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Kilotwat
07/08/09

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That was supposed to be offensive? I feel so letdown I may just have to go read some Deadspin comments to fill the void.
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allyzay
07/08/09

@Kilotwat: I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING
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lalaland13
07/08/09

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OK, I thought it was going to be cringeworthy based on the description, but I was relived that he just called her Octomom. Not too funny, yes, but not too offensive either (at least to me, your mileage may vary). I guess he was calling her more of a fame whore than anything?

Conan made a joke about the Duggar family once that was both more funny and more offensive. "After hearing that (they wanted more kids), her vagina got up and left."
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JudgeFudge
07/08/09

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David Letterman is Fucking Hi-Lar-I-Ous.
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cocobanal
07/08/09

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I don't want to watch this, but am I the only one who gets uncomfortable with stuff like this? I don't like Palin one bit, but I don't know . . . talking about someone's vagina and poking fun at their children in a mean way seems misogynistic and low. And I've been a Letterman fan since the 70s.
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bowleserised
07/08/09

@cocobanal: He says she wants to be Octomom.
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bowleserised
07/08/09

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Not remotely funny, either, even if you like bad taste.
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Hana Maru
07/07/09

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WTF? Sexism is sexism, wrong is wrong, no matter whom it's directed towards, even if they belong to a party you loathe. The Democrats are no better than Republicans, either. A huge amount of sexism spewed forth from Democrats towards both Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin since the beginning of last year.
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JesiDangerously
07/07/09

@Hana Maru: Can you show where in this article Anna claimed that sexism is a-okay in her book?
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Hana Maru
07/07/09

@JesiDangerously: Didn't "five-alarm, national fucking freakout" or "media martyr" tip you off? She characterizes Palin's response as horrifically unacceptable and opportunistic, and suggests that Republicans can have no real claim to sexism, as if they're the party of sexism. She also does the sensational newspaper thing where she tacks on a question mark as a way of not having to take ownership of her opinion.

Anna also wrote more explicitly before about the Palin/Letterman thing, that she's okay with it because she likes him and because she doesn't like her and she knows for sure that Palin can only be feigning outrage to score points, not out of any genuine anger about sexual comments made about her and her family members.

I'm a liberal, but I'm also a feminist, and that's why I care that the hatred for Sarah Palin goes above and beyond that felt for any male anti-choice politician.
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allyzay
07/07/09

@Hana Maru: ugh, god, not to rehash this but there are an awful lot of us who think that a dumb standard old hat "famous lady has had sex with a famous man because they are both lol-worthy" joke is not actually hate speech. and so, yeah, we would think she was being opportunistic. so, yeah, if we don't really think the joke that was told was actual sexism your point kind of doesn't stand up at all.
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Sputnik_Sweetheart
07/07/09

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Even though I knew both the Daily Show and Colbert Report were off this week, I still watched hoping that somehow there be jokes about Palin's resignation.

Also, I like Conan. I think he is really funny. Is there something wrong with me?
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lalaland13
07/07/09

@Sputnik_Sweetheart: Nope. I like him as well-he does some really good bits and I like his sensibility for the most part. But he doesn't challenge guests like Letterman does-which is fine. But I wish he would also make a few more jokes about relevant people and less fat jokes about Kirstie Alley. I like both Letterman and Conan, by the way. Just noting some differences.
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Kivrin
07/07/09

@Sputnik_Sweetheart: Um, NO. I adore Conan. He makes me giggle like no one else, and, goddammit, I love a man who can make me giggle -- milquetoast or not.
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Kivrin
07/07/09

@lalaland13: Oh, yes, I will say -- as much as I love Conan, I am VERY tired of the constant Kirstie Alley jokes. Leave the damn woman alone already. (Oddly enough, however, the Larry King jokes never get old.)
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morninggloria
07/07/09

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Palin goes for her own jugular nowadays.
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Diziet_Sma
07/07/09

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Well, I find Keith Olbermann's show funny - and I mean that in a non-sarcastic way. I love how he takes people down, people who deserve it.
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PrarieMuffin
07/07/09

@Diziet_Sma: The Olbermann/Maddow line-up is slowly restoring my faith in traditional news outlets. And I do think they're funny, although not in the outwardly-comic way that Letterman tries for (and often fails at).

I still wish Stewart and Colbert were around this week, though.
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Diziet_Sma
07/07/09

@PrarieMuffin: The bouncing Rush Limbaugh cracks me up every time.
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Anna
07/07/09

@Diziet_Sma: Agreed, but I'm not sure how seriously he is taken. I don't really think he is taken that seriously, due to the fact that he is so over the top. And by "taken seriously" I mea that I don't think he has that much influence on the discourse of popular culture/politics outside of left leaning media outlets.

What I do love is that he uses Chris Matthews's famous "HA!" as one of the audio elements in his show's intro.
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Kivrin
07/07/09

@Anna: I love that "HA!", too. "Let's play Oddball...(HA!)" Love it.
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stacyinbean
07/07/09

@Anna: YES. That 'HA!' makes my day. Sad, but true.
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Sunflowercat
07/07/09

@Diziet_Sma: Agreed. The others are louder; he's brighter.*

*Exception given to Rachel Maddow, who's also pretty damn bright. Olbermann's brand of smartass is just more my kind of thing.
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Goodbye.Kitty
07/07/09

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I don't generally find Olbermann funny, but I LOL'd at his headline last night: IQUITAROD.
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Anna
07/07/09

@Goodbye.Kitty: so did i.
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EkaterinaBallerina
07/07/09

@Goodbye.Kitty: @Anna: It used several times in reference to her yesterday. HuffPo contributor Geoffrey Dunn used it in a post and he said he got it from his 14 year old daughter via Twitter.
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Breamworthy
07/07/09

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I dunno, I think "The world needs more insane governors" is kind of slamming her.
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tinyheadache
07/07/09

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Note: Keith Olbermann's show doesn't count as a "comedic," because it simply isn't funny.

What, you don't think it's funny when he hikes his shoulders up, puts both hands on his desk and yells something loudly while looking directly into the camera? Guy's on the cutting edge, man.
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Ultraprison!
07/07/09

@tinyheadache: Ben Affleck's impression of him on SNL still makes me giggle when I think about it.
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Dodgergirl
07/07/09

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Honestly, I think there is a cosmic timing device out there that causes the most ridiculous and hilarious of political scandals to occur right before a Daily Show/Colbert off week. This happened with Larry Craig, too, and you can't tell me that was a coincidence!
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