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Oftentimes these appearances come across as a little cynical: Candidates seem too clearly to be vying for the “Colbert bump,” which Mr. Colbert claims launched Governor Mike Huckabee to his meteoric fame. At the same time, nevertheless, the shows’ political guests often end up genuinely having fun (or being the object of it), and showing a lighter side to politics that will helpfully get Americans more civically active...

Author: By Nafees A. Syed | Title: Democracy Needs Colbert | 10/27/2008 | See Source »

...present-day episodes feel more like a made-for-TV movie than a biting satire or introspective portrait. And the gratuitous inclusion of the time Bush choked on a pretzel? We get it, Mr. Stone: Bush is a goofy guy, lacking the gravitas one normally expects of a president. As Bush himself would say, “Mission accomplished.” Now can you tell us something we didn’t know...

Author: By Ali R. Leskowitz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

Blackwell, Mr. •world is forced to get through future Januarys without 10 Worst Dressed lists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paul Slansky's Weekly Index of the News | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

...sake of the planet and his own credibility, Mr. Gore should follow those facts...

Author: By Lewis E. Bollard | Title: Al Gore’s Inconvenient Diet | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...know-what.” This is an odd thing to hear from a candidate who criticized Obama’s promise to meet with foreign leaders without pre-conditions by proclaiming, “You don’t say that out loud.” Similarly, Mr. McCain, “whip his you-know-what” is not something that a president would say. Not only is it vulgar, but it also conveys the wrong message about American hegemony. The American president is exceptional; he, or she, is supposed to have the advantage. Like my football...

Author: By George Hayward | Title: Presidentiality | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

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