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>> well, until jon stewart and colbert and bill maher, the best political satire was basically cartoonists. >> just simply drawing someone in a ludicrous way in and of itself brings them down. >> of course, those things influence people, because most of us arent good readers. we like a little grab. >> its the pin in the balloon thats puncturing pomposity, showing the emperor has no clothes, things of that sort. >> herb block did much more than just puncture pomposity. he illuminated hypocrisy. >...