Last Man Standing: Five Jokes from the Show Conservatives Say Was Killed by Politics
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Although ABC says politics played no role in its recent cancellation of Last Man Standing, many fans seem certain the show got axed due to its political incorrectness and espousal of “conservative views.”
A new Change.org petition threatening to boycott ABC over the cancellation has amassed more than 245,000 signatures and argues that the show was “not just selling conservative ideas,” but the idea that people of different political views can still “get along and take care of one another.”
“Last Man Standing is one of the only shows on broadcast television, and the only sitcom, that is not constantly shoving liberal ideals down the throats of the viewers,” reads the petition.
Here are five political jokes that, as some fans see it, may have led to the show’s early demise.
1. Hillary Clinton’s therapist
Kyle (Christoph Sanders): So, you’re upset because you feel like you lost?
Ryan (Jordan Masterson): Yeah, losing sucks.
Kyle: We lose all the time, but we still enjoy ourselves. You have to learn to look at losing as a win.
Ryan: You sound like Hillary Clinton’s therapist.
2. “Fair went out with Obama”
Joe (Jay Leno): That’s not fair!
Mike (Tim Allen): Fair went out with Obama. Now get…
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