Reply #25: doublethink

[Erechtheides]

I think that Neocon media figures are well aware that authority and comedy don't mesh neatly; that's why they're at such pains to pretend that the "liberal media" exist. It's always amazed (and infuriated) me how clumsily they try to balance this position (the attendant underdog cache it presumably creates for them among Angry White Men) with their need as bullies (and presumably that of their target demographic) to see themselves as part of the winning team. Well, what amazes and infuriates me is how many people seem to buy this load.

P.S.
Opening an extra-long Plaidder post makes me feel like a kid on Christmas. Thanks!