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Dave the Wonder Boy said:
Miller, while clearly a passionate conservative, strives more for commedy than political rhetoric.
Franken, on the other hand, is very angry, and has said in interviews that he pursued writing books and political commentary to angrily lash back at what he sees as a conservative threat.

So making that case, I again say I see more similarity between Franken and Coulter, than between Franken and Miller. Although they are all, ultimately, part of that blend we call infotainment. Both are more focused on political rhetoric than comedy.



I don't know. I've read several of Franken's books, and usually politics take a backseat to the humor(though I do think he would like to be taken somewhat seriously as a political commentator).

When he does talk politics, he tends to either reflect on his experiences as a youth, or attack specific individuals, like Rush Limbaugh or George Bush, and parody them.

At the same time, I also tried reading one of Coulter's books, "how to talk to a liberal(if you must)", and it seemed like every sentance began with "liberals believe" or "liberals think" or "liberals want", on and on and on(I found this to also be the case with many of Sean Hannity's books).

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SNL parodies liberals too, but they seem to save the hardest punches for the Republicans.



Wow, I really don't see it that way. SNL bashes everyone. Janet Reno(there should be no argument that Will Ferrell's Reno was the harshest and most hilarious of any political impersonation), Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Ted Kennedy, they've been hit just as hard as the Bushes have.

Hell, Darrell Hammond's Clinton still shows up!

Also, Rudy Giuliani and John Mccain made more appearances on the show than any other politician by far.

I don't know what the political leanings of the SNL writers are or have been, but I definitely don't think there's any obvious political bend to the show.

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