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Kathy Griffin pops off on Sarah Palin, Sen. Rob Portman and her love of WeHo donuts in Frontiers interview

I really enjoyed editor Stephen Horbelt’s cover story interview with Kathy Griffin in the latest issue of Frontiers which celebrates the magazine’s 31st anniversary.

Here are a few highlights:

On political humor likely to be in her May 4 show at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood (formerly Kodak Theatre): “My finger is on the pulse. Also, I’m not above making fun of any politician.

OK, well maybe I’m going to make fun of conservatives like the Palins a little
more, but only because they keep doing funny shit. You know, I’m fascinated—at CPAC, Sarah Palin literally accused President Obama of wanting to be a reality star. Last time I checked—and let me tell you, if there’s one thing I know, it’s reality television—I don’t think the president has had even one reality show, and I think the Palins have had about five. I thought that was ironic.

And then Senator Rob Portman of Ohio coming out for gay marriage, which I’m going to make fun of, and here’s why: I think it’s an amazing thing—Ohio is arguably a red state, it’s on the bubble—but you don’t think it’s a little bit funny that he’s in favor for gay marriage because of his gay son? [Laughs] I mean, is that what it’s going to take? Does every United States Senator have to have a kid come out and say, “Mom, Dad, I’m gay” for them to actually believe in equal rights?
If that’s the case,I say we infiltrate. I say we go canvassing door-to-door to conservative—especially religiously conservative—representatives, and we go to their teenage children. Seriously, it’d probably take 50 dollars. We say, “I need you to do me a solid. Tonight at dinner, just tell your parents that you’re gay. See if they change their vote, and if you play nice, there might be a payment of 10 bucks per month for the next year.”

On the pilot she recently filmed a pilot for CNN with Anderson Cooper: “I think Jeff Zucker [the president of CNNWorldwide] is looking to kick things up over there. He was my boss at NBC for a long time, and I admire that he is willing to make bold moves.
[The pilot] was a lot of fun, and think Jeff is looking to capture some of the New Year’s Eve razzle dazzle, but with the gravitas of someone like Anderson Cooper, who really is just bringing the heat day after day— Anderson being an actual newsman who likes to have fun, and me being a real comedian with awards and a real body of work behind me.”
“Thinking of me on CNN might be a bit of a stretch, but you know, Jeff is thinking he has two people in their fields who know what they’re doing. But I actually have no idea what’s going to happen with that. I know Jeff is making changes, and Anderson and I enjoy working together. I actually filmed his last Anderson Live, so I felt like I got to be the Bette Midler to his Johnny Carson, and I just think the guy’s great. He definitely knows his shit, and he likes to have fun.

Kathy also shared with Stephan her version of partying: “My partying comes in the
form of hot donuts or donut holes. So, I’m no stranger to the donut shop right in the middle of WeHo—the one that has the signs on it at Crescent Heights and Santa Monica.
First of all, I’m going to acknowledge the bitterness I have against that particular donut shop, because I go for donuts at a fairly reasonable hour—you know, you can stumble
out of Hamburger Mary’s and go get one—but they have those damn signs covering the windows, so you can’t actually see the fryer. I’ve actually gotten into altercations when I’ve
gone there—if I’m not worried about my girlish, hot model body and want a donut—because I feel like they’re holding out on me and not giving me hot ones. I’d say that donuts for me are a food group. I also enjoy a cake pop. I have a sweet tooth, and that is my version of partying.”

When told the donut shop will be cleared away to make room for a Walgreens, Griffin said: “You’ll probably just see me in a ball crying in front of their very final batch of warm glazed buttermilk donuts.”

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