Posted on 11/05/2018 2:32:01 PM PST by ETL
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blasted "Saturday Night Live" creator and producer Lorne Michaels after a comic on the show made fun of a Texas GOP congressional candidate who lost an eye serving in Afghanistan.
Comedian Pete Davidson joked about retired Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw's eye patch, saying he looks like a pirate in a pornographic film.
Davidson, 24, giggled afterwards, saying, "Sorry. I know he lost his eye in war, or whatever."
While Crenshaw said Monday on "Fox & Friends" that he would not demand an apology from Davidson or the show, Palin fired back at Michaels on Facebook.
"With all the grace I can muster I challenge you to wrestle back control of the show you’d shepherded, but allowed to be hijacked by some pretty sick - and boringly uncreative - young men," she said of Michaels, 73.
"You’re going down with the ship, Lorne. Sad to see your life’s work and worth crumble under the heartless no-talents."
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I saw Don Rickles live. He was either stereotypically general, or personally roasting either audience members or his entertainer buddies. He wouldn’t cheap shot a veteran.
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