Late-Night Comics Skewer Republicans 7-to-1, Study Finds (Faux Noise whine)

[DemoTex]

John McCain is slated to return to "Late Show With David Letterman" Thursday night, but should the onetime media favorite be preparing for an ambush?

A study shows the Kings of Late Night are not equal-opportunity destroyers this year when it comes to telling jokes about the candidates for president and vice president -- they're hammering Republicans a stunning seven times more often than they skewer Democrats.

The Center for Media and Public Affairs, a media analysis group, kept a tally of jokes told about the presidential contenders on the "Late Show" and "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" in the five weeks after McCain chose Sarah Palin to be his running mate and vaulted the little-known Alaska governor into the national spotlight.

The total: Republicans, 286. Democrats, 42. (More ..)

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/16/late-night-comics-skewer-republicans-seven-study-finds/

WWJD - What Would Jon (Stewart) Do?: Stroke chin. Hmmmmmm. Stroke chin again. "I seem to recall, a very long time ago, a president named Bill Clinton."

[EOTE]

1. Ummmm, perhaps if they didn't give them so much fodder?

I mean, democrats say stupid things from time to time, but they don't make a career out of it like republicans do. If they didn't say stupid things, how would they appeal to their base?

[Aristus]

3. That's what I say: If a person doesn't want to be mocked for his or her behavior,

they can just choose not to behave that way. Isn't that simple? B-)

[Cerridwen]

2. Ya gotta go where the humor is. n/t

[dgibby]

4. MSNBC reporting

that, due to a two hour delay at the airport in New Jersey, McCain is taking a helicopter to avoid being late for Letterman's taping tonight!

[Orsino]

5. Satire makes fun of the powerful and corrupt.

Of course it's going to be aimed disproportionately at Republicans.

[edbermac]

6. But what about An American Carol?

I hear it's out-grossing all the Star Wars movies combined. :rofl: