Oct 15, 2012
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The ABC television network has removed jokes about President Obama and former President Clinton from an upcoming episode of “Last Man Standing,” according to the show’s star – Tim Allen.
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Allen told The New York Post that the Disney-owned network yanked a number of political jokes from an episode that is scheduled to air just before the presidential election.
Allen’s character, a conservative, is trying to persuade his daughter to vote for Mitt Romney.
The ABC standards department ordered the show to remove one joke that had Allen’s character called Obama “a communist.”
TV Guide backed up that claim in a story written by Michael Schneider and reported by WND.com.
“Allen fought to keep that in – noting he finds it funny when conservatives paint the president with the label,” WND.com reported. “But it appears he lost that battle, as none of the references made the final cut.”
“I love communist jokes,” Allen told the Post. “The right sees everything as a communist.”
“We also had this line about the Clintons where I say, ‘They’re like shingles; just when you think they are gone, they pop back up,’” he added.
That line was deleted, too.
TV Guide reported there was a battle between executive producer Tim Doyle Allen and the network over some of the content.
ABC is the same network that approved a program originally called “Good Christian Bitches.” That show was cancelled at the end of its first season.
The decision to censor a joke about President Obama has drawn the attention of the Media Research Center.
“ABC won’t allow certain buttons to be touched,” wrote Tim Graham, director of media analysis at the MRC. “It’s almost funny that the censors would be so lax on sex and violence, but will clamp down like Bonnie Bluehair on Obama jokes. Is this their only Thou Shalt Not?”
The network did not return calls seeking comment on Allen’s claims.
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We are doomed. The young people are getting all their guidance from these tv shows, blogs, etc and this is the future for us. The end of our freedom is near. You people better be scared. The commies and socialists have taken over. Sad thing is they have no idea what they are bringing about. We will never be able to turn this all back around if Obama doesn't go now. If you want to be scared – take a look at some blogs and comments by African Americans all calling for riots if Obama loses. I don't know about you but I live in a city that is 80% African American and I am very scared.
This is such BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Of course they removed them. Had it been about Ryan or Romney they would have added a few. We have lost a press that reports news to one that makes it according to who owes them and their bias.
Also, we cannot afford to joke about the messiah…who failed.
Nice to know censorship is alive and well in HOLLYWOOD ~ lol Poor Tim Allen ~ can't be funny and conservative at the same time.
ABC and the rest censor the truth all the time, though usually by just not telling it. This so called," joke," hit way to close to home for these communist sympathisers to allow it to hit the airwaves.
ABC and the rest censor the truth all the time, though usually by just not telling it. This so called," joke," hit way to close to home for these communist sympathisers to allow it to hit the airwaves.
I almost wonder if it isn't a good thing they removed it. From the story above, it almost sounds like Tim Allen wanted the joke in, in order to make fun of conservatives. <?> “The right sees everything as a communist.” Let's hope this isn't the typical, Dad is an idiot, but all the women in the family will help educate him and eventually he'll see their point of view and show how much he can grow. Bleh!
Walt Disney was a brain washed and brain washing, Illuminist. You can thank him and the Illuminati controlled media for censorship of this nature and all the other junk on tv, including all the sickening government propaganda, disinformation, and other lies. Pick your poison. Communism, Socialism, Corporatism, Fascism, Racism, Classism, false Christianity and false religion. The right and the left are equally guilty and corrupt, both being sold out to and controlled by the New World Order. Say goodbye to free speech and hello to mandatory worship of the Beast. But as for me, I will speek the truth and defend the cause of liberty even if they throw me in jail. I will not bow to this evil and tyrannical system. Everyone has the right to choose what they believe and who or what they bow their knew to, even if they decide to foolishly worship themselves as gods. But I will only bow to Jesus Christ, the only one worthy.
ABC : Absolute COMMIES!
Walt Disney was a brain washed and brain washing, Illuminist. You can thank him and the Illuminati controlled media for censorship of this nature and all the other junk on tv, including all the sickening government propaganda, disinformation, and other lies. Pick your poison. Communism, Socialism, Corporatism, Fascism, Racism, Militarism, Classism, false Christianity and false religion; order out of chaos. The right and the left are equally guilty and corrupt, both being sold out to and controlled by the New World Order. Say goodbye to free speech and hello to mandatory worship of the Beast. But as for me, I will speek the truth and defend the cause of liberty even if they throw me in jail. I will not bow to this evil and tyrannical system. Everyone has the right to choose what they believe and who or what they bow their knee to, even if they decide to foolishly worship themselves as gods. But I will only bow to Jesus Christ, the only one worthy.
HA HA HA! The joke's on YOU, foolish Commie-hating paranoiacs! Tim Allen was MAKING FUN OF YOU!
All of you paranoid freaks who see a "Commie" behind ever tree and blade of grass! THE JOKE IS ON YOU! ABC was protecting YOUR delicate feelings, fools!
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