Who knew Everybody Loves Raymond actress Patricia Heaton had such a taste for Twitter controversy? Last week, while heads were exploding over Rush Limbaugh's vile rants, Heaton tweeted her agreement with the misogynistic radio show host in a series of attacks aimed at Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke. A few gems: "If every Tweaton sent Georgetown Gal one condom, her parents wouldn’t have to cancel basic cable, & she would never reproduce -- sound good?" and "G-Gal: you’ve given yer folks great gift for Mother’s/Father’s Day! Got up in front of whole world & said I’m having tons of sex- pay 4 it" Several tweets later, her Twitter account was MIA.
Gotta love it when celebs mouth off on social media and then think they can save their reps in one fell swoop by clicking that "delete" button! But now, Heaton is back and has tweeted an "apology." As if that makes all a-okay.
Check out Heaton's latest:
I apologized to Ms. Fluke last week. I may not agree with her views but I didn't treat her with respect and I'm sorry. I was wrong. Mea Culpa.
Can you say passive-aggressive? While I appreciate that it seems like she's seen the error of her ways, it kills me that people believe that just because they railed out on Twitter or Facebook, it's something they can erase and take back instantly. Like Chris Brown's F-bomb-filled freakout after the Grammys. Just because a statement is tweeted and easily deleted doesn't mean it's disposable. It's actually very much the opposite. Haven't they heard? The web is increasingly more permanent, and there's such a thing as a screen-shot! Gasp.
Here's a thought: How 'bout Heaton try thinking before she tweets next time? If she had this time, it might save have saved her loads of embarrassment and then having to tweet a defensive, half-hearted apology.
Check out a video report on Patricia's debacle ...
Do you think Heaton's tweets should be forgiven and forgotten?
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Ridiculous. Disagree with her views, but don't slander her. Rush hads made up lies that have spread like wildfire.
"Try watching the video of her testimony. It wasn't about her ability to get contraception. She never mentioned her own sex life. Instead, it concentrated solely on the women she met through her services giving legal advice. It was about women who were using hormonal treatments that are primarily used as birth control, but they were using it for legitimate other medical uses. The main story was of a woman who had ovarian cysts who needed a treatment that was usually used as contraception. It was denied due to a religious objection to contraception. That woman developed a large cysts that required the removal of her ovary because of her inability to pay for the treatment. Rush completely misrepresented what Sandra Fluke testified about. He continued to do so, even in his apology."
Patricia's apology is sincere. She atacked a person instead of issues and admitted to it. Rush, on the other hand, did NOT offer a sincere apology. He made reference to "recreational sex" in his apology which furthered the lies he spread about Ms. Fluke (who never mentioned her sex life during the testimony). It wasn't about geting "paid for sex." It was about the university's drug coverage policy and her experience conseling women who needed birth control for reasons other than pregnancy prevention.
Everyone is entitled to say something stupid once and while, including celebs. From her tweets, it looks like she had only part of the story and went on attack. From the very little i have read about this story, it seems the celeb was just fed up with one more person saying that taxpayers should foot the bill for BC and was worried where it would lead. Yeah, she was a bit hotheaded, but next week somoene else will say something more stupid and this too will be forgotten.
Oh, for the love of... So. What? Once again, the question must be asked - where is all of the outcry for apologies to George Bush by all of the celebrities that spewed crap about him? Alec Baldwin and Barbra Streisand promised to move out of the country if he was elected/reelected. Nobody said "boo" to them about that garbage.
They're celebrities. What they say is about as important as a housefly's footprint.
If Fluke can't take the slings and arrows of politics, she should never have chosen "activist" as her profession.
Also, she was not the one getting upset and bringing this to other peoples attention, so claiming she can't take the slings and arrows isn't the ACTUAL issue.
Rush Limbaugh is a Buffoon.--Just my opinion.
Sure why not.
It's HER opinion and she has a right to it. Just like we have to ours. What's up with all you people?