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Jul 14Liked by Jeff Maurer

Comedy is tragedy plus timing. The laughs will come, but later.

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Good preamble. Good call.

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I appreciate your not making jokes regarding the assassination attempt. I disagree with you when comedy is best, however I feel that comedy during, or shortly following, a tragedy is best performed by the in group. Republican Trumpian comics could actually be very healing right now.

What I really hope you address soon is the Alec Baldwin trial! (I'm sure there's a joke there about how a famous Trump impersonator got off shortly before someone tried to kill the actual Trump, but there is plenty of other fodder as well)

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Good observation! That trial was a shit show. Jealous New Mexico rubes try to railroad a coastal elite because reasons. The eventual prosecutor (after the previous one was thrown off the hit squad for constitutional and personally slimy reasons) covered herself also in slime. The honest judge was having none of it. That prosecutor should lose her law license.....

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Comedy is always best. Having a sense of humor is the best way to spit in the face of others trying to force their own uncaring philosophy on you. When you confront me with the absurd, by my own goofy RoE, I'm going to respond with an equal measure of humor - whether it's against Donny "I take a shot like a bitch" Trump, or Joe "Hide My Alzheimer's" Biden. You, now more than ever, need to poke fun at the absurdity of these sycophants begging for a spritz of piss from these people or you're gonna loose your own shit. These are grown ass people. Acting like they're children on a playground. How are you NOT making jokes?

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I disagree. Comedy is not always appropriate. Your spouse loses a parent, cracking a joke is a bad idea. Your spouse can crack the joke though.

I'll also quibble with your characterization of how Trump handled being shot. Love him or hate him, his handling in the immediate aftermath was anything but "bitch"-like.

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You refute your own statement in the same breath, "your spouse can crack the joke though."

And in your anger to attempt to prove your point, you miss my satirical point. Taking a bullet isn't exactly "bitch" like. And my next line, which is about Biden, is about him hiding his Alzheimer's.

Lighten up, Francis. If you haven't noticed, we're on the verge of WWIII. Let's not go to Armageddon with elevated blood pressure. LoL.

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I forgot this was a free article, thanks for the reminder!

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Sorry. I'll stop.

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I forgot this platform is full of gate keepers.

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I for one am glad you keep talking about this issue, because a) is hasn't gone away and b) I am so full of anger at the Democratic party right now that it helps to hear from someone else who is right there with me (but also be able to laugh about it a little.)

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