Posted in Issues, Politics, tagged Imus, New York Times, WTKK, Bush, Dobbs, Larry Summers, Harvard, Derivatives, Toxic Assests on November 25, 2008 | 31 Comments »
Imus makes his ”Fat Larry Summers” point referencing The Gray Lady
The Times editorial writers deftly avoid criticising Barack “Mr Change” Obama, slamming Larry Summers while not missing a parting shot at the Bush administration and giving the Clinton administration a deregulatory pass.
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Posted in Comedy, Issues, tagged Andy Newman, Barack Obama, Comedy, Embargo, Gibert Godfrey, Imus, Irony, Joan Didon, Joe Randazzoe, Kurt Andersen, P.J. O'Rourke, Spy Magazine, The Onion on November 24, 2008 | 29 Comments »
Ironic Armor
The latest Imus question goes like this, “When will white comedians begin to make fun of Obama?” The thought is race is too controversial and Obama’s election too historic to be made fun of. The New York Times explores this very topic in a piece by Andy Newman “Irony Is Dead. Again. Yeah, Right.”. Newman [...]
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