Sean Spicer Was Funny at the Emmy's

Get Over It Crabby Progressives

For reasons almost impossible to understand there was some blowback from former Press Secretary Sean Spicer's appearance at the Emmy's where he made fun of himself and his outrageous claims on behalf of the Trumpster.

But soon after, Colbert posed the question of how many people were watching the Emmys. The answer came in the form of Spicer’s cameo. The Republican operative wheeled out a podium like the one Melissa McCarthy used in her SNL impression of him. In a mock-stern voice, he announced: “This will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys, period, both in person and around the world!”

Okay, somewhat funny, nothing offensive and among the least important things in the world certainly the Emmy's rank near the top. But . . .

Many viewers were quick to air discomfort with the Spicer bit. “There’s nothing funny about the damage [Spicer] assisted in planning, defended, & celebrated when he worked in The White House,” tweeted the activist DeRay McKesson. The actor and former Obama adviser Kal Penn wrote, that Spicer “can normalize himself in good fun, but he still passionately advocated against human rights, health care, & American values.” 

Get real here people. Among the many atrocities that have been committed and will be committed by the current administration the silly ravings of Spicer when he was in the administration is just not that important. And kudos to a person who can mock themselves on national TV.

CNN’s reporting also noted that the Spicer cameo was Colbert’s idea: “He and his producers knew there would be blowback. … But Colbert thought it would be funny and surprising, and that’s what mattered most.” 

Right on Stephen, right on.