The Sarcastic Times
For Rachel Maddow and the other ironic anchors, absurdity is serious stuff
... what really makes the show special is how it embodies the rise of what I think of as sarcasm news. More and more news programs are likely to go absurdist in the coming months and years. As faith in and loyalty to traditional anchors wither, one can even hear ironic Maddowian intonations creeping into the delivery of CNN’s not-so-funny anchor Campbell Brown on her new show. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
If one desires really absurd zany sarcasm, look no further than congressional Republican Jolly boys yuking it up–complete with outrageous fabrications and fairytale distortions–about efforts to clean up the mess they caused.