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What you need is sustained outrage. . . there's far too much unthinking respect given to authority.

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There are two kinds of humor. One kind that makes us chuckle about our foibles and our shared humanity -- like what Garrison Keillor does. The other kind holds people up to public contempt and ridicule -- that's what I do. Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel -- it's vulgar.

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Most of us think of government as them. Yet government isn't Them: It's us.

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Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.

Powerful, Weapons, Satire, Against, Traditionally

The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion.

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Some days, I'd feel better with Punxsutawney Phil in the Oval Office - at least he doesn't lie about the weather.

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