Posted on 06/08/2012 4:00:14 PM PDT by Nachum
Don Rickles nearly hijacked the American Film Institute’s tribute to Shirley MacLaine on Thursday night at Sony Pictures Studios, unleashing a trademark barrage of insults that took aim at President Obama, Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson and the honoree herself.
“I shouldn’t make fun of the blacks,” Rickles said, and then proceeded to do just that: “President Obama is a personal friend of mine. He was over to the house yesterday, but the mop broke.”
The black-tie crowd, gathered to celebrate MacLaine, the 40th recipient of the AFI’s Life Achievement Award, alternately gasped at the 86-year-old comic’s put-downs and then found themselves laughing and applauding.
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“Shirley,” Rickles, living up to his moniker as Mr. Warmth, began as he rose to his feet from a table near the center of the room. “I never read your books, and I don’t plan to.”
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“Splits in his party, leaks in his
administration and now jokes, something that
would have been unthinkable three years ago.”
I know! Isn’t it great!!!
Of course it is. These people never saw Rickles’ act?
Back in his hay day people were able to laugh at themselves. Not any more. Esp if they are liberals.
Wasn’t it Slick Willie who said “20 years ago he’d have been bringing us coffee” ... and he wasn’t trying to be funny
good one.
Well it’s funny because it implies Barack actually works.
Guess he didn’t go after odumbo’s ears.
“that toupee come with a chin strap, sir?”
And that was a socialist mop.
Hell, SNL has missed out not having Riclkes as a host
“The shells for the tank’s cannon are filled with paint.. when they hit they make beuuuutifulll colors...!”
Kelly, looking at the tank engine, “Everything’s chromed!”
Odd Ball, “Yea, and she’s as fast in reverse as forward. I like to know I can get OUT of trouble as fast as I get INTO it.”
Its not too late
Rickles & Bob Hope are my two favorite comedians. I’ll never forget when Hope was doing a show in Moscow at the American Embassy right after Sputnik had been launched. He said: “one of the reasons I came over here was to congratulate the Russian scientists on their wonderful technical achievements but unfortunately I don’t speak German”
Who wants to hear about it...we want to see it!;-)
Classy!
I watched one for Bill shatner and Betty White was making explicit/crass sexual commentary. Off color is different from vulgarity, and the current Hollywood/liberal culture doesn’t seem to understand the difference (or care, for that matter).
Rickles even
No it’s not too late, but they won’t. The last politically incorrect host was in the early days with Richard Pryor, when he was politically incorrect ( first time they used seven second delay)
Good for Rickles.
People are entirely too hung up.
Sadly, I think Don will be the last living white man who can do this kind of comedy...the Laugh Nazis are out in full force.
By the way, did you hear Gwenyth Paltrow has gotten a black rapper’s “permission” to use the word “n****”? She shocked some people when she tweeted it, but some black C-List celebrity said it was okay, ‘cause she was cool....or something.
Rickles has been insulting people - in a funny way - since before 0bama Sr. met Miss Dunham.
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