And you’ll have to keep imagining them for a while longer, because WaPo’s Chris Cillizza can’t help you:
Pope Benedict, following Sarah Palin’s lead, resigns. ow.ly/hBDsg
— The Fix (@TheFix) February 11, 2013
That was like a Seth MacFarlane “joke.” A reference isn’t a joke. A reference can be used to build a joke, but it is not a joke in and of itself. “Hey, remember that person we don’t like? Ha ha ha!”
And then nobody laughs, and that’s not fair:
Thing I learned: You can’t joke about the Pope. Got it.
— The Fix (@TheFix) February 11, 2013
Poor guy.
Respecting people’s religious beliefs is very important, as long as they’re Muslims. Otherwise, y’know, whatever.
(Hat tip: Twitchy)