[RonDog]

So, how do you know what Craig Ferguson's political leanings are?

Because I did my HOMEWORK, in the pre-FReep thread:

To: RonDog

Ferguson is a very funny guy and a good interviewer. His humor is natural, not forced, like Jimmy Kimmel's. Kimmel sometimes telegraphs to the audience that he doesn't think a joke is funny. Ferguson tries to sell it as best he can, and like Johnny Carson, he can make you laugh about not laughing at his jokes. He also isn't shy to go the extra yard for a laugh, sometimes putting on several silly costumes on within a minute to give one-liners.

Ferguson is also a leftie, and often does a schtick with a guy who does a pretty funny Bush imitation. A sample, in a bit in the aftermath of Laura Bush's standup at the Press Correspondents' dinner (to the best of my memory):

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CRAIG FERGUSON: So, what did you think of the First Lady's speech?

"GEORGE W. BUSH": Well, Fergie, I thought it bombed!

FERGUSON: You didn't think she was funny?

"BUSH": Yeah, I thought it bombed! You know, I like bombing things!

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Last night, with Sela Ward, Ferguson, a Scottish emigre, showed that he hasn't unlearned knee-jerk stereotypes about the South. Ward, who is from Mississippi, was recounting a recent trip to Alabama, and spoke of her days as a U of A cheerleader. She was telling him about Bear Bryant and how college football was like a religion down South, and how the South is all about 'football, family, and...' At this point Ferguson interjected, "Guns?"

I am not as big a fan of Ann since her irresponsible and unnecessarily inflammatory suggestion in 2001 that Muslims forceably be converted to Christianity. She seems to want to make liberals angry more than she wants to make a common-sense case for conservatism. Remember her spiked USA Today piece that opened by referring to the DNC Convention in Boston as the "Spawn of Satan" convention? I prefer people who generate more heat than light. Ann is doing just the opposite.

Fair warning: A face-off between Fergie and Ann may not be pretty.

16 posted on 05/20/2005 12:09:56 AM PDT by L.N. Smithee (Freeping since March 1998. This is my blessing. This is my curse.)

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Ferguson is a very funny guy and a good interviewer. His humor is natural, not forced, like Jimmy Kimmel's. Kimmel sometimes telegraphs to the audience that he doesn't think a joke is funny. Ferguson tries to sell it as best he can, and like Johnny Carson, he can make you laugh about not laughing at his jokes. He also isn't shy to go the extra yard for a laugh, sometimes putting on several silly costumes on within a minute to give one-liners.

Ferguson is also a leftie, and often does a schtick with a guy who does a pretty funny Bush imitation. A sample, in a bit in the aftermath of Laura Bush's standup at the Press Correspondents' dinner (to the best of my memory):

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CRAIG FERGUSON: So, what did you think of the First Lady's speech?

"GEORGE W. BUSH": Well, Fergie, I thought it bombed!

FERGUSON: You didn't think she was funny?

"BUSH": Yeah, I thought it bombed! You know, I like bombing things!

---

Last night, with Sela Ward, Ferguson, a Scottish emigre, showed that he hasn't unlearned knee-jerk stereotypes about the South. Ward, who is from Mississippi, was recounting a recent trip to Alabama, and spoke of her days as a U of A cheerleader. She was telling him about Bear Bryant and how college football was like a religion down South, and how the South is all about 'football, family, and...' At this point Ferguson interjected, "Guns?"

I am not as big a fan of Ann since her irresponsible and unnecessarily inflammatory suggestion in 2001 that Muslims forceably be converted to Christianity. She seems to want to make liberals angry more than she wants to make a common-sense case for conservatism. Remember her spiked USA Today piece that opened by referring to the DNC Convention in Boston as the "Spawn of Satan" convention? I prefer people who generate more heat than light. Ann is doing just the opposite.

Fair warning: A face-off between Fergie and Ann may not be pretty.

[RonDog]

"BUSH": Yeah, I thought it bombed! You know, I like bombing things!

That would be from THIS (not particularly funny) recent comedy sketch about the President, from www.cbs.com/latenight/latelate/comedy:

Craig Calls Bush How is W. dealing with Laura stealing the spotlight with her stand-up comedy? Craig checks in with the President.

[texasflower]

Sorry RonDog. That's not proof of anything at all. All comedians will make fun of anything that is in the news. It's their job my friend.

I was on that thread by the way. Did you forget about things that you posted like this......

I went home after that Summer. It was a great Summer. That was the Summer that I Fell in love with America.

The man loves this country. Most leftists don't. So I'm not convinced he is a leftist. He might be and he might not be. But the fact that he is working to become a citizen means a lot to me. I would like to think conservatives would be more welcoming than Miss Coulter and her crack about him being fired.

Jokes about the President mean nothing. Clinton got the same treatment by known Clinton supporters. It's just a job.

Also on that thread another poster posted very similar things to my posts about Ann Coulter.

I think we are going to have to agree to disagree about this.