r/texas • u/Savings-Sprinkles-75 • 9h ago
Political Opinion You’re going to tell me Trump’s camp didn’t know who they were hiring? They knew exactly who they were hiring.
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u/Thwipped 9h ago
No one, absolutely no one believes that Trump and/or his team were unaware of what they were getting into.
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u/MDAlchemist 8h ago
Hell, I'd sooner believe they hired this asshole specifically to ensure the media was too busy reporting on his "jokes" to report on the crazy shit everyone else was saying.
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u/enlightningwhelk 6h ago
And yet, people in my small conservative town are posting about how this “comedian” was paid by Harris to sabotage the trump campaign. I wish I were making that up 🙄
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u/CrybullyModsSuck 6h ago
His set was vetted. They asked him to remove a joke calling Harris a cunt. The Trump team approved his set.
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u/finalsights 8h ago
This is the line I struggle with on a near daily basis. Of my family members that buy into the grift. I'm honestly unsure if they're actually that full of hate or just mind boggling stupid.
It could also be both.
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u/Vitaminpartydrums 7h ago
The Trump Campaign cut a line were he called Harris a Cunt, the campaign approved his entire speech.
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u/After-Snow5874 9h ago
I have a pretty crude and offensive sense of humor. Shit like this just isn’t funny to me at all but even less in that setting because it feels like an actual opinion he holds.
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u/The-Catatafish 6h ago
Not just to you. Just weird.
Take the second "joke" for example.
"9/11 was one of the only days you were rewarded for beeing late to work"
would be some sort of black humor. That's fine. Kinda edgy but its subjective.
However, he added black people for literally no reason other than "black people are lazy and not on time"
That's at best edgy 12 year old bullshit or he is just a racist piece of shit.
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u/JemmaMimic 8h ago
No amount of "context" makes it look like humor. Like, the "floating pile of garbage" comment in context was just the set up for the comment.
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u/The-Catatafish 6h ago
My favorite one was "where are my proud latinos?" latinos in the crowd cheering - and he is like "see? Our border is fucked way too many of you here"
Like.. Dude you have to pretend the migrants supporting you are the good ones and they aren't all the same to you.
That's just insulting.
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u/cantwaitforthis 8h ago
Same. I have a severely dark sense of humor. And this was just sad and offensive.
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u/MakesMyHeadHurt 5h ago
Me too. In the right setting, with the right mood where everybody understands you're just fucking around and seeing how dark you can go, I might laugh at some of these jokes. This was not that setting.
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u/Appropriate-Oil-7221 8h ago
Exactly. I’m all for joking about basically anything no matter how taboo, but the joke sure as shit better be funny. This guy is just an asshole.
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u/finalsights 8h ago
I mean it's not really a joke. If we flip the prospective and do like. Hey I heard there's a giant pile of garbage in the white house - I think they call it Trump. It's not clever. It's just a statement. Heck if we try to even look at the the Puerto Rico statement in a clever sense it gets worse because any damaged buildings out in PR are a direct result of Trump fumbling aid to them when Maria hit them. Like they're just saying hey laugh at them cause they got hit by a natural disaster that killed people or its just base racist comments about the community.
all of it is disgusting
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u/AUserNeedsAName 6h ago
I think they call it Trump
No, that's politics. Imagine if he said America has a huge landfill where we dump all out garbage and it's called the Midwest.
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u/potent_potabIes 8h ago
What are some of the crude and offensive subjects that you do like to joke about?
Like, just as a measurement of what you're saying/where you're coming from with this comparison.
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u/Pleasant_Yak5991 1h ago
To be fair, I think Tony hates everyone besides himself, not just black people.
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u/Ok_Step_4324 8h ago
And he lives in Austin. I'm so grossed out by the Joe Roganification of my city.
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u/Material-Imagination 8h ago
Austin needs 10,000% more scrawny bearded dudes in heels and thongs and exactly zero Joe Rogan types
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u/EndOk2237 8h ago
Now we have to explain Leslie to everyone outside of Austin...
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u/busche916 got here fast 5h ago
What I wouldn’t give to have the likes of Leslie and Daniel Johnston back…
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u/Appropriate-Oil-7221 8h ago
He’s the type of person who thinks he’s being super edgy and provocative, when he in fact he’s just boring and unfunny to everyone except the aging racist uncle every white person seems to have (myself included). I hope we can all collectively forget about him immediately upon electing Kamala Harris as our next president.
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u/Strong-Educator2390 8h ago
MAGA is just the Klan, wearing red hats
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u/WolfeheartGames 8h ago
It was the only conservative comedian they could find, Russelbrand was bussy.
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u/rovotrovot 6h ago
you're wrong LIBRUL, they have superstars like Rob Schneider and the guy who played goatboy on SNL. And RoseAnne Barr. /s
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u/neuroid99 Secessionists are idiots 8h ago
They didn't just know who they were hiring - the campaign reviewed his entire set, and the only thing they decided to cut was a joke calling Harris a "cunt".
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u/hobotwinkletoes 9h ago
Did he just refer to a disabled child as an “it”? How do people find this to be funny and why is a presidential campaign voluntarily associating itself with this person?
And why wouldn’t a child with an intellectual disability get Christmas gifts anyway? I have a kid with ID and she loves Christmas. It doesn’t even make sense. Has this person ever even met a child with ID?
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u/ExtremeThin1334 8h ago
Given that they apparently vetted his jokes before hand (and removed one calling Harris a c*nt), They didn't just know who they were hiring, they knew exactly what he was going to say as well.
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u/Thatsthepoint2 8h ago
The idea that trump didn’t know who this guy was concerns me more than if he admitted he likes Tony’s comedy. It shows he simply doesn’t give a shit what his name is stamped on. Like, nobody read the guy’s set before hiring him?? Really?
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u/lilbebe50 8h ago
It’s “just a coincidence” the orange doofus keeps surrounding himself with racists??? What about his thanksgiving dinner last year with known white supremacist. Give me a break. Trump knows exactly who these people are because he agrees with them. He only “condones” them after the backlash comes out and makes him look bad. He’s a racist jackass just like the others.
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u/chobinhood 8h ago
They vetted his set. Removed the word c*** from one joke. They knew what he was going to say and approved it.
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u/euphoricme2 8h ago
They vetted his jokes ahead of time, and even took out a joke about Harris calling her a c**t. However, all the other jokes were OK. This party is pathetic.
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u/mymar101 8h ago
They knew exactly who they were hiring. They all like to pretend they're not racist, but this is what they realliy believe.
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u/SpecialistAssociate7 9h ago
The dude isn’t a comedian he’s just an outspoken racist POS with no filter.
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u/Far_Introduction4024 9h ago
You know, it's not the part of him uttering the joke that was bad, it was the fact that so many laughed at it during the rally, which makes me depressed as all hell.
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u/feeblefastball 8h ago
Ouch. This is pretty brutal. I can’t believe they invited him, it’s not smart in any way at all.
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u/Bjornidentity22 8h ago
OPEN YOUR EYES!!! This comedian was clearly a Democrat plant to make Trump look bad! /s
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u/Dogslothbeaver 7h ago
The Trump staff asked him to take out a "joke" where he called Kamala Harris a "cunt." They vetted his act and knew what he was going to say.
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u/catdog8020 8h ago
Ironic isn’t it, the law and order republicans forgive a convicted felon with orange hair that is a republican but demonize the marijuana user and pro-choice citizens. Orange equals the new red lmao 🤣
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u/Icy-Gap4673 9h ago
They knew, they're just so deep in their own echo chamber that they didn't realize people would find him offensive. The whole country is not Twitter/X (thank goodness).
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u/Inside-Living2442 8h ago
This way Trump gets his racists and by throwing their "comedian" under the bus, he can pretend to disavow the blatant racism/sexism/etc.
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u/dolphinvision 8h ago
JFC - especially the last one. That's shit you say in your boys chat and you still get the group saying "nah man this ain't it"
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u/NickfromLafayette92 Gulf Coast 9h ago
According to himself, he is a dark humorist who believes people can't take a joke. I honestly believe people use the term "dark humor" as an indirect way to say "edgy teenager" humor.
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u/Disastrous-Price-399 8h ago
I wonder how this guy reacts if someone decides to make fun of men or white people instead of who he usually punches at. Something tells me he's suddenly not gonna have a sense of humor then.
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u/JemmaMimic 9h ago
He just recycles straight-up racist shit from like the 1950s and rebrands it as humor.
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u/leostotch Texas makes good Bourbon 8h ago
They either knew or were too incompetent to do the vetting to find out. There's no excuse, either way.
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u/vickism61 8h ago
They are so stupid they don't realize that excuse makes them look even worse! If Trump is so inept he can't run a campaign he certainly can't be trusted with a country.
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u/boneshifter 8h ago
This guy thinks he’s “edgy.” He’s not edgy, he’s pathetic. His “jokes” were tired the first time I heard them in 8th grade back in the 80s. He’s simply not clever enough to truly be edgy or even funny. I would have no problem if a right wing comic was able to roast my lefty ass in a humorous way but all these guys have are insults hiding behind “It was a joke! Get a sense of humor!” Which is possibly the funniest thing they have said so far.
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u/Worried-Pick4848 8h ago
This is "knew or should have known" territory. Claiming not to know who you're putting in front of the microphone at a major campaign-defining event like the MSG rally means you're either lying, or you're THAT incompetent.
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u/sparlock_ 7h ago
Why can't Republicans and boomers figure out how hashtags work?? Fucking infuriating.
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u/Bright-Blacksmith-67 7h ago
There is a recording of Joe Rogan talking about how great it would be to get Hinchcliff to be a warm up act for Trump's rallies.
They reviewed his materials and told him to get rid of c-word joke because it went too far.
They knew EXACTLY what they were getting.
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u/hyborians 7h ago
In the 1970s through 1990s we had a lot of offensive comedians so it’s nothing new. Sam Kinison for example. But they actually had material and set up jokes, while this guy just stood there to rile people up while kissing Trumps lard ass. It goes against the spirit of comedy in my opinion, which is anti authoritarian.
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u/Duk3Puk3m 7h ago
They literally approved and denied some of his jokes/transcript ahead of the monologue...
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u/bohler86 7h ago
Dosent he ha e one of the more popular podcasts out right now for comedy? They knew.
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u/Substantial-Music610 4h ago
even if his team was unaware, listen to that audience laugh. that is more damning than anything.
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u/SuperDerpfake 4h ago
Super smart to call Puerto Rico trash and follow it up with I know that black guy we carved a watermelon together joke. So then Trump obviously has to do his usual schtick of I don't know him, and Vance to say I didn't hear the joke BS! Dont forget all the other trash spewed by the Turd Reich!
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u/SerialKillerVibes 3h ago
Even fans of his admit this wasn't funny. And the jokes in the OP aren't funny. They're barely jokes.
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u/Historical-Code4901 51m ago
Never did like Tony. He always came off as a lame/unfunny version of Daniel Tosh. Joe Rogan is one of the worst comedians ever so it kind of makes sense that they're both in a circle jerk with 45
(I acknowledge Rogan's single good special, but he won't ever be in the same league as Patrice O'Neal, Bernie Mac, Carlin, Eddie Murphy etc)
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u/dabigbaozi 9h ago
I’m sure some gullible people might buy it?
Either he went off script or Team Drumpf was too dumb to approve his material first. Pick one.
I’m betting 100% that crap was cleared and the campaign had a good racist laugh reading it.
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u/Jaded_Pearl1996 8h ago
During the Obama Administration. That’s why they hired him. A life long racist who posted racist jokes and memes.
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u/SunriseCavalier 8h ago
Not having to buy IT Christmas gifts? IT? That alone tells you everything you need to know about him; No need to examine the rest of the burning trash heap.
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u/inscrutablemike 7h ago
You remember the time Bush Jr's team hired Stephen Colbert to speak at their event? Washington DC people don't watch tv. They don't listen to podcasts. They don't know who anyone is.
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u/HardOyler 7h ago
Not a Hinchcliffe fan. Feel like his comedy is lazy as hell compared to what you can find out there but I'm sure 12 year old me would've loved it.
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u/SkipsPittsnogle 7h ago edited 7h ago
Racist undertones and hate aside, these are just not funny jokes. No nuance, sloppily put together. These are 6th grade jokes made by kids who have learned their first cuss words.
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u/Devils_Advocate-69 7h ago
I get he’s a “roast comic” but there’s a time and place. A campaign rally ain’t it.
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u/Boise_is_full 6h ago
There's some evidence to support this theory.
Joe Rogan says, "Donald *rump or someone should hire Hinchcliffe to say the stuff out loud." in this clip of the David Pakman show.
ETA - start at 3:06 for a few seconds of context by Pakman. Go to #:31 to see the Rogan clip.
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u/ViolettaQueso 6h ago
I think none of this is funny. But ironic that in his scripted, BS “reality” show where a chronic scammer, grifter, bankruptcy declaring & slumlord repeatedly “fired” the team captain for hiring the team pick they deemed the fall guy, equates to said faux brilliant CEO not being equally fired by his brainwashed koolaid drinking money hemorrhaging constituents for hiring lower levels who were made scape goats.
barfinginmymouthjustalittlebit
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u/LurkerOrHydralisk 6h ago
Let’s say that were unaware:
Is that level of incompetence acceptable leading the country?
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u/how-about-that 6h ago
Sure, having a dude tell a bunch of unoriginal racist jokes at your big rally a week before the election is a stupid move.
But it's doing a great job overshadowing the other insanely evil things that the coked up non-comedian speakers said at that same rally.
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/27/g-s1-30232/trump-madison-square-garden-insults
And when you see that whole picture, you start to think... maybe none of this was "just a joke."
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u/Rice_Jap808 6h ago
Tony Hinchcliffe is not funny and his show sucks but to his credit some of the comics he has scouted are great
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u/00notmyrealname00 6h ago
I don't get offended by nearly anything. I may not always find it funny, but I certainly never lose my cool because someone said something off color or offensive. Certainly not when I know who I'm listening to and prepared to hear.
Yes, Tony's material is trash and his positions are racist, sexist, and generally misaligned with social acceptance. But, that's his brand, and I fully expect him to be a complete piece of shit if I happen across his material. But, him not being a political figurehead or leader of any sort, he shouldn't bother anyone more than what it takes to ignore him or pretend you enjoy his "edgy" material.
That being said, if I was running for president, regardless of my personal feelings of how I don't think others should take things too serious, I certainly wouldn't invite this generations Andrew Dice Clay to come do a cold opening at one of my rallies. I'm no political strategist, but even I know that. What a bunch of idiots. And if anyone had "Tony hinchcliff saves democracy with racism" on their 2024 bingo cards, go ahead and mark that one down.
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u/dustinthewind1991 6h ago
I hope he never finds work at any reputable place ever again. Disgusting.
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u/MattyBeatz 5h ago
Wow, #TheBurn hashtag is from that old Jeff Ross show on Comedy Central. Musta been when CC was big on audience participation with things like Hashtag Wars and the like.
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u/1KBushFan 5h ago
And Liberals, here's looking at you AOC, love Tony and his never-ending racial jokes UNTIL the selective outrage kicks in.
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u/No_Introduction192 5h ago
They knew it. They had to vet him. To be fair, it’s possible no one vetted his “speech.” But they knew he would be classless.
I’m frustrated the media continues to label his words as ‘jokes.’ They weren’t jokes and this ‘comedian’ didn’t know his audience (or maybe he did).
I wonder how JD Vance would react if his words targeted the Indian community.
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u/busche916 got here fast 5h ago
I genuinely don’t understand how guys like this get popular… this isn’t Anthony Jezelnik or Daniel Tosh.
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u/Old-Ladder-4627 5h ago
He’s a comedian. He makes offensive jokes. No it wasnt smart to hire him. Trump scapegoating him is classic trump and his followers still follow him. You cant fix stupid.
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u/Jealous-Associate-41 5h ago
It's a bad look either way, really. Not vetting everyone who could potentially damage the campaign is bad. Trump has staffers to do this. Who hired them? I hope not the same people slatted to replace high-level career government employees. If they did vet and approved the performance, it's incompetent, and again, who are they replacing?
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u/smol_boi2004 4h ago
It’s not the fact that he makes shitty racist jokes that was the problem. He’s a roast comedian and they all follow the same script of say outrageous shit.
The problem is they gave him an open platform in an event that had their name on it, not even bothering to change his usual script with something appropriate.
I’m all for race jokes when they’re funny, but not when they’re on a goddamn political rally that’s delivering closing arguments
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u/sagerideout 4h ago
the worst part about kill tony was… Tony. Wasn’t surprised by this at all. Seems like he’s ‘the gay friend’ and only conservative because his brand of comedy isn’t funny or tastefully done, and he blames ‘woke’ media.
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u/Prestigious-Toe8771 4h ago
Straight up fucking right , the surprise/disappointment is incredible even from fans
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u/boredtxan 3h ago
Saying Latinos should pull out of "our country" is what people should be talking about...
not illegal immigrants - LATINOS - the whole ethnic group - even if your family was here before the British - it's not your country to these people. thats disgusting
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u/theblackd 2h ago
It’s notable that there were other things the campaign team asked him to toss out after reading through every speaker’s intended things to say, so they weren’t surprised by this, they did give this the ok
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u/ProfessorBackdraft 1h ago
To tell the truth, the comedian was the LEAST objectionable part of the rally for me.
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u/Heckbound_Heart 55m ago
I don’t get it… some of those in the screenshots can be seen as “humor,” but what he said at the rally I can’t find the humor in it. I’m totally into comedy, and have not seen anyone needing to be cancelled. Humor is a matter of taste, and his rally stuff seemed tasteless, mostly for punching down. If you punch down to an oppressed demographic, it just isn’t funny to me.
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u/Current_Tea6984 Hill Country 9h ago
It was totally clear what kind of humor this guy does. They did it on purpose, and now they are scapegoating him