Nowadays P.J. O'Rourke is a beloved and oft-cited conservative author and commentator. In another lifetime, he was a frequent contributor to the National Lampoon, during its golden era.
Here's one of P.J.'s politically incorrect little ditties from 1976:
Foreigners Around The World
Not as bad as middle America's favorite comedian Jay Leno joking about John Edwards getting Sarah Palin's teenage daughter pregnant.
But still.
Oh, and here's a few of those fair and unbalanced Jay Leno fans.
O'Rourke was a funny liber-conservative, once. (Not necessarily when that article was written...) Now he's just another tired screed-masher.
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ReplyDeleteI believe you are insulting the collective intelligence of Middle America by implying that Jay Leno is liked in the area. I have yet to meet somebody in Wisconsin who likes him – but maybe that's just Madison.
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