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One of my oldest friends was on NPR today!
Talking about the use of humor in political speech by Presidents and Presidential candidates. There's a really interesting discussion on how much Abraham Lincoln's mythic historical (grave and serious) image is at odds with his actual (funny) personality. Also, they played a great clip of Clinton getting in a wicked burn on the pro-impeachment crowd.
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=164113457&m=164129707
