MioMyo
2009-05-12 01:16:13 UTC
In spite of countless sermons, first Obama denied ever hearing Rev Wright's
Bigotry & Anti-American diatribes. Now will bamby deny understanding Sykes
inference that it is acceptable to wish Rush Limbaugh dead?
Is bamby NOT the president of all the people, even those who disagree with
his policies and have the courage to speak out?
If not, is he also NOT the president of Limbaugh's some 35-million
listeners?
Or does bamby wish them dead too?
Bush is miles ahead of bamby when it came to presidential class, honor and
integrity. But bamby is not only classless but also is extremely
thin-skinned and can't handle criticism himself, yet he is quick to relish
it when dished out to his opponents. In that too, Bush out shines bamby
since even to this day he holds his tongue and will not utter a disparaging
word at his distracters or bamby's administration which takes pot-shots at
him almost daily........
http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/05/11/white-house-offers-comedy-advice-to-wanda-sykes/
It happens at every White House Correspondents' dinner. Someone gets bent
out of shape over something said in jest.
Quite often it breaks down by party affiliation. The party that gets burned
cries foul while those on the other side think the jokes were funny.
But in the case of one Rush Limbaugh joke, even the White House thinks
comedian Wanda Sykes could have used a little more discretion.
"I think there are a lot of topics that are better left for serious
reflection rather than comedy. I think there's no doubt that 9/11 is part of
that," Robert Gibbs said today at his briefing.
Jokes
The joke in question?
"Rush Limbaugh said he hopes this administration fails," Sykes said. "So you're
saying, 'I hope America fails.' You're like, 'I don't care about people
losing their homes, their jobs, our soldiers in Iraq.' He just wants the
country to fail. To me, that's treason.
"He's not saying anything differently than what Osama bin Laden is saying.
You know, you might want to look into this, sir, because I think Rush
Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker. But he was just so strung out on OxyContin
he missed his flight."
Not everyone laughed at that joke. She recognized it and said, "Too much?"
If it was, that didn't stop her.
"Rush Limbaugh, I hope the country fails; I hope his kidneys fail, how about
that?" she continued. "He needs a good waterboarding, that's what he needs."
It's a joke
Despite the White House admonition, she still has plenty of supporters. They
say she was doing what comedians do. And they're right. Go see Jay Mohr some
night. He makes Sykes look like Joel Osteen.
The difference, you could say, is that Mohr and other comedians play in
clubs and aren't broadcast on C-SPAN. Right?
Our friend Yael Abouhalkah at the Kansas City Star doesn't buy that
argument.
"Sykes wasn't joking about people being murdered by terrorists. She was
comparing Limbaugh to a terrorist for his comments about the Obama
administration.
"Over the top? Probably. Funny? To some, yes."
Response
Limbaugh did not formally respond to the comedian's remarks on his talk show
today. But may have made an unintended reference.
Politico's Patrick Gavin points out some weirdness during his broadcast.
"There was, however, a mysterious moment during the show's final minutes,
when Limbaugh interrupted a dialogue on fiscal policy and, in a statement
seemingly directed at his prodding producer, said, 'How can they be running
a response, when I didn't respond? Well, there isn't going to be a response!'"
Bigotry & Anti-American diatribes. Now will bamby deny understanding Sykes
inference that it is acceptable to wish Rush Limbaugh dead?
Is bamby NOT the president of all the people, even those who disagree with
his policies and have the courage to speak out?
If not, is he also NOT the president of Limbaugh's some 35-million
listeners?
Or does bamby wish them dead too?
Bush is miles ahead of bamby when it came to presidential class, honor and
integrity. But bamby is not only classless but also is extremely
thin-skinned and can't handle criticism himself, yet he is quick to relish
it when dished out to his opponents. In that too, Bush out shines bamby
since even to this day he holds his tongue and will not utter a disparaging
word at his distracters or bamby's administration which takes pot-shots at
him almost daily........
http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/05/11/white-house-offers-comedy-advice-to-wanda-sykes/
It happens at every White House Correspondents' dinner. Someone gets bent
out of shape over something said in jest.
Quite often it breaks down by party affiliation. The party that gets burned
cries foul while those on the other side think the jokes were funny.
But in the case of one Rush Limbaugh joke, even the White House thinks
comedian Wanda Sykes could have used a little more discretion.
"I think there are a lot of topics that are better left for serious
reflection rather than comedy. I think there's no doubt that 9/11 is part of
that," Robert Gibbs said today at his briefing.
Jokes
The joke in question?
"Rush Limbaugh said he hopes this administration fails," Sykes said. "So you're
saying, 'I hope America fails.' You're like, 'I don't care about people
losing their homes, their jobs, our soldiers in Iraq.' He just wants the
country to fail. To me, that's treason.
"He's not saying anything differently than what Osama bin Laden is saying.
You know, you might want to look into this, sir, because I think Rush
Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker. But he was just so strung out on OxyContin
he missed his flight."
Not everyone laughed at that joke. She recognized it and said, "Too much?"
If it was, that didn't stop her.
"Rush Limbaugh, I hope the country fails; I hope his kidneys fail, how about
that?" she continued. "He needs a good waterboarding, that's what he needs."
It's a joke
Despite the White House admonition, she still has plenty of supporters. They
say she was doing what comedians do. And they're right. Go see Jay Mohr some
night. He makes Sykes look like Joel Osteen.
The difference, you could say, is that Mohr and other comedians play in
clubs and aren't broadcast on C-SPAN. Right?
Our friend Yael Abouhalkah at the Kansas City Star doesn't buy that
argument.
"Sykes wasn't joking about people being murdered by terrorists. She was
comparing Limbaugh to a terrorist for his comments about the Obama
administration.
"Over the top? Probably. Funny? To some, yes."
Response
Limbaugh did not formally respond to the comedian's remarks on his talk show
today. But may have made an unintended reference.
Politico's Patrick Gavin points out some weirdness during his broadcast.
"There was, however, a mysterious moment during the show's final minutes,
when Limbaugh interrupted a dialogue on fiscal policy and, in a statement
seemingly directed at his prodding producer, said, 'How can they be running
a response, when I didn't respond? Well, there isn't going to be a response!'"