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Originally posted by cosmoknight
There was a time in politics when crude vulgar statements were not the norm.
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Really? What golden age was that?
Here's one cheerful dig at Grover Cleveland who was alleged to have sired an illegitimate child:
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Ma, ma, where's my pa? Gone to the White House, ha ha ha!
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And here is a sign held to greet Andrew Jackson and his wife (the sign refers to his wife):
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Don't put a whore in the White House
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There were also baseless allegations that John Quncy Adams procured a prostitute for Czar Alexander I while minister to Russia.
American history is rife with examples just like this. I agree that we should remain try to remain civil, but let's have a little perspective. The fact that a comedian would make an off-color remark about a politician is hardly shocking.