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Swede

(33,233 posts)
Fri May 18, 2012, 09:40 PM May 2012

Jon Lovitz To Hannity: Obama 'Hypocritical' For George Clooney Fundraiser

Yeah,that's the ticket.



It looks as though Jon Lovitz isn't through venting his frustrations with President Obama.

After the comedian called the President "a f*cking a**hole" for "saying the rich don't pay their taxes" on his "The ABCs of SNL" podcast last month, Lovitz appeared on Sean Hannity's Fox News program Thursday night to continue criticizing the President. This time, he took issue with Obama's recent fundraiser with George Clooney that raised $15 million for his campaign. Lovitz called the move "hypocritical" since the President has spoken out against our nation's richest Americans for not paying their fair share of taxes.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/jon-lovitz-hannity-obama-hypocritical-george-clooney-video_n_1527656.html?ref=comedy&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

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Jon Lovitz To Hannity: Obama 'Hypocritical' For George Clooney Fundraiser (Original Post) Swede May 2012 OP
The 1% take care of their own nt Taverner May 2012 #1
I predict a bright future for Lovitz Canuckistanian May 2012 #12
a victoria jackson wannabe spanone May 2012 #2
Yep. He hasn't been getting much attention the last few years and I really doubt that he's had Booster May 2012 #4
More like... GoCubsGo May 2012 #11
Hey, Jon, you haven't been relevant since the 90s... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #3
I think he's trying the Dennis Miller-Victoria Jackson thing to resuscitate his non existent career. Swede May 2012 #5
Pretty much... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #6
Nailed it. cliffordu May 2012 #9
By going on Hannity and smearing Obama, Lovitz shows where he stands. Dawson Leery May 2012 #7
The difference is that Clooney believes in more progressive taxation. EOTE May 2012 #8
just the latest washed up, bitter "celeb" that goes republican JI7 May 2012 #10

Booster

(10,021 posts)
4. Yep. He hasn't been getting much attention the last few years and I really doubt that he's had
Fri May 18, 2012, 09:44 PM
May 2012

many offers so any publicity is good publicity to someone like him.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
3. Hey, Jon, you haven't been relevant since the 90s...
Fri May 18, 2012, 09:44 PM
May 2012

And I doubt you make enough money to consider yourself rich. You short piece of shit, stop pretending you're bigger than you are. You're a former SNL hack who probably hasn't cracked a million in 15 years because your slimy ass is forced to do shit b-movies that only air on Cinemax at 1 in the morning.

Swede

(33,233 posts)
5. I think he's trying the Dennis Miller-Victoria Jackson thing to resuscitate his non existent career.
Fri May 18, 2012, 09:47 PM
May 2012

Rightwingers have so few celebrities that they embrace anyone that blows the dog whistle.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
6. Pretty much...
Fri May 18, 2012, 09:48 PM
May 2012

It gets him airtime and now he's got a prime seat on FOX News. Next, he'll be writing a book that Newsmax then buys a billion copies of to boost its rating on the New York Times Best Sellers list to hand out to idiot Americans who subscribe to their stupid magazine/website.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
7. By going on Hannity and smearing Obama, Lovitz shows where he stands.
Fri May 18, 2012, 09:49 PM
May 2012

He is bitter his career ended 15 years ago.

EOTE

(13,409 posts)
8. The difference is that Clooney believes in more progressive taxation.
Fri May 18, 2012, 09:50 PM
May 2012

So Lovitz's argument is that because the tax code favors the wealthy and Obama has been talking about changing that, it's hypocritical of him to associate with any wealthy people? It should be a war crime to torture logic to that extent.

Sure am glad I got Lovitz around to remind me how difficult the wealthy have it. I can't imagine how strenuous it must be doing that weekly pod-cast and reminiscing about appealing to the lowest common denominator.

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