Word: humors
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Sure. Why not? If one's sense of humor can be the source of a documentary, why couldn't one's sense of outrage? I don't think it's so much what motivates you, but rather the final product that's the important thing...
...entertainment-saturated age, when—as pundits are fond of repeating—the winner of American Idol gets as much attention as the winner of the presidential election, personality counts for a great deal. Back in the Colonial era when everyone was dignified, a sense of humor in a major public figure was viewed as something along the lines of a congenital defect. George Washington didn’t have to make us laugh; he just had to establish precedents and avoid chopping down more cherry trees than he could possibly help. But somewhere along the line, Americans...
...those worried about the lack of humor in the oval office, McCain’s vice-presidential pick was a breath of fresh air. Indeed, Sarah Palin’s greatest contribution to the campaign was her evident willingness to take up the Bush comedy mantle. Her incoherent strings of folksy wisdom fell into the laps of impressionists and writers like a godsend. A President Palin would have been everything President Bush was and then some—pregnant teenagers with crazy names! Hunting mishaps! Negligible foreign policy experience! And when American voters said “no?...
...Berlusconi's apparent attempt at humor sparked charges of racism from political opponents, though most inside and outside Italy simply shook (or buried) their heads at the terrible timing - both historic and comedic - of such a remark in the wake of Obama's election as the first black U.S. President. As he's done before when accused of stepping out of line on the world stage, the 72-year-old billionaire lashed out at anyone who criticized him or called for an apology as "imbeciles," insisting his comment was meant to be "cute...
...Interpretations among those in the know in Italy vary. Some say the man known as Il Cavaliere sees the world as his personal stage, simply letting it all hang out in public like other super-rich and powerful people do in private, convinced that his humor and Italian charm will win over the world. Others discern a calculation in his off-the-cuff quips: to divide his opponents, to keep allied pretenders to his throne off balance, and most of all to simply keep the spotlight on himself. By now, having been elected Prime Minister three times, most...