Shortly before Ms. Klobuchar declared her own presidential bid earlier this year, Abigail Bessler, her 24-year-old daughter, an amateur stand-up comic herself, somewhat sheepishly reminded her mother about the senior thesis Ms. Bessler wrote at Yale. The topic: the use of humor in presidential politics and the “Path to Power Through One-Liners, Talk Shows and Tweets.”
“Should an orator want to stir up laughter?” Ms. Bessler asked in her thesis. “The answer is a fairly resounding yes.”
Additional gems from the paper, written to complete a degree in political science, include:
“Humor can be used as a political weapon: to attack opponents, inoculate oneself from criticism, establish one’s good humor and more. Through comedy and wit, a politician can reduce audience scrutiny of arguments by appealing to their emotions and allowing them to discount any messages they might disagree with as ‘just a joke.’
If I were a billionaire, perhaps I'd hire a team of people to follow me around and cite things like this any time I do or say anything. It could be like the modern version of a slave whispering in Caesar's ear that he's mortal.
Like my personal chef brings my breakfast out and right behind him is a guy with an iPad who starts reading a recent write up on how modern livestock raising techniques are sure to doom the entire world to disease. Or whatever. Not like in an accusatory way, just as a neutral reminder. "Let me read this article about avian flu mutations while you chomp those eggs down"
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/06/us/amy-klobuchar-comedy.html
If I were a billionaire, perhaps I'd hire a team of people to follow me around and cite things like this any time I do or say anything. It could be like the modern version of a slave whispering in Caesar's ear that he's mortal.
Like my personal chef brings my breakfast out and right behind him is a guy with an iPad who starts reading a recent write up on how modern livestock raising techniques are sure to doom the entire world to disease. Or whatever. Not like in an accusatory way, just as a neutral reminder. "Let me read this article about avian flu mutations while you chomp those eggs down"
Lol
I was just posting cos shes so lame but sure
Yeah, I'm just joking around.
It did feel like a slight stab to the heart like "oh no... I'm empowering that dumbass..."