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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
30 Rock has really found itself after its first few episodes. Recent episodes are nearly up there with The Office or Arrested Development in density of quality, laugh-out-loud silliness.
Honestly, I don't see any agenda there other than to make people laugh. Considering that at least half the laughs are at Liz Lemon's expense, it's hard to see how Tina Fey is pushing any kind of politics. I think she's at heart a comedian (screw the feminine spelling)-- she's all about what's funny.
Alec Baldwin should have been doing comedy his whole life. 15 years ago, when he was at his cheesy stud action-hero peak, who could have guessed that one day he'd be the funniest man on TV?
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
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