SNL’s Pete Davidson apologized for the disgusting and disgraceful joke he made about Dan Crenshaw’s war wound
By Howie Katz
Big Jolly Times
November 12, 2018
Dan Crenshaw is a true hero in every sense of the word! He is a former Navy SEAL who served three tours in Afghanistan. He lost his right eye when he was wounded by an IED. He now wears an eye patch.
When Dan won the Republican nomination for Congress in TX-2 for the mid-term election his picture was plastered all over the nation. It got the attention of NBC’s Saturday Night Live comedian Pete Davidson. During the November 3 Weekend Update segment of the show, Davidson pointed to a picture of Crenshaw with his eye patch and quipped:
“You may be surprised to hear he’s a congressional candidate from Texas, and not a hitman in a porno movie. I’m sorry, I know he lost his eye in war, or whatever.”
What a disgusting and disgraceful joke to make about a wounded war veteran. The only war Davidson has ever fought in is the TV ratings war. Also disgusting and disgraceful was the laughter of the studio audience.
After a storm of criticism struck SNL, Crenshaw was invited to appear on Saturday’s show. Sitting next to Crenshaw, the comedian said:
“I mean this from the bottom of my heart. It was a poor choice of words. The man is a war hero and he deserves all the respect in the world.”
In accepting the apology, Crenshaw got in a few quips about Davidson, such as: “[He] looks like if the meth from Breaking Bad was a person” and “He looks like a troll doll with a tapeworm.”
Crenshaw also got serious and said:
“Americans can forgive one another—we can remember what brings us together as a country and still see the good in each other. This is Veterans’ Day weekend, which means that it’s a good time for every American to connect with a veteran.”
And Crenshaw showed what a classy guy he is by calling attention to the fact that Davidson’s father was among the heroes honored on Veterans Day because he was a firefighter who died on 9/11 when the comedian was only 7-years-old.
The folks in the 2nd Congressional District of Texas are very fortunate to have Dan Crenshaw as their representative in Washington.
3 comments:
I stopped watching SNL after the original cast left. Jane Curtain, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Garrett Morris and Gilda Radner were really funny folks. They went right up to the line with their comedy, but didn't cross it much. I remember when Dan Aykroyd and Jan Curtain were playing the news segment and Dan called Jane an Insufferable Bitch. That was funny! Gilda Radner playing Roseanna Roseanna Dana always kept me in stitches.
Here is the difference. Those comedians were imitated. Now they're not.
I got the distinct impression his apology was honest and sincere.
What Trey said.
But in addition, who cares if this little punk's apology was sincere? The fact that he said it in the first place is enough for me.
I mean...if I were to call him an asshole and then sincerely apologize...the fact remains...I still called him an asshole.
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