You knew it was coming.
The far right has rushed to defend Roseanne Barr despite – or because of – her racist and anti-Semitic remarks. Barr posted disgusting tweets Tuesday morning about former top Obama aide Valerie Jarrett, along with Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, and George Soros. But it was her attack on Jarrett, saying she is the child of the “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes,” that got her show canceled within hours by ABC.
Barr, before being canceled, apologized for her tweet on Jarrett, but not for any of her other vile remarks. (She has never apologized for the photoshoot she did years ago where she dressed up as Hitler pulling burnt “Jew cookies” out of an oven.)
Right wing activists and far right nuts went nuts as soon as ABC announced it was canceling the “Roseanne” reboot.
For example, there’s this from Ted Nugent, which is very likely idiotic and racist:
And Alex Jones wants Roseanne on his show:
Meanwhile, some on the far right tried to claim liberals were being hypocritical, while others feigned ignorance – or outrage.
Religious right Fox News radio host:
Here’s a top Trump supporter:
Trump BFF and incredibly ill-informed pro-Trump college group head: