I am sure Left-wingers who insist that conservatives are alien to humour will maintain that O’Rourke wasn’t funny
No – they are insisting that he was the only funny right winger ever, and every single one of them mentions that he voted for Hillary and against Trump. And that’s why they’ll admit he was funny.
Ah, you might think that we lost our sense of humor. But many of us didn’t. In fact I laugh every night at one of the funniest far right cartoonist i have every come across. Humor is humor. And the best are still the best no matter what political party. Am I very saddened that the cartoons make fun of some very decent folks who are trying to do their best to save our democracy? Yes, Yes I am. But I still laugh. And right now I am reading P.J.’s book “Peace Kills”. It is very insightful. P.J. was a true conservative. I hope the Republicans come back to what conservatism actually means – conserving not only wealth but the environment and being decent to each other.
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John Murray
2 years ago
His “Holidays in Hell” has one of the best essays about Belfast during the Troubles I’ve ever read. He brilliantly describes a scene of an “invisible” British army patrol moving through a crowded public playground with kids and mothers all carrying on as if they weren’t there, which is exactly how it was, but seldom observed in the press. RIP.
The normal noise is fine. If it goes quiet then you grip your weapon and your a**l sphincter a bit tighter.
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Linda Hutchinson
2 years ago
I didn’t agree with much of Mr.O’Rourke’s politics, like many Libertarians he was little concerned with how what one chose to do impacted others,, however, I did find him funny and was sad to hear, this morning, the news of his passing. A particular piece that I found amusing was when he was test driving an Italian sports car (I forget which make) and was truely impressed by its performance, he then observed that the car made him proud to be an American . The logic for this comment, he said, was if even the Italians could make such a car, imagine what the good ol’ US could do if it put its mind to it.
The Bachelor’s Home Companion saw me right during my uni years. Sage housekeeping advice on every page.
Lesley van Reenen
2 years ago
Loved O’Rourke’s writing. Don’t love that he loved Killary – so middling and ill thought through. And pleased that I didn’t know it before now. So ‘un-hippie’ of him. Hillary?
Many such writers of various backgrounds/genres displayed similar hypocrisy.
William McClure
2 years ago
Many have sipped from the Orange Man bad cup. P. J. Might have forgotten a few of the many accomplishments Trump provided for America and it’s people.
The current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave can continue
to enjoy the memorable phase coined by the MSM: Let’s Go Brandon…
Dennis Boylon
2 years ago
Canada is aiming for the gulags
Andrew Fisher
2 years ago
Left wingers are notoriously po-faced and humourless – the battle against ‘privilege’ is ongoing and serious you see, so that is a somewhat strange point to make.
R Wright
2 years ago
Libertarian stupidity is to a large extent responsible for the west’s current crises.
No – they are insisting that he was the only funny right winger ever, and every single one of them mentions that he voted for Hillary and against Trump. And that’s why they’ll admit he was funny.
Well, I found him funny pre-Trump by decades.
Voting for Hilary. Now that is genuinely funny
Nonsense… the left completely lost its sense of humor. The onion is terrible now. The bee kills the onion.
https://babylonbee.com/news/eminem-takes-a-knee-in-heartfelt-tribute-to-tim-tebow
Ah, you might think that we lost our sense of humor. But many of us didn’t. In fact I laugh every night at one of the funniest far right cartoonist i have every come across. Humor is humor. And the best are still the best no matter what political party. Am I very saddened that the cartoons make fun of some very decent folks who are trying to do their best to save our democracy? Yes, Yes I am. But I still laugh. And right now I am reading P.J.’s book “Peace Kills”. It is very insightful. P.J. was a true conservative. I hope the Republicans come back to what conservatism actually means – conserving not only wealth but the environment and being decent to each other.
His “Holidays in Hell” has one of the best essays about Belfast during the Troubles I’ve ever read. He brilliantly describes a scene of an “invisible” British army patrol moving through a crowded public playground with kids and mothers all carrying on as if they weren’t there, which is exactly how it was, but seldom observed in the press. RIP.
The normal noise is fine. If it goes quiet then you grip your weapon and your a**l sphincter a bit tighter.
I didn’t agree with much of Mr.O’Rourke’s politics, like many Libertarians he was little concerned with how what one chose to do impacted others,, however, I did find him funny and was sad to hear, this morning, the news of his passing. A particular piece that I found amusing was when he was test driving an Italian sports car (I forget which make) and was truely impressed by its performance, he then observed that the car made him proud to be an American . The logic for this comment, he said, was if even the Italians could make such a car, imagine what the good ol’ US could do if it put its mind to it.
That used to be true. It is up to the Chinese now
The Bachelor’s Home Companion saw me right during my uni years. Sage housekeeping advice on every page.
Loved O’Rourke’s writing. Don’t love that he loved Killary – so middling and ill thought through. And pleased that I didn’t know it before now. So ‘un-hippie’ of him. Hillary?
Many such writers of various backgrounds/genres displayed similar hypocrisy.
Many have sipped from the Orange Man bad cup. P. J. Might have forgotten a few of the many accomplishments Trump provided for America and it’s people.
The current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave can continue
to enjoy the memorable phase coined by the MSM: Let’s Go Brandon…
Canada is aiming for the gulags
Left wingers are notoriously po-faced and humourless – the battle against ‘privilege’ is ongoing and serious you see, so that is a somewhat strange point to make.
Libertarian stupidity is to a large extent responsible for the west’s current crises.
Are you confusing Libertarian with Liberal?