweet thread of “all the things the Democratic Party has done to make the world a better place”, adding: “Rose and anyone bleating the same ‘dEmOcRaTs DoNt HeLp PeOpLe’ nonsense, your lies are going to hurt people less privileged than you. It’s the kind of thing an ACTUAL fraud would do. Thousands of people are dying a day but you go on with your hyperbolic attention seeking tweets.”</blockquote>

‘Lizard People … Your Time Is Up’: After Cuomo Report, McGowan Blasts Biden, Milano, Time’s Up Movement

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Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann blocked Rose McGowan on Twitter and cursed at her after she posted a video explaining why she went on Fox News to warn against the cult-like aspects of politics, which she said are &#8220;most especially&#8221; found among Democrats.
&#8220;If you can’t tell the difference between the Republican Death Cult and the Democrats, let me summarize for you: you’re full of sh*t. And blocked,&#8221; Olbermann tweeted.
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If you can’t tell the difference between the Republican Death Cult and the Democrats, let me summarize for you: you’re full of shit. And blocked.
&mdash; Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1386929276218482688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2021</a></blockquote>
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During a Monday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-rose-mcgowan-warns-against-being-controlled-by-politics-says-democrats-most-especially-in-a-deep-cult?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=benshapiro&amp;fbclid=IwAR1IuVVx4kWiZ47j_f550wfX86IbaXpDXCM3jEHTLhQlAuDsW4vNxBU4_iM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">interview</a> with Fox News host Tammy Bruce, McGowan drew on her experience of growing up in The Children of God cult to explain the cult-like thinking she discerns on both sides of the political divide in the U.S., but &#8220;most especially&#8221; among Democrats.
“I am not here to make people feel bad about their political choices,” she said. “But I am here to say that you might be in a cult too if you don’t know the signs. And I do believe Democrats, most especially, are in a deep cult that they really don’t know about and aren’t really aware of.”
In the video to which Olbermann was responding, McGowan had said in response to anticipated criticism, &#8220;I did an interview on Fox News that it causes such a cognitive dissonance as someone who was, you know, at least basically from when I set foot in America, a Democrat, because that’s what my mother was, never questioned that Fox is the enemy. And tonight they’ll run with, you know, Rose McGowan says Democrats are in a cult, but I also said Republicans were, too.&#8221;
“If you lean deep into anything and refuse to hear anything else, and you’re serving a master that there’s no evidence is serving you, then maybe you’re in a cult,” she added. “And that was my message.”
McGowan&#8217;s warning echoed Fox News host Tucker Carlson&#8217;s recent observation that increasingly more Americans are replacing religion with politics, a trend he said is &#8220;driving everyone crazy.&#8221; As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/theyre-enslaved-tucker-carlson-warns-against-americans-increasingly-replacing-religion-with-politics" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>:
<blockquote>Speaking with Fox News hosts Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino about the recent Gallup poll noting that U.S. church membership has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-church-membership-dips-below-50-for-first-time-poll" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">declined below 50 percent</a>, Carlson <a href="https://video.foxnews.com/v/6246251901001?playlist_id=903354961001#sp=show-clips">noted</a> such a trend has “never happened, so far as I know.”
“This is the result of a long-term trend,” he said. “This is the result of a liberation movement, a liberation movement that sought to liberate Americans from the constraints of traditional religion. And like all liberation movements in this country, at a certain point it becomes the opposite of what it purports to be.”
“Are people really more liberated than they were when they believed in God?” Carlson asked. “Are they less anxious? Look, everyone dies in the end. And if you don’t acknowledge that or provide an explanation for what happens after you die, then people are filled with existential dread, with anxiety. And maybe drug abuse skyrockets, and so do suicides and hopelessness, and all the conventional signs of despair like the ones we’re seeing now.”
“And so, actually, people aren’t liberated by fleeing from meaning, from God, from religion,” Carlson concluded. “They’re enslaved. Look at the country!”</blockquote>
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Keith Olbermann Blocks, Curses At Rose McGowan For Claiming Democrats In ‘Deep Cult’

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Actress and activist Rose McGowan drew from her experience of having grown up in a cult to explain how she realized the cult-like aspects of extreme politics, &#8220;most especially&#8221; among Democrats.
McGowan, who famously spoke out against Harvey Weinstein&#8217;s sexual abuse, explained to Fox News host Tammy Bruce how she had been raised in The Children of God cult, which she claimed has given her the &#8220;superpower&#8221; of discerning &#8220;the control and propaganda machine&#8221; of politics on both sides.
&#8220;I am not here to make people feel bad about their political choices,&#8221; McGowan said. &#8220;But I am here to say that you might be in a cult too if you don’t know the signs. And I do believe Democrats, most especially, are in a deep cult that they really don’t know about and aren’t really aware of.&#8221;
After claiming the Democratic Party &#8220;masquerades&#8221; as a party that wants to help people, McGowan said, &#8220;My persecution and awakening from being a Democrat was so much about what I do and what I say now and so much about realizing how hardcore of a cult it is. And how much it does to women and the people it says it’s going to help. Then why haven’t they achieved anything?&#8221;
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&#8220;What part of it is organic to you and what part has been implanted either by Hollywood, or the media, or your leaders?&#8221; McGowan advised her listeners to ask themselves. &#8220;What part of it is truly yours? What’s organic to you? And see what’s the polyester and pull it out of your fabric. We have to examine what we believe and why.&#8221;
&#8220;Look at your own belief systems and get free,&#8221; she added.
McGowan later went on Twitter to defend herself for going on Fox News, &#8220;I did an interview on Fox News that it causes such a cognitive dissonance as someone who was, you know, at least basically from when I set foot in America, a Democrat, because that&#8217;s what my mother was, never questioned that Fox is the enemy. And tonight they&#8217;ll run with, you know, Rose McGowan says Democrats are in a cult, but I also said Republicans were, too.&#8221;
&#8220;If you lean deep into anything and refuse to hear anything else, and you&#8217;re serving a master that there&#8217;s no evidence is serving you, then maybe you&#8217;re in a cult,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And that was my message.&#8221;
In a response to the video that some Twitter users claimed was an example of the mindset McGowan was talking about, former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann tweeted, &#8220;If you can’t tell the difference between the Republican Death Cult and the Democrats, let me summarize for you: you’re full of sh*t. And blocked.&#8221;
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If you can’t tell the difference between the Republican Death Cult and the Democrats, let me summarize for you: you’re full of shit. And blocked.
&mdash; Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1386929276218482688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Journalist Glenn Greenwald, by contrast, extolled McGowan for her interview, tweeting Tuesday morning, &#8220;Good morning to everyone from the brave and brilliant @RoseMcGowan, who liberals turned into a hero until they realized they couldn&#8217;t control her, just like they do to anyone who doesn&#8217;t fully submit to Party orthodoxies[.]&#8221;
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Good morning to everyone from the brave and brilliant <a href="https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoseMcGowan</a>, who liberals turned into a hero until they realized they couldn&#39;t control her, just like they do to anyone who doesn&#39;t fully submit to Party orthodoxies (read about Cindy Sheehan to see that playbook): <a href="https://t.co/s1jG1FFvD7">pic.twitter.com/s1jG1FFvD7</a>
&mdash; Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) <a href="https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1387017183276982273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/theyre-enslaved-tucker-carlson-warns-against-americans-increasingly-replacing-religion-with-politics" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘They’re Enslaved’: Tucker Carlson Warns Against Americans Increasingly Replacing Religion With Politics</a>

WATCH: Rose McGowan Warns Against Being Controlled By Politics, Says Democrats ‘Most Especially’ In A ‘Deep Cult’

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Actress and #MeToo activist Rose McGowan, continuing her criticism against the Democratic Party establishment, scolded the party she once called home for pushing the impeachment of President Donald Trump while Americans suffer during a pandemic.
In a tweet on Thursday, McGowan simply denounced the impeachment effort as &#8220;cult propaganda.&#8221;
“This impeachment is Cult propaganda. A theater of mass distraction. US cult members on the left will cheer, those on the right will be in a fury. And the country’s starving, sick &amp; poor will sink farther &amp; farther,” she wrote.
&#8220;Good thing the Elites are leading us!&#8221; she added.
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This impeachment is Cult propaganda. A theater of mass distraction. US cult members on the left will cheer, those on the right will be in a fury. And the country’s starving, sick &amp; poor will sink farther &amp; farther. Good thing the Elites are leading us!
&mdash; Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) <a href="https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/1349828787693903874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Just 8% of Republicans favor impeachment while a Rasmussen poll puts Trump at a <a href="https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/prez_track_jan14">48% favorability rating</a>, as <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/nbc-news-poll-voters-are-split-trump-s-impeachment-removal-n1254314">NBC News</a> reported:
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One day after the U.S. House of Representatives <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-poised-impeach-trump-second-time-incitement-insurrection-n1254051">impeached</a> outgoing President Donald Trump for inciting last week&#8217;s insurrection at the Capitol, a new <a href="https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20454706-210016-nbc-news-january-poll-1-14-21-release" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBC News poll</a> finds that American voters are divided on his impeachment and <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/trump-impeachment-faces-uphill-climb-senate-it-could-all-come-n1254171" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">removal from office</a>, with most Republicans standing firmly behind the president.
Overall, 50 percent of voters nationwide say Trump should be impeached and removed from office, while 48 percent are opposed.
By party, 89 percent of Democratic voters believe Trump should be impeached and removed from office, compared with just 8 percent of Republican voters. Independents are split, with 45 percent in support and 53 percent in opposition.
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Earlier this year, in the wake of Democrats ignoring Tara Reade’s accusation of sexual assault against Joe Biden, McGowan <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rose-mcgowan-breaks-down-i-used-to-be-a-proud-democrat">expressly stated</a> that the party no longer represented her.
“I used to be a proud Democrat. I used to be a proud American,” she said. “I would’ve died for this damn country and its ideals. I was raised to be a proud Democrat. When my youngest brother graduated as a fighter pilot at the Air Force Academy, I wore a Vote John Kerry pin (lol), got into verbal altercations with big men who were mad I was a Democrat. They were twice my size [and] I had to listen to GW Bush give the keynote address [and] John Ashcroft singing his terrible eagle song.”
After recalling her strong dislike for Republicans, McGowan then admitted that she no longer feels like there is a party that lines up with her value system.
“I was always told it was the Democratic Party that were the good guys, that our papers were The New York Times and The Washington Post,” she said. “But now I know too much. And I feel really quite a sense of loss tonight.”
The #MeToo activist also tore into the organization Time’s Up after news broke that it spent the bulk of its charitable donations on salaries and little on actually litigating sexual harassment cases in the workplace.
“FRAUD ALERT! @TimesUp A vile PR stunt, a front for evil CAA &amp; other human traffickers like Weinstein. SHAME ON YOU. SHAME. And shame on the actresses involved in this lie,” she tweeted.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rose-mcgowan-breaks-down-i-used-to-be-a-proud-democrat">Rose McGowan Breaks Down: ‘I Used To Be A Proud Democrat’</a>

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Rose McGowan: Impeachment Is ‘Cult Propaganda’

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Though Rose McGowan has been a sharp critic of Democrats for their hypocrisy, especially regarding the #MeToo movement, the actress has largely refrained from calling out woke-scolds for their harsh treatment of those who think differently &#8230; that is, until now.
In a tweet on Thursday, the former &#8220;Scream&#8221; star publicly backed actor Matthew McConaughey over his comments last week in which he sharply rebuked the radical Left for their condescending attitude toward conservatives.
&#8220;Matthew McConaughey is right. Hollywood has been condescending, northern elite media liberals, too &amp; it trickles down. Far before Trump presidency illiberal condescension &amp; patronization has formed how too many think. Break the class structure,&#8221; she wrote.
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Matthew McConaughey is right. Hollywood has been condescending, northern elite media liberals, too &amp; it trickles down. Far before Trump presidency illiberal condescension &amp; patronization has formed how too many think. Break the class structure. <a href="https://t.co/aZ0lXEkFq8">https://t.co/aZ0lXEkFq8</a>
&mdash; Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) <a href="https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/1336981266256846849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Speaking with comedian Russel Brand last week, McConaughey criticized conservatives for believing in &#8220;fake news,&#8221; and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/matthew-mcconaughey-far-left-hollywood-is-arrogant-towards-that-other-50">criticized leftists</a> for treating their opponents with disdain and disrespect.
“This is where the Left misses it for me, just as far as being a marketeer of a political side. When you say, ‘Hey, we want to get out the vote; we want people to be able to go vote; we’re going to do a campaign to let people vote.’ I’m like, 100%. Yes, everyone. Is there anyone who would say no to that? That’s universal. You have 100% of the audience going, ‘I’m in, that’s a constitutional right as an American, I’m in, yes!’” McConaughey said.
“And then they can’t help themselves. At the very end of it, they go, ‘So we don’t let those criminal b*stards get back in office.’ You’re going, ‘Whoa!’ You’re like, no, don’t say the last part. You lost 50% of your audience,” he continued. “And that’s part of why so much of the nation, of that 50%, looks at us in Hollywood as, like, going, ‘Oh, yeah, another celebrity over there, and the West Coasters, and the elite in the Northeast.’”
“From just a sales point of view, don’t tab that gotcha on the end, and then you have, your audience is twice as big and you’re getting what you want,” he added.
Earlier this year, in the wake of Democrats ignoring Tara Reade&#8217;s accusation of sexual assault against Joe Biden, Rose McGowan <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rose-mcgowan-breaks-down-i-used-to-be-a-proud-democrat">expressly stated</a> that the party no longer represented her.
“I used to be a proud Democrat. I used to be a proud American,” she said. “I would’ve died for this damn country and its ideals. I was raised to be a proud Democrat. When my youngest brother graduated as a fighter pilot at the Air Force Academy, I wore a Vote John Kerry pin (lol), got into verbal altercations with big men who were mad I was a Democrat. They were twice my size [and] I had to listen to GW Bush give the keynote address [and] John Ashcroft singing his terrible eagle song.”
After recalling her strong dislike for Republicans, McGowan then admitted that she no longer feels like there is a party that lines up with her value system.
“I was always told it was the Democratic Party that were the good guys, that our papers were The New York Times and The Washington Post,” she said. “But now I know too much. And I feel really quite a sense of loss tonight.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rose-mcgowan-breaks-down-i-used-to-be-a-proud-democrat">Rose McGowan Breaks Down: ‘I Used To Be A Proud Democrat’</a>

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Rose McGowan Backs Matthew McConaughey: ‘Hollywood Has Been Condescending,’ ‘Break The Class Structure’

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Actress and #MeToo activist Rose McGowan tore into the organization Time&#8217;s Up after news broke that it spent the bulk of its charitable donations on salaries and little on actually litigating sexual harassment cases in the workplace.
In a tweet on Tuesday, McGowan denounced the organization as a &#8220;fraud&#8221; while condemning the actresses who promoted it.
&#8220;FRAUD ALERT! @TimesUp A vile PR stunt, a front for evil CAA &amp; other human traffickers like Weinstein. SHAME ON YOU. SHAME. And shame on the actresses involved in this lie,&#8221; she tweeted.
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FRAUD ALERT! <a href="https://twitter.com/timesup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TimesUp</a> A vile PR stunt, a front for evil CAA &amp; other human traffickers like Weinstein. SHAME ON YOU. SHAME. And shame on the actresses involved in this lie. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sdkknickerbocker?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sdkknickerbocker</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/anitadunn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#anitadunn</a> <a href="https://t.co/8ruL4O44Lu">pic.twitter.com/8ruL4O44Lu</a>
&mdash; Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) <a href="https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/1334023001990422531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2020</a></blockquote>
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As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-hollywood-anti-harassment-charity-times-up-spent-big-on-salaries-little-on-victims">reported</a> on Monday, the famed organization that sprouted in the wake of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein&#8217;s downfall spent most of its $3 million in donations on salaries and little else.
<blockquote>The star-studded Hollywood charity “Time’s Up,” founded after dozens of women came forward to speak up about sexual harassment, sexual abuse, and even sexual assault in the entertainment and media industries, raised more than $3 million last year, <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/11/28/star-studded-times-up-charities-spent-big-on-salaries-not-victims/">the New York Post reports</a>, but spent most of that on salaries, not helping victims.
“Time’s Up” has plenty of A-list backers, ranging from media mogul Oprah Winfrey to Hollywood social justice elites like Brie Larsen, Reese Witherspoon, and Amy Schumer and, at one time, stood on the front lines of the battle to expose exploitative behavior in the entertainment industry, backing many of the women who came forward with claims against Harvey Weinstein and others.</blockquote>
Of the $3,670,219 that both the Time’s Up Foundation and Time’s Up Now Inc. raised in 2018, a whopping 40% went to salaries – $1,407,032 versus just $312,001 spent on the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund. The New York Post also noted that an additional $150,000 was spent on conferences and retreats that were meant to &#8220;build community and spark critical conversations about gender equity.&#8221;
In another tweet, McGowan said that she rescinded Time&#8217;s Up offer to help fight her legal claims against her alleged sexual abusers.
“I am formally refusing their offer of financial help. Tomorrow I’m tearing up the contract,” she wrote. “My current lawyers won’t rep me without $$$$, but feeling clean is better.”
Earlier this year, McGowan blasted the Democrats and its #MeToo allies for their hypocrisy regarding Tara Reade’s accusation of sexual assault against Joe Biden. She finally broke down in an emotional social media post and declared that she no longer recognizes the political party she once called home.
“I used to be a proud Democrat. I used to be a proud American,” she began. “I would’ve died for this damn country and its ideals. I was raised to be a proud Democrat. When my youngest brother graduated as a fighter pilot at the Air Force Academy, I wore a Vote John Kerry pin (lol), got into verbal altercations with big men who were mad I was a Democrat. They were twice my size [and] I had to listen to GW Bush give the keynote address [and] John Ashcroft singing his terrible eagle song.”

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Rose McGowan Blasts Time’s Up: ‘Vile PR Stunt,’ ‘Shame On The Actresses Involved’

On Monday, Hillary Clinton publicized what she called her “one wish” for her birthday: that her audience “reach out to one person in your life who may not vote this year and encourage them to turn out for Biden-Harris,” concluding, “All of us have more power than we know.”
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It&#39;s my birthday. Here&#39;s my one wish: that you reach out to one person in your life who may not vote this year and encourage them to turn out for Biden-Harris. 
All of us have more power than we know. 🎂 <a href="https://t.co/hqhE7JYe3k">pic.twitter.com/hqhE7JYe3k</a>
&mdash; Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) <a href="https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1320740412743688192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Actress Rose McGowan, one of the leaders of the #MeToo movement, who alleged that former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who had held major fundraisers for Clinton, had raped McGowan, fired back, “We have more power than YOU @HillaryClinton. We will not be silenced by you and your monsters. You campaign for rapists &amp; line your pockets with pedophiles. Oh, and happy birthday. Can you feel it? It’s us blowing out YOUR candle. Make a wish, I know I have.”
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We have more power than YOU <a href="https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HillaryClinton</a> We will not be silenced by you and your monsters. You campaign for rapists &amp; line your pockets with pedophiles. Oh, and happy birthday. Can you feel it? It’s us blowing out YOUR candle. Make a wish, I know I have <a href="https://t.co/RBTEjeJoc0">https://t.co/RBTEjeJoc0</a>
&mdash; Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) <a href="https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/1320844069791215616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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After Weinstein, who allegedly raped McGowan, was fired by the board of directors of the Weinstein Company in October 2017, Hillary Clinton, who got plenty of money from fundraisers thrown by Weinstein, were conspicuously silent. &#8220;Representatives for the Clintons have not responded to comment for this story, and Obama&#8217;s office declined to comment,&#8221; <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/09/politics/clinton-obama-weinstein/index.html">CNN</a> reported. &#8220;Clinton did not mention Weinstein during an appearance Monday night at the University of California, Davis, as part of her book tour, her first public appearance since the story broke.&#8221;
Former Democratic House candidate Krystal Ball angrily tweeted, “Clinton received hundreds of thousands from Weinstein in campaign &amp; foundation $. If she stays silent she makes us all look like hypocrites.”
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Clinton received hundreds of thousands from Weinstein in campaign &amp; foundation $. If she stays silent she makes us all look like hypocrites
&mdash; Krystal Ball (@krystalball) <a href="https://twitter.com/krystalball/status/917431715345219584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2017</a></blockquote>
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In October 2019, after it was revealed in a report in<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/ronan-farrow-book-how-harvey-weinstein-may-have-leveraged-matt-lauer-1246149"> The Hollywood Reporter</a> detailing some of the claims of Ronan Farrow’s book, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Catch-Kill-Conspiracy-Protect-Predators/dp/0316454133?tag=insider-safetynet-20">Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators</a>,” that Hillary Clinton pressured Farrow to drop his investigation into Harvey Weinstein, McGowan — whose accusations against Weinstein of sexual assault helped launch the #MeToo movement — ripped Clinton for her actions, tweeting, “Hillary Clinton, did you have any concern for your husband’s victims? And what about HW victims? No? Didn’t think so.”
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Hillary Clinton, did you have any concern for your husband’s victims? And what about HW victims? No? Didn’t think so <a href="https://t.co/CR5Xs6Ppj6">pic.twitter.com/CR5Xs6Ppj6</a>
&mdash; Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) <a href="https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/1182609198397509633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2019</a></blockquote>
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In June 2018, McGowan <a href="https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2018/06/04/rose-mcgowan-lashes-out-at-president-bill-clinton-you-left-a-stain-on-society/23450775/">slammed Bill Clinton</a> after Clinton said he hadn’t apologized to Monica Lewinsky since the scandal involving her, saying, &#8220;I have never talked to her. But I did say publicly on more than one occasion that I was sorry. That&#8217;s very different. The apology was public.&#8221; McGowan tweeted, &#8220;Bill Clinton. Here is the truth of it: a human life was altered &amp; destroyed due to your selfishness. Because. You. Could. You not only wiped your semen on a young girl’s dress, you left a stain on society. You actually owe EVERYONE an apology, especially her.&#8221;
McGowan has no reverence for Democratic power figures; in an <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/rose-mcgowan-shares-her-secret-being-happier-2018-thr-interview-1109996">interview</a> with The Hollywood Reporter in May 2018, McGowan described her disappointment with former President Barack Obama after meeting him and his non-acknowledgment of the #MeToo movement or her comments targeting Weinstein, saying bitterly, “I was disappointed he didn’t acknowledge a global fight, let alone mine. It was after everything had come out.” As The Daily Wire reported, “THR’s Chris Gardner notes that Obama’s glaring failure to address the elephant in the room ‘was especially hard for her because Obama’s daughter Malia had interned at the Weinstein Co.’”
McGowan stated, “I was sitting right in front of him, and he would not meet my eyes, and then at the last minute, he asked for Naomi Campbell to be put in a photo with us.” McGowan stated that Obama never offered an “I’m sorry” or “Keep going, Rose.” Obama only said, “You ladies sure know how to pose.” McGowan concluded, “I wanted him to be better.”

Hillary’s B-Day Wish: Vote for Biden, ‘All Of Us Have More Power Than We Know.’ McGowan: ‘We Will Not Be Silenced By You And Your Monsters’

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Given that CNN chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin is a prominent and trusted member of the anti-Trump partisan squad, some liberals have dared to defend him after co-workers caught him allegedly masturbating during a company Zoom call — but #MeToo activist Rose McGowan has told them all to think before they speak.
In a tweet on Tuesday, McGowan said that if a conservative or even a liberal woman were caught masturbating on Zoom call, they would be &#8220;burned at the stake.&#8221;
&#8220;Can you all imagine if a conservative woman was caught masturbating on an [sic] @zoom meeting like #MeToobin? If it had been a liberal woman? If it had been a WOC [woman of color]? &#8230; [D]o you think there&#8217;d be liberal &#8216;intellectuals&#8217; rising to defend her? She&#8217;d be burned at the stake,&#8221; McGowan tweeted.
McGowan was responding to a tweet from Adrienne Lawrence of The Young Turks, who said, &#8220;With #MeTooBin trending, I have a few thoughts: 1. Masturbating at work is neither normal nor acceptable — it&#8217;s sexual harassment. 2. Individuals who engage in sexual harassment should suffer professional consequences. 3. These Toobin defenders are telling on themselves.&#8221;
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Can you all imagine if a conservative woman was caught masturbating on an <a href="https://twitter.com/Zoom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@zoom</a> meeting like <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MeToobin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MeToobin</a>? If it had been a liberal woman? If it had been a WOC? <a href="https://twitter.com/AdrienneLaw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AdrienneLaw</a> do you think there’d be liberal ‘intellectuals’ rising to defend her? She’d be burned at the stake. <a href="https://t.co/MoTkmOF70T">https://t.co/MoTkmOF70T</a>
&mdash; Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) <a href="https://twitter.com/rosemcgowan/status/1318608792494526465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Various media personalities have either tacitly defended Toobin by acting like he was unfairly sidelined or sharply defended him by characterizing the backlash as a result of society&#8217;s prudishness. Writing at <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-toobin-and-the-m-word-20201021-sdm3nfc5ejgvxocmyb4r4iuknq-story.html">New York Daily News</a>, Jonathan Zimmerman argued that the scandal was really about &#8220;our collective unease with masturbation.&#8221;
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Of course not. And, putting aside Toobin’s <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/cnn-jeffrey-toobin-made-shockingly-sexual-proposition-well-known-media-figure-claims-article-1.198127" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">history </a>of bad sexual judgment, that’s what this pseudo-scandal is really about: our collective unease with masturbation. We Americans love to talk — and talk, and talk — about sex. But there’s one topic that remains taboo, and Toobin is paying the price for it.
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Unless you live on another planet, you already know the outline of this grim tale. On Monday, the New Yorker suspended Toobin — one of its best-known authors — after he was seen masturbating during a Zoom work call. In an interview with Vice magazine, Toobin said he didn’t realize his video was on.
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CNN host Brian Stelter seemed to suggest that Jeffrey Toobin was unfairly “sidelined” after the New Yorker suspended him for reportedly masturbating on a company Zoom call. In a tweet on Monday, Stelter characterized Toobin’s undoing as a deeply unfortunate circumstance in light of the current election, as if a beloved member of the “Never Trump” team had been benched before the big game.
“Jeffrey Toobin has been sidelined at a pivotal moment in the run-up to the presidential election,” tweeted Stelter. “The reason: He exposed himself during a Zoom call with New Yorker colleagues in what he says was an accident.”
Toobin said that he believed the video camera was off at the time of the incident.
“I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera. I apologize to my wife, family, friends and co-workers,” he said in a statement to Vice. “I believed I was not visible on Zoom. I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I thought I had muted the Zoom video.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnns-brian-stelter-jeffrey-toobin-sidelined-at-a-pivotal-moment-during-election">CNN’s Brian Stelter: Jeffrey Toobin ‘Sidelined At A Pivotal Moment’ During Election</a>

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