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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSam Bee Blasts Fox Anchor For Harriet Tubman Analysis: ‘I Hate to Break It to You, Sparky…’
http://www.mediaite.com/online/sam-bee-blasts-fox-anchor-for-harriet-tubman-analysis-i-hate-to-break-it-to-you-sparky/by J.D. Durkin
Former Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee continues to deliver knock-out after knock-out this election season with her new weekly show Full Frontal, and last night the comedian vet took on Fox Newss outrage regarding the Tubman-over-Jackson non-troversy.
Yes! Finally a black woman making a white man move to the back, Bee joked, referring to the fact that abolitionist Harriet Tubman has bumped President Andrew Jackson to the back of the new $20 bills.
When we make such a dramatic change to something no one ever looks at, we have to consider the fragile feelings of white men who tragically appear on only seven out of seven bills currently in production, Bee joked.
But she saved her best punches for Brian Kilmeade of the Fox News morning show Fox & Friends. Kilmeade decried the currency swap as an unbelievable sign of disrespect towards President Jackson. Kilmeade further hilariously continued to defend the slave-owning President, saying he had done so much in the founding of our country.
I hate to break it to you sparky, but Jackson wasnt involved in the founding of our country, because the Revolutionary War happened before Old Hickorys pubes came in. He was not a founding father. He was a genocidal prick who forced the relocation of non-whites and fomented populist rebellion.
She then proceeded to pick apart the cacophony of Fox News pundits who argued for alternative solutions instead of giving Tubman space on the $20. Youre right, she mocked, this is so much simpler than just putting a black woman on the fucking $20. Any other stupid ideas?
Watch the above segment from TBS Full Frontal.
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Sam Bee Blasts Fox Anchor For Harriet Tubman Analysis: ‘I Hate to Break It to You, Sparky…’ (Original Post)
MrWendel
Apr 2016
OP
underpants
(188,625 posts)1. Mr. Stewart chose his people well
From Colbert to, now, Oliver and Bee they produce top notch stuff.
MrWendel
(1,881 posts)2. I have to say it...
she's the best out of all the spin-offs.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)3. republicans have no sense of humor
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)5. Or irony, or shame.
MerryBlooms
(11,903 posts)4. Samantha Bee is awesome.
The Daily Show was a mine of golden talent.
NCjack
(10,297 posts)7. Glad Tubman was selected. Of course, RW wants Reagan's name and image on everything. /nt
wildeyed
(11,243 posts)8. Sparky is not the brightest bulb,
is he?
AxionExcel
(755 posts)9. K & R



11 Bravo
(24,086 posts)10. Damn, but that woman is brilliant!
Orrex
(64,674 posts)11. Love this, but...
I kind of wish that they hadn't opened with this:
Former Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee...
She's a powerhouse with her own show, so why not lead with that instead of her former job?
They wouldn't say "former Simpsons write Conan O'Brien..." or "former weather man David Letterman..."
Bee is solid and on-target and pulls no punches. IMO they should recognize her impressive current standing and then, if necessary, highlight her resume.
My $0.02.