On The American Spectator
I imagine such things as these covers, which The American Spectator seems to throw at us once a week, as Negative Political Advertising. You can picture the faces turning to the photo-negative Blue, with the voice-over“How Can You Trust This Man?
The Jon Stewart article should be read, not least of which to marvel at the spectacle of giving Jon Stewart a cover for a two-page article. Unfortunately, the article does not appear to be online, except for an excerpt, where we see the author marvel at these jokes:
Here are some of Stewart’s incomparable laugh-quakes from “America”:
“Though Ronald Reagan (1980-1989) was not considered Kennedy-esque, many historians believe he was among our most Reaganesque commanders-in-chief” — page 38.
“The name of Senator Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis., became synonymous with an era, not unlike his colleague Representative Pleistocene, D-Minn.” — page 61.
My favourite joke on Reagan from the book, incidentally, is (from memory, so it’s not exact), on presidential nicknames: “Well noted as an effective communicator and Conservative Ideolouge, Reagan received his nickname ‘The Gipper’ for his tendency to gip a lot.”
Some people get it. Others don’t. To each their own.