Totally right.
Criticizing the sitting president is a tradition that goes back all the
way to good old George Washington. None of them liked it; it is part of
the job. It's also a good way of taking the temperature of the citizenry.
Why do I remember Jack Paar? Am I that much older than you?
Next you're going to tell us you don't remember Dwight D. Eisenhower
(/"beware the military-industrial complex"/)?
bp
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On 9/19/2025 4:13 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
Every late night host probably going back to Steve Allen and Jack Paar
have made jokes at the expense of the sitting President in their
monologue. It’s topical humor, and what’s more topical than what
POTUS did today.
Some Presidents appeared on their shows nonetheless, I remember Bill
Clinton playing saxophone one time. But Donald Trump has no tolerance
for humor at his expense, he still carries a huge grudge about jokes
Obama told at a Washington Press Correspondents dinner. I also
remember watching him on TV at the Al Smith dinner for Catholic
charities, with the Cardinal sitting right there, roasting Hillary
Clinton but he didn’t throw jabs as per custom, he threw punches. The
man doesn’t understand humor, unless he is belittling foes with
nicknames like “Little Marco” or “Gavin Newscum”.
I saw this in my inbox today quoting David Letterman:
The 78-year-old comic legend David Letterman arrived … carrying a list
of presidents he’d mocked in his 33 years as the longest-running
late-night comedy host in American history. Jimmy Carter, Ronald
Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack
Obama—he’d made fun of them all (especially, he added with a chuckle,
Clinton and Bush II).
“Beating up on these people, rightly or wrongly, accurately or perhaps
inaccurately, in the name of comedy—not once were we squeezed by
anyone from any governmental agency, let alone the dreaded FCC,” he
said. He added, “The institution of the president of the United States
ought to be bigger than a guy doing a talk show.”
Letterman did admit Well, “I will say we probably went easy on Barack
Obama because I kinda like the guy.”
Also in my inbox today: “If Donald Trump's skin gets any thinner, the
US will have its first translucent president.”
I’m not old enough to remember Paar, but I certainly remember watching
Carson and Letterman make fun of the current President every night.
You’d think Trump would buy into the old marketing saying “there is no
bad publicity”. Plus he’s the one who would call into radio shows
pretending to be somebody else and plant stories about himself, so
that he could be talked about.
*From:*AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince
*Sent:* Friday, September 19, 2025 4:07 PM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT? Carr and Kimmel and "jawboning"
That is most definitely a matter of opinion. I think Colbert will find
a new venue, and I did not know the clowns on the View were comedians;
I thought they were just gossips.
Sure it's about money, just like the pres. except he's not funny at all.
bp
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On 9/19/2025 12:42 PM, David Hannum wrote:
He's a comedian OK - He's a joke - same as Gutfield. Same as all the
clowns on the VIEW. The real force behind this is revenue. Kimmel
was marginal anymore. Once the backlash from his comments hit, he'd be
a loss just like Colbert. It's all about the $$$$.
On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote:
Kimmel is a friggin comedian for crying out loud. He made plenty
of disparaging jokes about Biden. He probably makes more out of
Trump and his goons because it is a much more target rich environment.
The problem is that people take him seriously, when he's mainly
trying to get a laugh.
bp
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On 9/19/2025 12:20 PM, David Hannum wrote:
This is where FOX News is smarter than ABC. They let Gutfield
have his crap on cable where Carr or FCC can't get to them.
Why should ABC allow Kimmel to do his crap on public
airwaves? Do you think under Biden, any network would have
been allowed to do the same towards him if there were a
late-night donkey to do it? No - they pushed and got Trump
banned from social media. There is even less justification
for that than Kimmel. Public airwaves are owned as much by
the conservative public as the liberal public. Why
should alienating half the country on public airwaves be OK?
Just asking . . .
On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
Sad that Carr is either such a cowardly sycophant butt
kisser or so ignorant that he thinks he can yank a license
without real justification. I mean if they were airing
porn or something that is clearly prohibited, and had been
given a chance to remedy the situation and didn’t, that is
one thing. This isn’t the case.
Only 3.5 more years of this experiment boys.
*From:*AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof
*Sent:* Friday, September 19, 2025 6:42 AM
*To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]>
*Subject:* [AFMUG] OT? Carr and Kimmel and "jawboning"
https://www.wired.com/story/brendan-carr-isnt-going-to-stop-until-someone-makes-him/
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