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InsultComicDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 06:47 PM
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Right Wing Humor: It's Funny When People Die
http://theobfuscationreport.blogspot.com/2006/02/right-wing-humor-its-funny-when-people.html

I have to admit, I’ve never understood Right Wing Humor. I just didn’t get it and I often don’t find it funny.

For example, the Running Joke among conservatives this week is that they would rather go hunting with Dick Cheney, than ride in a car with Ted Kennedy.

I have to admit, I didn’t think it was funny. You see, the joke is a reference to a car accident in which a woman in the car with Ted Kennedy died. And the more I thought about it the more I realized the Republicans think death is funny. It’s funny when people die. There’s the joke.

Once I realized this simple truth it became much easier to understand Republican Humor. For example when Ann Coulter said of Arab Nations, “We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity”, I finally understood the joke. You see, killing people is funny. It’s funny when people die.

Coulter also said “We need somebody to put rat poisoning in Justice Stevens' crème brulée." She followed the statement by saying, "That's just a joke, for you in the media." See, it’s just a joke. Funny. I get it now. It’s funny when people die.

And after I figured that out it was so much funnier to listen to new CNN host Glenn Beck when he said, “I’m thinking about killing Michael Moore.” You see that is comedy folks. It’s not that the guy telling the jokes isn’t funny, it’s that you just don’t “get it.” You see, in a Republican World, It’s funny when people die.

So armed with my new found understanding of what Republicans consider funny, I’ve decided to try my hand at writing jokes like them. Here we go:

I’d rather go hunting with Dick Cheney, than ride in a car with Laura Bush. You see why it’s funny? Laura Bush killed a guy in a car accident when she was 17. It’s funny when people die.

I’d rather go hunting with Dick Cheney, than be an intern for Joe Scarborough. Joe’s intern died mysteriously in his office in 2001. It’s funny when people die.

I’d rather go hunting with Dick Cheney, than be a U.S. soldier in Iraq. Ha, Ha, Ha. It's funny because 2,200+ soldiers have died in Iraq. Now there’s Republican Humor on a grand scale. It's funny when people die.

I’d rather go hunting with Dick Cheney, than be a coal miner during the Bush Administration. You see why it’s funny? It’s funny because Bush cut enforcement of mine safety regulations and appointed people to investigate violations who think corporate profits are more important than mine safety. And coal miners died. You see, it’s funny when people die.

I’d rather go hunting with Dick Cheney, than be a poor person in New Orleans during a Hurricane with George Bush as President. Again, with Bush appointing political hacks to important government positions instead of competent people with experience, people died. Again, it’s funny when people die.

You see, armed with my new found understanding of Right Wing Humor, I can now laugh it off when Ann Coulter says, “When contemplating college liberals, you really regret once again that John Walker is not getting the death penalty,” Coulter said in an address to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). “We need to execute people like John Walker in order to physically intimidate liberals, by making them realize that they can be killed too. Otherwise they will turn out to be outright traitors.” You see, it’s funny when people die.
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 06:49 PM
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1. Thank you!
My diet today was irony deficient, and this fit the bill!
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billybob537 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 06:52 PM
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2. Left wing humor
it will be funny when all the republican criminals are in jail!!}( :party: :bounce: :think: :nopity: :spank: :hi: :grouphug: :tinfoilhat: :banghead: :rant: :woohoo: :hide: !!}( :party: :bounce: :think: :nopity: :spank: :hi: :grouphug: :tinfoilhat: :banghead: :rant: :woohoo: :hide: !!}( :party: :bounce: :think: :nopity: :spank: :hi: :grouphug: :tinfoilhat: :banghead: :rant: :woohoo: :hide: !!}( :party: :bounce: :think: :nopity: :spank: :hi: :grouphug: :tinfoilhat: :banghead: :rant: :woohoo: :hide: !!}( :party: :bounce: :think: :nopity: :spank: :hi: :grouphug: :tinfoilhat: :banghead: :rant: :woohoo: :hide: !!}( :party: :bounce: :think: :nopity: :spank: :hi: :grouphug: :tinfoilhat: :banghead: :rant: :woohoo: :hide: !!}( :party: :bounce: :think: :nopity: :spank: :hi: :grouphug: :tinfoilhat: :banghead: :rant: :woohoo: :hide: !!}( :party: :bounce: :think: :nopity: :spank: :hi: :grouphug: :tinfoilhat: :banghead: :rant: :woohoo: :hide: !!}( :party: :bounce: :think: :nopity: :spank: :hi: :grouphug: :tinfoilhat: :banghead: :rant: :woohoo: :hide: !!}( :party: :bounce: :think: :nopity: :spank: :hi: :grouphug: :tinfoilhat: :banghead: :rant: :woohoo: :hide:
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entanglement Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 02:54 AM
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33. ???
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SeaBob Donating Member (447 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 06:54 PM
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3. Funny
Insultcomicdog who ever you are you just lifted my spirits. Thanks for that and keep up the great job
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 06:56 PM
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4. It's funny to R's when they KILL them (or talk about killing them)
it's merely amusing when they die from other causes.
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freefall Donating Member (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 06:59 PM
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5. Very good!! Thank you. n/t
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Rocknrule Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 07:02 PM
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6. They're like people in medieval times
who used to watch executions for fun

Oh, and a fun fact: the French stopped using the gullotine in 1988.
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JudyM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 08:42 PM
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27. Exactly! Or like throwing people to the lions. As if its entertainment.
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Mr_Spock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 07:14 PM
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7. I like your humor
:D
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teknomanzer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 07:15 PM
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8. "Its always funny until someone gets hurt..."
"and then its just hilarious," - Faith no More, Ricochet.
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InsultComicDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 11:34 PM
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31. true
:evilgrin:
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 07:19 PM
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9. Damn! Now I know what's wrong with me!
I just wasn't getting how funny it is when people die! :rofl:
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mrcheerful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 07:22 PM
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10. Heres what MLK said about this type of people
When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.
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SmokingJacket Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 07:23 PM
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11. Well done, thanks for it!
No wonder we find them evil, and they find us humorless (despite the fact that Jon Stewart is the God of the Left): it's because they're laughing while we're getting the heebie jeebies.
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 07:26 PM
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12. And who can forget Dubya "looking for the WMDs"
That was a laugh riot, wasn't it? Thousands of Americans and tens of thousands of Iraqis dead over some WMDs that weren't there? Gosh, that is just side-splitting!
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InsultComicDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 08:54 PM
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29. Yeah, it really slayed them at the funeral home
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central scrutinizer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 02:33 PM
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38. Who could forget "hitting the trifecta"
when talking about September 11? That joke was so funny, Bushco told it at least half a dozen times, always to gales of laughter from his hand-picked audiences.
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raggedcompany Donating Member (399 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 07:29 PM
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13. Dead on (no pun intended). K&N n/t
Edited on Sat Feb-18-06 07:30 PM by raggedcompany
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Olney Blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 07:30 PM
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14. K and R- well-written and stunningly accurate.
:kick:
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Gregorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 07:43 PM
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15. Crude is the keyword.
Classy, republicans are not. Reckless and crude.

Wow, that Coulter sure is something. I pay zero attention to these kinds of creatures. I don't know how you people do it. She really buys into that whole concept that intimidation is effective. These people joke while America burns. Haha. Funny. But they have not a clue. They cannot communicate. They cannot feel. And without those, all you get is darkness. That's why the guns and jails. If you can't deal with it, kill it or confine it. Brilliant! That'll make for a better world. NOT!

I suppose we'll have to endure these entities until the end of time. I really think they're retarded. And not the benign kind. Evil retardation.
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mom cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 07:46 PM
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16. I have seen my share of sick left wing humor this week too, including
some of my posts. I don't think it helps to accuse the other side of behavior in which we also engage.I have seen lists of "people we would like to send hunting with Cheney" and much worse.
Both the Freepers and the DUers do it. It seems to be a question of (on pun intended) whose ox is gored).
We have some real differences with freepers, but sometimes our behavior is strikingly similar. Go ahead and flame me and call me a troll. Those of you who know me know I fight hard for progressive causes and the examples given in the OP are crude at best, but we too occasionally revel in our own sick humor, so lets not pretend that we are above it. Perhaps the original poster is, but this cat is way to human to claim perfection.
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InsultComicDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 07:49 PM
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17. With all due respect
...Cheney's victim in this case did not die. If he had, I don't think most of us would still be joking about it.
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mom cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 08:17 PM
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23. I saw a number of posts speculating several days ago that Whittington
might be dead and there were some replies that were pretty gleeful. I fully do not like the comments in the OP, but I also think that we have our share of lapses too.
I must admit that when I found out about the heart attack, I regretted some of my earlier humorous remarks. I doubt that most of us would go as far as the remarks listed in the OP, and I am glad of that. I grew up around a lot of right wing sadistic humor and much of it is revolting. But I do not want to pretend that I and others here do not have our own shadow sides. Such pretences can lead to a divisive moral superiority. I would rather that we explore our own shadows and seek to find more justice that comes through the truths that we find there.
I also think that our mods do quite a job of keeping most of the egregious posts from public view.
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Straight Shooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 07:57 PM
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18. Remember the purple bandages? That was a total laugh riot for the Repubs.
Macabre humor is often funny, it helps us to distance ourselves from a human condition which may strike too close to home. But Repubs find humor in the oddest things.

The more unAmerican and cruel the humor, the more likely a Repub is to laugh at it.
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InsultComicDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 08:09 PM
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21. Like those "Liberal Hunting Licenses"
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Child_Of_Isis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 08:02 PM
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19. Only when it happens to others.
Most of them are petrified of death. That's why they love the prez. He protects them from the boogymen who is out to kill them.
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mithnanthy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 08:08 PM
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20. Hi ICDog...
That was great. I like your style. K/R
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InsultComicDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 08:26 PM
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24. Hi Nanthy!
:hi:
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Ladyhawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 08:16 PM
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22. I've noticed the same thing about my brother.
His jokes are based on cruelty because it's funny when people die or are tortured.

My heart bleeds for my family.
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Crunchy Frog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 08:40 PM
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25. When contemplating college Republicans
you really regret once again that they didn't get Osama bin Laden. We need to blow away people like bin Laden in order to physically intimidate conservatives, by making them realize that they can be killed too. Otherwise they will turn out to be outright terrorists. The execution of Timothy McVeigh was not a sufficient deterrent, evidently.

Hey, I can make jokes just like Ann Coulter!
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Rocknrule Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 08:41 PM
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26. Couldn't have said it better myself!
I'll have to keep that talking point in mind!
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InsultComicDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 08:53 PM
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28. Har Dee Har Har
Wouldn't it be a riot if Dick Cheney went hunting with Scalia?

Oh wait... he did!
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Crunchy Frog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-18-06 09:00 PM
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30. Maybe someone should start marketing
"Hunting with Dick Cheney" gift certificates to give out to our favorite RWers.

I admit that I've become more vicious in my own sense of humor under the current regime.
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kiteinthewind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 02:45 AM
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32. Kick!
:applause:
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 02:57 AM
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34. Coultergeist... Hitler in a skirt
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northofdenali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 03:13 AM
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35. Excellent. Sad, true, and excellent.
K & R

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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 06:58 AM
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36. Brilliant.
k&r
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EVDebs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 01:51 PM
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37. You might enjoy this quote from Rummy: put on a happy face !
Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.

~Donald Rumsfeld
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Nikki Stone 1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 02:49 PM
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39. LOL!!
Good Lord!
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 02:56 PM
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40. I'd rather go hunting with Cheney than ride in a car with Cheney
He has shot a fellow hunter once.

But he has been busted for driving drunk on several occasions...
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benburch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 02:58 PM
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41. Even funnier when Right Wingers die.
And Fucking Hilarious when the LAST Right Winger dies.
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-19-06 04:32 PM
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42. K&R(nt)
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