http://www.resonant.org/20050504-politics-and-stand-up-comedy Comments for "Politics and Stand-Up Comedy" en http://www.resonant.org/20050504-politics-and-stand-up-comedy <p>I've been mulling over for a while now the <a href="http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2005/05/learn-to-say-aint.html">analysis</a> by John Rogers over at <a href="http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/">Kung Fu Monkey</a> of what Republicans have been doing right and what Democrats have been doing wrong in politics. There are thousands of these, of course, but I think this one is one of the best, because it's not coming from the perspective of a political analyst, but a stand-up comic.</p> <p>As one might expect a stand-up comic to say, the problems basically resolve down to Democratic candidates not being enough like stand-up comics. He goes into great detail, however, and whether or not you agree with the conclusions, they provide a fascinating starting point for thinking about how people react to politicians, and how thinkers tend to react to those people. He also <a href="http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2005/05/feedback-criticism.html">followed up</a> on some of the more common responses to his essay.</p> <p><a href="http://www.resonant.org/20050504-politics-and-stand-up-comedy">read more</a></p> http://www.resonant.org/20050504-politics-and-stand-up-comedy#comments Amused Frustrated Sociology Wed, 04 May 2005 19:53:15 -0400 Zed 814 at http://www.resonant.org