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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
They won't get very exercized because they aren't liberals, Ty. The Natl Review will write some ludicrous claptrap, filled with evasive wordplay, defending itself. It will then conclude the defense with a pile of vague, snotty shots at the Left.

You realize if the left wing took a page from Natl Review, it would get a lot further, don't you? Natl Review gets respect because they're arrogant assholes who write very funny stuff. I love the magazine just because its funny. I don't agree with half of its politics but have bought it for years just to read those five pages at the beginning where it savages self-righteous liberals.

When DailyKos and MoveOn learn to pick up a poison pen with the same sort of reckless, comedic approach the Review takes in its best moments, the Right will be in trouble. But as long as the Left allows itself to be defined by the shrill and wonky and unapproachable and unfunny, its never going to compete.

The Left needs to stop telling everyone how much it knows and how evil the GOP is and started using satire and comedy. It's much more effective. Why do you think the Right hates Michael Moore so much? It isn't because his movies pull heartstrings or dredge up touchy issues. Everyone knows he's a full of shit advocate. But for about a half hour in Farenheit 9/11 he was a really fucking funny advocate. There were parts of that movie that were damn funny, and they also happened to be the most spot on, and strongest criticisms in it.

Yes, I realize this is an aside, but it popped into my head, so I said it.

We run Al Franken for Senate and get criticized for no sense of humor?

That's almost as funny as runing Al Gore.