Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Stay classy, Dave.
Liberals have such an awkward relationship with humor. We saw with the “I can see Russia from my house!” thing that, when reality is unkind to the liberal viewpoint, they use it to impressive effect to just make reality go away. This has the side effect of adding the Jon Stewart bazooka to their munitions stockpile, before it’s even needed: Someone comes along to say “Now she didn’t actually say that” and the defensive mechanism has already been activated and deployed — they get to say “Aw, it’s a comedy show, you’re taking it way too seriously.” So it’s Not-Comedy when you’re dictating what people should think about things and what people should do about things. As soon as you get called on your bullshit suddenly it’s comedy again and you don’t have to be accurate.
This is slightly different. It’s the Stalinist/Nazi technique of leading by example, identifying who among us is less than human…who is fair game. What’s really sad is nobody out there is saying “Oh you need to watch Dave Letterman, he can be so funny sometimes, like for example this joke about Bristol Palin and Alex Rodriguez.” Nobody says that. But the “He can be so funny sometimes” is made in reference to, instead, something else. People tune in to watch the occasional joke that is really funny. And then buzz-killers like this are tossed into the mix — but people still go out there and say You should watch David Letterman he can be really funny sometimes.
Kinda like the fast-food burger joint. People say “You gotta try that place they have the best burgers” but the burger-place isn’t there to cook you your burgers. They’re there to sell you a cup that costs less than one cent, with soda you put in there that costs two-and-a-half cents, and charge you $1.89 plus tax for that. They lose some serious money on the burgers. But you don’t tell people the burger place has the best soda, you talk about the burgers, which are a loss-leader. That’s what real humor is to hacks like David Letterman — a loss-leader.
Of course, if you reply that you gave Letterman a fair shot and can’t be bothered to stay up that late anymore…you are the one with the problem.
Hot Air commenter alliebobbitt provided a brand new list on this occasion that turns the tables a little bit.
Top ten reasons Letterman sucks
10. Because it’s not 1982 anymore.
9. Because you either suck or blow, and John Stewart called “blows.”
8. Because I and the other 20 million who change their channel when he comes on say so.
7. Because only Letterman laughs at his own jokes.
6. Because only drunk Puerto Ricans hang out in NY delis; everyone else gets their change and leaves.
5. Because if I wanted mean and nasty, I’d get in a bar fight and have more fun.
4. Because Norm McDonald does Letterman better.
3. Because writing these jokes isn’t my full time job, and this list is still funnier than his.
2. Because I realized the only reason I used to like him was I had him confused with Super Dave Osborne.
1. Because he can’t find anything funny about this administration?
Some real thigh-slappers in there, huh Dave?
Classy Dave. You just keep pluggin’ away, pal.
Conservatives4Palin has the Governor’s response.
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I used to watch Dave long ago, and I liked him.
In the 80’s.
I can’t stand the man anymore and it’s shit like this that “done it”.
- philmon | 06/10/2009 @ 12:19