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31. This really pisses me off!

Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:33 PM

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I have always made it a point to catch that Correspondent's Dinner every year! Trump won't be there anyway, right?
Shame on the group's leaders for buckling. They should cancel the whole thing!
This proves one thing: Free Speech is gone!

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White House correspondents' dinner scraps plan for comedian to host [View all] highplainsdem Saturday OP

No way would I have canceled anyone! They are complicit in coddling the slob SheltieLover Saturday #1

Yep, they're caving to trump too. brush Saturday #3

Sickening! SheltieLover Saturday #7

I can at least understand why big law firms feel like they have to cave. Bluetus Saturday #33

Yep, trump being there would cast a pall over the whole event. brush Saturday #37

Agree 100% OhioTim Sunday #57

The major media desperately wants to normalize Trump every step of the way Bluetus Sunday #58

Another group of supposed guardians of freedom folds like a cheap lawn chair. Ocelot II Saturday #2

This message was self-deleted by its author EarthFirst Saturday #8

Rodney Dangerfield died 20+ years ago Wiz Imp Saturday #13

Perhaps my response wasn't as clear as it should have been... EarthFirst Saturday #19

Didn't see your deleted post but appreciate your response. We don't always connect as we wish! erronis Saturday #23

Republicans have no sense of humor, thus the disinvite. NotHardly Sunday #60

Bring in a mortuary director with a bitting sense of humor who is not a MAGA. magicarpet Saturday #4

trump is such a lilly livered coward proud patriot Saturday #5

So true! ShazzieB Saturday #47

Dictatorship Iamscrewed Saturday #6

Amber isn't afraid. Nor are other comedians. The journalists on the WHCA board apparently are, highplainsdem Saturday #9

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #62

Amber says What? BidenRocks Saturday #10

they can invite gavin newsom with his recently launched promotion of right wing ideology (giving voice msongs Saturday #11

On 2 October 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident journalist ... mahatmakanejeeves Saturday #12

Thank you for bringing us back to reality. The very unpleasant truth of Khashoggi's murder. erronis Saturday #24

Comedians seem to be the only ones brave enough to publicly point out the obvious danger we are all in. Midnight Writer Saturday #14

Comedians, and also political cartoonists - who are comedians of another sort. ShazzieB Saturday #49

That's been true through all recorded history. soldierant Saturday #50

Maybe they can still get Rob Schneider, if he's not already booked at The Kennedy Center. Midnight Writer Saturday #15

Is Joe Piscopo still doing what he does? nt BidenRocks Saturday #45

Conservative comedy is an oxymoron. generalbetrayus Saturday #16

Correct. Years ago, there was a RW "comedy" platform which quickly failed. John1956PA Saturday #18

That would involve "self reflection". Not in their bag of capabilities. erronis Saturday #25

I Wonder Why. Ah, yes, Mr Thin-Skinned! Love Amber! electric_blue68 Saturday #17

Colbert knocked it out of the park when W was in office. If you haven't seen it, it's worth viewing. n/t Evolve Dammit Saturday #20

I guess I won't be watching it this year! kimbutgar Saturday #21

Maybe they can resurrect Andrew Dice Clay swong19104 Saturday #22

How about Scaramucci? Or Michael Cohen? erronis Saturday #26

F*cking cowards NotHardly Saturday #27

Tony Henchcliffe's fee was too high? Montauk6 Saturday #28

LOL!!!! Karasu Saturday #30

No surprise there. Comedy is no friend of incompetents and fascists, and that includes literally everyone there. Karasu Saturday #29

This really pisses me off! ReRe Saturday #31

Another victory for VonShitzInPantz red dog 1 Saturday #32

Regime media association. bronxiteforever Saturday #34

Unanimous?!! Lilly-livered, spineless rat fonks! nilram Saturday #35

Who are the WHC these days? CountMyVote4Reality Saturday #36

SNOWFLAKE TRUMP robleb Saturday #38

I don't Rebl2 Saturday #39

I'm sure a couple hours of billionaires kneeling and ToxMarz Saturday #40

i haven't seen amber ruffin for quite awhile but every time i saw her on seth meyers i thought she orleans Saturday #41

She is in the new show "Have I Got News for You" CNN Saturday evenings IcyPeas Sunday #55

i loved this! thanks for the link -- i hope i can find more of these shows. nt orleans Sunday #59

It will be interesting to see if Seth Meyers brings this up Monday night dflprincess Saturday #42

Note they announce this BidenRocks Saturday #46

Remember who is capitulating before this fascist regime, and NEVER JohnSJ Saturday #43

They're all afraid of being A.P.ed and tossed from the press pool. LudwigPastorius Saturday #44

Why is the press even Figarosmom Saturday #48

The event should be cancelled forever newdeal2 Saturday #51

Hilarious that the guy painted as Rambo is the most thin-skinned crybaby on the planet Initech Sunday #52

Cancel the Nerdprom. Mawspam2 Sunday #53

Why we need a white history month struggle4progress Sunday #54

Cowards. scarletlib Sunday #56

From what I remember isn't the WHCD supposed to be a semi-roast? sakabatou Sunday #61

The correct response to him would have been moniss Sunday #63

trump lacks a sense of humor LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #64