Bingo. As Twitchy reported, singer Josh Groban attempted to make a funny about CPAC. Stick to your day job, dude. Maybe.
Josh Groban was none too pleased when Twitter users, including Twitchy founder Michelle Malkin, questioned why he would diss a large segment of his fan base.
.@joshgroban WHY go out of your way to diss conservative fan base? http://t.co/rw8nCx6a3B
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 16, 2013
How dare you question him?! Conservative-slamming is par for the course in the entertainment business. So edgy!
I'm sorry, conservatives who've been bashing me for the last 5 hours. The cpac jokes were super funny. Really. They went over great. #funny
— josh groban (@joshgroban) March 17, 2013
He’s totally funny! Because he says he is.
@michellemalkin in what was was I dissing my conservative fan base? Is this how you respond to political cartoons as well?
— josh groban (@joshgroban) March 17, 2013
@michellemalkin Michelle, I would never "diss my fans". I love my fans. I'm allowed the freedom to tell a light hearted joke, even a bad one
— josh groban (@joshgroban) March 17, 2013
@michellemalkin the only person going out of their way is you, to start animosity that isn't there and stir the pot. Shame on you.
— josh groban (@joshgroban) March 17, 2013
Shame on … Michelle. For what? Bitterly clinging to discussions and engagement? Diversity! Unless, of course, that means diversity of thought.
And for the record I may not agree with EITHER side of the aisle half the time but we should be able to take a joke and not start verbal war
— josh groban (@joshgroban) March 17, 2013
Waah! Discussions are now war.
.@joshgroban No one's starting a "war." They're responding to your tweet. Quite reasonably, I think.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
He is taking a page from NPR’s book, where even simple questions are considered “trolling.” Malkin gives Groban the business, with a huge dose of reality and common sense.
.@joshgroban I'm not at war with you. Are you uncomfortable engaging with conservatives? Much easier to toss off cheap jokes & run away…
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
.@joshgroban Just read the responses from your own fans to your tweet. They feel you weren't just making a commentary about humor.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
.@joshgroban Entertainers who comment on politics do so in a highly charged ideological environment dominated by conservative-bashers.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
.@joshgroban Your conservative fans get mocked daily for their views. And it's damned hard to be conservative in your business…
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
.@joshgroban You decided to dip your toe into political waters with an easy, cheap shot at conservatives & now play humor card to deflect.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
.@joshgroban Again, @TwitchyTeam noted that some of YOUR FANS tweeted you with disappointed responses. And this is not about free speech.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
.@joshgroban Sweetheart, read the replies from your own fans and listeners. They tweeted you hours ago. Not me.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
.@joshgroban This is not about you being a martry. It's a teachable moment about entertainment industry political orthodoxy.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
.@joshgroban Why should I be ashamed? You tweet. I tweet. This is called engagement. What are you afraid of?
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
.@joshgroban Question: Is it easier to be a liberal or a conservative in mainstream pop culture/entertainment industry?
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
Yeah. RT @summermainst @michellemalkin I don't think @joshgroban likes the rules of engagement. #twitchy
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
Precisely. Groban then bravely runs away.
Hey here's something we can all agree on. #soup. Am I right folks? So good.
— josh groban (@joshgroban) March 17, 2013
Soup is the new squirrel! Bless his heart. Michelle Malkin and other Twitter users continued to try to enlighten Mr. Groban.
I guess that's my answer. #cutandrun RT @joshgroban Hey here's something we can all agree on. #soup. Am I right folks? So good.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
If @joshgroban won't answer, I'll ask any mainstream pop singer out there: Is it easier to be a lib or a conservative in entertainment? Why?
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
@FoxNewsMom @joshgroban Yup.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
@BigJebBos @joshgroban Didn't say it was offensive. But many of his fans saw it as cheap, easy polit bait. That's what discussion's about.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
.@patriotmom2boys @largebill68 @joshgroban Please. It's not a "battle." It's a discussion. Or, rather it was a discussion until he ran away.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
@rachelveronica @BigJebBos @joshgroban Sure. But there's a broader political context and that's what I'm talking about.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
.@JG41187 @TheJuanWilliams @joshgroban Grow a pair. It's not "harassing." It's "engagement."
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
Progressive imperative: Conservatives who engage on Twitter MUST be defined as "stalkers." ==> https://t.co/W3mPKQs6yH
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 17, 2013
@michellemalkin I think your point is illustrated by the fact he didn't think anyone would be bothered
— Andy Ellis (@bmoreconnected) March 17, 2013
https://twitter.com/EngineerPatriot/status/313295916163547136
@michellemalkin @joshgroban He must not want our money.
— Right Raging Jane (@JaneRaging) March 17, 2013
https://twitter.com/AshuhLeee_Lynn/status/313293320841461760
.@joshgroban @michellemalkin perhaps you could point us to a tweet/link where you've "joked" about your democrat fan base?#caring
— Hair (@SHannitysHair) March 17, 2013
@joshgroban i was listening to one of your songs in the elevator.
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) March 17, 2013
I wonder what @joshgroban thinks about CPAC, said no one ever.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 17, 2013
Boom.
SCORE UPDATE: @michellemalkin 4, @joshgroban -2.
— Steve Bitter (@stevebitter) March 17, 2013
And that score will keep climbing.
This Twitter user puts it in a tweet-nutshell.
.@michellemalkin Thing is, I'll believe @joshgroban was being lighthearted and funny when I see him bash the other side…which I don't.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) March 17, 2013
Artists like @JoshGrobin need to realize that they have fans on both sides of the aisle and using them for a cheap laugh is total cheese.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) March 17, 2013
It really sucks when I have to see celebrity after celebrity make lame and cheap jokes at my side's expense, while sparing the left.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) March 17, 2013
What sucks even more is when I'm a fan of their work or appreciate their talent, and then I hear they hate me, or think I suck.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) March 17, 2013
Thing is, I don't necessarily disagree with @joshgroban but I don't see him or other stars making jokes about the left at all. Just us.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) March 17, 2013
And I know for a fact BOTH sides of the aisle make lame jokes. Their politicians, not comedians, but the one sided jokes is my problem.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) March 17, 2013
But you can’t even mention that, without being accused of waging a war, right Mr. Groban?
@summermainst, @michellemalkin Just wait, @joshgroban's next album will be called "Rules of Engagement" w/ a hit song about being "bullied"
— Slovydal (@Slovydal) March 17, 2013
Precisely. It’s okay, though. No one need buy that album either.
@michellemalkin I have a memo here stating we're no longer required to listen to @joshgroban. It's dated 2004.
— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) March 17, 2013
Heh.
The most offensive part is how lame and tired it all is. Artists, musical and otherwise, like to pretend to be oh-so-edgy and enlightened (never mind tolerant). They are anything but. They are trite, hackneyed and cowardly.
Update:
Groban insists he didn’t mean to slam conservatives, just our bad jokes:
@RightWinginNY I insulted the jokes they were telling. They were bad jokes. I never insulted the politics. Everyone needs to take a nap.
— josh groban (@joshgroban) March 17, 2013
@donaldpolitico i was not. Lost in translation.
— josh groban (@joshgroban) March 17, 2013
He’d make fun of Obama, too, if Obama ever told a lousy joke:
@SirenSong1985 Obama happens to be excellent at comedy. When he tells a few duds I'll call that out too. Ps OMG A MERMAID
— josh groban (@joshgroban) March 17, 2013
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