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Leno: ‘We Wanted a President That Listens to All Americans - Now We Have One’
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Posted on 06/08/2013 11:57:39 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Leno: ‘We Wanted a President That Listens to All Americans - Now We Have One’ By Noel Sheppard Created 06/08/2013 - 2:02pm

Jay Leno continued his humorous attacks on the White House Friday.

In the middle of a lengthy set of opening monologue jokes about the various scandals plaguing Barack Obama, the NBC Tonight Show host said, “We wanted a president that listens to all Americans - now we have one” (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):

JAY LENO: Well, let's see what's going on. Hey, Snoop is back in the news. Not Snoop Dogg, Snoop Obama. Yeah, Snoop Obama. A big change at the White House today. They closed the gift shop and opened a Verizon store. Yeah.

Well, this has become a huge controversy after it was revealed that the National Security Agency seized millions of Verizon phone records, and of course this has caused a panic among civil libertarians, constitutional scholars and cheating husbands everywhere. Oh my God.

How ironic is that? We wanted a president that listens to all Americans - now we have one. Yeah.

Actually, President Obama clarified the situation today. He said no one is listening to your phone calls. The president said it's not what the program is all about. You know, like the IRS isn’t about targeting certain political groups. That's not what it's about!

I mean what's going on? The White House has looked into our phone records, checking our computers, monitoring our e-mails. When did the government suddenly become our psycho ex-girlfriend? When did that happen? When did that happen? When did that happen?

You know, I'll tell you, if Obama wants to put this snooping thing to good use, how about spying on the IRS next time they throw a $4 million party. Why don't you do that one? Yes, exactly, exactly. Find out about that. Yeah.

As you know by now, the IRS has taken some heat for reportedly spending $4 million on a conference in Anaheim last year where employees took dancing lessons. One of the dances they learned? Tap dancing around the issues. Yes, that was very good, be able to tap dance

Well, the latest one that came out today. You see this one? They're saying the IRS paid an artist $17,000 to paint portraits of Abraham Lincoln to help inspire the IRS agents. You know, if they want to see a picture of Lincoln for inspiration, take out a $5 bill and save the taxpayers $16,995. Exactly. That's what they said. They said.

Oh, the hearings have been unbelievable this week. Congressional investigators say the IRS basically threw a $4 million party for themselves. But in fairness, who else is going to throw a party for the IRS? Really? Now, a going away party, I think we'd all chip in. I would chip in! I would chip in! There you are, no problem. I would pay for that.


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To: miss marmelstein
Leno is the only one two mocks both parties.

Only very recently, perhaps the last month or two, prior to that it was very rare for Jay to make a joke about Democrats.

41 posted on 06/08/2013 2:41:11 PM PDT by RJL (There's no greed like the greed of a liberal politician buying votes with your money.)
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To: Sub-Driver; sickoflibs
The White House has looked into our phone records, checking our computers, monitoring our e-mails. When did the government suddenly become our psycho ex-girlfriend? When did that happen?

Leno's great.

42 posted on 06/08/2013 3:34:13 PM PDT by GOPJ (MSNBC is to news channels as Ringling Bros' Clown College is to Harvard University. - - Greenfield)
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To: fr_freak

If a guy believes conservative, but acts left-wing all the time, then what does it matter to us if he thinks like a conservative? Leno’s lean to the left in all his performances has probably done quite a bit to help push the country and the low-information public in that direction. If Leno really is conservative, which I doubt, then he is a traitor to his own beliefs. This little bit that he gets in before he’s axed won’t do a thing to undo the damage he’s already done. Leno can KMA.

mostly i’m not disagreeing with that. i guess i’m trying to say, if you take a guy like leno or matt damon, also from mass, and you say, here’s your choice, flip hamburgers at mcdonalds, or have all the money, fame, spagos and cocaine you want, but say what we tell you to say...these guys are choosing to sell their soul to the Hollywood producers whose parents taught them the Christian middle class is dangerous...and now they (the producers)have the power to change it


43 posted on 06/08/2013 3:59:15 PM PDT by willywill
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To: RJL

No, he’s made jokes about all of them. He was much better at it in the 1980s but all comics have turned pc.


44 posted on 06/08/2013 4:37:42 PM PDT by miss marmelstein ( Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: Sub-Driver

To the tune of, When the Party’s Over...


45 posted on 06/08/2013 6:26:33 PM PDT by OldNewYork (Biden '13. Impeach now.)
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