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Cowardice of Late Night Hosts Becomes Painfully Clear: Watchdog Finds Majority of Political Jokes Hit Conservatives
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useapen
Jan 15, 2024, 4:02:21 AMJan 15
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Late-night talk shows are a monotonous abyss of angry left-wing trolls who
spew lame "jokes" that alienate half the nation.
According to a new study by the Media Research Center, a whopping 81
percent of political jokes told on major late-night talk shows in 2023
targeted conservatives.
"Throughout all of 2023, the late-night comedians told a total of 9,518
political jokes, and of these 7,729 or 81 percent were directed at someone
or something on the right side of the political spectrum," the
conservative media watchdog found.
MRC analyzed all six of the major daily late-night shows from Jan. 3
through Dec. 22:
• ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
• CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
• CBS' "The Late, Late Show with James Corden" until its April
cancellation.
• Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show."
• NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers."
• NBC’s "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
The most aggressively anti-conservative host was Kimmel.
"Jimmy Kimmel is the most mean-spirited and most partisan of the analyzed
sextet, with 2,215 jokes in 2023, and of these 1,960, or 88 percent, were
directed at right-leaning targets," the Media Research Center said.
"In his top ten, there were nine right-leaners and one left-leaner: Donald
Trump (762), George Santos (276), Joe Biden (164), Mike Lindell (106),
Mike Pence (72), Republicans (62), Donald Trump Jr. (58), Tucker Carlson
(53), Marjorie Taylor Greene (47), and Ted Cruz (38)," the study found.
https://youtu.be/5YMI0itzTJA?si=S8Y50Y6pdpPTqdme&t=145
It was similarly skewed for Meyers. Of the 2,445 political jokes he told
last year, 84 percent targeted conservatives, with most jabs directed at
former President Trump.
Along the same vein, Colbert told a total of 1,918 political jokes in
2023, of which 86 percent were anti-conservative.
A complete breakdown of all 9,518 jokes told last year by the six major
talk show hosts can be found here.
One oddity is that Trump’s adult children were mocked at a ratio of more
than 9-1 over President Biden's son Hunter Biden.
This is astonishing when you consider that Hunter's drug-fueled,
prostitute-filled misadventures are jokes that practically write
themselves.
Hunter Biden ‘sugar brother’ Kevin Morris plots gauzy documentary on first
son https://t.co/QeXzv9mW97 pic.twitter.com/6PiE9MtsO4
— New York Post (@nypost) January 4, 2024
Years ago, comedians were irreverent and bold. They fearlessly targeted
anyone who deserved to be scoffed at regardless of political affiliation.
These days, most comedians -- indeed, most entertainers and public figures
-- relentlessly deride conservatives while leaving liberals untouched.
There's nothing brave about making the same, repetitive wisecracks that
punch down on fellow Americans whom the industrial media complex has
deemed contemptible.
It's a cowardly herd mentality that says more about the jokesters than
about their targets.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/cowardice-of-late-night-hosts-becomes-
painfully-clear-watchdog-finds-majority-of-political-jokes-hit-
conservatives/ar-AA1mXgbA
spew lame "jokes" that alienate half the nation.
According to a new study by the Media Research Center, a whopping 81
percent of political jokes told on major late-night talk shows in 2023
targeted conservatives.
"Throughout all of 2023, the late-night comedians told a total of 9,518
political jokes, and of these 7,729 or 81 percent were directed at someone
or something on the right side of the political spectrum," the
conservative media watchdog found.
MRC analyzed all six of the major daily late-night shows from Jan. 3
through Dec. 22:
• ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
• CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
• CBS' "The Late, Late Show with James Corden" until its April
cancellation.
• Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show."
• NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers."
• NBC’s "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
The most aggressively anti-conservative host was Kimmel.
"Jimmy Kimmel is the most mean-spirited and most partisan of the analyzed
sextet, with 2,215 jokes in 2023, and of these 1,960, or 88 percent, were
directed at right-leaning targets," the Media Research Center said.
"In his top ten, there were nine right-leaners and one left-leaner: Donald
Trump (762), George Santos (276), Joe Biden (164), Mike Lindell (106),
Mike Pence (72), Republicans (62), Donald Trump Jr. (58), Tucker Carlson
(53), Marjorie Taylor Greene (47), and Ted Cruz (38)," the study found.
https://youtu.be/5YMI0itzTJA?si=S8Y50Y6pdpPTqdme&t=145
It was similarly skewed for Meyers. Of the 2,445 political jokes he told
last year, 84 percent targeted conservatives, with most jabs directed at
former President Trump.
Along the same vein, Colbert told a total of 1,918 political jokes in
2023, of which 86 percent were anti-conservative.
A complete breakdown of all 9,518 jokes told last year by the six major
talk show hosts can be found here.
One oddity is that Trump’s adult children were mocked at a ratio of more
than 9-1 over President Biden's son Hunter Biden.
This is astonishing when you consider that Hunter's drug-fueled,
prostitute-filled misadventures are jokes that practically write
themselves.
Hunter Biden ‘sugar brother’ Kevin Morris plots gauzy documentary on first
son https://t.co/QeXzv9mW97 pic.twitter.com/6PiE9MtsO4
— New York Post (@nypost) January 4, 2024
Years ago, comedians were irreverent and bold. They fearlessly targeted
anyone who deserved to be scoffed at regardless of political affiliation.
These days, most comedians -- indeed, most entertainers and public figures
-- relentlessly deride conservatives while leaving liberals untouched.
There's nothing brave about making the same, repetitive wisecracks that
punch down on fellow Americans whom the industrial media complex has
deemed contemptible.
It's a cowardly herd mentality that says more about the jokesters than
about their targets.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/cowardice-of-late-night-hosts-becomes-
painfully-clear-watchdog-finds-majority-of-political-jokes-hit-
conservatives/ar-AA1mXgbA
Lou Bricano
Jan 17, 2024, 8:34:50 PMJan 17
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On 1/15/2024 1:02 AM, useapen wrote:
> Late-night talk shows are a monotonous abyss of angry left-wing trolls who
> spew lame "jokes" that alienate half the nation.
>
> According to a new study by the Media Research Center, a whopping 81
> percent of political jokes told on major late-night talk shows in 2023
> targeted conservatives.
>
> "Throughout all of 2023, the late-night comedians told a total of 9,518
> political jokes, and of these 7,729 or 81 percent were directed at someone
> or something on the right side of the political spectrum," the
> conservative media watchdog found.
There are reasons for that. First, right-wingnuts just naturally are the butt of
> Late-night talk shows are a monotonous abyss of angry left-wing trolls who
> spew lame "jokes" that alienate half the nation.
>
> According to a new study by the Media Research Center, a whopping 81
> percent of political jokes told on major late-night talk shows in 2023
> targeted conservatives.
>
> "Throughout all of 2023, the late-night comedians told a total of 9,518
> political jokes, and of these 7,729 or 81 percent were directed at someone
> or something on the right side of the political spectrum," the
> conservative media watchdog found.
jokes. It's because they're not only stupid, they are *willfully* stupid, and
that's funny. Second, humor is just a tool of the political left. Right-wingnuts
just aren't good at humor. There are only two right-wing humorists I've ever
seen who were kind of funny, Dennis Miller and P.J. O'Rourke, and P.J. wasn't
even actually conservative, but libertarian. And Miller was only kind of funny.
Usually with right-wingnut comedians, there's a surly, "Oh, yeah?" tone to their
comedy. It's like they're always reacting to a good joke told by a left-wing
comedian at the expense of right-wingnuts, and the right-wingnut comedians sound
defensive, not original. That's absolutely true of "Babylon Bee." They are only
rarely funny. Instead, they sound like they're trying to retaliate against the
very funny "Onion."
A Friend
Jan 17, 2024, 10:31:28 PMJan 17
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In article
<super70s-BCD2B5...@reader.eternal-september.org>, super70s
<supe...@super70s.invalid> wrote:
> In article <XnsB0FAA...@135.181.20.170>,
> "because that's where the money is."
Wow. Somebody actually sat down and counted all those jokes.
Oh, I see. It was the Media Research Center, Brent Bozell III's group.
You remember Brent. He's the one who was exposed in 2014 as a fraud
for using a ghostwriter named Tim Graham to write columns and books
under Bozell's name.
BTW Bozell III's son, BB IV, was supposed to have been sentenced on Jan
9 for his role in storming the Capitol during the January 2021 riot,
having been found guilty last September. If he was indeed sentenced,
it has gone unreported.
<super70s-BCD2B5...@reader.eternal-september.org>, super70s
<supe...@super70s.invalid> wrote:
> In article <XnsB0FAA...@135.181.20.170>,
> useapen <your...@outlook.com> wrote:
>
> > Late-night talk shows are a monotonous abyss of angry left-wing trolls who
> > spew lame "jokes" that alienate half the nation.
> >
> > According to a new study by the Media Research Center, a whopping 81
> > percent of political jokes told on major late-night talk shows in 2023
> > targeted conservatives.
> >
> > "Throughout all of 2023, the late-night comedians told a total of 9,518
> > political jokes, and of these 7,729 or 81 percent were directed at someone
> > or something on the right side of the political spectrum," the
> > conservative media watchdog found.
>
> Or it could be as simple as why Willie Sutton said he robbed banks,
>
> > Late-night talk shows are a monotonous abyss of angry left-wing trolls who
> > spew lame "jokes" that alienate half the nation.
> >
> > According to a new study by the Media Research Center, a whopping 81
> > percent of political jokes told on major late-night talk shows in 2023
> > targeted conservatives.
> >
> > "Throughout all of 2023, the late-night comedians told a total of 9,518
> > political jokes, and of these 7,729 or 81 percent were directed at someone
> > or something on the right side of the political spectrum," the
> > conservative media watchdog found.
>
> "because that's where the money is."
Wow. Somebody actually sat down and counted all those jokes.
Oh, I see. It was the Media Research Center, Brent Bozell III's group.
You remember Brent. He's the one who was exposed in 2014 as a fraud
for using a ghostwriter named Tim Graham to write columns and books
under Bozell's name.
BTW Bozell III's son, BB IV, was supposed to have been sentenced on Jan
9 for his role in storming the Capitol during the January 2021 riot,
having been found guilty last September. If he was indeed sentenced,
it has gone unreported.
Scout
Jan 18, 2024, 8:19:17 AMJan 18
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"super70s" <supe...@super70s.invalid> wrote in message
news:super70s-BCD2B5...@reader.eternal-september.org...
>> Late-night talk shows are a monotonous abyss of angry left-wing trolls
>> who
>> spew lame "jokes" that alienate half the nation.
>>
>> According to a new study by the Media Research Center, a whopping 81
>> percent of political jokes told on major late-night talk shows in 2023
>> targeted conservatives.
>>
>> "Throughout all of 2023, the late-night comedians told a total of 9,518
>> political jokes, and of these 7,729 or 81 percent were directed at
>> someone
>> or something on the right side of the political spectrum," the
>> conservative media watchdog found.
>
>> who
>> spew lame "jokes" that alienate half the nation.
>>
>> According to a new study by the Media Research Center, a whopping 81
>> percent of political jokes told on major late-night talk shows in 2023
>> targeted conservatives.
>>
>> "Throughout all of 2023, the late-night comedians told a total of 9,518
>> political jokes, and of these 7,729 or 81 percent were directed at
>> someone
>> or something on the right side of the political spectrum," the
>> conservative media watchdog found.
>
> Or it could be as simple as why Willie Sutton said he robbed banks,
> "because that's where the money is."
Or more likely they can't really make jokes about the left..
> "because that's where the money is."
I mean their feelings are so easily bruised that they can't even take a
joke.
Say the wrong word, and they have to run off and hide in their safe space
as they cry their little tears of misery.
pothead
Jan 18, 2024, 8:27:17 AMJan 18
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Or they will get called a racist, xenophobe, homophobe and so forth.
Besides does anyone watch those boring shows anymore?
Late night TV ended a long time ago with Carson and the original SNL.
--
pothead
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On 1/18/2024 4:24 AM, scooter lied:
Yep: that describes right-wingnut snowflakes to a T, scooter.
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pothead
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Governor Swill
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pothead
Jan 19, 2024, 10:21:06 AMJan 19
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I was just having a little fun.
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