Late-Night Comics Target Bush

[Kadie]

Late-Night Comics Target Bush

Wednesday, May 3, 2006


(05-03) 11:23 PDT NEW YORK, (AP) --

Perhaps sensing vulnerability, the late-night comics have been piling on President Bush.

During the first three months of the year, Bush has been the punch line of 307 monologue jokes by Jay Leno, David Letterman and Conan O'Brien, according to the Center for Media and Public affairs, which studies this sort of thing.

That compares to 197 jokes during the same period last year. For all of 2005, the center's statisticians counted 544 Bush jokes.

"Bush's numbers in public approval polls may be sinking consistently, but he's never been more popular with the late-night hosts," said Robert Lichter, the center's president.

Most of the jokes are about Bush's intelligence, rather than his policies, the center said.


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/05/03/entertainment/e112338D94.DTL

[ComerPerro]

1. Nothing wrong with people recognizing what a moron he is

[Cha]

2. There's nothing funny about

bush's fuckedup policies.

[RedSpartan]

3. My God,

does this mean they're finally (Leno, anyway) going to move away from Clinton sex jokes? Head for the hills!

[demosincebirth]

6. Naw, he still slams Clinton, but I think its getting less because of

the popularity of Clinton on the world stage and his work trying to eradicate aids through out Africa.

[stellanoir]

4. too late too little

they (especially Leno) kept on making lame assed Clinton jokes while * was trashing our constitution, our economy, violating laws long established, and starting an illegal war.

I'm so wowed that I prefer to go to bed at 10 and watch the reruns of Stewart and Colbert in the morning.

Ughhh

[babylonsister]

5. Duh. Sensing vulnerability? They've been piling on for years; nice

that someone notices.:eyes:

[mitchtv]

7. I never see Leno anymore

I got tired of the Clintons jokes .He leaves his friend Groper alone too.I guess he was grateful when Groper gave him a break on the vehicle tax.

[FrannyD]

9. I stopped watching

When he started palling around with Arnold. He's such a kiss-ass. Lettermaan Rules!

[RedStateShame]

8. Bush's response:

"Uh....9/11!!!"