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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (34808)	7/15/2008 2:24:03 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224891

Comics Having a Hard Time Joking About Obama They are afraid that Obama will take it badly. Like many other liberals, he is incredibly thin-skinned. He can't take a joke. They are insulting distractions. That's one thing I really appreciate about George Bush. He can joke and poke fun at himself, and laugh at the jokes of others. Even John McCain has a sense of humor. This morning I heard him say "If you are prepared to make yourself comfortable, I have a three hour speech about that." Everybody laughed.

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (34808)	7/17/2008 2:26:00 AM
From: RMF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224891

I can't disagree with much on that one. Obama IS getting a free ride pretty much, BUT, I still remember 2000 and Bush seemed to get the same kind of treatment. Every night back then Leno AND Letterman seemed to be "killing" Gore about everything. He was too stiff, he said he invented the internet, he talked "real sloooowww". I don't remember too many jokes about Bush. Were there a lot of jokes about Bush back in 2000? I think it's "familiarity". If they know a lot about you they go after you. Hillary got CREAMED by all the comedians during the primary. The most sarcastic attacks I've seen on Obama have come from Leno. He did a thing where Obama was saying "change, change, change" and they showed a woman supposedly walking up to him with a dollar and it appeared that Obama gave her 3 quarters, 2 dimes and a nickel from his pocket. Leno also put on the latest "Jib Jab" video that makes Obama look VERY effete and not real masculine. I think it's always harder to make fun of "the new guy".