Monday, August 28, 2006

Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing




In He's a Winner, We're the Losers, I noted the departure of Rob Corddry. A possible new replacement is "Senior Black correspondent" Larry Wilmore, who complained that Republicans like Tony Snow and Va. Sen. George Allen are giving real racists like Strom Thurmond a bad name. Calling the new racism "lame," Wilmore condemned their "Lazy Racism." He said:

America emerged as a great nation because of our profound commitment to racism. In fact, this country was born out of the eradication of one race and the enslavement of another. That was racism.
A Truthdig Commenter compared his humor to Richard Pryor. We sure need him now!

Speaking of new correspondents, I also like Assif Mandvi, who has been on TDS a few times recently as a Middle Eastern Affairs correspondent. See, Thanks for the Memories. Here's an article about him in the LA Times, 'Daily Show' debut could be his big opportunity. I hope he becomes a regular.

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