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Offline senna

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Are all comedians essentially Libreals
« on: July 31, 2002, 07:20:31 PM »
Or are there actually Conservative comedians out there?
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Offline Red Ant

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« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2002, 07:24:40 PM »
There are plenty of conservative comedians. Most of them are in the U.S. Senate/Congress ;)

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« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2002, 07:26:48 PM »
Plenty come to mind.... Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Anne Coulter... :D
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« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2002, 07:28:54 PM »
There is nothing funny about being a conservative. :)

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« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2002, 07:33:08 PM »
I'm not sure if you mean stand up comedy, or something more general.

Read PJ O'Rourke if you are looking for conservative humor (although be warned, he has some fairly liberal social ideas).

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« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2002, 08:44:32 PM »
whelp, senna; i guess yer right.

Can't think of one conservative comedian.. alive; anyway.

I hear tell that Mark Twain was a conservative. By todays standards, anyway. ;)
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« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2002, 08:58:43 PM »
It’s kind of a partnership.  The comedians are more liberal, while the conservatives provide them with material.

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« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2002, 09:19:47 PM »
I believe Drew Carey (sp?) is a conservative.  Only one I can think of off hand.

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« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2002, 09:54:59 PM »
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Plenty come to mind.... Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Anne Coulter... :D


Good One !

But you forgot Rush!


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« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2002, 10:04:12 PM »
It's grim work defending America and the Constitution from socialists... ;)

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« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2002, 10:09:48 PM »
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It's grim work defending America and the Constitution from socialists... ;)


No kidding. It's not nearly as lighthearted as defending against fascists. ;)
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« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2002, 11:05:32 PM »
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No kidding. It's not nearly as lighthearted as defending against fascists. ;)


Let's see... facist Italy, Germany, and Japan held the state's power above individual freedom of their citizens.  Yup, I guess conservatives defend against them too...
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« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2002, 11:23:50 PM »
The American Government textbook that I use to teach my 9th grade students gives the following definition for fascism:

(A) political philosophy based on nationalism and an all-powerful state.  

It also states that fascists are a right-wing political movement.

SAY WHAAATT?

There is a political movement that wants a drastic expansion of the power of the national government, but isn't right-wing.  At least not in the U.S.



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« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2002, 11:25:05 PM »
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« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2002, 11:30:20 PM »
I always considered Mort to be a bipartisan comedian. He hit everyone.

IIRC, he was even hired to write jokes for JFK's speeches.
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