Raw scorn and ridicule as a political strategy...

[LoZoccolo]

...is just what I'd expect from people who sit on their asses all day and whine on the Internet.

See ya later, I think I'm gonna go get some stuff done this afternoon!

[Edmond Dantes]

1. Apparently, you've never read Jonathan Swift.

He was quite effective in doing just that--which is why he was hired by the Right! They told him afterwards that he was the only person they were afraid of....

[Mizmoon]

2. Thomas Nast destroyed Boss Tweede with cartoons

just with sarcastic cartoons.

[Edmond Dantes]

3. Precisely. As Mark Twain wisely noted...

"Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand."

It may be the single most effective weapon we have--which is why it should be employed against Karl Rove.

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. Where's that pic of the gang of thieves

on Halloween, when they are dressed up like 'hunters'?

Rove looked like the biggest twerp on the planet in that fur hat with the ear muffs.

[jacksonian]

5. i love the "just" in your post

cartooning was the 19th century version of CNN/Faux all rolled into one.

[The Sad Little Pony]

6. Bitterness is rarely

...ever, funny.

It seems to kill many a good sense of humor.
Except for Lewis Black, of course.

[Flammable Materials]

7. BILL HICKS. n/t