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Tuesday, November 4, 2008 12:00 AM

The end of the satirical industrial complex?

For the past eight years, Jon Stewart, Tina Fey and other comedians have had us laughing through our tears. If Obama wins, will the laughter die?
By Thomas Schaller

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  • Monday, November 3, 2008 08:19 PM

    i said "yes we can!"

    "now,what are you gonna do about iraq, about afghanistan, about the recession, about foreign trade and job exporting?"

    do you really think there'll be any trouble laughing at obama?

    —al loomis Read al loomis's other letters

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