Frum has been a consistent and vocal critic of Republican presidential candidate John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate on the ground that Palin is unqualified to assume the presidency. Speaking of Palin's performance during the campaign, Frum has stated, "I think she has pretty thoroughly -- and probably irretrievably -- proven that she is not up to the job of being president of the United States."
Humor, sarcasm and satire all play a part in stimulating the dialogue and debate of a campaign; it is ultimately the campaign and their message, not the messenger, that bears the responsibility for the political agenda.
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I completely agree. Politicians should realize their own accountability for their campaigns and shouldn't blame the commentators, humorous or not, for how that gets taken. (Also, I was a bit late in finding your post on this, but have slightly edited mine accordingly)
Great post!Maddow rocks! I think her comment about getting 3 minutes of any McCain campers says alot about how "they" feel towards women like Rachel...if you catch my drift!! But this is coming from a liberal inded girl from a liberal state that just thinks everybody should be treated equally.
If politicans will make the nasty comments they have, like McCain in this campaign, then they have to take the commentators humor and satire (like that of John Stewart and Keith Olberman). If they want to dish it, they need to take it!
And let's face it--we all need a little humor with the way the world is today
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