Word: laughingly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...nearby is Jim Oberstar, a Democrat in the House since 1975, who marvels at how hard Franken has worked the state. Oberstar has given Franken only one bit of advice, which he delivered right after they met years ago at another barbecue. "I told him, 'You have to stop laughing when you talk to people.' It was an unconscious action on his part. Something he's done in his career." Franken's harsh, loud laugh after his own jokes isn't just weird for a politician; it's weird for a comedian. It's a bully's laugh, a challenge...
...possible that to an old pro like Stiller, making an audience laugh is easy, too easy. The bigger challenge is not to underline the humor but to undermine it--to illustrate, within the form of a movie spoof, a thesis on the mechanics of comedy creation. Those opening trailers are hilarious and devastatingly acute, but the rest of Stiller's film could be more a deconstruction of comedy than a display of it. The brain gets the joke; the ribs are untickled...
...sense of humor?" [July 28]. Yes, thanks to this Administration's politics of fear, division and deceit. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people have died for no apparent reason. And hundreds of thousands of American voters remain devoted to the Administration that caused this carnage. I won't laugh until we get our country back. Sandy Light, ROANOKE...
...week later, Cheek's trip has been shut down. There's nothing to laugh about...
...provide those who did not re-elect Bush with not only comic relief but also much appreciated validation. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people have died for no apparent reason. And hundreds of thousands of American voters remain devoted to the Administration that caused this carnage. I won't laugh until we get our country back. Sandy Light, ROANOKE...