I like stand up comedy as much as the next guy, but I really hate it when they wish death (or failure) upon someone else. If she had said the same thing about the President or a member of the administration, I would have been just as unhappy about it.
Regardless of politics, you don't wish death or illness upon another person. It just shows how low class you are.
Immie
how do you feel about obama laughing at the "joke"?
Well, sometimes something strikes you as funny and you laugh. Then when you think about it, you realize it really wasn't funny and this time it wasn't.
I don't find that kind of joke to be funny. I wouldn't have laughed, but others would. It is in poor taste.
As for Wanda Sykes, in my opinion this joke was in poor taste. I've never seen her performance so I can't say that I know anything about her, but you know, not every joke is funny. I've watched stand up before and every performer has jokes that make me laugh and some that I don't think are funny. This would have been one of those jokes that I didn't find funny. That doesn't mean that I would not have laughed at other jokes, but this one wasn't funny.
Simply because she made one bad joke doesn't mean I won't ever go to see her perform. Just because President Obama laughed at a joke I didn't find funny, doesn't mean he is a terrible person.
Immie