Can Nobel Satire Assault Help Obama?
It used to be that any mocking of President Obama came from the perpetually outraged right (“Barack the Magic Negro,” anyone?).
But as Matt Frei of BBC News points out in today’s blog post, the comedic assaults on Obama are becoming more mainstream.
Late-night comedians once feared that the man who Oprah anointed “The One” defied their sharp tongues because of an infuriating mixture of talent and race….
But laughter at the expense of the 44th commander-in-chief is alive, kicking and getting as sharp as ripe Cheddar.
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