The other night, while I was at a local comedy club, Robin Williams showed up unexpectedly and did his act, a mixture of old and new.  I've always liked Robin Williams, because I think his improvisational skills are unparalleled -- and he was at his best last night when he interacted with audience members and riffed off the things they said to him.  He was at his worst last night when he decided to tackle the political scene.  Obama is "charismatic" to Williams and apparently too precious to be the subject of humor.  It seems that, in Williams' world, Wright, Rezko, Pfleger, etc., just aren't funny.  However, Bush (stupid), McCain (old), and Republicans (racist) were the butt of a series of really bad riffs.  The personal attacks on Bush and McCain were tired and banal, and I ignored them, but his lengthy shtick about how McCain and the Republicans are going to use Obama's blackness as the way to defeat him was offensive -- especially given the...(Read Full Post)