Morty's Komedy Korner

Howard Mortman, former Hotline columnist and self-imagined stand-up comedian, is outraged that Cindy Adams made fun of Dick Cheney. (Here's a sample of Mortman's "humor.") Adams wrote in her column "The White House is now concentrating on the economy. Vice President Dick Cheney has told subordinates: 'The way to lick this recession is to get all those deadbeats out of the soup kitchens.�" Morty grouses that Dick's people are right to be pissed at Adams for making a joke because "she's a columnist for a newspaper," not Jay Leno. Only those on Dick and Morty's approved list may make a joke at Dick's expense.

But the real reason for Morty's outrage is that Adams took on the Cheney rather than a more deserving target. Sniffs Morty, "There are plenty of hysterical D.C.-based premises you could take out for a spin � crack addicts, rape victims, Democrats."

Although Mortman imagines himself a King of Comedy, if you've seen Morty on C-SPAN, you know what a humorless little troll he is. Which is why it's no surprise that Mortman is a producer for Chris Matthews.