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Freethinker65

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5. Over the top and not my kind of humor....

Tue May 30, 2017, 10:28 PM

May 2017

But she is a professional comedian. I remember when Gilbert Gottfried (another comedian I could live without) got dropped from Aflac for the outcry over a too soon tsunami joke. Backlash happens. She is trying to cut her losses by apologizing and will get some more free air time from it.

She could have just claimed the head was the likeness of Alec Baldwin. Trump lovers would not have minded that.

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Kathy Griffin Trump Head for those who haven't seen it [View all] ProudLib72 May 2017 OP

Post removed Post removed May 2017 #1

Oh wow kimbutgar May 2017 #16

Ive seen them live OriginalGeek May 2017 #29

Another "Uh...wow." Doreen May 2017 #31

Oh my Egnever May 2017 #2

Why are folks acting like they have memory loss for the last 8yrs? HipChick May 2017 #3

exactly. if it's wrong when she did it, well, she apologized. did any of them ever apologize? unblock May 2017 #4

I wasn't a fan of those either. Texasgal May 2017 #10

Agree 100% Bucky May 2017 #18

I got the distinct impression MichMary May 2017 #19

What specifically lead you to that "distinct impression?" LanternWaste May 2017 #41

It was waaaay over the top MichMary May 2017 #46

That, the Obama effigies, was a proud AmeriKKKan tradition. guillaumeb May 2017 #26

Opposed it then... sarisataka May 2017 #44

Over the top and not my kind of humor.... Freethinker65 May 2017 #5

That Would Make A Great Halloween Trick Or TWEET Bucket... Grassy Knoll May 2017 #6

Not amused burnbaby May 2017 #7

Thank you. Texasgal May 2017 #8

To moi canetoad May 2017 #9

Very mixed feelings on this one. roamer65 May 2017 #11

Kathy Griffin Trump Head for those who haven't seen it. LenaBaby61 May 2017 #12

Wow. Extremely bad taste. Jake Stern May 2017 #13

I think it's stupid samplegirl May 2017 #14

Which is which? egduj May 2017 #15

Is that supposed to be "funny?" Archae May 2017 #17

sick . . . and not in a good way DrDan May 2017 #20

Public Career Suicide hexola May 2017 #21

Is that what the brouhaha is all about? Vinca May 2017 #22

It's just something for the right-wingers to whine about Rorey May 2017 #33

As jokes go, what's so funny about this? Mr. Ected May 2017 #23

Looks like they've both had better days. jmg257 May 2017 #24

weird! TUMERIC123 May 2017 #25

That is gross get the red out May 2017 #27

All I could say or think was "Uh...wow." Doreen May 2017 #28

Amateur hour compared to how savage Trump has depicted and wants the rest of us treated. nt. NCTraveler May 2017 #30

Idiotic. A badly calculated look-at-me ploy. RelativelyJones May 2017 #32

I don't know what she was going for, but it doesn't say anything to me. Demit May 2017 #34

OK, that's dumb Warpy May 2017 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author Blue_Adept May 2017 #37

"There was blood coming out of his eyes, blood coming out of his whereever..." Rollo May 2017 #36

It's a great statement of what women have to do in order to survive the Trump years Blue_Adept May 2017 #38

Wow I am not sure what this is supposed to mean except for shock value mvd May 2017 #39

Moe once chopped off Larry's legs. LanternWaste May 2017 #40

I REALLY don't like what she's wearing. Sugar Smack May 2017 #42

I have been muttering about tricoteuses and tumbrels(& associated implements) for months. politicat May 2017 #43

Go Kathy go.. Keep on keeping on. LakeArenal May 2017 #45

The Ugly American Turbineguy May 2017 #47