trump has been on the shows. you have to remember, he was a hot item when he was a democrat. but that was also before late night became a cesspool of hateful politization beyond lampooning the public figures.
On Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 6:15 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> 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 > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > 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 > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > 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? 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