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Michelle Wolf Turned Variety’s Power of Women Luncheon into the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Take Two

At the Cipriani in Midtown Manhattan on Friday, Variety gathered legions of ladies for its annual Power of Women luncheon. But it was a man in the audience who gave the day’s host, Michelle Wolf, a reason to reprise some of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner material that made her a household name almost exactly a year ago: Jeff Zucker, there to introduce one of this year’s honorees, the inimitable Christiane Amanpour. “Jeff Zucker is, of course, the president of CNN, who hates Trump so much he only gives him and his surrogates all of the airtime,” Wolf said as part of her opening comments. “CNN, you seem smart and respectable, yet you’re inexplicably in bed with Kellyanne [Conway]. Who are you? Her husband? And why do you still have Steve Bannon on your shows? We’ve seen enough of him, especially after that new cameo in the new Pet Sematary. I don’t want to spoil it, but he’s one of the dead animals.”

And, just like that, the lunch was “White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Part Deux: The Jokes Keep Coming.” (Wolf had one about that, too: “I don’t know why people keep asking me to do these. Historically, I ruin them.”) She portioned out some bite to Fox News: “To be fair, I don’t just dislike CNN; I’m not a fan of any 24-hour news—and also Fox, which I don’t think can be considered news. Fox is news the same way cauliflower is pizza crust: it’s a shitty substitute [and] disturbingly white.”

And to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: “Every time you don’t think a race issue is a woman’s issue, you are actively halting the advancement of women. And we don’t need women to do that—that’s what the government is for. Mitch McConnell might not be able to keep his neck from covering his body, but he sure can stop women from choosing what to do with theirs.”

And to Vice President Mike Pence: “As a woman, I often have people say to me, ‘You’re vulgar, you’re classless, and you’re no lady.’ And to all of that, I say, ‘Aww, thank you. You noticed.’ I don’t want to be a polite little lady. I don’t care if people think my voice is shrill, or the topics I talk about are gross because my voice is shrill, and some of the topics I talk about are gross . . . You can’t put me or any other woman in a box, you know, despite what Mike Pence wants. This joke brought to you by Woman Box, only $49.99. ‘The devil can’t get you when she’s in a box.’”

And the white women who elected Trump: “I do think in the last few years we have seen that women can do anything, including elect Trump president, proving that the only thing that women hate more than men is other women. ‘Sure, he grabbed a couple pussies and may not actually be able to read, but, I don’t know—I just don’t like her voice.’ As a white woman, I’d like to say, ‘I’d like to speak to our manager.’”

And, finally, former vice president Joe Biden: “Who knows? Maybe 2020 will be different. We have more women running for president than in any other time in American history, so let’s show them as much support as possible, before eventually giving up and rallying behind Joe Biden. When we’re behind him, he can’t touch us.”

It wasn’t all politics and media, media and politics, there at the Cipriani, however. Each of the honorees—who, besides Amanpour, included Kacey Musgraves, Bette Midler, Gigi Hadid, and Taraji P. Henson—was awarded for humanitarian extra-curriculars. Likewise, Lifetime presented the event, and welcomed three victims of R. Kelly’s alleged abuse; the three got a standing ovation when they spoke.

Musgraves, who was honored for her work with the Grammy Museum, didn’t exactly echo Wolf’s points, but described an instance in which following her instincts paid off. She was fighting to release “Merry Go ’Round” as her first single, but the brass said it wasn’t enough of an upbeat anthem. Musgraves said she wouldn’t feel proud of herself if she changed her plan in order to sell more. At the luncheon, she added, “I was actually met with the word-for-word response—this is from a grown man, one that runs a company, saying, ‘Well, sometimes in this business, you’ve just got to do things that you’re not proud of.’ And I said, ‘That’s where me and you are very different.’”

Later, Midler, who was honored for founding the environmental nonprofit New York Restoration Project, told a story about being her own boss. “So, I have been in the biz for over 50 years,” she said. “and although my career may seem to glitter with hits, it has also been spattered by plenty of trash. I don’t remember who it was that said she only did things that she was proud of; I have done so much that I’m not proud of. Oh, I am so ashamed of so much of what I’ve done. And yet I persevere!”

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/04/michelle-wolf-variety-power-of-women-luncheon

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AOC Triggered, Claps Back Over Criticism of Her Fake Southern Accent in Speech to Black Audience

Dem Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clapped back at critics Friday who pointed out her cringe-worthy fake southern accent while she was speaking to a predominantly black audience at National Action Network’s annual convention.

AOC took a page from Hillary Clinton and spoke in a contrived southern drawl.

Ocasio-Cortez asserted, “I’m proud to be a bartender. Ain’t nothing wrong that. There’s nothing wrong with working retail…There is nothing wrong with preparing that your neighbors will eat,” while adopting the unnatural accent.

Conservatives on social media trolled the heck outta AOC and criticized her bizarre accent.

Ocasio-Cortez lashed out at critics Friday evening in a pair of tweets, calling reports on her “conspiracy mills.”

“Folks talking about my voice can step right off. Women’s March & Kavanaugh speech, same. Any kid who grew up in a distinct linguistic culture & had to learn to navigate class enviros at school/work knows what’s up. My Spanish is the same way. These conspiracy mills are 🚮.” AOC said.

In a second tweet, AOC said it’s “hurtful” to see every aspect of her life “weaponized” against her.

“As much as the right wants to distort & deflect, I am from the Bronx. I act & talk like it, especially when I’m fired up and especially when I’m home. It is so hurtful to see how every aspect of my life is weaponized against me, yet somehow asserted as false at the same time,” she said.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/04/aoc-triggered-claps-back-over-criticism-of-her-fake-southern-accent-in-speech-to-black-audience/