NEW YORKER BARACK OBAMA MAGAZINE REACTION: There’s Nothing Funny About Barack Says Comics
The New Yorker magazine cover led to today’s cover story in the New York Times, “Want Obama in a Punch Line? First, find a joke!
Why? The reason cited by most of those involved in the [late night comedy] shows is that a fundamental factor is so far missing in Mr. Obama: There is no comedic “take” on him, nothing easy to turn to for an easy laugh, like allegations of Bill Clinton’s womanizing, or President Bush’s goofy bumbling or Al Gore’s robotic persona.”
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