Re: leno

["Neil E. Weissman" <neilweissman@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have heard many make jokes.

WMMR in Philly
WFAN in NY

--- Sroundtable@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/21/2003 11:53:00 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> TheWho-Digest-Owner@igtc.com writes:
> 
> > I was just saying too that Leno is
> > just a dumb late night host trying to warm a crowd up with his
> monologue. 
> > He does not even write his own jokes.  Townshend's 
> > situation happens to be
> > topical and people are going to make jokes.
> 
> Problem here is that Leno is the only one making such jokes about Pete. 
> When he makes jokes about an individual, the perception is that there
> must be some truth to the joke, or it wouldn't be funny.  Most who hear
> the jokes are not famil;iar with the actual facts, and when they laugh
> they show their belief in at least the partial truth of the joke.  It is
> wrong for Jay to use Pete's situation for cheap laughs when the real
> truth has yet to be established.
> 
> mc
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