Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964 in Newton, New Jersey), is an

Politics

Garofalo has been open and outspoken regarding her political views, and this was particularly the case when she voiced opposition to what became the 2003 Iraq War, appearing on CNN and Fox News to discuss it. She said that she was approached by groups such as MoveOn.org and Win Without War to go on TV, as the networks weren't allowing antiwar voices to be heard. Garofalo and the other celebrities who appeared at the time said they thought their fame could lend attention to a side being ignored by the corporate media. Her appearances on cable news prior to the war garnered her praise from the left and spots on the cover of Ms. and Venus magazines. Garofalo has had frequent on-air political disputes with Bill O'Reilly, Brian Kilmeade and Jonah Goldberg. http://www.nationalreview.com/goldberg/goldberg022803.asp

Related Topics:
2003 Iraq War - CNN - Fox News - MoveOn.org - Bill O'Reilly - Brian Kilmeade - Jonah Goldberg

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In March 2003, she took part in the Code Pink antiwar march in Washington, D.C. That fall, she served as emcee at several stops on the "Tell Us the Truth" tour, a political-themed concert series featuring Steve Earle, Billy Bragg, Tom Morello, and others. Throughout the year, Garofalo also actively campaigned for Howard Dean.

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In 2004, she was lampooned for her liberal views in '; a puppet version of herself, collaborating with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, met a gruesome fate in the course of the movie. Her puppet was one of several depictions of left-leaning celebrities. Garofalo has always denied being classifiable with the likes of Susan Sarandon and Alec Baldwin as just another Hollywood liberal since, she contends, she does not live in Hollywood nor has she ever seen the mainstream successes Hollywood actors have; instead, she is not someone who for privacy's sake feels the need to wear any form of disguise. On her Air America Radio program, Garofalo lamented that her political efforts are so often written off as celebrity activism, but this was the only thing about Team Americas lampoon of her by which she publicly expressed being bothered. Late one night in November 2004, en route from Air America Radio to her apartment, she ran into Team America creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who were hesitant to make direct eye contact with or speak to her. Her only response was to ask them if they could give her the puppet.

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North Korea - Kim Jong-il - Susan Sarandon - Alec Baldwin - Air America Radio - Trey Parker - Matt Stone

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As a pundit she is best known for being a visible part of the anti-war movement, but she is involved in and passionate about many other political issues as well.

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Air America Radio

In late March 2004 she became a co-host for Air America Radio's new show The Majority Report alongside Sam Seder. Garofalo once said getting on the radio was an early career goal of hers. A program advertisement: "The battle to reclaim America from the forces of darkness continues with hosts Janeane Garofalo and Sam Seder." The early days of Air America Radio are chronicled in the documentary Left of the Dial, which includes a debate between Janeane and her conservative father Carmine, who was initially a regular guest on The Majority Report.

Related Topics:
2004 - Air America Radio - The Majority Report - Sam Seder - Left of the Dial

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