The most embarrassingly hilarious display of wrong-headedness on all sides

If human folly and prejudice make you laugh, read this thread: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/100004386/obamas-fat-surgeon-general-has-some-tough-questions-to-answer/ . It is the first discussion I have read in quite a while where it is difficult to find a good word to say for literally anyone involved in the debate. But a skilled comedian could turn into a Monty Pythonesque skit.