Notebook: Political Humor - CBS News
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Notebook: Political Humor
CBS News, NY Rush Limbaugh has delivered a barbed zinger or two, and some are saying turnabout is fair play. Humor is great in most situations, but good natured ribbing can devolve into just plain nastiness … producing a lot more heat than light. |
Don't Worry…..It's OK To Laugh* - Atlantic Online
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Don't Worry…..It's OK To Laugh*
Atlantic Online Even as humor, Sykes' construction just didn't work. Her punchline was about Limbaugh's use of Oxycontin - ha, ha, he overslept on 9/11, but that was lost the absurdity of the set-up. I thought the rest of Sykes' routine was quite funny and well … Video: Highlights of President Obama's Speech at White House Corres White House Correspondents Dinner Has President Obama Headlining And now, filling in for Jay Leno, it's Barack Ooooobama! |
USA will wash its hands of swine flu humor when pigs fly - USA Today
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USA will wash its hands of swine flu humor when pigs fly
USA Today But for many, humor has been a coping tool, he says. "It's a survival mechanism in a sense," Farley says. "Without it, we might get overwhelmed with our fear." Farley says if the outbreak had been called H1N1 from the start, it might not have spawned … |
Sideline Chatter Homer knocks out pitcher's sense of humor - Seattle Times
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Sideline Chatter Homer knocks out pitcher's sense of humor
Seattle Times, United States Talk about a red-letter day turning black-and-blue. Saturday marked the 10th anniversary of Marshall McDougall's NCAA-record bat barrage… Talk about a red-letter day turning black-and-blue. Saturday marked the 10th anniversary of Marshall McDougall's … |
Stateline Writer Offers Healthy Humor In Bad Economy - WIFR
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Stateline Writer Offers Healthy Humor In Bad Economy
WIFR, IL She calls it healthy humor and claims that laughter is simply part of a well-balanced lifestyle. From the stock market, to job layoffs, and even the swine flu. It doesn't seem like there's much to joke about these days, but maybe lack of laughter is … |
The Politics of Humor - Washington Post
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The Politics of Humor
Washington Post, United States By Chris Cillizza In politics, as in life, there is a fine line between stupid and clever — to paraphrase the great philosopher (and lead vocalist of Spinal Tap) David St. Hubbins. The question percolating in Washington as a new week starts is whether … Video: White House Press Sec. Gibbs on Wanda Skyes' Limbaugh Joke Did Wanda Sykes Go Too Far at the White House Correspondents' Dinner? The Two Jokes |
Feherty deserves a mulligan on this one - San Jose Mercury News
 New York Daily News |
Feherty deserves a mulligan on this one
San Jose Mercury News, USA For all the humor he normally brings, he can choke up about the idea of becoming a US citizen. And it's his irreverent humor that has put him front and center on CBS in the first place; it would be cowardly for the network to punish him for one … David Feherty shouldn't get pass for tasteless joke - but neither … David Feherty's Triple Bogie Nobody's laughing, Feherty |
Humor: Ramirez, Octomom mixed up prescriptions - Tucson Citizen
 Los Angeles Times |
Humor: Ramirez, Octomom mixed up prescriptions
Tucson Citizen, AZ LA Dodgers superstar Manny Ramirez admitted he took a banned substance but was careful to point out he didn't take steroids. That's illegal. If convicted of steroids use, he could get four to eight years as governor of California. … Video: First Person: Was Manny Covering Up Steroid Use? Ramirez's Loss Is Young Dodgers' Opportunity Dodgers' Manny Ramirez suspended for violating baseball's … |
Notebook: Political Humor - CBS News
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Notebook: Political Humor
CBS News, NY Rush Limbaugh has delivered a barbed zinger or two, and some are saying turnabout is fair play. Humor is great in most situations, but good natured ribbing can devolve into just plain nastiness … producing a lot more heat than light. |
Don't Worry…..It's OK To Laugh* - Atlantic Online
United Press International |
Don't Worry…..It's OK To Laugh*
Atlantic Online Even as humor, Sykes' construction just didn't work. Her punchline was about Limbaugh's use of Oxycontin - ha, ha, he overslept on 9/11, but that was lost the absurdity of the set-up. I thought the rest of Sykes' routine was quite funny and well … Video: Highlights of President Obama's Speech at White House Corres White House Correspondents Dinner Has President Obama Headlining And now, filling in for Jay Leno, it's Barack Ooooobama! |
USA will wash its hands of swine flu humor when pigs fly - USA Today
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USA will wash its hands of swine flu humor when pigs fly
USA Today But for many, humor has been a coping tool, he says. "It's a survival mechanism in a sense," Farley says. "Without it, we might get overwhelmed with our fear." Farley says if the outbreak had been called H1N1 from the start, it might not have spawned … |
Sideline Chatter Homer knocks out pitcher's sense of humor - Seattle Times
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Sideline Chatter Homer knocks out pitcher's sense of humor
Seattle Times, United States Talk about a red-letter day turning black-and-blue. Saturday marked the 10th anniversary of Marshall McDougall's NCAA-record bat barrage… Talk about a red-letter day turning black-and-blue. Saturday marked the 10th anniversary of Marshall McDougall's … |
Stateline Writer Offers Healthy Humor In Bad Economy - WIFR
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Stateline Writer Offers Healthy Humor In Bad Economy
WIFR, IL She calls it healthy humor and claims that laughter is simply part of a well-balanced lifestyle. From the stock market, to job layoffs, and even the swine flu. It doesn't seem like there's much to joke about these days, but maybe lack of laughter is … |
The Politics of Humor - Washington Post
FOXNews |
The Politics of Humor
Washington Post, United States By Chris Cillizza In politics, as in life, there is a fine line between stupid and clever — to paraphrase the great philosopher (and lead vocalist of Spinal Tap) David St. Hubbins. The question percolating in Washington as a new week starts is whether … Video: White House Press Sec. Gibbs on Wanda Skyes' Limbaugh Joke Did Wanda Sykes Go Too Far at the White House Correspondents' Dinner? The Two Jokes |
Feherty deserves a mulligan on this one - San Jose Mercury News
New York Daily News |
Feherty deserves a mulligan on this one
San Jose Mercury News, USA For all the humor he normally brings, he can choke up about the idea of becoming a US citizen. And it's his irreverent humor that has put him front and center on CBS in the first place; it would be cowardly for the network to punish him for one … David Feherty shouldn't get pass for tasteless joke - but neither … David Feherty's Triple Bogie Nobody's laughing, Feherty |
Humor: Ramirez, Octomom mixed up prescriptions - Tucson Citizen
Los Angeles Times |
Humor: Ramirez, Octomom mixed up prescriptions
Tucson Citizen, AZ LA Dodgers superstar Manny Ramirez admitted he took a banned substance but was careful to point out he didn't take steroids. That's illegal. If convicted of steroids use, he could get four to eight years as governor of California. … Video: First Person: Was Manny Covering Up Steroid Use? Ramirez's Loss Is Young Dodgers' Opportunity Dodgers' Manny Ramirez suspended for violating baseball's … |