Some celebrities dip their toes in political waters. A few write op-eds for liberal or conservative web sites, while others share their views via magazine profiles and TV interviews.

And then there’s Janeane Garofalo.

I can’t imagine the rage, the unexpurgated hate that makes her say such awful/monumentally stupid/ignorant things on a regular basis.

Here’s Garofalo’s take on the April 15 tea party protests during a visit to MSNBC’s “Countdown with Keith Olbermann.” (hat tip: Newsbusters):

• “This is about hating a black man in the White House. This is racism straight up. That is nothing but a bunch of teabagging rednecks.”
• ” … the limbic brain inside a right-winger or Republican or conservative or your average white power activist, the limbic brain is much larger in their head space than in a reasonable person, and it’s pushing against the frontal lobe. So their synapses are misfiring.”
• “I didn’t know there were so many racists left. I didn’t know that. I — you know, because as I’ve said, the Republican hype and the conservative movement has now crystallized into the white power movement.”

Wow. To debate her point by point is absurd.

Once upon a time Garofalo was a charming actress/comedienne who made sly films like “The Truth About Cats and Dogs” and “Mystery Men.”

Now, she’s painted herself into the kind of ideological corner than even Tim Robbins wouldn’t recognize.

Fellow liberal Sean Penn is such a fine actor his performances make audiences forget his off-screen behavior. Garofalo isn’t nearly as skilled.

SIDE NOTE: Some press outlets are all too eager to sidle up to her view of reality. Check out this Austin Chronicle chat from her “Ratatouille” PR tour. See how the interviewer quickly sides with her mid-chat rant against those with whom she disagrees.

UPDATE: Garofalo strays further from the truth.

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