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Trinnity
06-08-2012, 09:39 PM
Don Rickles Shocks Hollywood Crowd With Racial Obama Joke (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/don-rickles-president-obama-shirley-maclaine-335308)

Don Rickles nearly hijacked the American Film Institute’s tribute to Shirley MacLaine on Thursday night at Sony Pictures Studios, unleashing a trademark barrage of insults that took aim at President Obama, Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson and the honoree herself.

“I shouldn’t make fun of the blacks,” Rickles said, and then proceeded to do just that: “President Obama is a personal friend of mine. He was over to the house yesterday, but the mop broke.”

The black-tie crowd, gathered to celebrate MacLaine, the 40th recipient of the AFI’s Life Achievement Award, alternately gasped at the 86-year-old comic’s put-downs and then found themselves laughing and applauding.



:sofa:

Guess it's safe to attack him in Hollywood now...
It's all down hill for him now.

roadmaster
06-09-2012, 12:47 AM
Most Presidents get laughed at, doesn't make him any special. Heck I laughed when they threw a shoe at Bush. I guess they will be calling Rickles racist now.

Calypso Jones
06-09-2012, 10:02 AM
I like Don Rickles but that wasn't particularly funny. he coulda zinged a lot better with better material based on the truth of the matter. But. interesting. I suspect don, regardless of his extreme age is gonna take some heat on that. He was in that movie with Deniro...Casino. I'm sure DeNiro probably isn't impressed with Rickles remarks. Wonder how those two got along.

Trinnity
06-09-2012, 10:41 AM
Like him or not....Rickles is unique.

Professor Peabody
06-09-2012, 02:58 PM
He's no more or less politically incorrect than Chris Rock.

wingrider
06-09-2012, 03:06 PM
at Don rickles age i doubt very much if he even cares about what people say.

Calypso Jones
06-09-2012, 04:32 PM
It's no worse really than the things he's said in jest about white celebrities.

wingrider
06-09-2012, 04:48 PM
true.. like his favorite line was ..Ya hockey puck

Conley
06-09-2012, 05:02 PM
at Don rickles age i doubt very much if he even cares about what people say.

:laugh: Exactly!

Calypso Jones
06-09-2012, 08:52 PM
He's a pretty good little actor too. One of my favorites was Innocent Blood.