Wanda Sykes' Jokes About Rush Limbaugh Prompt Debate

Typical Right Wing. They can dish it out but not take it.

Rush Limbaugh calls himself an entertainer but
in reality he is a narcissistically enraged guy who
projects his self-loathing onto groups that don't
mirror his views. As Aristotle said, "Humor is the pinnacle of intellegence". In this case, an actual commedien used LImbaugh's need for superiority to bring him down a few pegs. And I'd pay good money to have Limbaugh trade wits with Sykes any day (ideally on his own Talk Show).

Comedy. Wanda's great - she pulled her punches. Very appropriate for the event. (search: Bill Hicks Rush Limbaugh) Reassuring that Obama laughed - she was FUNNY. I laugh at Rush everyday. Well, synopses of his shows sent from mediamatters.org

What has happened to our country..????it's a circus with the type of people allowed to run it.

wanda sykes is my new hero. the palin joke is my favorite part!

are there really millions of you who hope obama's policies fail? if you have our country so much, why don't you just leave?

Limbaugh is a professional taunter. What a surprise! Somebody with a crude sense of humor and a microphone told him to go screw himself, in a colorful way.
When was the last time you heard somebody announce, at the beginning of a president's term, that they hope he fails? I don't blame Obama for laughing.

Freedom of speech baby! I,m sure Rush would not want to stop Wanda from her right to free speech. With that said it was in very poor taste and the PRESBO should have also seen this as poor taste. That just goes to show what kind of character he is. I am embarrassed to have Barrack as our leader. We are being led right down the road to socialism - or worse.

People get over it. Wanda is funny. The joke was funny. The President laughed good for him he has a since of humor. NO matter what anybody says each party has talked bad or mad jokes that may or may not cross the lines, toward each other. This is America, the land of the free, home of the brave. Or has everybody forgotten that. I served in the military and proudly served the country that I love so that Americans can say what the want and pratice whatever religion that they want. So what is the big deal about this joke. Get over it and Remeber what country you belong to. America is a proud, free country. If you don't like the way it is there are plenty of other countries that you can move to. If I offend you good, I don't care. No matter what you say odds are somebody is going to be offended. If people keep crying about being offended by other people our rights may be taken away. Look at how much we have lost already. I mean at Virginia Beach you are not allowed to cuss, You can actually get a ticket for using profanity. I am sorry but that is not right. I don't care who was offended by Wanda's joke I was funny and I had a good laugh. I am not democratic or republican but I am an American concerned where America is headed when you can't tell a joke with out it being a big politic mess. GET OVER IT PEOPLE Look up the 1st admendment.

The jokes were hilarious and harmless. Sorry, but this is a new era of politics. Conservatives should stop trying to prevent change and instead figure out a way to adapt and appeal to a new generation. Oh, and Rush should go choke on his Oxycontin.

It is interesting reading comments by people on both sides of the aisle. I believe that the comments made by Sykes were repulsive. I will say that sometimes Rush is "over the top" as well. I believe the root of this resides in the belief systems of our nation...or lack thereof. These comments come from someone who makes a living making crude comments, and to expect anything else from her is assinine. The issue at hand is that when Don Imus made a disparaging remark on the air about some colleg kids, he lost his job. When Wanda Sykes makes comments about conservatives, she is applauded. What a shame our country has become. We used to stand for something. Our right to free speech has become so politically correct that it no longer is free speech. If you do not agree with the Gay-Lesbian, and Liberal agenda, you suddenly do not "fit in" to the politically correct free speech and are sensored. NOT GOOD. I grieve for my country because it soon will cease to exist....

this is a dumb, Dumb, DUMB woman....not a lady, just a woman. Who would you trust with your last dollar? who would you trust in a foxhole....who would you want to take care of you family in a crisis??? how this woamn got on this event is beyond normal perception......she isnt a good person.......Rush is.

America, I would be very more afaid of what is happening in China and their writing off of the US dollar than what your political parties are doing bashing each other at 1000 dollar per plate dinners..... Wake up, the worst in the economic firestorm is yet to come.... Canadian Ken...

The fact of the matter is that Wanda crossed the line with comments about death.
I think that Limbaugh's comments regarding the state of the economy AND the mess that Obama is creating is his way of trying to WAKE UP America.
Our freedoms are being taken away little by little and one day, soon, you will wake up and say "What the hell happened, why am I paying for these programs when these people are capable of paying for it them selves if they would get off their butt"
The day is coming.......very soon!

I would expect nothing else from the party in office. How much lower can they go.

As far as I'm concerned, both political parties are flawed. They have both equally contributed to the economic decay we are now faced with. The entire system reaks with the wretched smell of corruption. It is destined to fail. And furthermore, the country is bound for destruction as well. When you look down to the heart of the matter, there are just too many people with too many opinions in this country. The melting pot that makes up this country is going to boil over. I think that we could be in for a lot of uprising, rioting, and widespread chaos in the near future. I hope I am wrong but it just seems inevitable to me. I guess it may need to happen in order to get this country straightened out again. Anyways, I will try to do my part to promote peace and goodwill nomatter the outcome!!!!!

Joe Klein's comments are very interesting, comedy is supposed to be offensive, that is not what he said when Don Imus made his famous remark about Black women basketball players. Double standard.
Wanda Sykes is Wanda Sykes though and whoever booked her knew pretty much what she would say. That person should be fired, not Wanda.

Joe Klein's comments are very interesting, comedy is supposed to be offensive, that is not what he said when Don Imus made his famous remark about Black women basketball players. Double standard.
Wanda Sykes is Wanda Sykes though and whoever booked her knew pretty much what she would say. That person should be fired, not Wanda.

Every single day of Rush's career he has called me a traitor. Why can't he take it, just once?

Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot. Period.

This is the ironic part, if LIMBAUGH had said it about ANYONE else, he would be a hate mongerer, a smear merchant, insensitive, and the ACLU would be calling for his head on a platter...BUT an openly gay comedienne spews hate, and as usual takes the Limbaugh comment out of context, and we are fine with it???!!! Not to mention Obama, the uniter's response, which is offensive in itself...Liberals want acceptance, but they don't want to play fair, they want us to accept their views and ideas as normal, and not debate, but if anyone disagrees, it is an automatic OPPOSAL of them personally, they are thin skinned to say the least, and need to realize that more than half of America does not WANT their change, if Bush had not been pushed down by the Lib media, Obama would have been crushed, he is a rock star, not a leader, and his "meetings" with sports teams, Brad Pitt, etc prove his hunger for fame outweigh his support of his country!