My problem was that the mainstream comedy world didn't touch Bill Clinton...until late in his term. And they NEVER mocked Barry....and called anybody who did "WACIST!"
BTW, back in the late 1980's, I used to visit Comedy clubs often...until it dawned on me they were making fun of the same two things: Televangelists and Ronald Reagan (not that they shouldn't have been fodder,but it was basically different takes on the same two subjects. I would've loved to hear a comedian mock Atheists, or feminists, or gays, or Leftists....).
There is criticism and ridicule and then their is obscenity.
What Colbert did the other night warranted either a suspension or firing. It was disgusting.
Of course then we have the constant double standard.
We can go on and on, it's like the sky to them is red and the sea is brown, and as long as their Government employed left wing scientist claim it, they will believe it.
They are belligerent drones, one and all.
That sentiment MUST go in both directions, else it is simply a directive toward self-immolation on part of a conservative President. The press decries his use of invective against them, while still doubling down on their own outpouring of vitriol.
“I would’ve loved to hear a comedian mock Atheists, or feminists, or gays, or Leftists....). “
For several years I was making long drives to and from work in hours so late or so early that I might fall asleep. I got satellite radio so I could listen to the four comedy channels. I’d switch from one to the next and hardly any five minutes passed that somebody didn’t “joke” about George Bush, conservatives, Christians or cops. The audience laughed and I wondered what they were laughing about as the “jokes” were not only in bad taste, but were also factually baseless. Finally, I got so tired of it I cancelled the service. I have never gone back.
I gave up television for the same reason. I was recently stunned by the high definition TV display in Costco. It was breathtaking. I thought maybe I’d enjoy watching the better-than-reality clarity. Then the news came on. I was repulsed by the tone of the lead anti-cop story. Nope, no TV’s in this house.
‘Presidents should be open to criticism and ridicule of folks who oppose them’
Not where I come from... disrespect for that office used to be forbidden and it sure was with obama! When John Kennedy was shot, though I did not vote for him nor care for him... the respect was nationwide for him and the family in that tragedy. Today they are calling for worse for my President!!! I think it should be forbidden to say some things on national TV.. but the networks are run by the generation that spawned this crap! They have gone hog wild with disrespect ... it’s a new way of living and it’s horrible!
I live in the south where they teach their children to say “yes mam/sir” and “no mam/sir”. Some parents are still trying in the midst of all this language and hate.