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Originally Posted by willravel
Ann is cruel and bigoted. Jon, Stephen and Bill aren't.
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Yes, this is part of it. Also, AFAIK, Jon, Stephen, and Bill are all *always* billed as essentially political comedians. The impression I get is that Ann is *not* viewed as merely a voice of comedy - she is (supposed to be) more of a comentator, a mouthpiece of conservative thought. If she were a comedian spouting her hateful thoughts, that woud be one thing. But she's not. She's held up as some sort of conservative icon. If the lines tecoyah quotes were from a comedian, I would mostly just think they weren't very funny. Maybe some of them are for comedic effect, and not intended to be taken seriously at all. Impossible to tell without context. But, from what I've heard from her, I think she *really* means most of them, and that scares the hell out of me, when they come from someone that is supposed to represent conservative thought in this country.
So, if she's meant to be the right's version of Stephen Colbert, and nothing she says is meant to be taken seriously, then I have to say I just don't find her funny. But I think she's not trying to be funny. I think, like I said before, she is an evil woman, best ignored.