The Dangers of Political Correctness
by Tim SlagleClint Eastwood, the iconic, American actor who was robbed last Sunday, came out against political correctness. In an interview with the Daily Express he said, “People have lost their sense of humour. In former times we constantly made jokes about different races. You can only tell them today with one hand over your mouth or you will be insulted as a racist.”
Clint Eastwood is one of the last real men in Hollywood. I can’t see any of his lesser heirs to the cinematic throne willing to make such a bold statement. (Aside from the misspelling –I don’t think an American like Clint would have ever pronounced it ”humour.”) Clint is pointing out something important ”free speech” advocates are unwilling to broach: Political Correctness is Dangerous.
There was a time when political correctness was nothing more than a rule protecting certain students from insults on college campuses. Since a majority of tenured professors were the guys who got beat up a lot in eighth grade, it was important for them to create a learning environment where the dorkiest kid on campus could walk to class without hearing the football players snicker at him from behind the bushes.
Since it was just college, nobody really cared too much about the censorship, but now something really scary is going on. The President of the United States belongs to a protected demographic and political correctness has made jokes about him verboten.
Out here in the clubs I see a lot of comics who WANT to make fun of the President, but the audience is uptight about it. When a comic does an Obama joke, you’d think they had just heard a line about a missing child eaten by dogs. I’ve personally had people walk out after a relatively harmless Obama line (“Of course he was offended by the New Yorker Cartoon, you know how those Muslims react to cartoons!”).
The lack of late night Obama humor certainly reflects the fear of violating political correctness more than political bias ( a charge which some critics have accused me of). I think it’s dangerous when you can’t make fun of your leader. The job of the satirist is to remind leaders they are indeed human; and if anyone has ever needed mnemonic therapy, it’s the Marxist god-child currently residing at 1600. After the trashing our last president took, it seems only fair.
Even before Big Hollywood, I was critical of comics afraid to do Obama jokes because I believe the distinction between hack gags and edge material is defined by a willingness to go after the New President. It’s imperative comics on both sides of the aisle recognize the brave few willing to be tarred as “racist” for maintaining the integrity of the art form (for example: there’s some great Obama material, over at Newsbusted).
Meanwhile, like Shane riding off into the sunset, Clint has decided to retire from acting without a performance award. All he has is the satisfaction of knowing he made movie theaters a much better place. He gave us all those great films (and “Every Which Way But Loose,” as well). Meanwhile, like little Joey running after Shane, we are all begging him to “come back.”
In fact, I think we could find a really nice White House for him to spend his retirement in.







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I thought Treacher deserved a best supporting actor award for his performance in "Every Which Way But Loose"
I saw the filming of that at the Zanzabar in Denver, with my wonderful girlfriend at the time!
Please come back, Clint!
(The word is just too small without him)
Mr Eastwood taught me the importance of basic math–the difference between 5 and 6 is extremely important.
The Zanzabar! I was there once …… man.
Political Correctness = Death
I'm thinking it's time to create the bumper sticker…anyone want in?
During the Bush administration, liberals worshipped the movie V for Vendetta and its catchphrase line, "People should not fear their governments- governments should not fear their people." Well, apparently that's only true when a Republican is in office. Because now that Obama's in power, everyone is afraid to do anything even remotely mocking of him, and to his liberal supporters, that's just fine and dandy.
Do it. I hate bumper stickers but I'd sport that one.
The new issue if The Onion confirms their continued political correctness with regard to Obama and safe Bush-bashing. The cover story: Sasha Obama sees scary Bush twins like in The Shining.
Maybe two years from now, SWPL comedy writers feel comfortable enough to make fun of a liberal (half-) black man, but for now it's strictly taboo.
No, you need a microphone and an audience.
"It looks like you blew a seal," said the mechanic. "Nah, that's just a little ice cream," replied the penguin. Opps, are arctic animals off limits, too?
Remember when the Rat Pack would make jokes about Sammy Davis Jr., and he took it like a man? Today, Blue Eyes and Deano would be called racists.
This mick wants his bike back, buey. Because of the DUI.
If you were successful in your equal rights/desegregation campaign to get more Obama comedy on the airwaves, it would surely be the most pathetic political victory of my lifetime.
I have a joke for you:
Why do conservatives whine about the amount of comedians making fun of Obama?
Because they're unfunny losers who have no comedy chops themselves.
I'm actually now becoming shocked at the oceanic depths of pathos displayed by you guys. Wow.
I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but Gran Torino was a magnificent film which was essentially ignored by The Great And Wonderful Academy. My hope was for Mr. Eastwood to land the Best Actor award for his most likely last major film role. Of course, politically-correct-on-steroids Hollywood dictated that they needed to give the pulpit to a thug twit like Sean Penn. Every year on Oscar night they back-pat themselves for "courageous" roles. The only "courageous" actor in that building on Sunday was Robert Downey Jr. for his Tropic Thunder role, and you know the Hollywood PC police still aren't too happy with Mr. Downey. Nomination be damned. We'll miss you, Mr. Eastwood.
A man needs to know his limitations….. I love Clint …he's the man
http://www.myspace.com/blaxeed
We have a grace period here, an extended honeymoon, if you will, regarding Obamo humour. Money is the real politics here in Hollywood, and anywhere in the entertainment business. Once everyone settles down and the idea of the first black president becomes ho-hum (and after Obama has made a few blunders and his approval rating goes down, which is probably inevitable), the comics and writers will take aim at him. Much depends on Obama's own comportment; he called himself a "mutt" when talking about his search for the right White House dog, for example. As Obama lightens the mood, the people, and jokes, will follow.
In my mixed-race family, it's the same way; we routinely make "Asian eyes" at each other and use every racial slur we learned by watching Kung Fu on each other. It's quite funny to hear an Asian who can't tell the difference between one white man and another say, "You all look alike to me." I learned the term "half-half" from Asian friends of my nieces when referring to a mixed-race Eurasian and have seen just as much overt bigotry (the real thing) from Asians toward other races. There is plenty to go around; humour is a good way to break the tension, as Clint pointed out.
Hyperbole = Cool
BTW, I am a Mick, with a sister married to a Latino, a guy I grew up with. We all just got along from the start; I don't remember any problems with race at all, other than just having fun with it.
Yes, ask David Irving who was thrown in prison in Austria for studying History.
Tropic Thunder mocked Hollywood, and I loved every minute of it. Screw the PC police, Simple Jack was hilarious! Thank god he "went full retard," because it "m…m…m…m…m…m..made me h…h…happy"
Clint certainly raised the ire of the biggest racist in Hollywood. Now, in Hollywood and in public schools, if you do not change history to depict black people (in this case) as victim/heroes you are politically incorrect and a a racist.
Way to dilute the real accomplishments of real heroic black folks Spike.
I do agree with Clint. People need to lighten up.
Cuneo – if you have to ask… sheesh ~
Just wanted to mention that our attorney general, who called us all cowards, wants us to have a conversation about race. Well, guess what? I've been having that conversation most of my life and don't appreciate being called a coward. Let's keep talking, shall we?
America's made a lot of progress in the past century and a half. Before the Civil War a black man was sold for fifty dollars. Whereas last fall George Soros had to spend ten million dollars to buy one.
Barack Obama wants to be just like Abe Lincoln. Well, he's certainly making a good start. He's tall, skinny, and he's tearing the country apart. He's just missing one thing — that whole "cannot tell a lie" bit.
How many Obama supporters does it take to change a light bulb?
If the light bulb doesn't want change, it's a racist!
Barack Obama walks into a bar. The bartender says "You'll have to leave." Obama gets mad, says "how come? Is it because I'm black?" The bartender says "No — if I let any smokers in here they'll close me down."
What's the difference between an Obama appointee and Al Capone? When Capone didn't pay his taxes, he actually got punished for it.
How many Obama supporters does it take to change a light bulb?
Zero. They all believe the Sun shines out of his ass.
What's the difference between Rahm Emmanuel and a piranha?
Piranhas only bite when they're hungry.
Penguins live in the Antarctic though some species can be found ranging north to near the Equator.
"Why do conservatives whine about the amount of comedians making fun of Obama?"
Because liberals have a monopoly on everything else there is to whine about.
Heh heh…funny stuff, but it was George Washington who said "I cannot tell a lie", which is apocryphal, at any rate. The day we can't laugh at — or with — our president is a very sad day indeed. I loved the smoker joke.
re: Rexter. It seems no blog is complete without an anti-semitic troll.
The Soros line was great – it's funny because it's true.
You republicans really have a problem here. Your idea of great Obama humor is calling him a Muslim? How about some jokes about his birth certificate or anyone of your other stupid Obama bashes. He is been in office for a little over a month and he is popular and doing the right thing by most peoples account (check the polls). Republicans are a shrinking minority they just don't realize it. You are not popular enough in this country to influence the culture as you once did. You are a party of old white people and you are slowly dying off due to age. Your president wasn't popular and neither is your idea of humour (by the way not a misspelling just the non-American English spelling). This is America love it or leave it. I hope you find your free market utopia out there and finally quit whining.
I don't agree. You will notice that often, the person who complains that some joke offends is NOT claiming to himself be offended. He is often expressing "possible" offense on the part of some unnamed, unidentified aggrieved party. So the wrath that comes down on the first comic who tries a Barack joke will not come from the White House. It will be from a bunch of ObaMessianics who will claim offense on his behalf. They will probably be white, too.
I really laughed at the Soros one and the smoking one. I plan to tell those this weekend to my friends/family. Thanks for the laugh.
Sadly, in the age of envy, freedom has become utopian.
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So are you Canadian or British with your spelling of humour.
Hey Clown,
People are afraid of making fun of Obama? Have you ever watched "Saturday Night Live," you nitwit?
Yeah, you all are pretty funny, Somecat. Your idea of teh funny was calling Bush a chimp. An evil, scheming, mastermind chimp. A retarded chimp. Eight years of retarded evil mastermind chimp, and someone puts one in a cartoon, and suddenly, TEH RACIST!!!
This business of political opposition is American. Remember question authority? Remember dissent is the highest form of patriotism? Guess what? You've made it so that patriotism is now the highest form of dissent.
You're doing nothing but telling us to STFU, because you don't like what we say. Stick it.
You just handled a heckler. Well done.
The polotics of Hollywood is Liberal not Money
If the politics of Hollywood is money explain the string of Islamofacist apologizing, anti US military films that had poorer financal performance than CitiBank.
we HAD our "free market utopia" and lefties couldn't stand it. Using the false premise of class warfare you’ve killed it. I’m sure you're giddy now that your dreams of a totalitarian socialist worker’s paradise is coming true….thanks for bringing us all into your nightmare.
Remember, "Dear Leader" has to give his official approval for jokes made about him. Here's one of the five he's so far pre-approved: A Christian, a Jew and Barack Obama are in a rowboat in the middle of the ocean. Barack Obama says, "This joke isn't going to work because there's no Muslim in this boat." Ohhhh Obama, that's soooo funny, you're so awesome *faints*
HAHAHAHA! Pure win, L4L.
WAAAAAAAMBULANCE
If you were successful in your equal rights/desegregation campaign to get more Obama comedy on the airwaves, it would surely be the most pathetic political victory of my lifetime.
I have a joke for you:
Why do conservatives whine about the amount of comedians making fun of Obama?
Because they're unfunny losers who have no comedy chops themselves
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Then stop posting here!!! No one asked you to come to a CONSERVATIVE website and post snarky comments!
Conversations apparently don't include jokes… in contradiction of human experience nearly the world over. Kind of reminds me of the old standby:
Q – what's the difference between a feminist and a optimist?
A – THAT'S NOT FUNNY.
This is America love it or leave it.
After every pathetic celbrity nitwit who threatened to move to Canada or France or frickin' Cybertron when W won re-election…. you come out with THAT? Methinks your irony detectors are on the blink. I'm sure Clarence Thomas, Thomas Sowell, Carl Elder, Condi Rice, Michael Steele, and Bobby Jindal appreciate the old white people remark, too. Nice racism there.
PS, we're not the ones dying out – as I recall it's conservatives who oppose abortion.
I'm only 25, but I reckon if I'm old, i'd better start planning for retirement. Shame my 401(K) just went negative….
Clint rules!
http://lonewolfarcher.blogspot.com/
Have you???
I have. When have they made fun of Obama?
I know they've made of the media's treatment of Obama, and they relish projecting Democratic ideals such as attacking children onto Republicans… but I can't recall a skit making fun of The One.
Actually ,Something the Cat dragged in, I think we do realize that we are a minority party. However, do not think that all people who voted for Saint Bama will be snookered forever. Eventually they will wake up to loss of freedom and rebel.
Also, we don't have our principles determined by polls but by what is right and what is wrong. We believe in honor, responsiblity, and individual rights. As far as whining is concerned, we will never be able to reach the level of whining by Dems. It is just not possible.
"People are afraid of making fun of Obama? Have you ever watched "Saturday Night Live," …",
– Wow, the name-calling, so unnecessary, and such a poor reflection of your obvious tolerance for the opinions of your fellow human beings.
And SNL — so far — has really only made fun of the *reaction* of people to Obama. Compared to how they've gone after previous administrations, it's like getting beaten with a feather duster (which btw, can be fun, actually).
[...] Dog Training added an interesting post on The Dangers of Political CorrectnessHere’s a small excerptWhen a comic does an Obama joke, you’d think they had just heard a line about a missing child eaten by Bdogs/B. [...]
A bit of PC hackery going on in my own state: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2...
What a bunch of re tards.
HA–classic!
I think you should check your own irony detector friend. I am throwing back at you what was once thrown at those who whined about Bush. This is America. Obama won by an indisputable margin the majority of the vote.
That doesn't change the fact that your party's demographic is aging and white.
Humour was spelled correctly. The article was published in England, where they have spelled that way since before we were discovered.
As an aside, if you ever find yourself looking for "mashed up" movie trailers, check out the Muppet Version of that movie, "C is for Cookie." It's really, really funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9rzMaAucI4&eu...
"People should not be afraid of cookie, cookie should be afraid of people."
So that's a "yes"?
You demonstrate the phenomenon I am trying to describe. You assume a majority of people would agree with you if only they knew the facts and would quit being snookered. Your side had the chance to rule and made a hash of it. Maybe the Democrats will be worse maybe not. At least they are interested in running the government not just proving that government doesn't work. Your side was given a chance to run the the government of the greatest nation on earth and you put Brownie in charge of FEMA.
Somecat, Obama did win, but where is the change…I had originally begun reading blogs on Huffington Post, and I found it there way, way worse in behaviour by the liberals than I have here. Still waiting to see Obama's change…you know – taking the higher road than he has said the Republicans did. Where have manners and dignity gone…it is open season big time by the liberals to behave or say whatever they believe is their right.
That's because he was doing it wrong.
Q. Why will Obama ride in the back of a Presidential limousine?
A. The Vatican wouldn't sell him a Pope-Mobile.
Oh yeah, well allow me to throw a little BDS logic back at you compadre…
I dispute that margine. Obama stole the election. Hatcrime hatcrime. Stop the hat. Obama lied, people dyed. Stop the not legal war in Pakystan. Shave the whales. Halliburton out back. Make luvs not war. It's called ironing!
Andrew you pretty, pretty silly fool, you know the ironing is just going to go over somecat's head…LOL!
Luvs ya!
Hi Trish. I think he has tried to change the tone of debate but that doesn't mean he controls people who post comments on HuffPo. We could both find bad behaviour in comment sections all day long. The change is also away from Republican policies. He laid out a liberal progressive agenda and was elected on it not because people were fooled – he made it clear what he intended to do.
Celebutard comics hate religion but make a god of their candidate…to the pt that it is heresy to laugh at him.
Oooh…snap!
You're gonna make WAAAAAAAMBULANCE cry…oops, so sorry; he already is.
Note: BIG words…LITTLE…intellect. (snicker)
One only needs to look at the anti-religionist regimes of communism, fascism, Nazism to see the celebration of the cult of personality. The big posters of the Big Brother du jour are rampant in every street corner and TV screen. Leni Riefenstahl must be doing handsprings in Hell!
Obama took it to a new level with a faux Presidential seal while campaigning, a refurbished 737 Boeing with a seat that was embroidered with "President of the US" on the back, Greek columns a la Mount Olympus at his Denver coronation, hob knobbing with the Getty's and dishing over bitter folks who cling to their Glocks and archaic sky gods.
It's a good day to be a heretic.
Political Correctness = Cowardice!
You make my point for me. I am saying that you are a minority NOW that the country is NOW willing to try something else after 40 years of essentially all Republican rule. Bush was the last straw. As far as the rest of your diatribe I won't dignify it with specific rebuttals. It seems you would rather insult imaginary Marxist than engage in a real world debate. By the way and just because you seem to be making a lot of assumptions about me I will let you know that I am a 45 year old white male. I also own a couple of guns, I am veteran, my taxes are being raised, and I don't share your world view.
I've only seen so many Eastwood films, when I was young I saw the movie with orangatang in it, maybe a couple others, I'm not a big film buff. But I saw part of one of his Dirty Harry films yesterday and thought 'You couldn't make this film today, it's just too good.' and I think this confirms it. He's right.
As an American of German descent, I was offended at the use of the term "verboten". Slagle should be more sensitive to those of German descent as we try to overcome the shame of Hitler and his Nazi regime.
And speaking of PC in the movies, perhaps my favorite un-PC quote is from Bogey as Sam Spade in "The Maltese Falcon" when he said to his secretary, Effie, "You're a good man, sister."
Uhhh… Blue Eyes and Deano probably were racists.
I'm sure they were genuinely affectionate towards Sammy, but they kind of treated him like a mascot, in public.
Collins, let's not forget the terribly funny and clever (not) caricatures of Condoleeza Rice. That was such advanced humo(u)r that I missed b/c I'm just a dumb white cracker.
Jokes are constantly made at the expense of the average white guy. We are the only gender and race not on the multicultural ethnic hurt feelings list written by the perpetually offended on the behalf of every other race self-loathing white liberals during the 1990s.
Hey somecat, at least my party (actually not a Republican, but a conservative) is having children. While your party may be young and motley-colored (not that 'colored'…I wouldn't dare joke about that), they aren't having (enough) children. It's called demographics.
That's why I call him the Big Moca. He really isn't black, is he.
Yes, he likely has the best lines of all time.
"We all got it coming, kid!"
While I agree it was spelled correctly b/c the publication is British, be careful of your etymology!
Humour originally referred to the four body fluids. The first recorded use of it to mean 'funny' was in 1682, well after "we were discovered." In fact, I think the OED lists it as first being used to mean funny in the early 1700s, but I no longer have access to OED Online.
(Just giving you crap, sirron!)
Of course you won't "dignify" my comments with any "specifics" as you posses none. Classic Alinsky [your Community Organizer in Chief's favorite author] dismissal of the other side as somehow beneath your self important "intellect". I make no assumptions about your lifestyle as that is irrelevant. I wouldn't care if you were Michael Moore's personal sex slave, you either can defend your ideas or choose to take the lazy way out with boorish condescension. You started this thread of reasoning yet are running out of ammo, bucko.
If Obama, according to your own assertions, brings some new "change" then why did he blather endlessly about the alleged Constitutional abuses of FISA, claimed to support a filibuster in the Senate and then turn around and vote FOR it?
How are your taxes being raised? Dear Leader promised to cut 95% of everybody's taxes below $250,000. Are you working for George Soros? He doesn't share my world view either.
As a fellow vet, thank you for your service. Did you work at McDonald's or Burger King?
Something the Cat dragged in…priceless!
I LOVE PBHO! If any group of libs can insure conservative, (not Republican, CONSERVATIVE, you hack), leadership, (not rule, that's your deal), for the next forty years, its this gathering of flatulent petulance.
If this is running a government; putting people in charge who have such real problems in paying the taxes they demand from everyone else, (try not paying yours, Shamus, and see how charitable they are to you), give me the anarchy!
Geitner cant handle TurboTax? The (supposed) singular financial genius that can't handle a program that I have used for years, and my twelve-year old can navigate without problems? (I let her work with it) This is a credible excuse? To whom?
"Socialism is the Gospel of Envy."
Forget it, Andrew. "Anyone here from toddes? Yes? I'll talk slower…"
The Big Moca is likely to find out how fast the wind can turn in politics. When the mid-term elections come around, I suspect he will have lost much of his manufactured lustre. As the zen master says, "we'll see!"
"He laid out a liberal progressive agenda and was elected on it …"
Not so much. He was elected because a bunch of dumbazz white people felt enlightened and socially evolved by voting for a black man. And because he has a sexy walk. Like Denzel. (I actually overheard a couple of women saying that while watching Obama pre-election. You can't make that stuff up.)
Think about it: if the above only describes 3% of the popular vote, and you flip that 3% to McCain, that's the election. Describing this as a win for Obama's socialist agenda is disingenuous at best. It assumes that the majority of the people who voted for him actually had a clue as to what his agenda is.
I think Clint inherited John Wayne's mantle. Wayne wasn't afraid to say what was on his mind. Then again, when asked about some of the movies he has directed in the past, Eastwood said in essence that he was too old to worry about people's reactions. "What can they do to me" was his response.
What I find interesting, particularly in the issue of race, is that the left ostensibly wants "everyone equal" and yet to them race is their basis for everything. While politics has always played a part in Oscar selection in the latter years they have gone into hyper drive – Milk won not for it's content but its political statement.
Gran Torino didn't have a chance. But what drove away the judges was precisely why I like it.
Even in the theater people of all races were cracking up over his remarks – so perhaps there is hope.
Well. some one has to pay their taxes. Surely, the young, hispanic voters don't have any money, just ask them.
oh geez, i haven't heard that joke in years.
Well, now that we are in the minority, I expect the laws to change to give us a hand. I think Affirmative Action should be extended to us, and that your kind should have to start supporting US.
What do you think? C'mon, we are old, white and helpless!
Okay, i lol'd at the last one, does that make me a bad person? I think knowing that PETA people would have a coniption makes it even funnier.
McDonalds or Burger King…. I almost did a spit take!!!
And Obama is on his third try for Commerce Secretary and 2nd try for HHS. He had 43 aides as well as his Chief of Staff under Federal scrutiny for the Blago fiasco BEFORE he even took the oath of office. Hell, the Bushies at least didn't get in any judicial hot water until his second term. So much for proving that Obama's "government works".
BTW-You have to love the Big Moca's nerve. Lets see: We are broke and on the edge of collapse. I will spend Trillions to save you but, hey you guys have been irresponsible, so I am taking over the banks, healthcare and the auto industry as I have so much business acumen under my belt. For good measure, I will appt a civil rights lawyer to run the CIA and yes, he is like 78 yrs old too and with a bad wig.
Oh, and we will be taking lots of tax money in the future but next year, we will actually give some of you more and and and.
Any questions for the Professor?
The Great Sensitive's, The Great Pansy Fraternity in Hollyweird can't handle Eastwood to much Testosterone, Americanism and Truth in his work. Keep doing your thing Clint "WE THE PEOPLE" Love what you do and who you are.
That was you… "punk"?
Canadians misspell it too? (ha ha). So is it Troll or Troull if they're from Britain?
Try "Blazing Saddles" if you want to REALLY start a flame war!
I miss the old days…when satire was recognized as such, my kids could roam the neighborhood like we did, without fear of the gangs, drug dealers, and molesters everyone keeps telling me they're locking up…
And Reagan was in office…
Okay
Tom Daschle < Randall Duke Cunningham
"Just another feckless politician that can afford to pay for the polls he needs to keep his reputation clean."
What does that mean? Whatever you are trying to say I am sure it is untrue.
"Obama IS a muslim in apostasy"
I am sure some Ayatollahs would agree with you. So? Still wouldn't be funny.
"I am not overly concerned about any "revolution" from the shrubs and netroots of the Obamanation. They have failed before and they will fail again as the have resoundingly done over the last 40 years. Republicans have all the guns. What is the Left going to do, throw broccolli and bean sprouts at us?"
A bunch of false assertions (why the quotes around revolution). I didn't say that. You switch from "Obamanation" to some un-named failures, to bean throwing left with an embarrassingly childish tough guy impersonation. I would bet on you being the fast food worker.
I was going to say something along the lines of "because Watching liberals throw hissy-fits is fun", but yours is much funnier.
hahahahha "you never go full retard!" Downey deserved some sort of award for that movie. And Tom Cruise, why in the world are so many of his movies boring when he can act that well? And it was one of the few movies that didn't make me hate Ben Stiller.
Your post is made of win and lol's. I too am going to steal the Soros and smoking jokes.
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