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Satire is Dead

September 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Bill Kristol claims the mantle of  “disestableshmantarian” and rejoices that John McCain is coming to shake up the entrenched elites: “After two decades of Bush and Clinton and Bush presidencies, we’re getting change.”

Yes, this was in The New York Times, not The Onion.

On a related note, see Jon Rauch’s biting National Journal column on the through-the-looking-glass insanity of GOP messaging this year.

Tags: Journalism & the Media · Stupid Shit


       

 

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  • 1 Franklin Harris // Sep 15, 2008 at 6:10 pm

    Yes, this was in The New York Times, not The Onion.

    There’s a difference?

    I know, I know. Fish. Barrel.