The NASA Chief’s Ears Are Endless, and Kimmel Isn’t Funny
Donald Trump's comment about NASA chief Jared Isaacman's ears sparked media controversy, though Isaacman responded with humor on social media. The author criticizes what he sees as excessive political correctness in media reactions, contrasting it with genuine humor. He also dismisses Jimmy Kimmel's joke about Melania Trump as unfunny and rooted in hatred rather than comedy.
- ▪Donald Trump commented on Jared Isaacman's ears during a reception where he also praised him and his team.
- ▪Isaacman responded on X with a lighthearted message about his 'superpowers' being easy to spot.
- ▪The author argues that political correctness has stifled humor and that left-wing comedians often mistake hatred for comedy.
- ▪Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about Melania Trump that the author claims was not funny and stemmed from animosity.
- ▪The article criticizes Western media for defending some forms of expression while overreacting to others.
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I’m becoming increasingly convinced that progressivism is incompatible with a sense of humor. Big headlines in the left-wing press followed Donald Trump’s comment about NASA chief Jared Isaacman’s ears: “You heard that question with those beautiful ears of yours.” Let me be perfectly honest about this. As a badass columnist, I’ve been an expert on physiognomy for 30 years. You can imagine I’ve observed many ears (countless ears) of all shapes and sizes, and I’ve enthusiastically described many of them in lovely articles. And yet, I’ve never seen anything as prodigious as Jared Isaacman’s. It’s truly fascinating. You could spend three days and three nights walking across each of those ears. We all know it. He knows it. Trump knows it.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.
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