Troops Boo Kathy Griffin for Bristol Palin Fat Jokes

By Rob Shuter Posted Dec 6th 2010 11:30AM

The troops at the Marine Corps Air Station in California booed Kathy Griffin at 'VH1 Divas: Salute the Troops' for a lame joke taunting Bristol Palin for seemingly being the "only contestant in the history of ['Dancing With the Stars'] to actually gain weight" during the show. As criticism for Kathy mounts a day after the special aired, sources tell me VH1 nearly cut the ugly moment out of the show.

"There was talk at VH1 about editing out the joke and the reaction to it but in the end we decided to leave it in," a network insider tells me. "It made the event feel live and Kathy is a big girl. It's not the first time one of her jokes have failed."

In case you missed it, the failed joke went like so: "We got two words: Bristol Palin." Griffin began, which almost instantly was answered by jeering. "You're gonna like this ... [Bristol is] the only contestant in the history of the show to actually gain weight. ... She gained like 30 pounds a week. I swear to God, it was fantastic -- she's like the white 'Precious.'"

Cue the cat calls and escalating booing.

This isn't the first time Kathy has used the Palin clan in her act. Last year she walked the red carpet with the father of Bristol's baby, Levi Johnson, at The Teen Choice Awards and even announced/joked they were dating. She also took Levi along with her to Sarah's hometown of Wasilla, Alaska to poke fun at the former Governor.

During the failed bit, Kathy seemed unsure of what exactly the crowd was booing.

"I'm sure Kathy was surprised by the reaction," a friend of Griffin tells me. "She's not sure if it was the fat part or the Palin part of the joke that the troops protested. However, if you think one audience reaction is going to get her to stop telling Palin jokes you are wrong. That family is comedy gold. Even if our men and ladies in uniform don't seen to think so."

See Photos of Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj and more at the event.

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Monday 06 December

By Wizard

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If that's the kind of people you look up to no wonder the tea party is doing so well. America is tired of people like you and Kathy Griffin who posses no moral values.

By richard nicoletti

Hey Kathy, I suppose the troops are all teabaggers> Kathy Griffin is about as funny as cancer. She is an obnoxious lowlife who thinks that using obscene language on a New Year's Eve show last year was funny. It wasn't and no one else thought so either.

By Charlie

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I have your tea bag swinging!

By Ursie

You are a jerk, tea baggers have nothing to do with this!

By george

Figures...same name, same brain! I bet you enjoy being 300 lbs and 5'2"? Tea Party is now ready to put this country back in shape. P*nis breath!

By shane

Rocks why? and what do Y O U know about the tea party Fool

By jerry

Kathy,

What is a tea bagger?

By ANGE

YEA SHE ROCKS , HOPEFULLY OFF THE STAGE , THE LOUD MOUTH SHE IS

Tuesday 07 December

By SH

Typical liberal. Bristol's bother is a soldier and Griffin put a soldiers sis down...we don't like that..

Why are you people so afraid of the Palins? Are you THAT insecure?

By hpord

Kathy Griffin is really losing it. Booing is too good for her. What a loser!

By Rob

So your saying Palin DID actually gain 30 lbs a week and that Griffin knows by experience that 'war is hell'? If your going to drag politics in, then once again the left has NO substantative arguments. Attack, attack, attack. With Kathy Griffin's brilliant 'truths', no less.

By Shirl

Griffin and Joy Behar are the perfect pair. Both of these "stars" are foul mouthed and politically SICK. Why would anyone with half a brain pay to sit through their rotten talk. Thank goodness that people, at least the normal ones, see through their rallying for Obama and his administration.

By usa1

Griffin is crude and rude but typically not funny. If you have enough drinks before her act some of the schtick can be funny just because it is so bad.

Too bad she didn't have the brains to fathom that the troops wouldn't like her shot at Palin.....I have an "L" for Griffin.

By exterminate liberals

they both should be killed before next monday

By PONU

Shirl: WELL PUT!!!! Everything you wrote is RIGHT ON TARGET!!!!!!!

By kentm

So I guess VH1 feels Mocking our Troops by bringing in a No-Talent Hack is their way of showing support? Whats next on VH1's plate , maybe a parody of our Troops that have lost Limbs to IED's ! WTF VH1 ?

By kevinbgood621

Kathy Griffin = not funny !
booing Kathy Griffin = funny !

Kathy Rocks?! No , but She does have a couple stones attached at the base of Her small penis.

By DDoggie pup

Funny-- Kathy came on and says she "rocks"-- I bet it was actually Kathy herself. What a has-been looser. Same old tired wornout jokes. can hardly wait till the elections when we'll wash out all the liberal Democrate trash out to sea

By Excelda

What's a democrate? Is that a crate of demo tapes? Why would you want to wash a crate full of demo tapes out to sea?

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