The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire. The former are idealists acting from highest motives for the greatest good of the greatest number. The latter are surly curmudgeons, suspicious and lacking in altruism. But they are more comfortable neighbors than the other sort. -- Robert A. Heinlein
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Somewhere in the crusty outer layer of small towns surrounding the warm creamy center that is Oklahoma City.
UPDATE 3: Hat tip to reader PastorFreud, it's back up on NBC, minus a couple of seconds in the middle where they refer to Herb and Marion Sandler as "People who should be shot".
I think of comedy as art, and it pains me to see things get redacted... though I probably wouldn't have used that particular phrase in making the skit in the first place. The Kids in the Hall used to do things far more potentially offensive than that, but admittedly they didn't make reference to actual people but rather used archetypes when they wanted to skewer someone. And South Park goes WAY over the edge on a regular basis, with caricatures of real people using their real names. Of course, some of what they do on South Park is really disturbing and I wind up wishing they hadn't done it, so I guess it's appropriate to be circumspect before whole-heartedly endorsing an "anything goes" attitude towards comedy.
I will note however, that this guy hits the nail on the head with regard to a pervasive attitude of "good for me but not for thee":
Frankly, just the caption "People who should be shot" could give the Sandlers justifiable cause for a complaint. After all, no matter what you think about these folks, advocating their execution is clearly over the line unless they're Republicans and you post at Daily Kos.
Seems to be on the NBC, minus the "People who should be shot" bit on the screen. (It's not Christian to shoot people who aren't threatening you, is it?)