The American Spectator

p> LAUGH IN br> Re: Paul Beston’s Last Thoughts on Michael Richards : /p> p>To me the biggest irony of the Michael Richards episode was the big sign “LAUGH” in the background of Richards’ tirade. The loss of laughter at our common human foibles is one of the biggest sacrifices on the altar of political correctness. Without laughter what remains? Tension, suspicion, animosity, hardness of opinion that pits one group against another. People should just get over it and not take it so personally as to feel victimized. Especially in a comedy club, it’s not personal, it’s strictly business. And you’ve paid good money to be stretched, provoked, challenged. Enjoy it and laugh with it, you might find some Truth in the outrageousness that might be surprising. Political Correctness sucks. There, I’ve said a truth that needs to be told. Ooooooh. br> — Patrick Garrison br> Ithaca, New York /p> p> Paul Beston’s wrapup on Michael Richards highlights the most egregious factor in this episode. The disturbing part of the video is not what was said (because “Kramer” obviously has problems) but that some audience members were tittering as he said it. That this type of trash could be expected as part of a modern-day “comedy” act is a most troubling, and revealing, aspect of the Culture War. br> — Steve Nikitas br> Pittsfield, Massachusetts