Whats the take on Cal Trillin (Humorist)?

[maveric]

I've read some of his stuff years ago and found it subtly funny.
Where does he stand politically? He seemed somewhat moderate to me.

[The Magistrate]

1. He Is On Our Side, Sir

But will engage targets of opportunity presented from any direction....

[Bozita]

2. imho, the Bushies wouldn't call Trillin a moderate

[democracyindanger]

3. This should answer your question

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1400062888/002-5323038-6340827?v=glance

[Lydia Leftcoast]

4. He has been--and maybe still is--a contributor to The Nation

He has said that his monthly payment is "in the high two figures." :-)

[evlbstrd]

5. He said that Arthur Bryant's Barbecue in Kansas City

is the best restaurant in America. (He's from KC) He also wrote hilariously about chiggers. Appears frequently on Prairie Home Companion.
I think he's very funny.

[Demit]

6. He hates this administration.

I saw him on Charlie Rose in either late 2003 or early 2004 when nobody was saying much of anything about what was going on and it was a breath of fresh air to hear what he said. And yes, he writes short verses for the Nation. He's smart and clever and funny.

[dweller]

7. Cheney's Head: An Explanation

One mystery I've tried to disentangle:
Why Cheney's head is always at an angle.
He tries to come on straight, and yet I can't
Help notice that his head is at a slant.
When Cheney's questioned on the Sunday shows,
The Voice of Reason is his favorite pose.
He drones in monotones. He never smiles---
Explaining why some suspects don't need trials,
Or why right now it simply stands to reason
That criticizing Bush amounts to treason,
Or which important precept it would spoil
To know who wrote our policy on oil,
Or why as CEO he wouldn't know
What Halliburton's books were meant to show.
And as he speaks I've kept a careful check
On when his head's held crooked on his neck.
The code is broken, after years of trying:
He only cocks his head when he is lying.

Cal Trillin, from `Obliviously On He Sails' : The Bush Administration in Rhyme


dp

[maveric]

8. I'm saving that one.

Thanx!

[dweller]

9. have another

CHASING BOOTY
Calvin Trillin

NOT WOUNDED ENOUGH

Republicans say Kerry might have got
Some wounds, but not the kind that hurt a lot.
Their own man cannot ever be accused
Of claiming wounds when he was only bruised:
He might have gotten banged up in that summer he
Was skipping all those meetings in Montgomery,
But slipping on some beer while chasing booty,
Is not considered "in the line of duty"


:toast:
dp