Humor and the Left
by Ryan Sager
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 at 1:04 PM
updated Mon, 30 Jul 2007 at 1:05 PM
"The fact that 'The Simpsons' has gotten more liberal is in part a function of the times. Conservatives and/or Republicans have been in power for a very long time (particularly in the eyes of Hollywood types). And the show is of necessity going to poke fun at those in power. This is a fact lost on some liberals who've declared The Daily Show the Pravda of Progressivism. The Daily Show takes shots at those in power. When or if liberals take back the White House or continue to hold on to Congress, those guys will make fun of them, or they will cease to be funny. It will be a painful lesson" — Jonah Goldberg, in National Review, on the continuing appeal of the TV cartoon classic "The Simpsons"
(via Opinion Journal's Political Diary)
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