Amen to that.
Posted on 09/18/2018 12:34:08 PM PDT by ETL
Hollywood may have laughed when Emmys host Michael Che said the only white people who thank Jesus are "Republicans and ex-crackheads," but Tinseltown's latest middle finger to Middle America fell flat in flyover country, and may have contributed to the telecast's all-time low viewership.
Co-host Michael Che left many viewers of the 70th Annual Emmy Awards upset during the opening monologue with his fellow "Saturday Night Live" star Colin Jost, explaining that his mother would not be watching the show on Monday night.
"She says she doesn’t like watching white award shows because you guys don’t thank Jesus enough," Che said. "That’s true. The only white people that thank Jesus are Republicans and ex-crackheads."
The joke didn't sit well with some viewers, who took to Twitter to complain. Not only that, the show’s ratings dropped 10 percent from last year's already-dismal numbers, setting an all-time low, according to TheWrap.
While many viewers may have changed the channel after the opening monologue, jabs at average Americans were far from over and the Jesus gag became a running theme throughout the evening.
Conservative strategist Chris Barron told Fox News that “large swaths of the American public just want to be entertained” but instead were turned into "unwilling participants" in a political rally disguised as an awards show.
“Whether it’s the NFL or the Emmys, people desperately want a break from politics."
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His teeth not fitting properly.
Gosh, I wish I had known it was on so I could have boycotted it.
What’s wrong with the joke? It’s truthfully saying Democrats are anti-Christ.
That was my reaction too...but...Bobby can afford a good dentist.
-PJ
I honestly don’t know...but he does look like the walking dead, doesn’t he?
Amen to that.
That’s my preferred translation, too.
“Suppress the truth in all unrighteousness”.
It’s what we see with Barack, and his pals and the liberal media.
Well at least they didn’t talk about Trump.
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