Carolla, talking alongside fellow “Apprentice” contestant Penn Jillette, says he and Trump may not see eye to eye on every issue. But the country would be in far better shape if everyone approached work with the intensity Trump brings to every project he starts.

When it comes to roll your sleees up, get to work, stop complaining, get our nose to the grindstone, I like that part of Trump … you can start talking about Medicare and Medicaid and social programs, but to me if everyone had Trump’s attitude of, ‘I’m not gonna feel sorry for myself. I’m gonna roll my sleeves up, and I’m gonna bust my ass and get to work,’ we’d be living in a pretty decent country.”

“That part of  Trump, that part of Trump as a president, I would endorse.

Carolla is one of several contestants on the latest season of Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice,” set to bow Feb. 19

No, Ed Harris’ character isn’t a crusading journalist, a nonprofit executive or a green energy czar. He’s a… wait for it… super rich real estate developer out to smite the common man. Harris plays him with all the requisite sleaze the Oscar winner can muster, which is plenty.

It’s Donald Trump without the unfortunate hair, but more importantly, the role represents Hollywood’s latest attack on the rich. It’s a trend already seen in recent fare like “In Time,” “Tower Heist,” and “A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas.”

“Ledge” producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura told The Huffington Post that the film’s choice of villain is no accident.

The system keeps lining up against the little guy. The movie is meant to convey that in a completely entertaining way, but the underlying desperation that drives the decision-making is that you can’t catch a break in the system if you’re not a guy of privilege.”

By channeling real-estate mogul Donald Trump, in all his blustering arrogance, Ed Harris makes himself the perfect target for multiplex audiences battered by the economy. But he’s not the first onscreen businessman in recent months to assume the villainous mantle once reserved for Nazis, Communists and Islamic terrorists on screen. “Hollywood is full of a lot of people from the one percent,” di Bonaventura said, “but it also tends to be a group of people that are very cognizant of the 99 percent.

Yes, actors, screenwriters and directors are very “cognizant” of the 99 percent-ers, except they get to enjoy all the perks of the one-percent club while blasting their financial-sector peers.

What’s more depressing about the villain selection is how little imagination it requires. Shouldn’t a screenwriter take pride in his or her work and not want to repeat what everyone else is doing?

And that “villainous mantle” once reserved for Islamic terrorists didn’t actually happen. Just ask anyone who saw “The Sum of All Fears,” which swapped out terrorists for a more politically palatable choice of villain.

My guess is that Trump is upset over the way in which Stewart’s voice changes at right around the 3:50 mark when the “Daily Show” host assumes the role of Cain while making a joke about the Lindbergh baby.

Stewart has been criticized in the past for mocking Cain with a “black  dialect,” and Trump has had to defend more then a few phony charges of racism created out of nothing by Obama’s MSM Palace Guards. Therefore, since he wasn’t given the benefit of the doubt, Trump’s probably wondering why Stewart is.

Personally, I’m not seeing the racism. Stewart just sounds like Bing Crosby to me, but I don’t mind seeing leftists hoisted by their own petard. Hyper-sensitivity and fascistic political correctness are of their own making, and Stewart is one of America’s top 10 Speech Policers.

I do wonder, though, how the MSM would react in the exact same circumstance if it was Dennis Miller mocking Barack Obama instead of Jon Stewart mocking Herman Cain.

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For doing the MSM’s job — for demanding a sitting president release a document reasonable Americans asked to see — Trump was unfairly held up for public ridicule and dishonestly labeled racist. And even though he deserved neither, even with the heat raining down on him from all four corners of his life, including those cowards in Hollywood,  Trump showed great courage in stepping into the arena and taking the fight directly to the White House in the face of unbelievable pressure.

And don’t ever forget that Trump won. Obama blinked and the Birther issue was disarmed.

I’m no Birther, never was. But doesn’t mean I didn’t see how the MSM and White House were using this issue to their political advantage.

Until Trump came along.

Trump will now return to private life and “Celebrity Apprentice,” and I’ll always remember him as the rare celebrity willing to use that platform to do the right thing even though it hurt his standing in the Hollywood/MSM herd.

How many can say that? You think Joy Behar, Alec Baldwin, Seth Meyers, David Letterman or Jerry Seinfeld have that kind of grit and personal courage?

Donald Trump is a great American, and I wish him nothing but the best.

On his Wednesday show, Adam Carolla interviewed Andrew Breitbart to discuss Andrew’s new book, Righteous Indignation. Let me assure you, you’ll LOVE this duo. Andrew’s been a guest on Carolla’s show before, but this was hands down the most entertaining so far.

Check out some of the comments from Carolla’s regular listeners – not surprisingly, some aren’t exactly Breitbart fans (which makes it that much more enjoyable for me, at least).

Carolla tackled topics with Andrew on just about everything – from Righteous Indignation to Communism, the Left’s Racist meme, the racket of building permits and greenwashing, and unions, just to name a few. And a whole lotta LA, which, as Andrew illustrates for us, ain’t what is used to be. The two were on such a rant roll over our waning freedoms, Carolla, who has described himself as having libertarian leanings, almost sounded like another grassroots activist. Who knows? Sounds like he may just have a bit of Presidential appeal. Andrew certainly thought so!

“By the way, are you aware that the Republican Party has nobody running for the presidency right now, and if you had put that out there by mistake and people heard that, and that was your spiel, you would have gone up to Donald Trump level, you would have gone up to 17%?”

Oh yeah – Carolla’s also not a big fan of Maxine Waters. Not. At. All. Which reminds me, this audio is NSFW.

If you’re familiar with the political concept of The Overton Window (no, not the Glenn Beck thriller), you’ll also enjoy the duo’s discussion about how smokers have unwittingly allowed themselves over time to be regulated almost out of existence. Carolla makes creative use of both the war on smokers and the NRA to make that analogy, in a rather unforgettable way. Listen as he sets up what has happened over the years and how we’ve gotten where we are today.

It’s funny that you used the smoking thing. I think about that all the time and I always use it as an example of the difference between the guys who wanted to smoke and the NRA… I secretly suspect this is what the NRA does, not a fan, but this is what they do, this is part of their strategy…see…

So, somebody came into the restaurant and said ‘Hey smokers, you know what, we’re gonna need to move you on over here and just create a little smoking section on this side of the restaurant, so would you just pick it up and move it over here please?’ And everyone went ‘oh yeah, OK,’ and they went and sat in the smoking section. And then at a certain point, somebody came up and said ‘Hey, uh, smokers listen, uh, gonna need you to clear out of the dining area but if you wanna smoke at the bar that’d be fine‘, and they just sort of got up and went ‘yeak, OK, alright’ and then went and sat at the bar. And then the same guy came back again and said, ‘bad news, gonna need to move you out front, outside, can’t have any smoking in the bar or the restaurant, just go out front’ so they went ‘yeah, OK,’ so they stood out on the sidewalk in front of the valet and smoked a cigarette. And then the guy came out and said ‘gonna need you to move down the street 80 paces to smoke a cigarette’ and you see, they just kept getting up and moving.

What the NRA does is they say, ‘f*** you, we’re not moving, let’s argue about it,’ and they’re staying where they are. Meaning, they said, ‘hey man, we need those hollow tip bullets’ and went ‘I don’t think so,’ and now they just argue about it. Now, I don’t think they’re really arguing about that. They just don’t wanna keep sliding out down the sidewalk with the smokers.

And this is the way we are, especially in CA. Which is, we go, ‘hey do this,’ and then someone goes ‘alright.’ Or, we’ll go ‘hey put a tax on cigarettes for a dollar,’ and then next time they go ‘hey make it another buck’ and then they go, ‘eh make it 5 bucks!’ And then Rob Reiner goes, ‘it should be 10 bucks!’ And then all the people that don’t smoke and are full of f***ing righteous indignation, they go ‘oh yeah!’ And then someone says ‘give it to the kids’ and then, next thing you know, we’re where we’re at.

All in all, Carolla seemed quite inspired by Andrew’s plight (and that of Righteous Indignation). Political correctness has run amok, regulations are overbearing, and our freedoms are dissipating before our eyes. How much longer are people going to just sit back and take it all? While there are so many memorable…and colorful quotes in this interview, perhaps this one from Carolla bluntly states the sentiment best:

“What we all need to do in life is just start standing up and telling people to f*** off.”

I suspect many of the Bigs readers might agree. Hell, I certainly do.

Unfortunately, their enthusiasm might have caused them to jump the gun. Since last Thursday’s GOP debate was devoid of A-list candidates, “Saturday Night Live” didn’t have any solid characters to parody. So rather than make the late night ensemble work, the writers just fictionalized a debate between the more famous undeclared candidates; using characters they will probably be able to recycle during the upcoming campaign.

It was like watching a focus group, each actor trying out catch phrases they hope to use over the next year and a half. They even had Keenan Thompson resurrect his Jimmy “Rents 2 Damn High” McMillan character (personally I would think they could have gotten the real Jimmy McMillan, at or below AFTRA rates, which would have had the added bonus of making the skit funny).

For even less of a reason, they decided to trot out Tina Fey, to perform her award-winning impression that she thought was tired three years ago. This makes no sense. Sarah Palin doesn’t even have a Presidential exploratory committee; at least Jimmy McMillan once suggested that he would run for President as a Republican. Back in 2009, CNN thought it was necessary to fact-check “Saturday Night Live” for an Obama skit, I wonder what those fact-checkers are doing today?

Much like jokes about airline food and phone booths, Tina Fey’s impression seems like it’s from another era. I was puzzled why they didn’t bring in Rich Little to do his Nixon impression. If it’s okay to add Republicans who aren’t even running for President, why limit yourself to the living?

What really upset me about Meyers, and all progressive “comedians,” is that their kid-glove treatment of Obama isn’t just because they have a condescending view of him– that he can’t take it. If you listen to the rest of his speech, Meyers is a Racer– an individual who sees race and racism where it is irrelevant or not present at all– so, since he attributes virtually all political motivation to race, he avoids offending Obama because he thinks that, as a black man, Obama can’t handle a roasting.  Note how his Republican targets don’t include Allen West or Herman Cain; Meyers the Racer only goes after whites because he thinks that only they have the ability to withstand jokes at their expense.

Now, to give Meyers credit, the jokes he made onstage weren’t the worst jokes he came up with. Yes, that’s right; we’ve “Breitbarted” him with a hidden camera video sent to us by an anonymous celebrity journalist citizen journalist. We’re currently working on digitally doctoring all cuts in the video so that it looks like one continuous take without any selective editing (the lifeblood of all content at the Bigs), but before that’s ready, here are some highlights of the “jokes” Meyers almost used onstage:

• So, have you heard about those Republicans? Yeah, I hate them and I think they’re stupid.
• The funniest thing about Obama is how SO MANY people don’t get how cool and smart and physically attractive he is.
• Q: Why did the blonde get confused by an ordinary household object? A: Cuz she was a Republican. And Republicans are stupid.
• “Knock knock.” “Who’s there?” “Republicans.” “Republicans who?” “Republicans sure are stupid and evil.”
• So, a Republican walks into a bar, and I get super upset.
• A black man, a Hispanic, and a Jew enter a bar. They all say in turn, “Voting Republican would make us traitors to our races!”
• So, what’s the deal with the Tea Party? Is it racist, or is it SUPER racist?

• So Obama walks into a bar, and NOT EVERYONE pulls out their kneepads and mouthwash. CRAZY, right?
• Republicans believe in global warming so little, they recently caused a record number of deaths with tornadoes.
• What did the Republican say to the other Republican? “Let’s go oppress the brown and poor people!”
• A horse walks into a bar; the bartender says “Why the long face?” The horse responds, “Because Republicans still exist in this world.”
• Q: What’s worse than Donald Trump? A: The Holocaust. …Maybe.
• I would so love to call Herman Cain an Uncle Tom, but mentioning him invalidates my joke about the Tea Party’s whiteness.
• None of you in the audience (nor I myself) have read the details of Ryan’s budget, but what’s the deal with him plotting to murder senior citizens?
• [talking to self] Man, I’m gonna kill out there. Just imagine the hilarity these people could have experienced if I got to play President Kerry for the past six years on SNL.
• What do you get when you cross Almighty God with a sexy supermodel? Barack Obama.
• A dyslexic man walks into a bar, but his learning disability doesn’t prevent him from righteous hatred of Donald Trump.
• How do you stop a black person from drowning? Vote Republicans out of office.
• Chuck Norris walks into a bar. He associates himself politically with Republicans, so wouldn’t it be great to roundhouse kick him?
• The Heritage Foundation made this prediction about Obama’s budget. DO NOT TRUST THEM. REPORT SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR.
• Why was six afraid of seven? Because seven would vote for Sarah Palin in a general election.
• What’s the difference between a fascist, eugenicist police state and Paul Ryan’s budget? Nothing!
• What did the organized laborer say to the other organized laborer? “I’m being starved to death by James O’Keefe!”
• What’d Batman say to Robin before they got in the Batmobile? “I’m sure glad Obama’s using the power of his Presidency to enforce better fuel economy standards.”
• A reasonable, educated man walks into a bar, and he opines on the greatness of Barack Obama’s leadership.
• What do you call a black man serving as the leader of the free world? A victim of racism.
• How many Republicans does it take to change a light bulb? Like a bajillion, cuz they’re SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO stupid.
• What’s more racist than wanting to vote for Donald Trump? Institutionalized slavery. …Maybe.
• Fox News only hires women for their looks. [at this point, a self-aware person in the room pipes up: "Um do we really have a leg to stand on, saying that when you're the head writer for SNL? I mean, Casey Wilson was slightly overweight and was fired after 1 season, and Tina Fey had to lose about 35 pounds before Lorne would let her become a performer."] Hmm… No, I think I’ll still run with that one.
• The only thing more beautiful and enlightened and charismatic and Presidential than Barack Obama is Michelle Obama.
• A blond, a brunette, & a redhead got together and disfigured Michelle Bachmann’s face with acid, and it was awesome.
• Trump is running for President as a joke, TOTALLY unlike how I’m branding myself as a legit comedic news commentator.
• Everything that’s wrong and unjust in this world is embodied by Ginni Thomas leaving a voice mail.
• Mr. President, look at your hair. If it gets any whiter– OH MY GAWD IT’S WHITE LIKE THE TEA PARTY WHICH IS RACIST AND WHITE.
• What did Donald Trump say to his minority employees? Now that I’m running against Obama, I hate you, and I’m full of prejudice.
• A blonde walks into a voting booth and votes for a Democrat, because she’s so stupid she couldn’t vote for the right party that she’s been brainwashed to support.
• Hey guys, hey guys. I bet Republicans all have Zunes instead of iPods, cuz they don’t keep up with trends like us.
• Andrew Breitbart is crazy. That’s a true and funny joke because I’m a licensed psychologist.
• Obama banned a San Francisco reporter from his press pool for taking a smartphone video of anti-war protestors? Psh! That’s nowhere as funny or relevant as the New York Time’s paywall!
• [preparing his opening] I assure that no matter how harsh the jokes, they’re all about people who aren’t actually controlling our government.
• At MSNBC parties, Obama makes Kool-Aid and everyone drinks it. However, I don’t drink it– I freaking GUZZLE that stuff.
• What’s racist, sexist, and won’t ever get a smidgen of empathy or respect from me? A Republican.
• Who’s a Birther? Donald Trump. Who else? All of the GOP. Who else? Fox News. Who else? The Tea Party. I AM SO FUNNY.
• [And finally...] Take my dignity… please.

Ed. Note: For the humor-impaired, this post is a completely made up piece of fiction. I now return you to your joylessness. — JN

Graphic via Steven Clark Bradley

Overall, Color of Change is on a desperate witch hunt to pressure media outlets and sponsors into silencing speech they disapprove of, and this is usually done through the irresponsible hurling of the R-word. Today they’re targeting Donald Trump in the most cynical way imaginable — through what can only be interpreted as some sort of obscene racial loyalty test. The Hollywood Reporter:

Black Stars of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Urged to Denounce Donald Trump

An African-American political advocacy group is targeting Celebrity Apprentice star Donald Trump in the aftermath of what many feel are racially tinged political comments made about President Obama.

On Thursday, the organization ColorOfChange launched a Twitter-based campaign to persuade black Celebrity Apprentice cast members Star Jones and Lil Jon to denounce Trump for what the group terms “race-baiting.”

Trump has made headlines in recent weeks by repeatedly questioning whether Obama was born in the U.S. Obama released his longform birth certificate April 27 with the hope of settling the matter, but the issue has been kept alive by a segment of the “birther” movement.

“This is the first organized attempt to target these celebrities and demand that they, as prominent African-Americans, take a public stance against Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks against President Obama,” ColorOfChange said in a statement.

Publicists representing Jones and Lil Jon did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

Racial blackmail at its worst. Agree with us or we will question your very “blackness.” Of course, the corrupt mainstream media — obviously upset over Trump stripping away the political weapon that was the “birther” issue — aren’t much better than Jones, are they?

Read the full story here.

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Seth Meyers didn’t exactly skewer Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, unless, of course, you count suggesting that if his hair gets any whiter, the Tea Party will support it. Wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Ginnie Thomas, along with James O’Keefe, took more sharply edged barbs. (Full speech here)

“Side-note: I actually met James O’Keefe last night. At least, I think it was James O’Keefe. It may have just been a regular pimp who hated organized labor.”

“Mr. President, look at your hair. If your hair gets any whiter the tea party is going to endorse it. Ooooh, I’m going to get an angry voicemail from Ginni Thomas in 19 years.”

Speaking to “Fox and Friends” the morning after the gala, however, the Republican presidential candidate hopeful fought back against the blitz that had left him at a loss for words the night before.

He admitted that he had not expected to be attacked in such an unrelenting manner.

“Well, I really understood what I was getting into — I didn’t know that I’d be virtually the sole focus,” he said, adding, “I had no idea it would be to that extent, where you know, it was just joke after joke after joke. It was almost like, is there anyone else they could talk about?”

But then, perhaps Meyers was simply getting a jump on his 2012 campaign donations in a unique manner with a sort of  in-kind contribution, one that also lets him skirt the maximum campaign donation limits he reached with his primary and general election giving to Obama in 2008. Obama is said to not take criticism very well. That the correspondents’ association booked one of Obama’s biggest fans and donors for the event suggests the press was intent on giving Obama the same pass we’ve now become accustomed to them doing every chance they get.

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Was questioning George W. Bush’s intelligence racist — a phony narrative Letterman himself relentlessly pushed?

Was digging into Bush’s National Guard records three-years into his presidency racist and off-limits?

Letterman knows Trump is no racist, he’s just trying to chill the billionaire into silence and at the same time send a ‘dog-whistle’ to his showbiz pals to follow suit. They all watched Obama’s poll numbers drop as Trump went after their precious one, and now they’re hurling around the word “racist” just as readily as McCarthy hurled “communist” in order to shut Trump up and shut him down. 

This is nothing more than a variation of the showbiz blacklist of the 1950s; the creation of a phony charge in order to intimidate into silence and marginalize a political opponent.   

Just as there are Birthers, there are now Racers — people obsessed with race and using the race card as a political weapon.

2012 is already getting ugly and we’re not even halfway through 2011.