Kathy Griffin To Joy Behar: I Called Michele Bachmann A Bigot. Behar: I Love It!

In another blatant attempt to get press coverage, Kathy Griffin and Joy Behar trade insults about Michele Bachmann being a ‘bigot,’ on Behar’s little-watched show.

It’s hard to understand how some people thrive off being as distasteful and hateful as they can possibly be.

Can you imagine these two deciding what health care you get?

Transcript below the video:

[H/t Brad Wilmouth for the transcript, emphasis is his]

GRIFFIN: No, they don`t get my sense of humor at all. But I will say that today was a blast, because I went to my first senate hearing as an observer, and it was with the armed services committee, I think. And there were two vets there that had been kicked out of the military because of Don`t Ask Don`t Tell, and they had very compelling stories and had served with honor. And then John McCain was there, who I was so disappointed in because I always respected him, and, even though I didn`t vote for him or agree with him, I always respected him. And if you watched his questioning on C-SPAN he`s so condescending and doesn`t look at these vets when they’re testifying, etc. But then, Saxby Chambliss had his turn, and he seemed like the nuttiest one in the room. And so at one point I didn`t understand that these hearings aren`t a Q and A, and so I stood up and I said, I`m out of here, and I believe I called him “cuckoo pants.” And then I stormed out of a hearing meeting, which I thought, you know, people would think was fun and kind of break up the meeting, but I don`t know if they appreciated it.

BEHAR: But, you know Kathy, you should at least say “Senator poo-poo pants.” I mean, come on, a little respect for the guy, yeah.

GRIFFIN: Cuckoo pants.

BEHAR: Cuckoo, cuckoo?

GRIFFIN: That`s true.

BEHAR: Oh, not poo-poo.

GRIFFIN: Cuckoo pants.

BEHAR: Cuckoo pants.

GRIFFIN: No, and, you know, it`s baby steps, Joy, because it`s a big deal for me not to use a curse word. So I was kind of proud of myself that I merely called him cuckoo pants.

BEHAR: I know, that was very good restraint on your part.

GRIFFIN: Very mature, very mature.

BEHAR: But, first of all, what about Michele Bachmann? She`s a piece of work, that one.

GRIFFIN: Oh, I know, she’s one of the bigger crazies.

BEHAR: What happened with her? I mean, give me a break. She makes Sarah Palin look like a brain trust.

GRIFFIN: Look like a genius.

BEHAR: Yeah.

GRIFFIN: She makes Sarah Palin look like a genius. And so there`s how much we’ve lowered the bar. But, you know, I mean, I`ve been watching her on the pundit shows etc., and I am impressed that she was able to get elected. You know, hey, good for her. But the statements she`s made show a level of ignorance and bigotry that is really I`m going to use the word dazzling. And so I ran into her at some big Washington mucky muck event I went to last night. I don`t know how the heck I got in. But I saw her and I couldn`t pass up this opportunity.

BEHAR: How did you get in? But how did you get in? Did the Salahis let you in?

GRIFFIN: Yeah, I came with the Salahis and I hid in the trunk. They left me a couple of air holes, and I put on a ball gown.

BEHAR: Good for you.

GRIFFIN: That`s how it works here.

BEHAR: So what happened?

GRIFFIN: I saw her, well, one of her staffers whips out the flip cam, and I thought, you know, if you`re going to punk me or flip cam me you better come to play. And so one of her staffers has the flip cam, and I said, “Congressman Bachmann, are you naturally a bigot or do you just legislate that way?”

BEHAR: Oh!

GRIFFIN: Was that too far?

BEHAR: I love it!

GRIFFIN: I know, and then she said, that`s a good question, I’m going to have to think about that.

BEHAR: Oh, my God.

GRIFFIN: Now, if someone accused you of being a bigot, I don`t think your answer would be, “I`m going to have to think about that.”

BEHAR: She`s so lame. She`s on automatic pilot. She answers every question like that.

GRIFFIN: And I said, “Bachmann, you have to just at least deny it.” I know, but, I mean, and then I asked it again because I thought, you know, maybe she just didn`t hear me or maybe there was a lot of ambient noise in the room. And so I said, you know, I`m here on behalf of Don`t Ask, Don`t Tell and repealing it. And she said, “Well, you’re not going to get me on that one.” And I said, “So I`m going to go back to the bigotry question, were you born a bigot or is it something you fell into?” And then she said, she actually said, “That`s a very good question. I’m going to have to think about that.” And then she kind of looked heavenward, so it was sort of a great fun moment for a comedian.

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