| Submit your comments on this article |
| Home Front: Politix |
| Want Obama in a Punch Line? First, Find a Joke |
| 2008-07-15 |
| Well this is a good place to start |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 Jimmy Kimmel, the host of the ABC late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” said of Mr. Obama, “There’s a weird reverse racism going on. You can’t joke about him because he’s half-white. It’s silly. I think it’s more a problem because he’s so polished, he doesn’t seem to have any flaws.” Denial is also a river in Africa. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-07-15 21:26 |
| #3 A Priest, a Rabbi, and a newly-Beatified politician walk into a bar...... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2008-07-15 21:11 |
| #2 Problem is a lot of lefties think the cracks about Gore being stiff helped cost him the election. They won't make that mistake again. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-07-15 13:09 |
| #1 Page 1 of the article is here. There is no doubt, several representatives of the late-night shows said, that so far their audiences (and at least some of the shows’ writers) seem to be favorably disposed toward Mr. Obama, to a degree that perhaps leaves them more resistant to jokes about him than those about most previous candidates. “A lot of people are excited about his candidacy,” Mr. Sweeney said. “It’s almost like: ‘Hey, don’t go after this guy. He’s a fresh face; cut him some slack.’ ” |
| Posted by: Bobby 2008-07-15 06:31 |