May 21, 2003

  • Some ‘blogs I make in order to read them again much later. The last one was an example of that sort of thing.

    Some ‘blogs I make because something’s on my mind, and this is an example of that type.


    The other night, David Letterman had a top ten list: Top ten signs Ari Fleischer doesn’t care anymore.

    Fleischer is the slimy paid liar white house press secretary. He’s announced that he’ll leave the post in June, which makes me very, very happy. He’ll likely end up making his money by passing himself off as an expert on Meet The Press or something, however, which makes me unhappy.

    Anyway, this top ten list was funny to me, because I obviously dislike the guy immensely. And items like this went over well with the audience:

    9. Qualifies each statement with, “…but that might be the gin talking”

    8. Gives monosyllabic answers to press questions, then goes back to his Gameboy

    But when it came time for 7, the crowd turned on Dave:

    7. Doesn’t try to hide the fact that he’s accepted a position with Al-Qaeda

    There was moaning, and even a couple of boos. I was, of course, waking up the neighbors with laughter. Then Dave got to 2:

    2. Keeps hitting on Helen Thomas

    The audience turned on Dave at this point, and he said, “I think you people are taking this a little too seriously.”

    After that, the number one sign that Ari Fleischer doesn’t care anymore (that he refers to Bush as ‘President Bonehead’) got a few laughs, and there was Dave at his desk, trying to mop up after a bombed top ten list.

    So of course, I had to ask myself, is it just taboo to joke that anyone is aligned with al Qaeda? Some of our representatives here in Washington state have been critical of the Bush administration’s warlike ways, and have been branded ‘Osama Bin (Patty) Murray’ and ‘Taliban Jim McDermott.’ Is there some kind of double standard here?

    Or do New Yorkers (where Letterman’s show is taped) have a tender spot where Washington conservatives only have callouses?

Comments (7)

  • Most of the studio audience at these shows (or many, I should say) are tourists who were in front of the Good Morning, America! Windows earlier during the day.

    What would life be without double standards?

  • I think people expect more of Dave than that. That’s just my opinion.

  • Ya know, it’s a sad day when all we get is nervous laughter, unpatriotic undercurrents, or annoyed disappointment for making fun of, at, through, about (pick your preposition) of our elected and nominated officials. Particularly the ones who so desparately need it.

  • I’m not a Letterman fan. I think he’s a bit too over-the-top for me. But once in a while, he’ll hit my funny-bone (as he obviously did YOURS).

    However, in this day and age, celebrities have to “be careful” how they voice their political views, due to the radical way conservatives seems to diss anyone with opposition to what our leaders are doing.

    But all in all, I think it’s the audience’s right to boo and hiss, or clap and holler when they feel like it. Doesn’t mean they’d boo at the same time YOU would boo, though.

  • Only lefties, who support civil liberties or oppose wars, can be compared to Al Qaeda.  Those who actually engage in or promote War and (Shock and Awe) Terrorism–where the comparison would be apt–are immune from criticism.

    to quote Los Simpsons, “Welcome to Dick Cheney’s America.”

  • Agreeing with Femme, mostly.  Though I don’t think it’s a “radical conservative” thing: 

    The wonderful thing about being free to express your views and opinions is that it works both ways.

    The funny thing about free-speech is that a number of people think it only applies to them or their views, but not to others and disagreeing views.  News flash, it applies to everyone…even the people wearing aluminum foil on their heads.

    I think one of our greatest American freedoms, the freedom to bitch and complain, also includes the freedom to bitch and complain about other people’s bitching and complaining (I know *I* love it :grin: ).  But its that third level extrapolation though that seems to give people the most fits.

  • I disagree with Sej. Conservative fuckheads with constipated brains lost their right to use freedom of speech back when they uncorked Rush Limbaugh. So far I’ve seen no reason to renew the license.

    Besides, like my grandpa always said, “If you can’t say something smart, shut up.” Wise man.

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