Saturday, April 26, 2008

There's Nothing Wrong with This Joke

In our politically correct age, it's impossible not to offend someone somewhere, but this takes the cake.

Call it the perils of Twitter.

Or a new Maginot Line in what Slate's John Dickerson has called "the Umbrage War."

On his Facebook page, the Democratic National Committee's director of research, Mike Gehrke, was shown "twittering" -- meaning he was sending a message to his friends through "Twitter" -- the following message:

"Mike is twittering: You know what you call someone who digs up dirt on John McCain? An archeologist."

It's a Jay Leno joke, fyi.

DNC spokeswoman Karen Finney reports that the comment has been taken down and Mike "has been reprimanded."

I actually think the joke is funny and there's nothing wrong with it. I'm afraid this election cycle is gearing up to be the most boring and uptight election in years. *sigh*