Co Creator of The Daily Show Lizz Winstead makes fun of Oklahoma tornado - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Blackout · 05-20-2013, 09:46 PM

https://twitter.com/lizzwinstead

Lizz Winstead ‏@lizzwinstead 5h
This tornado is in Oklahoma so clearly it has been ordered to only target conservatives.

Lizz Winstead ‏@lizzwinstead 5h
@swashamokc If Its not OK to YOU for me to combine news stories to point out hypocrisy AND Im not making fun of victims u shld Unfollow

Lizz Winstead ‏@lizzwinstead 5h
How long has Obama known about this Tornado?

Penny Lane · 05-21-2013, 01:36 PM

Absolutely tasteless!

James28 · 05-21-2013, 02:18 PM

Why is it always Comedy Central that has to make insensitive jokes like this?

JamesG · 05-21-2013, 07:53 PM

"I Was an Idiot": "Daily Show" Creator Apologizes for Insensitive Tornado Jokes
5/21/2013
by Seth Abramovitch

Comedian and "Daily Show" co-creator Lizz Winstead is feeling the wrath of the Internet after tweeting several politically charged jokes about the devastating tornado that decimated Moore, Okla., on Monday.

Winstead, 51, tweeted to her following of 75,000, "This tornado is in Oklahoma so clearly it has been ordered to only target conservatives." The joke was a reference to the IRS scandal. As angry readers tweeted their outrage, Winstead stood by her tweet.

To one follower who wrote, "As an Oklahoman, I don't think this was something that would result in my continuing to follow you," Winstead responded, "If Its not OK to YOU for me to combine news stories to point out hypocrisy AND Im not making fun of victims u shld Unfollow."

Winstead continued with two more tornado-themed jokes -- "How long has Obama known about this Tornado?" and "Tornado just bumped me from MSNBC. #Benghazi" -- as the first reports of fatalities out of Moore began to trickle in.

Two hours later, the extent of the destruction and loss of life revealed, Winstead pulled the initial tweet and issued an apology.

"Made a political joke, Twas before devastation revealed. In hindsight, had I understood, I would have refrained. Beyond sorry, #LetMeHaveIt," she wrote to a now smaller group of subscribers.

Further mea culpas followed -- "It's worth giving me sh-t. I was an idiot," she wrote -- accompanied by a stream of links to help tornado victims.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...tornado-526220

KurtfromPitts · 05-22-2013, 11:01 AM

What a maroon-Bugs Bunny

Blackout · 05-23-2013, 02:02 AM

only apologizing to save face

05-20-2013, 09:46 PM	#1
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05-21-2013, 01:36 PM	#2
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05-21-2013, 02:18 PM	#3
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05-21-2013, 07:53 PM	#4
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,070	*"I Was an Idiot": "Daily Show" Creator Apologizes for Insensitive Tornado Jokes* 5/21/2013 by Seth Abramovitch Comedian and "Daily Show" co-creator Lizz Winstead is feeling the wrath of the Internet after tweeting several politically charged jokes about the devastating tornado that decimated Moore, Okla., on Monday. Winstead, 51, tweeted to her following of 75,000, "This tornado is in Oklahoma so clearly it has been ordered to only target conservatives." The joke was a reference to the IRS scandal. As angry readers tweeted their outrage, Winstead stood by her tweet. To one follower who wrote, "As an Oklahoman, I don't think this was something that would result in my continuing to follow you," Winstead responded, "If Its not OK to YOU for me to combine news stories to point out hypocrisy AND Im not making fun of victims u shld Unfollow." Winstead continued with two more tornado-themed jokes -- "How long has Obama known about this Tornado?" and "Tornado just bumped me from MSNBC. #Benghazi" -- as the first reports of fatalities out of Moore began to trickle in. Two hours later, the extent of the destruction and loss of life revealed, Winstead pulled the initial tweet and issued an apology. "Made a political joke, Twas before devastation revealed. In hindsight, had I understood, I would have refrained. Beyond sorry, #LetMeHaveIt," she wrote to a now smaller group of subscribers. Further mea culpas followed -- "It's worth giving me sh-t. I was an idiot," she wrote -- accompanied by a stream of links to help tornado victims. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...tornado-526220

05-22-2013, 11:01 AM	#5
KurtfromPitts Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Location: Carnegie PA Posts: 1,533	What a maroon-Bugs Bunny

05-23-2013, 02:02 AM	#6
Blackout Sart Bimpson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Location: where the sun rises Posts: 2,235	only apologizing to save face