Comedian Whitney Cummings has had enough of the left, accusing them of abandoning their principles and criticizing those upset by her criticism of liberals in her recent public appearances.
in Latest episode On her podcast “Good For You,” Cummings criticized the political left, saying that end of the political spectrum has become hypocritical and censorious in recent years.
“I've always considered myself a fairly liberal person, but I don't think the left is as liberal as it used to be. It's as if the left has become the party of censorship,” Cummings said.
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Comedian Whitney Cummings ripped the left side during an episode of her podcast, accusing him of being too hypocritical to criticize. (Jason Mendez/Stringer)
Comedian She said she had to start speaking out about the problems on her side of the political aisle.
“It's weird to me that we're at a time when, if you're on the left and you're not critical of your party, how much do you care about your party? Do you know what I mean? It's like what happens on the left — I had to say, it just finally broke,” she said.
Cummings went on to describe her previous support for the left as suffering from “Stockholm Syndrome”. She added the realization that “if you love your party, you should be able to criticize it, you know? And I don't really take sides.”
The comedian then mocked liberal hypocrisy, saying, “My body, my choice, but you have to take this vaccine,” and “My body, my choice, pro-choice party, but you don't have a choice in your life.” candidate.'”
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The comedian made waves last week for tearing up the Democratic Party during a New Year's Eve broadcast on CNN. (Getty Images)
“I'm not an expert on politics, which is why I've always said I don't care about politics, but I am an expert on hypocrisy, okay? I was raised by hypocrites, I dated them, and I know hypocrisy when I see it,” she added.
Cummings' statements were prompted by liberal critics who criticized her recent segment live on CNN New Year's Eve SpecialShe mocked the liberal media, the Democratic Party's handling of President Biden, and the 2024 election while speaking with hosts Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper.
She even ripped the network she's hosting during the broadcast, joking that the 3,000-person crowds that frequent her stand-up shows are the same size as CNN's audience.
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CNN New Year's Eve is hosted by Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper. (Craig T. Frochtman/Contributor)
In the podcast, Cummings stressed that her motivation was to call out obvious hypocrisy, not to delve into the left or score political points. “For me, I didn't think I was being political, you know? I thought I was pointing out hypocrisy across the board,” she added.
In response to a specific complaint that she didn't go after Trump in her New Year's Eve monologue, she said: “Because doing it is innovative. Everybody's done it, and doing it on CNN, it's just like, 'This is district court advantage, and it's cheap.'” . Shoot, hack – there's nothing risky or dangerous about it.”
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