Satire

Welcome to Camp Mogul

Paul Krassner | Posted 07.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Tom Hanks, Microsoft Yahoo, Herb Allen, Satire, Sun Valley, Sun Valley Conference, Michael Eisner, Yahoo, Business News
Paul Krassner

I went to spy on a summer camp for billionaires: The 26th annual gathering of the nation's most powerful executives and their trophy wives in Sun Valley, Idaho, hosted by Herb Allen.

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Laughter and the '08 Campaign

Bruce Kluger | Posted 07.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report, John McCain, Andy Borowitz, 2008 Campaign 2008, Jon Stewart, Humor, Political Satire, The Daily Show, David Slavin, Barack Obama, Satire, Barack Obama New Yorker Cover, Media News
Bruce Kluger

Who can blame viewers for wanting a little cavorting with their reporting? Today's voters toggle easily between sober op-eds and faux-news analysts squirting seltzer down the candidates' pants.

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Media Notes from All Over (Belatedly)

William Klein | Posted 07.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Chandra Levy, Lenny Bruce, Washington Post, Humor, New Yorker Cover, Satire, Barack Obama, Media News
William Klein

Media Notes from All Over (somewhat belatedly) First, about that New Yorker cover: to quote Steve Martin, comedy isn't pretty. As a satire practiti...

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Satire New Yorker

Jeff Danziger | Posted 07.17.2008 | Media

Read More: New Yorker, Obama, Blitt, Satire, Cartoons, John McCain, Mccain Satire, Cartoon, Political Cartoons, Media News
Jeff Danziger

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Why Obama Should Thank The New Yorker

Irshad Manji | Posted 07.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Politics, New Yorker, Campaign Strategy, Larry King LIve, Satire, Barack Obama, Politics of Fear, Obama Muslim, Barack Obama New Yorker Cover, Obama Muslim Smear, Media News
Irshad Manji

In shocking people with so many fierce images at once, the New Yorker has handed Barack Obama an opportunity to score three timely campaign victories.

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Satire by the Book

Tom Tomorrow | Posted 07.16.2008 | Media

Read More: New Yorker Cover Obamas, Political Satire, Cartoon, Satire, Political Cartoons, Media News
Tom Tomorrow

2008-07-16-tomorrow.jpgThe Internet is full of declarative statements about satire these days, the most common of which being that "satire does not work unless it portrays its intended target."

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Joe Lieberman's Fake Son, Terrorism, Charlie Rose, Situationist International and BJ's

Sam Seder | Posted 07.16.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sarah Silverman, Satire, Filmmaking, Afghanistan, Sam Seder, Marc Maron, Janeane Garofalo, American Idol, Netroots Nation, David Cross, Comedy, Entertainment News
Sam Seder

Sometime around the inauguration of Bush in 2000, I began to notice that there was not the slightest hint of outrage expressed in or by the media.

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Both Sides Now

Sam Greenfield | Posted 07.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Barack Obama, New Yorker, Satire, Comedian, Sense of Humor, Barack Obama New Yorker Cover, Comedy, Media News
Sam Greenfield

I understand the satiric tone of the cartoon, and I would think that in a world blessed with a sense of humor, it would be a non-issue. Sadly, we do not have the same sense of humor we used to.

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Fear of Fun

Paul Krassner | Posted 07.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Obama, New Yorker, Barack Obama, Satire, Media News
Paul Krassner

Oh, no! That New Yorker cover is going to ruin everything for Obama. This is the tipping point. Now he'll never get elected. What can I do? Cancel my subscription to the First Amendment?

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John McCain's Been Talkin' Down to White People

Paul Hipp | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain Gay Rights, John McCain, Video, Jesse Jackson Obama Remark, Jesse Jackson Barack Obama, Humor, Talkin Down to White People, Satire, Politics News
Paul Hipp

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News Update: Obama to Accept Nomination on the Moon

William Klein | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Humor, Satire, Politics News, Advertising, Politics, Barack Obama, Media, Politics News
William Klein

Barack Obama will accept the Democratic presidential nomination on the Moon, and not as previously reported Denver's Invesco Field at Mile High, a 76,...

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Why We Don't Mind Uncle Sam Tapping Our Phones

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 07.03.2008 | Living

Read More: George Bush, Warrantless Wiretapping, Humor, AT&T, The Inner Life, Privacy, FISA Bill, Phone, Satire, Political Humor, Wiretapping, Telephones, Fisa, Eavesdropping Program, Telecom Immunity, Telephone Companies Surveillance, David Letterman, Technology, Schwartzberg, Living News
Joel Schwartzberg

I guess it makes more sense to celebrate our freedom from government tyranny and interference before we give them the okay to monitor our private conversations. No one wants to be a party pooper.

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Scariest Gun Stock Footage: Which Network Had It?

236.com | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: 236.Com Stock Footage, 236.Com Supreme Court, Humor, 236.Com Gun Control, Satire, 236.Com, Politics News

Following the Supreme Court's landmark decision on gun rights, the cable news networks had one crucial task: rounding up the best gun-totin', pistol-p...

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Maureen Dowd: Her Thought Process Flowchart

236.com | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Maureen Dowd, Maureen Dowd 236.Com, Humor, Satire, 236.Com, Politics News

Maureen has finally been explained--by Maureen Dowd. The explanation came in response to a column by the Times' public editor Clark Hoyt in which he s...

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Religious License

Bruce Kluger & David Slavin | Posted 06.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion, American Civil Liberties Union, Humor, Satire, Tim Foley, American Jewish Congress, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, David Slavin, Bruce Kluger, Young Dick Cheney: Great American, License Plates, Politics News
Bruce Kluger & David Slavin

South Carolina passed a law this month allowing it to become the first state in the nation to offer its citizens specialty license plates that carry a Christian message.

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Jon Stewart On California Gay Marriage: "Why's God Taking It Out On The Midwest?" (VIDEO)

The Daily Show | Posted 06.18.2008 | Media

Read More: California Gay Marriage, George Takei Wedding, Jon Stewart, Comedy Central, Satire, George Takei, The Daily Show, Comedy, Gay Marriage, Media News

Jon Stewart kicked off Tuesday's show talking about the California's introduction of gay marriage. What does the ruling mean for George Takei? Watch:...

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Jason Linkins

McCain 'C-Word' Moment Becomes Fodder For Satirists

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Service Administration, Satire, McCain Cunt Wife, Cindy McCain, Youtube, Political Satire, Mccain Cunt, Politics News

The satirists at Public Service Administration have already scored numerous hits over the campaign season with their high-production value skewerings ...

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It's Safe to Laugh Again!

Bruce Kluger & David Slavin | Posted 06.16.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Bruce Kluger, Firedoglake Book Salon, Humor, Satire, Books, Lynne Cheney, Tim Foley, David Slavin, Dick Cheney, Young Dick Cheney: Great American, Eli, Entertainment News
Bruce Kluger & David Slavin

Glowing words from this past weekend's Firedoglake Book Salon: So here's a puzzler: How do you write a book about a vicious, evil man like Dick Che...

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Politicians Play General, Generals Play Politics (Part 2)

Russ Wellen | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Catch 22, Navy, Military, Cold War, National Security, Military Satire, Satire, Parody, Political Satire, Politics News
Russ Wellen

You may wonder why you should read a military spoof that's set during peacetime and not Iraq or Afghanistan -- but it reveals behavior that has been festering in the military for decades.

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Whitney Biennial Jumps the Shark

Carolyn Castiglia | Posted 05.30.2008 | Business

Read More: The Gap, Art, Satire, Sweatshop Labor, Design, Designers, Artists, Whitney Biennial, Fashion, Modern, Business News
Carolyn Castiglia

If working class people can get t-shirts with prints created by artists, why should we complain that we don't have health care? Got an open wound? Take that Jeff Koons t-shirt, shred it up and use it as a tourniquet.

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Good Job Folks: War Inc. Expands...

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 05.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Iraq War, War Inc., Satire, Marisa Tomei, John Cusack, Entertainment News
Larisa Alexandrovna

While the MSM is busy panning War Inc., we have proved once again, that despite the corporate farce of free press, we can get things heard, seen, and done.

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You Want Courage? Are You Willing to Support It?

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 05.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Corporate Propaganda, Iraq War, War Inc., Political Art, Satire, John Cusack, Media News
Larisa Alexandrovna

I want to save War Inc. from what appears to be a distinct stench of blacklisting. In reading corporate excuses/reviews about why critics do not like the film, I become increasingly incensed and puzzled.

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Senator Clinton Proposes Department Of Goalpost Relocation

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Satire, Politics News
Lee Stranahan

The Department Of Goalpost Relocation's task would be to keep track and re-configure the U.S. Government's justifications for doing whatever it wants to do.

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SATIRIST HONORS GEORGE BUSH'S GOLF SACRIFICE BY GIVING UP SATIRICAL COLUMN

Steve Young | Posted 05.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Steve Young, Satire, Bush, Media News
Steve Young

There can no more compliment to satire than for a reader to laugh hysterically while throwing up at the same time. That is what we call "satirical nir...

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SNL's Brilliant "Sore Loser" Sketch Illuminates Senator Clinton's Shadows

David Quigg | Posted 05.12.2008 | Media

Read More: Elecion 2008, Primaries, Politics News, Race, Satire, Identity Politics, Hard-Working Voters, Photography, Hillary Clinton, White Voters, Ethics, Saturday Night Live, Media News, Amy Poehler, Wedge Issues, Sore Loser, Media News
David Quigg

Senator Clinton will get the last word on this. Once she officially loses the nomination, she can make the Poehler sketch look ridiculous. Or she can make it look like prophecy.

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