Liberals can do humor better because humor can use the truth. Stewart constantly exposes things.
The type of humor conservatives can do is only hate-based.
You know the type - people who find things like pictures of blacks eating watermelons or chicken HILARIOUS because it lets them vent their hate feeling superior.
See one of PJABBER's posts for a taste of this sort of hate humor.
For those people, just making simple caricatures of names they hate is HILARIOUS. Like that 'Obama's mom conceived him from a stranger in group sex at a party' joke.
For people with more sense, it's not funny.
I really didn't want to do this, so be grateful, but I googled for jokes by mitt romney to help you appreciate the point.
1.
Mitt Romney, accepting the nomination for president of the United States, addressed the crowd that had gathered in Tampa, Fla., for this occasion, and he made a little joke in his speech.
“President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans,” Romney said, and paused for effect.
The crowd laughed.
“And to heal the planet,” Romney continued.
The crowd laughed again.
“My promise is to help you and your family,” he finished, to a roaring standing ovation from the audience.
In other words, “healing the planet” has little to do with helping American families.
See, just mentioning trying to reduce climate change is hilarious, because Republicans know climate change is a lie.
2.
Mitt Romney made a joke about his birth certificate at a rally in Commerce, Mich. on Friday.
Speaking about his Michigan roots, he said, "No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised."
The joke was received with hearty applause by the audience.
(For commentary on how Republicans tried to find false equivalency with an Obama joke, see
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/08/guide-defending-mitt-romneys-birther-joke/56178/)
When it's not hate, it's often just bad.
3.
TAMPA, FLA. – Mitt Romney began his Republican National Convention (RNC) speech off on the lighter side Thursday night, joking that his playlist is better than running mate Paul Ryan’s list.
During his address at the convention Wednesday night, Ryan, 42, zinged Romney, 65, on his musical tastes, saying, “There are the songs on his iPod, which I’ve heard on the campaign bus and on many hotel elevators...
On Thursday in his presidential nomination acceptance speech Romney responded.
“But Paul, I still like the playlist on my iPod better than yours,” he said.
Painful.
4.
Romney opens Indiana event with weather joke
POLITICO's Ginger Gibson reports:
Mitt Romney started his speech to the American Legion convention in Indianapolis with a joke.
“I appreciate this invitation to join you on dry land this afternoon,” Romney said, prompting laughter from the audience.
Then he switched to a more serious tone.
“Our thoughts are of course with the people of the Gulf Coast states,” Romney continued. “Seven years ago today, they were bracing for Hurricane Katrina. This afternoon they are enduring Isaac. We're grateful that it appears Isaac will spare them from the kind of damage we saw during Katrina, but for many in the Gulf Coast who just finished repairing their homes and are getting a life back to normal, this must be a heavy burden. So today our thoughts are with them, our prayers go out to them, and our country must do all we can to help them recover.”
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