That Ain’t No Way to Treat a Lady (aka Ben Tribbett likes to tell women to “shut the f” up)
By Ward Smythe | Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 | Policy, PoliticsThe Virginia blogosphere’s resident bad boy is at it again.
Ben “Not Larry Sabato” Tribbett (get yer own link) isn’t happy about House Bill 53, which he has labeled as the “Mark of the Beast” bill. The bill passed the House of Delegates today on a vote of 88-9.
It’s one thing to not like a bill, and to argue and lobby for it to fail. But Tribbett took it personally and attacked Alexandria Delegate Charniele Hering. Tribbett said:
Hey Alexandria- Charniele Herring (D) has now voted for Katrina Cars and the “Mark of the Beast” bill. Who’s going to primary the beast?
Beast? He called an African American woman a “beast?”
And this is the “blogger” that political hacks left and right grovel before because they’re afraid of what he’ll say? Why does he get any respect at all? This is a pattern for Tribbett.
And unlike “macaca” we all know what a beast is. Nobody has to follow Tribbett’s pattern of editing Wikipedia for three days before talking about it.
Racist. Sexist. Wrong.
And proof positive that Tribbett has lost any ounce of remaining credibility.
Followed by:
Pathetic.
Update: Yankee Phil also chimes in -
Is Ben Racist or Sexist for his comments? Or is he just a major left wing nutroot ???
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12 Responses to "That Ain’t No Way to Treat a Lady (aka Ben Tribbett likes to tell women to “shut the f” up)"
Interesting. Tribbett called me once to ask if I thought a particular comment by a Republican U.S. Senator was acceptable…and I told him that the language and treatment of said politician was not acceptable in the 21st Century.
I am amazed that the same blogger would stoop now to such low levels of patently racist and sexist behavior….and to someone of his own purported party!!!
I am very disappointed in Mr. Tribbett. He should be ashamed of himself.
Clearly, there should be toupees flying.
[...] Bearing Drift weighs in: Beast? He called an African American woman a “beast?” [...]
Ward, why did you take down your Jim Webb video to timewarp from 2006? It was brilliant, and I’ve missed the chance to embed it at multiple times in the last three years. Please consider reloading.
@Not Larry Sabato, just curious, do you think people should be tracked with monitoring devices embedded in their body against their will? I’m not sure why anyone would vote against Bill 53. I must be missing something here unless you think the law is simply not needed because it is so obvious?
Amit: Is it your opinion that it current Virginia law allows someone to impant a device in your body without your consent?
It does not. If that were happening — and by the way, it isn’t — it would violate several existing state statutes.
Re NLS statement: It’s hard tos ay if that was more racist or misogynist. I’d say the latter, given his record.
This is not the time to impose politically correct speech on anyone.
It can be seen as a healthy sign that women, especially women politicians from the Negro race, are getting treated just as badly as those who come from the more numerous WASP background. Congratulations Miss Herring, you have arrived! You are now just as loathed, and attacked by your opponents, as much as every other politician. So much for equality.
That being said, it would be a constructive move for those who voice their opinions in print and other media, to set an example of civil discourse. The way pundits on TV talk all over each other, and the way people use blogs to talk trash, teaches the citizens very bad manners.
Mr. Tribbet, needn’t apologize. The “Beast” needn’t be offended, considering the source. Her position on the issue is on solid ground, even though the structure of the Bill could be improved.
Let us all take a look at Mr. Tribbett’s callous behavior and use it as a reminder that we have a responsibility to conduct our affairs and present our ideas in a civil manner, and should we disagree on some point, that we make persuasive arguments based on facts; letting ideas stand on their own merit in a polite, public discourse on the affairs of the day.
@Steve Vaughn, I didn’t think it was allowed in VA and I don’t know why this bill even came up. was it in response to Real ID? and who in the heck actually voted against it?
personally I pay little attention to someone’s racist or sexist remarks. I was more curious as to the specific objection to the bill itself
this article helped explain some of this craziness to me:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/09/AR2010020903796.html
Amit: It was in response to some constituents worries about “The Mark of the Beast,” apparently. Why vote against the bill? Because it’s a solution in seach of a problem.
for what its worth I emailed Delegate Cole and his response was:
Thank you for contacting me about House Bill 53 which would simply ban employment and insurance discrimination against individuals who decline to get an implant. The legislation was introduced at the request of several constituents who have concerns about these devices. HB 53 is similar to legislation already passed in several other states including Wisconsin, California, and North Dakota.
The concerns about these devices include privacy, health, and religious concerns. The biggest concern is privacy. When these devices are implanted, a person can be tracked 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, not just at work. There are also concerns about the long-term health consequences of implants. Decades from now will we discover that these things cause cancer? Then there are objections based on religious beliefs. I actually think that those with religious objections may already have protection under current anti-discrimination laws (employers are supposed to make reasonable accommodations for an employee’s religious beliefs and cannot discriminate against a person because of religion). What is not clear is if someone objects on privacy or health grounds would they would have protection. The legislation would make it clear that someone could decline for any reason and not be discriminated against.
The technology is here and is being used. While it may be in its infancy and not yet widespread, the question is does Virginia want to be proactive and head-off potential problems by setting clear and reasonable policy regarding the use of these devices, or do we want to wait until the issue becomes a problem and lawsuits are filed and then react after the fact? All sensationalism aside, I think HB 53 is good policy and will avoid future litigation.
I am pleased to report that the bill was passed unanimously by the House Courts of Justice Committee and was passed by the full House by an 88 to 9 vote, with strong bi-partisan support.
Again, thank you for contacting me.
Mark L. Cole
Delegate, 88th District
Stafford, Spotsylvania, and Fauquier Counties
Not Larry Sabato acts in a manner that would cause him to condemn others for the same actions. Hypocrisy, anyone?
No wonder he took Twitter off his blog and unfollowed me, and I suspect, lots of others. Except his foul friend Jane Hamsher.
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