There’s a long tradition in comedy of parodying politicians with their own words, accents and mannerisms. Vaughn Meader made a brief career out of satirizing the Kennedys back in the ’60s and David Frye created the quintessential Nixon. Impressionist Jim Morris talks about the art form.
-
Phone Calls in the Age of the Text Message, A New Speech Law in Libya, and More
-
The U.S. 'Secret' War in Cambodia
-
Obama's Historic Statement, the False Statistic on "Boomerang" Kids, and More
-
More Misleading Unemployment Numbers Quoted By the Media
-
Revenge Porn's Latest Frontier
-
"Author" of 'Naked Came The Stranger' Dies
-
Reporting on Taboo Topics in Liberia
-
What's the Harm in Hate Speech?
-
5 Ways To Spot a B.S. Political Headline in Under 10 Seconds
-
The Phony Statistic About College Graduates
Comments [1]
You know, going over some of McCain's past associations with the assistance of reminders by the Rachel Maddow Show, I am recalling his link to Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church (even less mainstream than Palin’s or Romney’s versions of Christianity), through the World Anti-Communist League I think it is called, and that, combined with his long confinement in Hanoi, makes me wonder why Saturday Night Live hasn’t had Darrell Hammond do a skit based on the Manchurian Candidate.
Have we ever had a candidate whose life so eerily mirrored that storyline?
Leave a Comment
Register for your own account so you can vote on comments, save your favorites, and more. Learn more.
Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Names are displayed with all comments. We reserve the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the Comment Guidelines before posting. By leaving a comment, you agree to New York Public Radio's Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use.