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mahatmakanejeeves

(65,756 posts) Fri Jul 18, 2025, 08:40 AM Friday

"The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying 'comedians can make fun of he President on TV.'"

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The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying “comedians can make fun of he President on TV.” A good way to explain fascism is “the President forces companies to fire those comedians as a condition of allowing them to conduct business.”
July 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM

The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying â€œcomedians can make fun of he President on TV.â€ A good way to explain fascism is â€œthe President forces companies to fire those comedians as a condition of allowing them to conduct business.â€
— Ken Tremendous (@kentremendous.bsky.social) 2025-07-18T01:07:10.324Z

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"The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying 'comedians can make fun of he President on TV.'" (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Friday OP

Maybe we need a public outrage letter- writing campaign to CBS Walleye Friday #1

Or better yet Skelly Friday #5

Powerful people giving into Trump. It's ugly and depressing. Walleye Friday #8

My first memory of satire towards a President was no_hypocrisy Friday #2

I remember JFK impersonator Vaughn Meader. He was out of a job quite abruptly Walleye Friday #9

Very true. kentuck Friday #3

Heard the former a lot. Kid Berwyn Friday #4

Colbert will be gone WorkDoctor Friday #6

havent watched terreristrial tv or cable tv in years . ca tv priced me out of the market, AllaN01Bear Friday #7

America is in the iron grip of dictatorship dalton99a Friday #10

Walleye

(41,475 posts)

1. Maybe we need a public outrage letter- writing campaign to CBS

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 08:42 AM

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Skelly

(241 posts)

5. Or better yet

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 11:16 AM

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Everyone who subscribes to it, drop Paramount streaming. We will be. Husband is in mourning.

Walleye

(41,475 posts)

8. Powerful people giving into Trump. It's ugly and depressing.

Reply to Skelly (Reply #5)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 12:58 PM

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no_hypocrisy

(52,359 posts)

2. My first memory of satire towards a President was

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 08:47 AM

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The First Family (JFK) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Family_(album)

and

a little book called "Who's In Charge Here" (1992) https://www.amazon.com/Whos-charge-here-Gerald-Gardner/dp/B0007EFNYC

Then Nixon on "Laugh In" and "Saturday Night Live"

Ford and Carter on SNL

No break until now.