Obama impersonator makes racial, gay jokes at GOP gathering

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  1. bluefrog

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    I wonder if the organizers had any idea of the jokes he would tell before he went up?
     
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    All funny, regardless.
     
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    man, it's hard to tell what people are going to find offensive these days. those all seem so weak to me.
     
    44Thrilla, Jun 22, 2011
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    hahaha!

    Hilarious!

     
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    Now that's funny right there! How could anyone be insulted by that joke?
     
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    Wow they crowd was really into it when they were making fun of Obama... but talk about the tide switching when he made fun of some rebublicans. Strangly familiar to the OT forum in some ways.
     
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    He wasn't funny or offensive.
     
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    Huh?

    [​IMG]

    That's one of the most unintentionally hilarious moments in presidential history. "Watch me fly in my plane, and bow before my bulge!"

    God that was awkward yet hilarious.
     
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    that is not hilarious at all
     
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    Some of jokes were lousy. A couple were uncalled for.

    The GOP needs better material.
     
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    Yeah, that's my take too. I think some of the jokes were meant to be offensive (or rather, I'm sure the comedian would term it "challenging political correctness") but they were so limp that it's hard to actually care.
     
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    Oh boohoo. A Democrat got made fun of.

    Plus, it's literally impossible for an Anthony Weiner joke to be limp.
     
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    Why are you upset a Democrat got made fun of? You hate Democrats!

    I'm certainly not upset that "a Democrat" got made fun of. I'm upset that the jokes weren't good. I like comedy more cutting than "black people are like characters on Sanford & Son!"
     
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    The joke was that's how much they would age while in the WH. Like Bush going from barely any gray hair to a head of it. Same with Clinton.

    Whoosh!

    It wasn't even a racial joke. That's the funny part to me. Seeing you and others get all worked up about nothing.
     
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    Ohhhhh.

    It's unfortunate that he happened, by unfortunate coincidence, to compare the Obamas to stereotypical black sitcom characters. It got in the way of that completely non-generic and extremely funny observation.

    You are quite the cutting edge comedic expert!
     
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    He really should have just pointed out that Dubya looks like a chimp, and then smirk at the camera/audience.

    Of course, he'd then be ripping of Jon Stewart's schtick, and that would be the story.
     
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    I wish someone would do that.

    "Schtick" is yiddish for "penis", right?

    Ed O.
     
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    That would be hacky too, I'm afraid.

    Keep up your comedic writing ideas, though. Practice, practice, practice.
     
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    I thought it was "putz"? Not sure. My Yiddish is a bit underdeveloped.
     
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