Posted by
EWRoss on Monday, June 15, 2009 8:00:00 AM
Politicians are prime sources of comic material. They always have been, and in free societies they always will. Good, clean political humor, the kind legendary comedian Bob Hope served up for 70 years, is healthy. It helps prevent everyone from taking politicians too seriously, and it brings comic relief to hard-fought partisan struggles. When the purveyors of political humor attempt to use it to unjustly demean and degrade politicians, as David Letterman’s comments about Sarah Palin and her daughter attempted to do last week, they corrupt an important aspect of American politics.