Sunday, September 7, 2008

SHP's dig at "community organizers"

Sarah's line about "community organizers" in her acceptance speech was suggested by Jim Geraghty (a genuinely nice guy, if his gracious replies to my occasional e-mails is any indication). It was a zinger: I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities.

James Taranto of OpinionJournal followed up with a call for additional "community organizer" jokes. Here's what he posted:

Our call for "community organizer" jokes brought some amusing ones:

Nelles Hamilton: What's the difference between a "community organizer" and a pit bull? Teeth.

Dagny Billings: What's the difference between a "community organizer" and a seeing-eye dog? Even a blind man can see the dog is actually helping someone.

Michael Roberson: What's the difference between a "community organizer" and a Chihuahua? The Chihuahua will eventually shut up.

Bob Vorick: What's the difference between a "community organizer" and a puppy? One will grow up to become a loyal servant of mankind.

O. Nara: What's the difference between a "community organizer" and a shih tzu? Zu.

Left-liberal blogger Ezra Klein, meanwhile, argues that it's racist to make fun of "community organizers." (It seems that Barack Obama, a former "community organizer," is African-American.) Which gives us another idea for a joke:

What's the difference between a "community organizer" and a pit bull?

It's a black thing, you wouldn't understand.

1 comment:

Daria said...

Alternate answer:

"As a typical white person, you wouldn't understand."