Daily Beast columnist Dean Obeidallah fancies himself a pretty funny dude. He is @Deanofcomedy, after all. Unfortunately, he’s only actually funny when he’s trying to be serious.
Like this tweet today about the controversy surrounding new “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah:
Do you think Trevor Noah would be getting as much pushback if he were a white male comedian?
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) March 31, 2015
Uhhh …
LOL, finger on this pulse, this clown. https://t.co/6CPsejTMHS
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) March 31, 2015
Dude. https://t.co/0oF1slI5q9
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) March 31, 2015
There's dumb, and then there's the real Democrat dumb. This is the latter: https://t.co/5Vh2AcJJ4i
— Carlton Hinds (@methuselaschild) March 31, 2015
“@Deanofcomedy: Do you think Trevor Noah would be getting as much pushback if he were a white male comedian?” LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
— Publius (@TheFoyeEffect) March 31, 2015
https://twitter.com/OANDAFANBOY/status/582960025355882496
C’mon, man.
More, actually. RT @Deanofcomedy Do you think Trevor Noah would be getting as much pushback if he were a white male comedian?
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 31, 2015
https://twitter.com/Liberty_Pundit/status/582965289740058626
He'd already be fired. RT @Deanofcomedy: Do you think Trevor Noah would be getting as much pushback if he were a white male comedian?
— Blame Big Government (@BlameBigGovt) March 31, 2015
Yeah, nobody white has ever gotten in trouble for saying something "offensive." Are you fucking kidding me? https://t.co/fTyKLbxiFu
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) March 31, 2015
https://twitter.com/Mattfobrien/status/582961204596965376
@Deanofcomedy @NoahCRothman Ask Michael Richards.
— Dave Mason (@EvadMason) March 31, 2015
Any guesses?@JohnEkdahl @Deanofcomedy pic.twitter.com/oxeTASxiAE
— PissedOffPeasant (@mikepfingston2) March 31, 2015
https://twitter.com/bitingtea/status/582957464896819201
https://twitter.com/jfgroves/status/582962035975200769
Dean of "No Comedy" has now weighed in on Trevor Noah. Now we just need a Fugelsanging of "throw first stone".
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) March 31, 2015
I think @Deanofcomedy is just being sympathetic towards a fellow unfunny hack.
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) March 31, 2015
Sounds about right.
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