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Republicans Aren’t Funny
American Spectator ^ | June 11, 2019 | Mark Bauerlein

Posted on 06/11/2019 6:02:29 AM PDT by Twotone

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To: Twotone

We don’t need to be funny; we need to be convincing.


21 posted on 06/11/2019 6:33:45 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adical Islam,)
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To: Twotone

Conservatives have the BEST senses of humor. Thoughtful, interesting, based on truth and not hurtful.

Lefties, on the other hand, love T and A, sloppy, banal and downright mean.

For instance, I never realized sex was so funny (which it ain’t in reality) until I watched some of the crap sitcoms in the last fifteen years.

An example from the past: Frasier
An example today: Last Man Standing


22 posted on 06/11/2019 6:37:51 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: ArtDodger

This is the purest case of political projection I have seen in a while.


23 posted on 06/11/2019 6:38:23 AM PDT by z3n
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To: Jeff Chandler

Repubs are Ward Cleaver and Dims are Charlie Manson.


24 posted on 06/11/2019 6:42:07 AM PDT by Texas resident (Democrats=Enemy of People of The United States of America)
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To: Twotone; Fred Nerks; Lazamataz

Political Biology 101.

Whats the species marker difference between a Dem Lefty liberal fascist and a Conservative Republican?

Its simple:

A human body has 2 sphincters, the rectum and the duodenum.

A Dem lefty liberal fascist is 100% pass-through sphincter.

There is a subspecies called a Dem lefty liberal fascist reporter. It is 100% sphincter as well but has a large capacity flatulence organ attached.

These species markers are the major reason so many of these
Dem lefty liberal fascists are confused about sex, how it works, and require so many transgender surgeries.

This brings us to the current contest between the field of sphincters who are touting who is the best sphincter of them all.They each claim to be the biggest sphincter in America.

America believes them, and has refused to vote for anything but President Trump’s comprehensive hemorrhoidectomy policies assisted by the anti-constipatory drug industry.

Beano is their friend.


25 posted on 06/11/2019 6:42:11 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: Twotone

I did read the article and he seems to be under the mis-impression that the Left’s version of “humor” is funny - it’s not. It’s just hateful self-righteousness. The only genuine, sustained humor in the Western world today comes from what is called “alt-right”.


26 posted on 06/11/2019 6:42:39 AM PDT by thoughtomator (The Clinton Coup attempt was a worse attack on the USA than was 9/11)
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To: Twotone

Liberals have a sense of humor? Who knew?


27 posted on 06/11/2019 6:43:19 AM PDT by null and void (Stamp out philately!)
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To: x_plus_one
The fact that liberal tv shows have laugh tracks, electronic laugh signs and laugh cards says it all.

Somebody pointed out a while back that the late night shows like Letterman are mostly simulated humor. Lines are delivered with comic timing and the audience laughs on cue...but nothing funny is actually said. I’ve always equated this with Maoist Humor - personal insults delivered as if they were the funniest jokes in the world, followed by intense peer shaming if you don’t join in the laughter.

28 posted on 06/11/2019 6:44:15 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Twotone

Republicans as a whole have a sense of humor, it is the “conservatives” who suck. Who in this forum thinks that Mittens Romney is funny?

Funny Republicans and patriots are hilarious on r/The_Donald and their memes sends the left into spasms of anger.


29 posted on 06/11/2019 6:45:46 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck
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To: Twotone
Well, if you’d actually read the article (!) you would realize the author was making a point

Geez, calm down. . .why should I read an rather insignificant article whose basic premise is faulty or, at least poorly expressed? Who's the author, one of your kids?

30 posted on 06/11/2019 6:48:41 AM PDT by McBuff (To be, rather than to seem)
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To: Twotone

Thanks for the summary. I avoid American Spectator largely because they screwed me out of a two year subscription.


31 posted on 06/11/2019 6:52:02 AM PDT by be-baw
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To: wildcard_redneck
Who in this forum thinks that Mittens Romney is funny?

Who on this forum thinks that Mormonic Imbecile is "conservative"?

32 posted on 06/11/2019 6:53:48 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: thoughtomator

I think he was very clear that the left’s humor is not funny in the examples he used. The media push the line that the left’s humor is ‘hip’ while Republicans are not. That’s the point he was making.


33 posted on 06/11/2019 6:54:13 AM PDT by Twotone (While one may vote oneself into socialism one has to shoot oneself out of it.)
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To: McBuff

Why bother to comment on an article you did not read & which you already believe is insignificant?

And no, I have no relationships with the author or anyone else connected with the article.


34 posted on 06/11/2019 6:56:43 AM PDT by Twotone (While one may vote oneself into socialism one has to shoot oneself out of it.)
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To: thoughtomator

[[The author is clearly oblivious to the crushing victory of right-side humor on the grassroots level.]]

Gutfeld is showing how its done. 4th season now.


35 posted on 06/11/2019 6:56:48 AM PDT by headstamp 2
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To: Twotone

The media can push that all they like but it’s the exact opposite of reality.

I can go to any number of alt-right sites and find uproarious humor all over the place - it’s relentless, really.

There’s no lefty equivalent, not on the talkshows, not at the grassroots.

I can’t even remember the last time a lefty intentionally said something that was genuinely humorous.


36 posted on 06/11/2019 6:59:47 AM PDT by thoughtomator (The Clinton Coup attempt was a worse attack on the USA than was 9/11)
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To: Twotone

I disagree totally. We enjoy tons of wicked humor at their expense.


37 posted on 06/11/2019 7:22:45 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant.)
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To: Twotone

“Well, if you’d actually read the article..”
Well, actually, I did read the article and stand by my premise. The left derides, the leftist listeners bark and snort, not with jubilation but with contempt and hate.
When it comes to libs, ‘funny’ has nothing to do with it.


38 posted on 06/11/2019 7:29:07 AM PDT by ArtDodger
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To: headstamp 2

Gutfield is a libertarian (philosophy not party). He is a conservative leaning libertarian (some of them lean left).

And he is funny (although he offends a lot of “true” conservatives). He isn’t afraid to make a joke at his own expense.

I liked Red Eye when he was the host. The only problem was it aired at 3 am local time when most conservatives were asleep.

Kennedy is pretty funny too in a wacky way. Her humor isn’t for everyone but I like most of it.


39 posted on 06/11/2019 7:40:17 AM PDT by hirn_man
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To: Socon-Econ

“We don’t need to be funny; we need to be convincing.”

Wrong, we need to be persuasive, eloquent, and funny as hell - the original Americans before the disease of PC.


40 posted on 06/11/2019 7:44:04 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck
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