Doesn't he make fun, much like southpark, of everybody at one time or another?
He bashes Bush because Kerry is not giving Leno any ammo.
Relax.
I do not watch his show since he kissed up to Clinton.
In general, the President is always made fun of by comedians.
Comes with the territory.
I stopped watching Leno 6 months ago, his humor isnt funny, he has to beg his audience to laugh. I switched over to Letterman.
Well, he's 50% right. Kerry IS boring.
Leno bashed Clinton incessantly during his two terms (especially during the 2nd). He's tame with GWB by comparison.
I watched this part of his show. His jokes weren't funny and he kept telling him while his audience failed to laugh. I can't imagine why he kept going.
I guess it depends whether the joke strikes home.
Most people think that the gay marriage thing can only help Bush. On the other hand, Kerry is boring.
What struck me most about the Leno monologue - people weren't laughing at the Bush jokes. Everytime one bombed he'd get testy at the audience "oh. I guess you can't handle the serious jokes" or something like that. No. They don't laugh at the unfunny jokes.
Leno's charicature of republicans has always been that they are cold hearted hatemongers. But the jokes aren't working because they're off the mark.
On the other hand, it's apparent that several of his writers listen to Rush Limbaugh religiously, and not just to do "opposition research".
The talk show host who does the best job of not letting ideology get in the way of a funny joke is John Stewart. Politically, he leans way left, but if there's a joke there he'll tell it. More often than not, a joke on the Daily Show will make fun of self-important pomposity in the media or by a politician. Though if it's a toss-up, he'll definitely go for the joke that slams Republicans.
I get a kick out of the Bush impersonator he has on the show.
Well, as much as I love to bash media types (they deserve it), Leno has told some great Kerry jokes about his flip-flopping. He said that if elected Kerry would be the first President capable of giving both the State of the Union Address and its rebuttal. LOL! There have been many. Leno is basically liberal I think but he isn't all that political. He just likes telling jokes about everyone.
Lighten up. Leno makes fun of everyone. Life must be very hard for you, if stuff like this bothers you.
Gay weddings are dirty bombs, being dropped upon society by the liberal's dirty air Force. Sounds like Leno is a flight commander.
Leno wouldn't have a monologue if all the pornographic
allusions were removed.
He is no friend of GWB. Many of us think that is a good thing.
Leno has always made really nasty, personal jokes against President Bush. It started in 2000, with the stupid jokes, cocaine jokes, Bush is heartless money grubber jokes. They always tend to be really nasty in regards to Republicans. And lies for the most part. I stopped watching Leno a long time ago. Letterman is a real POS too-with his 'Bush is a boob' comments and other demeaning kind of comments he makes. Letterman isn't very humorous either. His jokes are really lame.