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Originally posted by cthulu23
Really? What golden age was that?
Here's one cheerful dig at Grover Cleveland who was alleged to have sired an illegitimate child:
And here is a sign held to greet Andrew Jackson and his wife (the sign refers to his wife):
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. [/B]
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Go back about thirty years ago and point out when Hollywood all got together to use vulgarity to bash a sitting president. Off color jokes sure, actively campaigning and using that type of language to describe their leader I think not. Even the worst roasts would pale by todays off the cuff comments. Remarks from Hollywood IMO are polarizing this nation. It used to be if you wanted political dialogue you read the papers or watch the news channels. Now you can't avoid it. Turn on your television and one of their talking heads follows up their acceptance speech with a jab; watch a music video hear the same thing. Sitcoms loaded with them as well. Many have turned them off completely which isolates portions of this society, which is never good. IMO they are the single greatest thing dividing this country. It used to be only a few percent cared enough about politics to really follow them. Now being constantly bombarded and insulted only drives people to the extremes.