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mahatmakanejeeves

(66,373 posts) Fri Jul 18, 2025, 08:40 AM Jul 18

"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 Jul 18 OP

Maybe we need a public outrage letter- writing campaign to CBS Walleye Jul 18 #1

Or better yet Skelly Jul 18 #5

Powerful people giving into Trump. It's ugly and depressing. Walleye Jul 18 #8

My first memory of satire towards a President was no_hypocrisy Jul 18 #2

I remember JFK impersonator Vaughn Meader. He was out of a job quite abruptly Walleye Jul 18 #9

Very true. kentuck Jul 18 #3

Heard the former a lot. Kid Berwyn Jul 18 #4

Colbert will be gone WorkDoctor Jul 18 #6

havent watched terreristrial tv or cable tv in years . ca tv priced me out of the market, AllaN01Bear Jul 18 #7

America is in the iron grip of dictatorship dalton99a Jul 18 #10

Walleye

(42,021 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

Jul 18

Skelly

(241 posts)

5. Or better yet

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 11:16 AM

Jul 18

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

Walleye

(42,021 posts)

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

Reply to Skelly (Reply #5)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 12:58 PM

Jul 18

no_hypocrisy

(52,717 posts)

2. My first memory of satire towards a President was

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 08:47 AM

Jul 18

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.