1. And people started paying attention to his site, Haiku Headline of the Day, which expanded into a political humor webzine. 2. And though political humor has been with us since the first vote was cast, politicians have usually stayed clear of the comic fray. 3. But the illustration, in a country not famous for its political humor, is an indication that the climate in Kazakhstan is changing. 4. But unlike jokes about George W. Bush, which are mostly jabs at his personality and human foibles, most Russian political humor is dark and piercing. 5. Fact-checking certainly puts a damper on political humor, sometimes. 6. He also understands that political humor must cross ideological and partisan boundaries to be funny. 7. Here is where a difference in the cultural style of Washington audiences illustrates the difference between political wit and political humor. 8. If political humor is going to be really funny, it has to be impolite. 9. Irreverent political humor on Mexican television is still young and cautious. 10. Its strength lately has been political humor, including dumb-George jokes about the president. |