Will Rogers once said, "I believe that if there is no malice in your heart, there can be none in your gags." (I may not have it verbatim, but the idea impressed me long, long ago.) Will Rogers became known for putting a humorous slant on issues of the day. Were the things he said offensive or "hurtful?" I'm sure they were---to the parties who were deservingly skewered for actions not in the nation's best interest. I'll wager there were many political leaders quaking in their boots that Rogers might shine a public light on their indiscretions, and a number who were "hurt" because the man's humor exposed them. Yet I believe there was no malice in Roger's heart or in his jokes. The offense or hurt was purely the property of those who chose to believe it was there. To my thinking, those who are offended by a joke or a song are offended because they so choose to be, and need to get over themselves. So, too, for the Scotts and Stanleys, who so passionately feel the pain of the offended. I'll bet Will Rogers had people that wanted to silence him, too. But we're all richer for his observations and wit. Carry on, Bobby.
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