[See NewsBusters for more.] CBS This Morning on Friday floated the idea that the disgustingly vulgar attack by Samantha Bee against Ivanka Trump might be a case of “whataboutism.” Reporter Vladimir Duthiers waded into the tortured waters of comparing the awfulness of Bee’s comments vs. Roseanne Barr’s vile remarks: “Others say Bee was talking about Trump's character. Roseanne Barr was talking about Valerie Jarrett’s race. And that’s different.” How is calling a woman a “cunt” a discussion of “character?” Duthiers dismissed: “My social media feed has blown up with a case of whataboutism.” According to Merriam-Webster, whataboutism is “a reversal of [an] accusation, arguing that an opponent is guilty of an offense just as egregious or worse.” Is it not possible to walk and chew gum, to think that both Barr and Bee said awful things?
