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EdmondDantes_

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11. Funny thing memories, they are often inaccurate

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 04:54 PM

Jul 2025

https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/which-president-did-jay-leno-mock-the-most-over-the-last-22-years/

"Overall, CMPA found that Democrats received 10,885 jokes, 15 % more than the 9,465 jokes directed at Republicans, which makes sense since a Democrat held the White House 13 of the 22 years that Leno was on the air."

And Bush was the second most targeted politician after Bill Clinton.

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Jay Leno's Phony Case for Balanced Comedy [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Jul 2025 OP

The guy who built his entire career mocking Monica Lewinsky says what? Initech Jul 2025 #1

80-percent of his jokes were at the Democrat's expense. Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #2

Funny thing memories, they are often inaccurate EdmondDantes_ Jul 2025 #11

He'll be remembered as the ultimate Court Jester leftstreet Jul 2025 #3

I could never stand him Ritabert Jul 2025 #4

Me either. He had this horrible habit of having to tell why the joke was funny rurallib Jul 2025 #9

You're right. I forgot that. Ritabert Jul 2025 #10

Leno? . . . . Leno? . . . . . Isn't he the jerk who who hid in a closet . . . . Stinky The Clown Jul 2025 #5

Leno is a gay hating bigot who can stick his sanctimony where the sun doesn't shine dsc Jul 2025 #6

Because there is a good side to authoritarian rule? Passages Jul 2025 #7

Dispise Leno gademocrat7 Jul 2025 #8

I thought Rebl2 Jul 2025 #12

Leno by the numbers: 22 years, 44,000 jokes, 4,607 aimed at Clinton MagickMuffin Jul 2025 #13

To paraphrase Biden, Leno's "jokes" were a noun a verb and Monica Lewinsky... themaguffin Jul 2025 #14