Obama Jokes -- As Simple as Black and White

It's ironic -- Barack Obama shattered racial barriers, yet some stand-up comedians are still hung on the whole Black vs. White thing.
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Denis Leary and Richard Belzer have their differences on whether Obama is fair game, but both dudes don't think Blacks and Whites are the same -- at least on stage.

Tags: comedians, comics, denis leary, DenisLeary, richard belzer, RichardBelzer

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1. oh please TMZ is this the pot calling the kettle black, think about what you write. And then reframe

Posted at 2:06PM on Nov 11th 2008 by dish

2. Yea.......kinda like how the black community is all hung up on the fact that he is black man who made it to office more than the fact that he is a man who is perfect as the next president of the United States who just happens to be black.

Posted at 1:06PM on Nov 11th 2008 by deezeey

3. why are yo0u showing anything from that stupid a%& Dennis Leary. He is an ignorant idiot whose unkind words about the autism community has not gone unnoticed. I hope he digs a hole and crawls back in wher he comes from. What he said is unforgiveable. And if on eerson says oh he raises money for FFwidow and theor families. I say why don't we make some jokes about that and see how he feels. That stupid JERK. I actually pity anyone who watches anything to do with him.

Posted at 1:14PM on Nov 11th 2008 by rukidnme

4. Here is one for the ages "What's black and white and red all over"? Obama after lying out in the sun too long.I need to copyright that line. Most people in the past would have said newspaper.

Posted at 1:16PM on Nov 11th 2008 by anokie

5. Mainstream media (MSM) is hung on the whole Black vs. White thing. How many times per minute does MSM mention that Obama's African-American.....

Posted at 1:17PM on Nov 11th 2008 by capup

6. He's half black. How does EVERYONE seem to forget that???

Posted at 1:25PM on Nov 11th 2008 by Hardy Har

7. Can' wait to see Obama being sworn in. I Barack HUSSEIN Obama do solemnly swear. The dopes who voted for him will be sayin',WTF? I voted for a HUSSEIN? HUSSEIN hates it when you say his middle name but HE will have to say it to be sworn in LOL!

Posted at 1:28PM on Nov 11th 2008 by I swear.....

8. @ deezeey...what makes you the expert on the black community to generalize like that...I'm happy because the person I voted for and believed in won. I don't look at color when I think of people, nor do I vote on color. Black people don't vote for someone just because their black. If that was the case, we would have supported Jesse Jackson when he attempted to run...but we won't even having that one.

Posted at 1:28PM on Nov 11th 2008 by RJ

9. Who cares about a name???? He had no control over his name and I doubt he'll have a problem saying his name. This scare tactic didn't work then and it won't work now.

Posted at 1:38PM on Nov 11th 2008 by RJ

10. Why is he of color?? he is white and black and yes the blacks seem to think he is the president of BLACKS- I am a white person of color..so is everyone we are all of color . Seems people have a pick what color fits them, but how great is that, that he is BLACK AND WHITE!! not african american ONLY!! but WHITE color too.

Posted at 1:46PM on Nov 11th 2008 by Beverly

11. Afraid to make jokes of him. NOW THAT RACIST!

Posted at 2:26PM on Nov 11th 2008 by Democrats are evil

12. dennis leary is the biggest douchebag in hollywood. he's made a career out of being an a$$hole, and he's ugly as hell, too. no talent, no class, no brains. go away, maggotface!

Posted at 2:26PM on Nov 11th 2008 by First Class Lady

13. I agree with #1. This whole Obama thing is reverse racism. The blacks that have never voted before this years election ONLY voted because he is a black man. The interviews on CNN during 11/4 were amazingly racist in showing the MLK Temple with all them black people in there just cheering slapping some words like "change" and "hope" around because it's the buzz word and that's all they know about their candidate. Most of them don't even know what he stands for, but only voted because they're black. It was clearly shown and everyone just focused on the black/white thing and THAT'S the change these people are talking about.

Just because it's the ORIGINAL racism doesn't make it any different.
While we're on the subject...white is always right!!

Posted at 3:08PM on Nov 11th 2008 by Jenny

14. No Change comes to Washington DC , The Democrats that Caused the Economic Meltdown with their mortgage policies, are the same Democrats running the banking system.

Posted at 3:12PM on Nov 11th 2008 by DEMOCRATS ARE GUITLY FOR THE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS

15. TMZ IS BIASED. THEY BASHED PALIN OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION MADE FUN OF MCCAIN GOING FISHING AFTER HE LOSES THE ELECTION. YES MCCAIN LOSS BUT WE DONT NEED IMMATURE PEOPLE FROM TMZ USING ITS INFLUENCE THROUGH ITS SHOW TO CHANGE THE MINDS OF VOTERS. TMZ IS PATHETIC. BOYCOTT TMZ....

Posted at 3:35AM on Nov 13th 2008 by xinunus

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