In two previous posts here, I discussed the phenomenon of major comedians and pundits treating Obama like a sacred cow—i.e., they scrupulously avoid doing to him what they do to every other major political figure: they never tell jokes directly about him, they never directly poke fun at him.
One of those previous posts was a Top Ten list on the David Letterman show from July of this year, a Top Ten about Obama, yet in which every single joke deftly avoided poking fun at Obama.
At the close of the Democratic National Convention, on Thursday, August 28, Letterman’s show again highlighted a Top Ten centering on Obama—and again treated him with amazingly soft kid gloves, in all ten jokes avoiding a direct hit. My comments are in brackets:
Top Ten Surprises in Barack Obama's Democratic National Convention Address:
10. Delivered speech in a bright orange pantsuit.
[A dig at Hillary Clinton, not at Obama]
9. Wants to change October to “Barack-tober”.
[Not a dig at Obama at all, just a play on words that has a mild effect of warmth about Obama]
8. Most of speech was devoted to his Labor Day barbecue cole slaw recipe.
[An utterly generic joke that could have been directed at any candidate—and notice the studied avoidance of any “racial” food references, choosing “cole slaw” rather than, say, “fried chicken”]
7. Outlined plan for America, then took calls about the Broncos defense.
[This could have been a dig at Obama, if the issue had ever come up that he is less concerned about his candidacy than he is about football; but as it is, this comes off as merely a generic joke that could have been directed at any candidate]
6. Kept saying to John Kerry, “Hey, why the long face?”—it’s funny every time!
[A dig at John Kerry, not at Obama]
5. Twelve-and-a-half minutes of, “Testing-one-two”.
[An inane joke, utterly irrelevant to Obama]
4. Performed hilarious ventriloquist act with Dennis Kucinich on his lap.
[A dig at Dennis Kucinich, not at Obama]
3. Promised to make Pluto a state.
[A silly joke, again irrelevant to Obama]
2. Plans to bring peace to Lo and Audrina on “The Hills”.
[A silly joke, again irrelevant to Obama]
1. Also pronounces “nuclear,” “nucular”.
[Finally, a joke that ever so mildly and softly and tenderly approaches the general vicinity of actually being a poke at Obama! And, of course, it is also a dig at George Bush]
Conclusion:
Again, what we are seeing here is an outrageously inappropriate reverence for Obama, based solely on the irrationality of reverse racism, which is itself one major component of the PC MC paradigm—a paradigm that represents the main reason why the West today finds itself incapable of rationally analyzing the menace of Islam, and then of coming up with rational plans of action in light of that rational analysis.
Update:
This report from World Net Daily claims that the official Letterman website has omitted or yanked one particular Top Ten on Obama that was slightly less mild than the two I have examined on my blog. The Top Ten in question dates from July 29. (I don’t recall seeing it, and I watch Letterman religiously; however, since I don't watch it Islamically—i.e., with a pathologically deranged obsession—I must have missed at least that portion of that show, if not the entire show.) The World Net Daily reports that they contacted a representative of the Letterman show, who claimed complete ignorance of the reason why that particular Top Ten is not on their website.
Upon examination of the July 29 Top Ten, while it does take jabs at Obama, every single jab has a generic feel to it; none of them seems to have anything specific to do with Obama, and certainly do not reference various criticisms of Obama which people have voiced (his Muslim ties, his ties to Pastor Wright and radical black truculence, his ties to radical Communists in his youth,
etc.). Here it is for the readers to judge:
10. Proposed bill to change Oklahoma to "Oklobama"
9. Offered Bush $20 for the "Mission Accomplished" banner
8. Asked guy at Staples, "Which chair will work best in an oval-shaped office?"
7. The affair with Barbara Walters
6. Having head measured for Mount Rushmore
5. Guy sits around eating soup all day
4. He's voting for Nader
3. Offered McCain a job in gift shop at Obama presidential library
2. Announced his running mate will be Andy Dick
1. Been cruising for chicks with
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