Category Archives: Satire

Whining About The New Yorker’s Barack Obama Cover

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Luke Ford

Jack Shafer writes: Although every critic of the New Yorker understood the simple satire of the cover, the most fretful of them worried that the illustration would be misread by the ignorant masses who don’t subscribe to the magazine. Los … Continue reading →

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The New Yorker’s Muslim Obama Cover

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Luke Ford

Andrew Malcolm writes: There are always two sides to everything in politics. The up-side for Barack Obama of the persistent controversy over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s black militancy and racist sermons was that it sure drove home the point to … Continue reading →

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Celebrating The Fourth Of July Chinese Style

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Luke Ford

A friend calls. "What are you doing for the fourth?" Luke: "No plans." Friend: "You and Ming Ho aren’t going to sell state secrets to the Chinese? It’d be the time to do it. Empty parking lot in Monterey Park. … Continue reading →

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Has Monty Python Left The World A Better Place?

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Luke Ford

Terry Jones says in The Pythons: Autobiography by the Pythons: "…I was talking to a friend who was a teacher in an inner city comprehensive in the ’70s, and they said since Python they’d noticed a change in the adolescent … Continue reading →

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The Rules of the Game For Kids

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Luke Ford

I have a part-time job picking up kids from daycare and bringing them home to their loving parents. Because I believe that our every minute is a gift from HaShem, I always carry a book wherever I go. So through … Continue reading →

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