“Family Guy” Headed Across The Pond
The foul-mouthed Griffin Clan is headed across the pond. Britain’s Channel 4 is launching an English version of FOX’s cult animated comedy Family Guy.
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Andrea Fay Friedman: “Hey Palin, Lighten Up!”
Andrea Fay Friedman, the actress who played Ellen on an episode of Family Guy that Republican Sarah Palin claims mocks her special needs son, is sounding off on the controversy. Like Ellen and Sarah’s 22-month-old son Trig, Friedman, 39, has Down syndrome. In an e-mail sent to The New York Times on Thursday, Friedman implored the former GOP VP candidate to try tickling her funny bone and quit taking things so seriously.
“I guess former Governor Palin does not have a sense of humor. I thought the line ‘I am the daughter of the former governor of Alaska’ was very funny. I think the word is ‘sarcasm.’ In my family we think laughing is good. My parents raised me to have a sense of humor and to live a normal life…..”
Sarah Palin Slams “Family Guy” On “The O’Reilly Factor”
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared on The O’Reilly Factor on Tuesday, where she likened Family Guy’s recent mocking of her son Trig’s Down syndrome to a “kick in the gut.” Earlier this week, Palin’s teen mom daughter, Bristol, posted a statement on the politician’s Facebook page denouncing Seth MacFarlane, creator of the animated hit, for using 22-month-old Trig to poke fun at Palin in an episode that aired on the program last Sunday.
For those who may have missed it, the episode features the Griffins’ bumbling son Chris falling for a snippy girl with Down syndrome. On a date, he asks what her parents do. To which she replies: “My dad’s an accountant, and my mom is the former governor of Alaska.”
“As a culture, shouldn’t we be more compassionate to innocent people – especially those who are less fortunate? Shouldn’t we be willing to say that some things just are not funny? Are there any limits to what some people will do or say in regards to my little brother or others in the special needs community? If the writers of a particularly pathetic cartoon show thought they were being clever in mocking my brother and my family yesterday, they failed. All they proved is that they’re heartless jerks…..” Bristol Palin
On last night’s O’Reilly Factor, the older Palin also blasted Rahm Emanuel for using the word “retard” in a closed door meeting with liberal activists. Oddly, she has kinder words for fellow conservative Rush Limbaugh, who used the same slur. Palin claims Limbaugh’s use of the word was meant as “satire” while Emanuel was clearly just trying to be mean-spirited.
Bristol Palin Slams “Family Guy” On Down Syndrome Dig
Sarah Palin is sounding off on Sunday night’s episode of Family Guy, which seemed to mock the youngest of the politician’s two sons, Trig, who suffers from Down syndrome. Instead of lighting into producers of the popular animated series — similar to what she’s done after run-ins with David Letterman, Rush Limbaugh, and White House’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel — the former Alaska governor’s enlisted Trig’s big sister, Bristol, to speak for the family.