Archive for the ‘Theory’ Category
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The Virtues of Divided Government
Posted on July 16, 2008
(This originally appeared in The Politico) The choice this fall is not simply between John McCain and Barack Obama. It is also a choice between one-party rule and divided government....
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Barack Obama Is Not Funny
Posted on July 15, 2008
Memorandum TO: Members of the National Comedy Writers Association FR: Comedy Guidelines Committee RE: Barack Obama Guidelines Given the latest flap from our friends at the...
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Satire is Not For Sissies
Posted on July 15, 2008
The dictionary definition of satire is the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. It sounds easy, but...
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People, Get Ready
Posted on July 11, 2008
There is an interesting story in the National Journal today about Democratic planning for the eventual ascension of Barack Obama as President. Charlie Rangel, who backed Hillary Clinton...
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Condemning the Old, Condemning the New
Posted on July 10, 2008
First, Barack Obama is forced to distance himself from the comments of his spiritual father, the infamous Reverend Wright. And now, one...
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