Herman Cain’s “Princess Nancy” line at Wednesday’s CNBC debate inspired different things in different people.
For former South Carolina Republican Party Executive Director Todd Kincannon, it was a license to go a little wild on Twitter.
Some of Kincannon’s tweets following the Cain line (which Cain later walked back), as first snagged by Amanda Terkel:
@ToddKincannon: “The Crabby Cunt from the California Coast”? #NancyPelosi@ToddKincannon: Or how about “The Botox Bitch from Buggeryland”? That seems to work for Nancy Pelosi too.
@ToddKincannon: Would you prefer Nancy the Crooked Whore? More accurate, but also more words.
He later walked one of these back, but not for the reason you might think:
I wish I could walk back the “Nancy the Crooked Whore” thing. It’s not alliterative.
Kincannon is known in Palmetto State GOP politics, and his Twitter feed is legendary for being incendiary — or, as Kincannon calls it, joke-filled. Needless to say, the Pelosi stuff went beyond what even Kincannon followers are used to, and it grabbed the attention of progressives on Twitter as well as media outlets like the Huffington Post.
Kincannon took the mini-controversy in stride.
“I think a lot of people need to learn how to take a joke,” he told TPM, “and I’ll leave it at that.”
Evan McMorris-Santoro
Evan McMorris-Santoro has covered politics for TPM since 2009. Before that, he was a reporter at National Journal’s Hotline covering election 2008. He started his career covering local politics at newspapers in TN and his native NC.
rwrwat248 false comparison. first because bill maher is a tv personality/comedian, not the (former) head of a state political party. but more importantly, because the "libs" never said it was "okay".
rwrwat248 you are a child.
EVAN MCMORRIS-SANTORO, whats the reasoning behind the hyphenated name? wife just couldnt stand to give up her last name???
jerkius petty much?
I'm really getting frigging sick of having to say this, but I apologize to the reasonable human beings of the world for South Carolina.
I have no idea what goes on here. Maybe it's in the water.
tog23 no need to apologize for the truth bro!
@tog23 plenty of roads run North, Bro....drop the anger and just go.
Oh you refer to Cain'ts "joke" about eletrocuting illegal immigrants. Maybe its not that they are hateful, hurtful people they just have a 3rd grade sense of humor. I get it now. My 5 year old thought it was hilarious...
Typical Republican response when they get caught. "We were joking".
What' happened to our sense of humor? I thought liberals could take a joke. Come on guys.
We can take a joke. The GOP debates have been a "joke". I'm laughing all the way to 2012. Madeline N
If it were funny, then it's a joke. But it's not funny. Is it funny if I refer to your profile photo as, "Madeline in her ass hat"? If not, then maybe you get why the Pelosi jokes aren't funny.
mpagner the truth isnt really ment to be funny. in this case , its hilarious!
Madeline N That is snark, right?
Low-life trailer trash. I certainly hope these fucktards get everything they've got coming soon enough. I hope.
He'll be laughing all the way to the DCF for food stamps.
they're scums, nothing surprises me anymore.
This man held a position of authority within the Republican Party? I think that speaks volumes.
craigatwoodworks I think that if you think for a minute that the same types of comments don't come from both sides of the aisle, you're being naive.
xyzzybob FFS. Can you give a single example of this kind of sexist and racist BS coming from a Democratic elected official, serious candidate for higher office, or party chair, let alone anything close to the torrent that comes from the Republican side? Maybe you could dig up one, but given that I can remember four or five Republicans off the top of my head, I can pretty confidently say that you are full of shit.
We're not talking anonymous blog commentators here; these are the ones in charge. And they have the mindset of atavistic 13 year olds.
midnight rambler It's not that I'm condoning the choice of venue or words... just pointing out that it happens on both sides. Obama (does he fit you criteria?) told Hispanics to "punish your enemies". "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man." –Joe Biden... actually, I could go on with Biden quotes all day... if you want more, I can do some research, but you get the point
xyzzybobmidnight rambler Please tell me that you don't think either of those is in the class with this crass sack of crap.
Christopher Rollinsmidnight rambler no... just that one man does not a party make. It's too easy to fall in step with the party line, but apparently too much work to consider each person on their own merit, or lack thereof...
xyzzybobmidnight rambler One man does not a party make; one of the finest gentlemen I have ever known is - for some reason incomprehensible to me - a life-long Republican.
However, while I am not prone to taking bets, I would certainly put money on finding more and fouler statements of this kind from Republicans than from Democrats. Sorry, but it's the kind of crazy that's attracted to that party by its nature, just as the Democrats attract their own special brand of crazy.
Though I would still place odds our brand of crazy is safer than the other guy's.
xyzzybobmidnight rambler I mean seriously, Republicans have Michael Savage, Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh.
Democrats have... Dan Savage, who apologizes the time he was randomly hateful and drunk. And Bill Maher. Neither one could touch Coulter if she was on happy pills and had to appear in a Disney movie.
Which climate do you think is more likely to engender that kind of crass behavior?
Christopher Rollins I'm not even counting radio/TV people. Yeah, you can find some on the left who can be whacked (though nowhere near the scale, numbers, or more importantly audience, as on the right).
xyzzybob 'Obama (does he fit you criteria?) told Hispanics to "punish your enemies".'
Are you fucking kidding me? That's the best you can come up with? That doesn't even rise to the level of the standard trash-talk that comes out of Congress these days. If he had said "You gotta go out and whip those pampered honky faggots", you might have a case.
xyzzybobmidnight rambler What part of "false equivalence" do you fail to understand? Srsly, this comment of yours is completely laughable. And what does it say about your mental faculties if you can't tell the difference between what Kincannon is saying and the examples you cited in this comment?
Christopher Rollinsxyzzybobmidnight rambler
Oh that is rich. Whether it is Dan Savage, Bill Maher or others could and have pewned Ann Coulter on many occasions. She is an EASY target and a racist bigotted homophobe
dynarifficxyzzybobmidnight rambler Er. I think your response is slightly confused due to the poor arrangement of this discussion system.
I was saying that none of the above can approach Coulter in vileness, even on her nicest/their nastiest days. In terms of debating chops, Coulter couldn't last five minutes with a spirited choir granny.
Christopher Rollins Yeah, I hate Livefyre. But you know you can delete the name blocks so you can at least point out the person you're replying to, right?
midnight rambler I was afraid if I touched the magic blocks, they would punish me.
xyzzybobmidnight rambler Not even close, xyzzzbob
xyzzybobChristopher Rollinsmidnight rambler I don't know, it is pretty common. Especially from Tea Partiers and their worshiped media personalities.
midnight ramblerxyzzybob calling Nancy the "C" word is racist?
Christopher Rollinsxyzzybobmidnight rambler Dude, you ever watch Maddow, Schultz and Odonnell (Sp?).. no more hateful, obnoxious, self rightous people on the planet.....oh yeah, I forgot...nobody watches MSNBC.
xyzzybobcraigatwoodworks This false equivalence is bull shit and you know it.
I"m sick and tired of this both sides shit.
There is a difference and anyone who denies it isn't worth having a conversation with.
bbayliss50xyzzybobcraigatwoodworks Well, Bye.
craigatwoodworks Lets all face it, the Republicans are not all racists, bigots, tribal-minded zealots afraid of the "other" and proud believers in DoubleSpeak and fear of God as a tool . . . BUT all of the folks who are, they are Republican.
The fact kincannon can still walk proves people can take a joke! Because he is a joke!
easy for them to hate her...she's the most effective Dem in Washington.
Effective? Is that what they call people that manipulate the system for their own personal gains these days?
xyzzybob No, those people are generally known as Republican Corporate whores.
skygazer Methinks you're being too specific in your attack... I just call them "politicians"
Come on man! You call them your political heros! Your posts prove it!
Oh! I thought it was "Republican Presidential Candidate". Most of 'em a doubling up campaigning with their book tours while negotiating with Rupert Murdoch for that fat contract once the roadshow's over. skygazer xyzzybob
just a minute here TPM, 3 years ago on these very pages obama supporters called hillary the same thing. so posters spare me the faux outrage, its not like you guys haven't heard or seen the word before. i remember it, and even i was surprised that it wasn't censored.
jjdjjd First off, You can't paint every person here with that brush. Secondly, we should and must expect better from our elected officials. This particular officials behavior and usage of such deplorable offensive remarks is inexcusable, and he needs to apologize fully.
So, in other words, your comment is bullshit.
skygazer
i agree with what you say, but my comment is not bullshit, the words appeared on this site. my comment was more to TPM and them allowing the word on this site 3 years ago and now making a big deal about it when a republican says it about a dem. i get it........its ok if a dem says it about a dem, but not ok when a repub does it.
Bill Maher called Sarah Palin the "C" word.....but that's okay, right? He's one of the elightened libs.
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