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Pope George Ringo II

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39. "Other famous people"?

Tue Jan 9, 2018, 07:43 PM

Jan 2018

And somebody gets a visit from the Secret Service in 3...2...

Lots of good names above. A resurrected Lincoln could salvage the Republican Party. Eisenhower would at least make it examine itself. Say what you will about an opposition party, healthy democracies need them and they need them healthy. Jefferson, Adams, Madison and a few of their companions could accomplish unparalleled things with a call for a Constitutional Convention to solve problems beyond the reach of our contemporaries.

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

Lenny Bruce Nt N_E_1 for Tennis Jan 2018 #1

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

Mort Sahl is 90 and still performing red dog 1 Jan 2018 #22

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

Dear Molly, "Hold my beer. No prisoners!" n/t sarge43 Jan 2018 #16

Definitely Molly! catrose Jan 2018 #36

Definitely Molly!!! She would be having a field day nt yellowdogintexas Jan 2018 #51

Oh yeah shenmue Jan 2018 #59

Molly Ivins X 1000. Paladin Jan 2018 #67

First choice Leighbythesea Jan 2018 #81

Richard Pryor ✌🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #11

Yes, definitely Richard Pryor. IrishEyes Jan 2018 #14

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

He would be shredding frump now. lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #90

Yep, Robin... n/t billh58 Jan 2018 #73

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

George Carlin, Jonathan Winters. Robin Williams, Pat McCormick, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor red dog 1 Jan 2018 #23

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

Russert gave a lot of cover on MTP to Cheney on the run up to the Second Gulf War irisblue Jan 2018 #35

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

One comedian & one songwriter Loge23 Jan 2018 #40

Christopher Hitchens. Laffy Kat Jan 2018 #41

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

My mind runs to the original 3 Stooges rurallib Jan 2018 #43

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

Very true Docreed2003 Jan 2018 #61

I just sobbed when he died TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #70

Professor Irwin Corey, klook Jan 2018 #60

I had the same thought about Ferrets are Cool Jan 2018 #88

James Baldwin, Allen Ginsberg rainy Jan 2018 #62

Frank Zappa 90-percent Jan 2018 #64

herblock Pharlo Jan 2018 #74

Herb would have been like the aftermath Vogon_Glory Jan 2018 #78

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

That's exactly who I was thinking of when I saw the title. Oneironaut Jan 2018 #84

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