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Don Rickles Shocks Hollywood Crowd With Racial Obama Joke
Hollywood Reporter ^ | 6/8/12 | Gregg Kilday

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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KEYWORDS: donrickles; hollywood; jacknicholson; joke; rickles; shirleymaclaine; shocks; warrenbeatty
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Rickles is dead wrong — Zero has never held a job.

Thanks Nachum.


61 posted on 06/08/2012 7:10:52 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Nachum

I think it was Uncle Milty said that Rickles was setting a horrible foundation for comedy by going far out on the ridicule arm.

Shock is Rickles’ only schtick.


62 posted on 06/08/2012 7:20:09 PM PDT by Loud Mime (Defeat Obama. Everything else is secondary)
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To: hampdenkid

“Of course, it’s okay to make jokes about Italians.”

Yes it’s funny (until the car blows up;)


63 posted on 06/08/2012 7:31:03 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: Loud Mime

George Soros made a $1 bet with Anne Cox Chambers that he could make a black shoeshine boy President of the United States.


64 posted on 06/08/2012 7:34:16 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Nachum
I love Don Rickles from before "CPO Sharky" right up through "Toy Story". And he had a memorable performance hosting SNL Back When It Was Still Funny(tm).

But the one story about him that my wife told me -- back in the CPO Sharky days, my FIL thought Rickles was the funniest man on TV. So she and her two sisters (teens then), chipped in and bought two tickets to see Rickles at Atlantic City for their father's birthday.... He was never so disgusted in his life. He had no idea what Rickles was like live. I've heard he can be a bit overwhelming if you're not prepared for that sort of thing.

65 posted on 06/08/2012 7:44:08 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: the invisib1e hand

Did you see the roasts with Ronald Reagan? Those were good ones.


66 posted on 06/08/2012 8:18:02 PM PDT by virgil
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To: hampdenkid
One of the funniest things I ever heard Rickles say was on the Tonight Show. Sinatra was one of the guests, and Don turned to him and said, “Frank, I just talked with your friend Guido Cabaletti, and he told me to tell you that the package has been delivered.”

The video is on youtube, I found it the other day and laughed so hard I darn near coughed up a lung...

67 posted on 06/08/2012 8:27:04 PM PDT by taildragger (( Palin / Mulally 2012 ))
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To: jjotto

Are you kidding me?


68 posted on 06/08/2012 9:39:09 PM PDT by Loud Mime (Defeat Obama. Everything else is secondary)
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To: Nachum

Hey, I’d have a lot more respect for anyone running the mop. At least it’s honest work.


69 posted on 06/08/2012 9:46:03 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (The saving of the republic begins the day conservatives stop supporting what they say they hate.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

So THAT’s how us grade-school kids showed up one day with a *new* joke about Asians? Wow... I never knew how/why that became something we all joked about - it was truly VERY scandalous as we were at a parochial school, not only was it in “poor taste”, but included a psuedo-swear word! I’m just glad the nuns never heard us talking like that! :)


70 posted on 06/08/2012 10:26:28 PM PDT by LibertyRocks
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To: Pearls Before Swine

So THAT’s how us grade-school kids showed up one day with a *new* joke about Asians? Wow... I never knew how/why that became something we all joked about - it was truly VERY scandalous as we were at a parochial school, not only was it in “poor taste”, but included a psuedo-swear word! I’m just glad the nuns never heard us talking like that! :)


71 posted on 06/08/2012 10:26:28 PM PDT by LibertyRocks
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To: funfan

I have recordings of Rickles doing his Vegas act in the 60’s and if you want to see how much things have changed listen to them. They are available on the web.

He spares nobody and he is truly brutal. Hispanics, Blacks, Indians, Greeks Italians, Jews you name it he crucifies them.

In many ways the Rat Pack did the same thing in the 60’s and it was all taken as the joke it was intended to be instead of words designed to be hateful and inciteful.

As for his performance last evening. He ‘s 86 and I don’t think he gives a rat’s ass what people think.


72 posted on 06/09/2012 4:20:13 AM PDT by scram2
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To: Tanniker Smith

Back in the early 70’s, a buddy of mine thought Rickles was the best thing since ice cream. Went to see him ‘live’. His reaction was much the same as that of your FIL.


73 posted on 06/09/2012 7:44:37 AM PDT by Roccus
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To: Wicket
I watched one for Bill shatner and Betty White was making explicit/crass sexual commentary. Off color is different from vulgarity

I agree. Especially disappointed to see Betty White and Carl Reiner(father of Rob Reiner)considering the talent they had, descend into the gutter for cheap, unfunny laughs.

It's like a four year old using "potty" language. A little humorous at first but becomes grating with repetition.

74 posted on 06/09/2012 10:45:58 AM PDT by RedMonqey (Men who will not suffer to self govern, will suffer under the governance of lesser men.)
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To: Roccus

Oddly enough, that’s something wrong with the current crop of “comedians” — too many can’t be funny on network TV unless they’re letting the censors bleep out everything they say. They can’t run a clean show and be funny. They need to appeal to the crowd that laughs and nudges their friends, “heh-heh, he said %$@!##”


75 posted on 06/09/2012 12:06:01 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: Nachum
Will this result in a knock on Rickles' door from the Secret Service?
76 posted on 06/09/2012 2:07:38 PM PDT by Forgotten Amendments (Let's name a law after a kid who died because of CAFE standards!)
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