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The bitter tone the left has taken toward the GOP, both in media and entertainment, made the shooting of Republicans practicing baseball quite predictable. Instead of debating policy differences, those on the left resort to calling their opponents “evil,” and then seek to vilify, humiliate and destroy them. This is done nightly by hosts of the late-night shows.
The condescending “comedians” of late night have slowly abandoned humor and replaced it with belittling vitriol aimed at Republicans.
It has been a long time since late-night comics were funny and fair. Jay Leno tried to be balanced, but even he did 10 jokes making fun of Republicans for every two slamming a Democrat. Currently, late-night jokes run 90 percent against Republicans – about where they have been for a decade or so.
Instead of sharp humor, it now seems they try to outdo each other with profanity-laced diatribes against President Trump and his family and, by extension, you his supporter. It is done in a smugly self-satisfied way, devoid of humor or cleverness. It’s just mean.
The mainstream “comics” of late night are supposed to be more mainstream. Here are the jokes they did last Wednesday, the evening after the shootings of GOP lawmakers, staffers and two U.S. Capitol Police at the baseball practice. Before this, their jokes were even meaner: