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SHUT IT DOWN!
Sunday, December 30, 2018 (134 reads)
We're shutting down the government
Said Trump it makes me proud.
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IT'S OVER
Friday, October 12, 2018 (438 reads)
Kavanaugh's appointed -- was there ever any doubt?
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WHAT A WEEK!
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 (514 reads)
An incredible week, even by Trump's standard.
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BEYOND SATIRE
Sunday, July 01, 2018 (757 reads)
Satirizing Trump grows more difficult every day.
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BOLTON
Monday, April 02, 2018 (1159 reads)
OH NO! NOT BOLTON!
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GUNS GALORE
Sunday, March 04, 2018 (1332 reads)
Is the mass murder of children a fit subject for satire?
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A THOUSAND LIES
Friday, February 09, 2018 (1393 reads)
Already they're claiming he's told a thousand lies.
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SHITHOLERY
Sunday, January 21, 2018 (1438 reads)
Suddenly the word is everywhere.
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STABLE GENIUS
Monday, January 08, 2018 (1754 reads)
It's official: Trump is a stable genius!
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TAX DEFORM
Monday, December 25, 2017 (1836 reads)
What this country needs -- tax cuts for the rich.
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ALABAMA!
Sunday, December 17, 2017 (1751 reads)
It really happened in Alabama!
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GROPINGS
Friday, November 24, 2017 (1733 reads)
Sex and politics, again.
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TWO COUPS
Sunday, November 19, 2017 (1679 reads)
Upheaval in Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe.
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EVEN-HANDED?
Friday, August 18, 2017 (2241 reads)
Here's the new, unbiased, fact-driven Trump.
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Weak!
Saturday, August 05, 2017 (2301 reads)
Call him anything -- but don't say he's weak!
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I LOVE IT
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 (2297 reads)
Donald Trump II said he loved it.
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GROVEL
Sunday, June 18, 2017 (2351 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 (2577 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 (2605 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 (2643 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 (2788 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 (3446 reads)
Does Trump really understand the difference between fact and fantasy?
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CRAZY?
Monday, February 27, 2017 (3737 reads)
Should we call Trump crazy?
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INCREDIBLE
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 (4395 reads)
He's tremendous and incredible, what else can I say
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THE TRUMP-PUTIN ROMANCE
Tuesday, January 10, 2017 (3803 reads)
Satirists pounced in the charge that Putin ordered the Democratic Party hacking.
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CASTRO AND THE CIA
Tuesday, December 06, 2016 (4133 reads)
The CIA's efforts to kill Fidel Castro read like fake news
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FAKE
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 (4078 reads)
Lately "fake news" has been in the news.
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HOW? AND WHAT NOW?
Saturday, November 19, 2016 (4601 reads)
I just don't understand it, I gave it lots of thought
The pollsters were predicting everything that I had sought.
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BREXIT: NOW WHAT?
Saturday, June 25, 2016 (4830 reads)
David Cameron in politics was thought to be a master
And yet he took a gamble that resulted in disaster.
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TRUMP SLUMP?
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 (5012 reads)
This time Trump had a really bad week.
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ERDOGAN AND A GOAT
Friday, May 06, 2016 (4876 reads)
A German comedian pushed the limit of satire to annoy a Turkish leader.
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SHOULD WE TONE DOWN THE SATIRE? 1-18-2011
Friday, February 04, 2011 (20589 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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