Posted on 01/09/2025 3:43:22 PM PST by Bullish
Jim Gaffigan says people told him to avoid criticizing Kamala Harris because the election was so important
The comedian said the lack of criticism for Harris was probably not good for her campaign.
Comedian Jim Gaffigan revealed that people had told him not to criticize Kamala Harris during the presidential election, and he called it a strategic mistake. He made the comments while appearing on "The Last Laugh" podcast with Matt Wilstein.
"What I thought was interesting about this election, maybe because it was so important, and maybe because it was such a short election for Kamala, that people were like, 'Don't criticize her,'" said Gaffigan. "And my whole thing is, that's actually bad to have that approach. And I think in hindsight people feel that way," he added.
Gaffigan's comments were in line with much of the scorn being directed at the Democratic Party and Harris herself after garnering a record billion dollars in campaign contributions and failing so badly. Democrats lost the electoral vote and the popular vote, lost control of the U.S. Senate, and were unable to topple Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The comedian ignored the advice to avoid criticism of Harris when he emceed the prominent Al Smith Dinner in October during the election. Gaffigan skewered Harris for avoiding the dinner that raised millions for Catholic charities and even took a damaging jab at the Democrats for installing her without a primary to give voters a choice of candidate. Gaffigan also said on the same podcast that he regretted alienating some Trump supporters with his comments against President-elect Donald Trump.
“I regret that people think that I was criticizing people that support Trump. That was never the intention," he said.
“I also do acknowledge that there are true, die-hard Trump fans who probably enjoyed my comedy, but because they feel so passionately, will never forgive me,” he added.
Whatevs.
So you admit your a spineless coward willing to do the bidding of evil tyrants. Your confession is not helping you jerk.
Screw off Jim, you’re a leftwing hack and now you want to get back into good graces with MAGA and Trump?
Get lost
“I also do acknowledge that there are true, die-hard Trump fans who probably enjoyed my comedy, but because they feel so passionately, will never forgive me,” he added.
Clueless.
💯.
Well said.
gaffigan’s island...
The fact that he was screaming about Donald Trump tells me Jimbo has done some nefarious deeds.
Remember when comedians were actually funny?
What did Jim Gaffigan know about Jeffrey Epstein and when did he know it?!
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jim-gaffigan-roasts-trump-double-171026585.html
Gaffigan was fair and balanced in his jokes. Actually, poked more fun of the democrats in my opinion.
Don’t criticize the Dems. Trump was in semi-retirement, out of power in Florida for the past four years and most of the jokes on late night were about him. Pathetic. Oh well, Gutfeld mined all the comedy gold about Biden. Don’t understand Jim. I thought he was a fairly conservative, devout Catholic and he seems an anti-Trump Dem. He did point out out Kamala’s stupidity in avoiding the Al Smith Dinner. She said she would deny conscience rights to conservative Catholics. She needed to get Catholic swing votes but she kept stupidly preaching to the far left choir. Hope they run her again.
He's right about that.
If no one is willing to tell you that you are wrong you are destined to fail.
Any leader needs someone that will tell them they are wrong.
“What I thought was interesting about this election, maybe because it was so important, and maybe because it was such a short election for Kamala, that people were like, ‘Don’t criticize her,’” said Gaffigan. “And my whole thing is, that’s actually bad to have that approach. And I think in hindsight people feel that way,” he added.
More of “If we had just messaged better” a variation of “We didn’t lie effectively enough”.
It is good to see these sorts of analysis. It shows the Progressives are still in their bubble, with many still believing their own lies.
And so the neck-saving backpedaling begins.
Gaffigan will not be the last one to do this.
More of “If we had just messaged better” a variation of “We didn’t lie effectively enough”.
It is good to see these sorts of analysis. It shows the Progressives are still in their bubble, with many still believing their own lies.
Jim Gaffigan is a political hack who exclusively attacks conservatives while pretending to be a standup comedian ...
i’d never heard of this guy, so started to watch a FREE recording of one of his standups, and not a single thing he said was even remotely funny .... i think i lasted about two minutes before i figured out what this jerk was all about: just one more of a gaggle of fake comedians who make a living attacking conservatives ...
I saw him at a private show last year. Maybe I was just tired but he wasn’t all that funny.
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