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DEPARTMENT OF SHOCK, HORROR.

This isn't really my beat, but Wanda Sykes' comedy routine at last weekend's White House Correspondent's Dinner was really shockingly offensive.



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I hope the GOP makes a big deal out of this. Its a wonderful excuse to once again bring out the laundry list of truly terrible things Rush has said over the years.

My favorite might be his belief that MLK's assassin deserves the Medal of Honor.

Considering that every republican that dares speak against Rush's vile rhetoric has had to go begging back for forgiveness, its always nice to remind the American people that the GOP is the party pretty much led by a guy who thinks that "slavery had its merits."

Say what you will about Democrats or Wanda, but its not like everyone in the party has to go grovelling to her for forgiveness every time they speak out against her like the GOP does with Rush. Wanda does not run the Democratic party. The actions of numerous republicans has shown time and again that Rush is indeed their ideological ruler.

My response to all of this was posted by someone else here. http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=05&year=2009&base_name=wanda_sykes_offensive_routine#115047 Wanda Sykes' comedy routine at the White House Correspondent's Dinner was really offensive. In it, Sykes suggested that conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is supported by Hamas, and that Islamists are "constantly issuing Limbaugh talking points." She joked about terrorists supporting conservatives in general, suggesting that recent violent events in Iraq are attempts by terrorists to swing the upcoming midterm elections in favor of Republicans.

Then she got really personal. She joked that Limbaugh was a racist who doesn't want black people to "escap[e] the underclass." She accused him of being responsible for killing "a million babies a year," and aired her friend's theory that Limbaugh himself was a terrorist attack," a followup to 9/11. She also, most disgustingly, said that if conservatives kept apologizing to Limbaugh, they'd eventually contract "anal poisoning." She wondered when Republicans would finally stop "bending over and grabbing their ankles" for Limbaugh, and finally concluded that Limbaugh was just a "bad guy."

Oh wait. Wanda Sykes didn't say any of these things. These are things Rush Limbaugh has said about Obama or other Democrats in the past year" This is just a small portion of Limbaugh. Bring it on GOP, the party that can dish it out oh so well but cannot take it.

And I thought this was going to be a post about Wanda Sykes repeatedly discussing Obama's nipples.

BTW, the 2nd post is accurate--Rush has said all those things. Rush has never said "slavery had its merits"--unless implying that that's what Democrats think, I'll grant that caveat--or that MLKs assassin deserved a Medal of Honor. Just so ya know.

Worse, Sykes wasn't funny at all.

Rush has never said "slavery had its merits"--unless implying that that's what Democrats think, I'll grant that caveat--or that MLKs assassin deserved a Medal of Honor. Just so ya know.

Kevin, please don't spoil the feeding frenzy with facts. We were just starting to have fun!

Oh, I laughed--especially at the part about Sean Hannity having the guts to let himself be waterboarded by Keith Olberman.

don't spoil the feeding frenzy with facts.

This from the party that believes Obama is a Muslim who was born in Kenya.

Rush-listening, torture-supporting jerome corsi-believing wingnuts are so cute when they try to get morally self-righteous.

"I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back; I’m just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark."

Hmmm. I see that Huberman didn't give an air date for that one.

This from the party that believes Obama is a Muslim who was born in Kenya.

huh??

What kind of crazy are you?

A google search on those alleged quotes about slavery and MLK's assasin don't turn up anything mainstream.

Don't believe everthing you read on the internets. Even about El Rushbo.

Once again it has to be pointed out to you that what a private citizen does is a different matter from what the PRESIDENT does, says, or validates by his approving laughter at the public scene. Let me hold your hand like a little child and walk you through this: some angry commentator can say, I hope bad things happen to his presidency, but the PRESIDENT is not supposed to reply publicly, I hope bad things happen to Mr. so- and-so. Or to give another example, you and your girlfriend can have sex on your office desk. But the president is not supposed to be using the office desk to have sex. But, but, you stammer, why not? He's a human being. It's because the public has VESTED POWER IN HIM AND HE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO ABUSE IT BY USING ALL THE PERKS FOR HIS OWN ENJOYMENT, OR THE POWER TO SASTISFY HIS PERSONAL NEED FOR VENGEANCE. He is operating in the presidency as a public figure, a proxy for America.

You honestly hadn't heard about the rumors, ED?

Search for Obama Muslim Born Kenya:

1,510,000 for Obama Muslim born in Kenya.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthcertificate.asp

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