KD Friedman is a social/political satirist and consumer advocate, and has written, produced and performed in dozens of political satire shows for labor unions, gay rights, women's and other advocacy organizations as well as writing articles on a range of economic and social issues. The founder of the Oh Sooo Politically Correct Players, Friedman has also has recorded dozens of commentaries for Pacifica Radio.

Blog Entries by Karen Friedman

The Winter of Love

Posted January 21, 2009 | 11:49 PM (EST)


The Winter of Love

Obama's inauguration is the closest I'll come to experiencing Woodstock circa 1969. Only without the tie-dyed shirts, mud and marijuana.

Who needs weed when you have the Obamas? I have never seen so many people naturally high just from inhaling the idea of Barack and...

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Ich Bin Ein Virginian

7 Comments | Posted November 7, 2008 | 06:36 PM (EST)


After four days of canvassing for Obama in Hampton, Virginia, let me paraphrase JFK in declaring, "Ich bin ein Virginian." Or maybe it's more appropriate to say, "Sugar, honey, I am now a Virginian."

Because it was this previous bastion of conservatism, a former confederate state, that...

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Take the White House Back

Posted October 29, 2008 | 02:34 PM (EST)


The election is a week away and I know all of us are doing our part to get Obama elected, door-knocking, phone-calling, stuffing envelopes -- anything --to ensure that McCain and Palin are defeated.Please lord.

Anyway, in that vein, I decided to produce a music video to keep people dancing...

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Holy Ambitions

5 Comments | Posted October 3, 2008 | 08:39 AM (EST)



After watching Sarah Palin's performance on Katie Couric, as well as her rote responses to questions at the debates last night, it occurred to me that if this clearly unqualified woman, with limited intellect, can run for the Vice Presidency then certainly I can do anything I want.

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What is Wrong With Men?

Posted August 8, 2008 | 07:24 PM (EST)


What is wrong with men?

OK, fellows, you can answer this better than me.

Clinton had his Monica Lewinsky; Newt Gingrich had his his young congressional aide while impeaching Clinton for Monica Lewinsky (that's after divorcing his first wife while she lay in bed with cancer); Eliot Spitzer, Mr. Morality,...

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