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In reply to the discussion: White House correspondents' dinner scraps plan for comedian to host [View all]EarthFirst
(3,577 posts)19. Perhaps my response wasn't as clear as it should have been...
It wasnt to implicate comparative political ideology (or mortal existence) of any of them; rather these particular styles of comedy that would be good takedowns directed towards TSF.
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White House correspondents' dinner scraps plan for comedian to host [View all]
highplainsdem
Saturday
OP
No way would I have canceled anyone! They are complicit in coddling the slob
SheltieLover
Saturday
#1
Didn't see your deleted post but appreciate your response. We don't always connect as we wish!
erronis
Saturday
#23
Bring in a mortuary director with a bitting sense of humor who is not a MAGA.
magicarpet
Saturday
#4
Amber isn't afraid. Nor are other comedians. The journalists on the WHCA board apparently are,
highplainsdem
Saturday
#9
they can invite gavin newsom with his recently launched promotion of right wing ideology (giving voice
msongs
Saturday
#11
Thank you for bringing us back to reality. The very unpleasant truth of Khashoggi's murder.
erronis
Saturday
#24
Comedians seem to be the only ones brave enough to publicly point out the obvious danger we are all in.
Midnight Writer
Saturday
#14
Comedians, and also political cartoonists - who are comedians of another sort.
ShazzieB
Saturday
#49
Maybe they can still get Rob Schneider, if he's not already booked at The Kennedy Center.
Midnight Writer
Saturday
#15
Colbert knocked it out of the park when W was in office. If you haven't seen it, it's worth viewing. n/t
Evolve Dammit
Saturday
#20
No surprise there. Comedy is no friend of incompetents and fascists, and that includes literally everyone there.
Karasu
Saturday
#29
i haven't seen amber ruffin for quite awhile but every time i saw her on seth meyers i thought she
orleans
Saturday
#41