June 16, 2008

Kathy Griffin Suffers So That We Might Enjoy Freedom

It's becoming impossible to quietly dismiss Kathy Griffin while simultaneously not really caring. No less a publication than The New York Times, in an article yesterday called "Kathy Griffin Just Can't Shut Up," wrote about the woman like she's some sort of sharp cultural critic speaking truth to power and claiming her place in history as some sort of orange plastic cross between Mark Twain and Jesus.

She's just so dangerous that most people can't take it:

A frequent target of Ms. Griffin's barbs, Mr. Zucker said he was not surprised that she had alienated some show business figures: "Those who don't have thick skin will never understand Kathy. She does not have a seven-second delay in her head, which is part of Kathy's charm and also what's dangerous about her."

What's an example of Kathy's world-changing dangerousness?

In the fourth season of "The D-List" Ms. Griffin co-hosted a New Year's Eve countdown with Anderson Cooper, only to find her assistants, playing a drinking game, nearly passed out from downing a shot of liquor each time she called the CNN anchor Andy.

Oh my god, she called Anderson Cooper "Andy"! That is definitely the most dangerous thing you can do on live TV with Anderson Cooper. But does Kathy get persecuted for her refusal to just be quiet and not have a hit TV show and a mansion and an Emmy and a ridiculous amount of press?:

"If I turn up mysteriously missing, I think you should call Renée Zellweger," she said. "She should be in the Top 30" names of suspects, "but you know that list is getting long."

There you have it: the 2008 version of Letter From A Birmingham Jail.

Posted by Lindsay at 2:20 PM in Interviews
Tags: Delusions Of Grandeur | Kathy Griffin | Paranoia