Seth McFarlane Got Hate Mail Before Rush Limaugh Family Guy Episode Aired

Seth McFarlane, creator and head honcho of Family Guy, informed Rush Limbaugh this morning he was receiving vicious hate mail from progressives even before last night’s episode aired because they feared he would make Limbaugh and conservatism look appealing. Talk about the tolerance of the left. At least watch the episode first, all right?

I tuned in because of all the hype. The episode was funny, more tasteful than many of my previous experiences with the show, and an enjoyable half hour. I note many conservatives are upset at some of the jokes, but it as been my experience staunch conservatives (and fundamentalist Christians, for that matter) lack the ability to recognize satire is an exaggeration to allow you to honestly look at things in a new way. Frankly, conservatives ought to be a little less uptight and develop a sense of humor about their beliefs rather than live in a state of constant offense when they get tweaked.

You may recall I said last year the Down’ Syndrome Girl joke about Sarah Palin was generally tasteless, but had a hard time figuring out how Sarah Palin or her supporters could take personal offense. There was certainly a difference between Down’s Syndrome Girl saying her mother was the former governor of Alaska and David Letterman making a statutory rape joke about Willow Palin and the new York Yankees. Jst a little more discernment before taking offense is all I ask.

As for the progressive fans of Family Guy, this does prove they are looking towards the show as a weapon against conservatives in the culture war. That takes what little fun there is in the show clear out of it. There you have the progressive mindset of Hollywood--tell everyone the proper way of thing. No wonder the place is rapidly dying.

Bottom line for folk of all political persuasions--you are all taking politics way to seriously. Keep it in its place--as a very small, but necessary part of your life and off the freaking television!