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37. Thank you, I will check them out. I used

Reply to irisblue (Reply #35)

Tue Jan 9, 2018, 07:35 PM

Jan 2018

to watch MTP with my grandparents almost every week, I've loved politics since middle school (Operation Desert Storm).

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Comedians or other famous people that you wish were alive during the Trump presidency [View all] IrishEyes Jan 2018 OP

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My thought exactly. But he did foretell Trump in a way. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #2

Bill Hicks BigMin28 Jan 2018 #3

Yeah... sfwriter Jan 2018 #63

Yes! rownesheck Jan 2018 #65

Bill would have probably climbed to the top of the watchtower during the W years. Initech Jan 2018 #68

i hear ya, but his comedy lives on through many political comedy shows unblock Jan 2018 #4

Just remembered... N_E_1 for Tennis Jan 2018 #5

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Will Rogers SharonAnn Jan 2018 #34

Oh Yes. Will Rogers for the win nt yellowdogintexas Jan 2018 #50

Roseanne.. that biting wit, you'd know she'd go after Trump biggly hlthe2b Jan 2018 #6

George Carlin was the answer even before I clicked on this thread. Bleacher Creature Jan 2018 #7

Unquestionably Carlin. Zoonart Jan 2018 #8

Same for me. DFW Jan 2018 #18

George Burns... WheelWalker Jan 2018 #9

Molly Ivins.............. MyOwnPeace Jan 2018 #10

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Molly Ivins X 1000. Paladin Jan 2018 #67

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Dick Gregory nt SeattleVet Jan 2018 #12

Johnny Carson. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #13

Robin Williams BarbaRosa Jan 2018 #15

I miss Robin Williams. IrishEyes Jan 2018 #21

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Groucho!!! ailsagirl Jan 2018 #17

That would be great. IrishEyes Jan 2018 #20

Before Trump was even born, Groucho summed him up: Dale Neiburg Jan 2018 #66

LOL!!!!!!!! ailsagirl Jan 2018 #71

recommended. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2018 #87

H. L. Mencken, if you regard him as a comedian... First Speaker Jan 2018 #19

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Molly Ivans...n/t Upthevibe Jan 2018 #24

Molly Ivans would tear him a new asshole! red dog 1 Jan 2018 #25

Mark Russell. Permanut Jan 2018 #26

Well, These Two Are Still Alive Leith Jan 2018 #27

Ann Richards and Molly Ivins Deb Jan 2018 #28

I agree! thegoose Jan 2018 #79

Abbie Hoffman jodymarie aimee Jan 2018 #29

Mark Twain madamesilverspurs Jan 2018 #30

Madame, You beat me to it, his my choice too. MLAA Jan 2018 #32

Frank Zappa Drifter Jan 2018 #31

He actually wanted to switch parties before he died. Initech Jan 2018 #69

Hands down George Carlin, non comedians Tim Russert dewsgirl Jan 2018 #33

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Thank you, I will check them out. I used dewsgirl Jan 2018 #37

Mark Twain n/t livetohike Jan 2018 #38

"Other famous people"? Pope George Ringo II Jan 2018 #39

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Christopher Hitchens. Laffy Kat Jan 2018 #41

Walter Cronkite, Martin Luther King Jr, Harry Truman Stuart G Jan 2018 #42

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Bill Hicks n/t Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #44

Hmmm... jmowreader Jan 2018 #45

The first one I thought of pressbox69 Jan 2018 #46

Moms Mabley. montana_hazeleyes Jan 2018 #47

"Two old women were walkin' down the street..... A HERETIC I AM Jan 2018 #48

Heee Hee! montana_hazeleyes Jan 2018 #49

Joan Rivers? LW1977 Jan 2018 #52

F**k no! She was a BFF of Donald Trump. no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 #54

Jack Paar and Steve Allen, doing a tag team. no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 #55

Johnny Carson, Liberty Belle Jan 2018 #53

Paul cilla4progress Jan 2018 #56

Lol. I was gonna say "Wellstone's a comedian?" And then I noticed the "other famous people"... Hong Kong Cavalier Jan 2018 #72

Carlin, Pryor and Bruce... Docreed2003 Jan 2018 #57

JFKjr mainstreetonce Jan 2018 #58

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Professor Irwin Corey, klook Jan 2018 #60

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James Baldwin, Allen Ginsberg rainy Jan 2018 #62

Frank Zappa 90-percent Jan 2018 #64

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John Lennon. Boomerproud Jan 2018 #75

Come on, "Screamin' Sam Kinison" extvbroadcaster Jan 2018 #76

Number one snowybirdie Jan 2018 #77

Redd Foxx and Bernie Mac..... spicysista Jan 2018 #80

Molly Ivins TBA Jan 2018 #82

Martin Luther King. Sophia4 Jan 2018 #83

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Frederick Douglass. NNadir Jan 2018 #85

Frank Zappa and Mr. Carlin Ferrets are Cool Jan 2018 #86

Bob Hope. patricia92243 Jan 2018 #89

Will Rogers JonLP24 Jan 2018 #91

Hunter S. Thompson. n/t Mr.Bill Jan 2018 #92

Bartcop Denis 11 Jan 2018 #93

My first thought. argyl Jan 2018 #94