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Late-Night Comedians Turning on Obama By Douglas J. Rowe Sun Oct 11, 11:49 AM PDT "That's pretty amazing, winning the Nobel Peace Prize," Jay Leno said Friday night of President Barack Obama's latest accolade. "Ironically, his biggest accomplishment as president so far ... winning the Nobel Peace Prize." That joke may be indicative of the TV comedy world sharpening its arrows a bit more when the current occupant of the White House is the target, The New York Times reports. President Barack Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize The Times quotes Bob Lichter, who has tracked themes in late-night humor for 21 years, as saying "it will be telling to see how the comedians treat" the president's winning the peace prize: Is there now a caricature taking hold of a man more celebrated than accomplished? Lichter, of George Mason University's Center for Media and Public Affairs, said it was too soon to tell whether the Oct. 3 Saturday Night Live skit suggesting that Obama has accomplished nothing is a "harbinger" or not. "The danger is that Mr. Obama is going to be defined by inaction and not living up to expectations," he said. SNL skit: Obama has done nothing SNL this weekend joined in the jokes about Obama not deserving the prize just yet, suggesting that honors like People's Sexiest Man designation may soon go to children. Last week Jon Stewart continued with the "done nothing" theme on The Daily Show, chiding Obama for not yet getting around to reversing the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy about gays. He cited Obama's "full plate" of business. Stewart then acted apoplectic, displaying his exasperation. "All that stuff you've been putting on your plate?" he said. "It's [expletive] chow time, brother. That's how you get things off your plate." Ric Keller, a former Republican congressman from Florida who once wrote jokes for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, told the Times: "There have been some clear shots coming across the bow from the comic left." But Jeff Nussbaum, a Democratic speech and joke writer, disagreed that late-night comedy is a leading indicator of the zeitgeist. "To use an economic term, it is more of a lagging indicator," he said. Those old enough to remember Watergate might recall that it took Johnny Carson awhile to start making jokes about President Richard Nixon and his connection to the break-in. But once the Tonight show host did, it felt like the beginning of the end for the U.S. leader who eventually resigned. I guess you know when you are really a president is when Leno and SNL make jokes about you huh????  Are you mad at me?
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You know it does not matter what office anyone holds it has nothing to do with race, size or what they think. They will always be the butt of comedians jokes. Sure some will be offended where others will get a good laugh out of it. But regardless all it does is bring those more publicity good or bad publicity is still publicity for them...... Sure some of the jokes are in poor taste but at times one must admit they do have some good stuff. I just think that the initial topic was misunderstood it was just a bit of humor not downing Obama for where he is or what he received....  Exactly, and I even tried to be nice and smooth things over...that'll teach me. 
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Late-Night Comedians Turning on Obama By Douglas J. Rowe Sun Oct 11, 11:49 AM PDT "That's pretty amazing, winning the Nobel Peace Prize," Jay Leno said Friday night of President Barack Obama's latest accolade. "Ironically, his biggest accomplishment as president so far ... winning the Nobel Peace Prize." That joke may be indicative of the TV comedy world sharpening its arrows a bit more when the current occupant of the White House is the target, The New York Times reports. President Barack Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize The Times quotes Bob Lichter, who has tracked themes in late-night humor for 21 years, as saying "it will be telling to see how the comedians treat" the president's winning the peace prize: Is there now a caricature taking hold of a man more celebrated than accomplished? Lichter, of George Mason University's Center for Media and Public Affairs, said it was too soon to tell whether the Oct. 3 Saturday Night Live skit suggesting that Obama has accomplished nothing is a "harbinger" or not. "The danger is that Mr. Obama is going to be defined by inaction and not living up to expectations," he said. SNL skit: Obama has done nothing SNL this weekend joined in the jokes about Obama not deserving the prize just yet, suggesting that honors like People's Sexiest Man designation may soon go to children. Last week Jon Stewart continued with the "done nothing" theme on The Daily Show, chiding Obama for not yet getting around to reversing the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy about gays. He cited Obama's "full plate" of business. Stewart then acted apoplectic, displaying his exasperation. "All that stuff you've been putting on your plate?" he said. "It's [expletive] chow time, brother. That's how you get things off your plate." Ric Keller, a former Republican congressman from Florida who once wrote jokes for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, told the Times: "There have been some clear shots coming across the bow from the comic left." But Jeff Nussbaum, a Democratic speech and joke writer, disagreed that late-night comedy is a leading indicator of the zeitgeist. "To use an economic term, it is more of a lagging indicator," he said. Those old enough to remember Watergate might recall that it took Johnny Carson awhile to start making jokes about President Richard Nixon and his connection to the break-in. But once the Tonight show host did, it felt like the beginning of the end for the U.S. leader who eventually resigned. I guess you know when you are really a president is when Leno and SNL make jokes about you huh???? Are you mad at me? why??? did you make the skits???
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You know it does not matter what office anyone holds it has nothing to do with race, size or what they think. They will always be the butt of comedians jokes. Sure some will be offended where others will get a good laugh out of it. But regardless all it does is bring those more publicity good or bad publicity is still publicity for them...... Sure some of the jokes are in poor taste but at times one must admit they do have some good stuff. I just think that the initial topic was misunderstood it was just a bit of humor not downing Obama for where he is or what he received.... Exactly, and I even tried to be nice and smooth things over...that'll teach me. it was part of humor....kinda like he is an "official president" now because he has joined the ranks with all the others made fun of. hitting the big time (in a joking way) but then again...some didn't appreciate the humor in my thread about Marge Simpson in playboy.
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Late-Night Comedians Turning on Obama By Douglas J. Rowe Sun Oct 11, 11:49 AM PDT "That's pretty amazing, winning the Nobel Peace Prize," Jay Leno said Friday night of President Barack Obama's latest accolade. "Ironically, his biggest accomplishment as president so far ... winning the Nobel Peace Prize." That joke may be indicative of the TV comedy world sharpening its arrows a bit more when the current occupant of the White House is the target, The New York Times reports. President Barack Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize The Times quotes Bob Lichter, who has tracked themes in late-night humor for 21 years, as saying "it will be telling to see how the comedians treat" the president's winning the peace prize: Is there now a caricature taking hold of a man more celebrated than accomplished? Lichter, of George Mason University's Center for Media and Public Affairs, said it was too soon to tell whether the Oct. 3 Saturday Night Live skit suggesting that Obama has accomplished nothing is a "harbinger" or not. "The danger is that Mr. Obama is going to be defined by inaction and not living up to expectations," he said. SNL skit: Obama has done nothing SNL this weekend joined in the jokes about Obama not deserving the prize just yet, suggesting that honors like People's Sexiest Man designation may soon go to children. Last week Jon Stewart continued with the "done nothing" theme on The Daily Show, chiding Obama for not yet getting around to reversing the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy about gays. He cited Obama's "full plate" of business. Stewart then acted apoplectic, displaying his exasperation. "All that stuff you've been putting on your plate?" he said. "It's [expletive] chow time, brother. That's how you get things off your plate." Ric Keller, a former Republican congressman from Florida who once wrote jokes for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, told the Times: "There have been some clear shots coming across the bow from the comic left." But Jeff Nussbaum, a Democratic speech and joke writer, disagreed that late-night comedy is a leading indicator of the zeitgeist. "To use an economic term, it is more of a lagging indicator," he said. Those old enough to remember Watergate might recall that it took Johnny Carson awhile to start making jokes about President Richard Nixon and his connection to the break-in. But once the Tonight show host did, it felt like the beginning of the end for the U.S. leader who eventually resigned. I guess you know when you are really a president is when Leno and SNL make jokes about you huh???? Are you mad at me? why??? did you make the skits???  I emailed you hours ago but you didnt even read the email. You dont have to reply.What I said was very heartfelt This was the only way to get your attention
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Late-Night Comedians Turning on Obama By Douglas J. Rowe Sun Oct 11, 11:49 AM PDT "That's pretty amazing, winning the Nobel Peace Prize," Jay Leno said Friday night of President Barack Obama's latest accolade. "Ironically, his biggest accomplishment as president so far ... winning the Nobel Peace Prize." That joke may be indicative of the TV comedy world sharpening its arrows a bit more when the current occupant of the White House is the target, The New York Times reports. President Barack Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize The Times quotes Bob Lichter, who has tracked themes in late-night humor for 21 years, as saying "it will be telling to see how the comedians treat" the president's winning the peace prize: Is there now a caricature taking hold of a man more celebrated than accomplished? Lichter, of George Mason University's Center for Media and Public Affairs, said it was too soon to tell whether the Oct. 3 Saturday Night Live skit suggesting that Obama has accomplished nothing is a "harbinger" or not. "The danger is that Mr. Obama is going to be defined by inaction and not living up to expectations," he said. SNL skit: Obama has done nothing SNL this weekend joined in the jokes about Obama not deserving the prize just yet, suggesting that honors like People's Sexiest Man designation may soon go to children. Last week Jon Stewart continued with the "done nothing" theme on The Daily Show, chiding Obama for not yet getting around to reversing the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy about gays. He cited Obama's "full plate" of business. Stewart then acted apoplectic, displaying his exasperation. "All that stuff you've been putting on your plate?" he said. "It's [expletive] chow time, brother. That's how you get things off your plate." Ric Keller, a former Republican congressman from Florida who once wrote jokes for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, told the Times: "There have been some clear shots coming across the bow from the comic left." But Jeff Nussbaum, a Democratic speech and joke writer, disagreed that late-night comedy is a leading indicator of the zeitgeist. "To use an economic term, it is more of a lagging indicator," he said. Those old enough to remember Watergate might recall that it took Johnny Carson awhile to start making jokes about President Richard Nixon and his connection to the break-in. But once the Tonight show host did, it felt like the beginning of the end for the U.S. leader who eventually resigned. I guess you know when you are really a president is when Leno and SNL make jokes about you huh???? Are you mad at me? why??? did you make the skits??? I emailed you hours ago but you didnt even read the email. You dont have to reply.What I said was very heartfelt This was the only way to get your attention I'll check it soon. been off tonight from the meds |
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Edited by
MirrorMirror
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Mon 10/12/09 11:06 PM
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Late-Night Comedians Turning on Obama By Douglas J. Rowe Sun Oct 11, 11:49 AM PDT "That's pretty amazing, winning the Nobel Peace Prize," Jay Leno said Friday night of President Barack Obama's latest accolade. "Ironically, his biggest accomplishment as president so far ... winning the Nobel Peace Prize." That joke may be indicative of the TV comedy world sharpening its arrows a bit more when the current occupant of the White House is the target, The New York Times reports. President Barack Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize The Times quotes Bob Lichter, who has tracked themes in late-night humor for 21 years, as saying "it will be telling to see how the comedians treat" the president's winning the peace prize: Is there now a caricature taking hold of a man more celebrated than accomplished? Lichter, of George Mason University's Center for Media and Public Affairs, said it was too soon to tell whether the Oct. 3 Saturday Night Live skit suggesting that Obama has accomplished nothing is a "harbinger" or not. "The danger is that Mr. Obama is going to be defined by inaction and not living up to expectations," he said. SNL skit: Obama has done nothing SNL this weekend joined in the jokes about Obama not deserving the prize just yet, suggesting that honors like People's Sexiest Man designation may soon go to children. Last week Jon Stewart continued with the "done nothing" theme on The Daily Show, chiding Obama for not yet getting around to reversing the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy about gays. He cited Obama's "full plate" of business. Stewart then acted apoplectic, displaying his exasperation. "All that stuff you've been putting on your plate?" he said. "It's [expletive] chow time, brother. That's how you get things off your plate." Ric Keller, a former Republican congressman from Florida who once wrote jokes for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, told the Times: "There have been some clear shots coming across the bow from the comic left." But Jeff Nussbaum, a Democratic speech and joke writer, disagreed that late-night comedy is a leading indicator of the zeitgeist. "To use an economic term, it is more of a lagging indicator," he said. Those old enough to remember Watergate might recall that it took Johnny Carson awhile to start making jokes about President Richard Nixon and his connection to the break-in. But once the Tonight show host did, it felt like the beginning of the end for the U.S. leader who eventually resigned. I guess you know when you are really a president is when Leno and SNL make jokes about you huh???? Are you mad at me? why??? did you make the skits??? I emailed you hours ago but you didnt even read the email. You dont have to reply.What I said was very heartfelt This was the only way to get your attention I'll check it soon. been off tonight from the meds I was worried that the email didnt go thru.This was the only way I could think of to ask you if you recieved it
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I don't even know anything about the freakin situation, I was just asking why when yellowrose was jumped on for simply posting what someone else said happened, then asked a benign question, was ghetto and trailer park brought up, which I still didn't get a rational answer to. More so...where the hell did she get what she did about the "station in life" thing out of what I said...wow. lol glad I'm not the only one lost. Definitely not. The points made have no bearing on you at all. Whatever the her problem is it's not really with you she's just falsely directing at you. Doing basically the same thing the comedians to. Find a target and go for it nothing else matters. |
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Late-Night Comedians Turning on Obama By Douglas J. Rowe Sun Oct 11, 11:49 AM PDT "That's pretty amazing, winning the Nobel Peace Prize," Jay Leno said Friday night of President Barack Obama's latest accolade. "Ironically, his biggest accomplishment as president so far ... winning the Nobel Peace Prize." That joke may be indicative of the TV comedy world sharpening its arrows a bit more when the current occupant of the White House is the target, The New York Times reports. President Barack Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize The Times quotes Bob Lichter, who has tracked themes in late-night humor for 21 years, as saying "it will be telling to see how the comedians treat" the president's winning the peace prize: Is there now a caricature taking hold of a man more celebrated than accomplished? Lichter, of George Mason University's Center for Media and Public Affairs, said it was too soon to tell whether the Oct. 3 Saturday Night Live skit suggesting that Obama has accomplished nothing is a "harbinger" or not. "The danger is that Mr. Obama is going to be defined by inaction and not living up to expectations," he said. SNL skit: Obama has done nothing SNL this weekend joined in the jokes about Obama not deserving the prize just yet, suggesting that honors like People's Sexiest Man designation may soon go to children. Last week Jon Stewart continued with the "done nothing" theme on The Daily Show, chiding Obama for not yet getting around to reversing the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy about gays. He cited Obama's "full plate" of business. Stewart then acted apoplectic, displaying his exasperation. "All that stuff you've been putting on your plate?" he said. "It's [expletive] chow time, brother. That's how you get things off your plate." Ric Keller, a former Republican congressman from Florida who once wrote jokes for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, told the Times: "There have been some clear shots coming across the bow from the comic left." But Jeff Nussbaum, a Democratic speech and joke writer, disagreed that late-night comedy is a leading indicator of the zeitgeist. "To use an economic term, it is more of a lagging indicator," he said. Those old enough to remember Watergate might recall that it took Johnny Carson awhile to start making jokes about President Richard Nixon and his connection to the break-in. But once the Tonight show host did, it felt like the beginning of the end for the U.S. leader who eventually resigned. I guess you know when you are really a president is when Leno and SNL make jokes about you huh???? Yeah , I agree. ITs the comedians job to find something to laugh at and they have had a hard time finding much on Obama. This was handed to them and they took it, and he isnt doing bad for a man in his position if the worst insult there is about him is that he won an award...lol. I have faith in the next four years, the award will be a non issue and he will have plenty of presidential accomplishments to add to his non presidential ones. |
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I don't even know anything about the freakin situation, I was just asking why when yellowrose was jumped on for simply posting what someone else said happened, then asked a benign question, was ghetto and trailer park brought up, which I still didn't get a rational answer to. More so...where the hell did she get what she did about the "station in life" thing out of what I said...wow. lol glad I'm not the only one lost. Definitely not. The points made have no bearing on you at all. Whatever the her problem is it's not really with you she's just falsely directing at you. Doing basically the same thing the comedians to. Find a target and go for it nothing else matters. ahhhhhhhhhh I'm not worried.
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I don't even know anything about the freakin situation, I was just asking why when yellowrose was jumped on for simply posting what someone else said happened, then asked a benign question, was ghetto and trailer park brought up, which I still didn't get a rational answer to. More so...where the hell did she get what she did about the "station in life" thing out of what I said...wow. lol glad I'm not the only one lost. Definitely not. The points made have no bearing on you at all. Whatever the her problem is it's not really with you she's just falsely directing at you. Doing basically the same thing the comedians to. Find a target and go for it nothing else matters. ahhhhhhhhhh I'm not worried. Yeah I know you don't tend to worry about such things. |
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it was only a matter of time!
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this was a question of not if but when, comedians will continue to extract as much as they can until something better comes along.
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I really don't see one thing Hussein has done to improve the world.
Insanity has taken over our world. |
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I really don't see one thing Hussein has done to improve the world. Insanity has taken over our world.  Everyone is fair game when it comes to comedians - Hell I remember all of Palin's SNL skits - absoflippinglutely hilarious!!!!!! |
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I really don't see one thing Hussein has done to improve the world. Insanity has taken over our world.  What's new about that?
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I'm offended that anyone would make jokes about President Obama
He is half white and it's anti-white racist to make fun of him |
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I'm offended that anyone would make jokes about President Obama He is half white and it's anti-white racist to make fun of him 
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SNL has been doing spoofs that are hilarious on Obama.
I am not much on some comedians because instead of making people find humor, they actually try to incite racial bias. But these were just funny. I had already read this stuff days ago though. |
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No offense NeptuneWoman, the snl skits that I saw, though I didn't see them all, were amusing but not racist, and I like the guy.
But this particular forum isn't all that Obama friendly. So you will see lots of threads like this. Need a strong stomach for some of them, though this one is tame compared. 
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