For two centuries, the South has feared a takeover by blacks or the feds. In Obama, they have both.
If wit is the most sophisticated form of humor, pranks are the most juvenile.
Reagan didn't socialize with the press. He spent his evenings with Nancy, watching TV with dinner trays. But he knew that to transcend, you can't condescend.
Are women necessary? Not with Ava around
If you're famous enough, the rules don't apply.
Journalism, spooked by rumors of its own obsolescence, has stopped believing in itself. Groans of doom alternate with panicked happy talk.