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Dumb
Saturday, September 21, 2019 (389 reads)
He says he's really smart.
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NO COLLUSION?
Sunday, March 31, 2019 (1631 reads)
No collusion? And what about obstruction?
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SHUT IT DOWN!
Sunday, December 30, 2018 (2022 reads)
We're shutting down the government
Said Trump it makes me proud.
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IT'S OVER
Friday, October 12, 2018 (2270 reads)
Kavanaugh's appointed -- was there ever any doubt?
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WHAT A WEEK!
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 (2445 reads)
An incredible week, even by Trump's standard.
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BEYOND SATIRE
Sunday, July 01, 2018 (2871 reads)
Satirizing Trump grows more difficult every day.
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BOLTON
Monday, April 02, 2018 (2908 reads)
OH NO! NOT BOLTON!
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GUNS GALORE
Sunday, March 04, 2018 (2818 reads)
Is the mass murder of children a fit subject for satire?
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A THOUSAND LIES
Friday, February 09, 2018 (3142 reads)
Already they're claiming he's told a thousand lies.
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SHITHOLERY
Sunday, January 21, 2018 (3158 reads)
Suddenly the word is everywhere.
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STABLE GENIUS
Monday, January 08, 2018 (3221 reads)
It's official: Trump is a stable genius!
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TAX DEFORM
Monday, December 25, 2017 (3734 reads)
What this country needs -- tax cuts for the rich.
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ALABAMA!
Sunday, December 17, 2017 (3324 reads)
It really happened in Alabama!
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GROPINGS
Friday, November 24, 2017 (3521 reads)
Sex and politics, again.
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TWO COUPS
Sunday, November 19, 2017 (3719 reads)
Upheaval in Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe.
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EVEN-HANDED?
Friday, August 18, 2017 (4438 reads)
Here's the new, unbiased, fact-driven Trump.
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Weak!
Saturday, August 05, 2017 (3907 reads)
Call him anything -- but don't say he's weak!
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I LOVE IT
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 (4086 reads)
Donald Trump II said he loved it.
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GROVEL
Sunday, June 18, 2017 (4390 reads)
Trump convened a Cabinet meeting that turned into an extraordinary exhibition of groveling.
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THERESA MAY (NOT)
Sunday, June 11, 2017 (4239 reads)
Theresa May's embarrassment is a further illustration of the fact that the British, too, are making a mess of their politics.
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GROSSER THAN TRUMP?
Friday, June 02, 2017 (4649 reads)
What happened when a comedienne tried to be grosser than Donald Trump.
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HE LOVES THOSE SAUDIS
Monday, May 29, 2017 (4059 reads)
For all his repeated denunciations of Islam, Trump's first presidential trip abroad was to Saudi Arabia.
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FOREIGN FRIENDS OF TRUMP
Saturday, May 06, 2017 (4458 reads)
High on the list of friends of Trump are the Philippine's Duterte and Turkey's Erdogan.
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TRUMP ON TRUTH
Saturday, March 25, 2017 (5094 reads)
Does Trump really understand the difference between fact and fantasy?
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CRAZY?
Monday, February 27, 2017 (5695 reads)
Should we call Trump crazy?
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SHOULD WE TONE DOWN THE SATIRE? 1-18-2011
Friday, February 04, 2011 (22505 reads)
SHOULD WE TONE DOWN THE SATIRE? 1-18-2011
The Arizona shooting has added more and more voices to the demand to restore civility to political discourse. Over and over we hear the demand to stop the vitriolic exchange of insults driven by mutual hostility.
What does this mean for political satire? By definition, satire is hostile and offensive. Even Art Buchwald, whose satire was relatively mellow and genial, said “Satire is malicious”. Holding people up to ridicule is not a friendly act. It doesn’t seem consistent with the proposal to lower the temperature of political discourse. So should satirists now blunt the edge of their wit when commenting on political issues and leaders?
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