As The Daily Beast's Tactical Humorist, Mark Katz offers his take on the strategic use of humor in Campaign 2012. A former two-term speechwriter in the Clinton White House, he is the founder and principal of the Soundbite Institute, a consultancy that generates creative messaging for clients who communicate in high-stakes arenas. In between posts, follow him @markkatz
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The Funniest Speech Clinton Never Gave
Two weeks after Boston, Barack Obama will have to walk a line between heartfelt and funny at this... MORE
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The Clinton Speech That Never Was
Just 10 days after the Oklahoma City Federal Building tragedy, Bill Clinton's prepared remarks for... MORE
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McGovern & Me
What the liberal lion taught me about empathy, politics, and lost causes worth waging. By Mark Katz.... MORE
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Operation Anybody but Mitt
Mitt’s choice for VP should be clear: not Romney. By Mark Katz. MORE
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Campaign 2012’s First Marvelous Joke
Obama scores points by poking fun at Romney’s fusty elocution. MORE
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Romney Can't Stop Putting His Foot in His Mouth
Romney repeats his Michigan gaffes, and Santorum makes a Freudian slip. MORE
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Gingrich Referees, Romney Channels Costanza
Decoding the laugh track of the CNN Debate in Arizona, featuring references to George Costanza and... MORE
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Coolidge the Comic—Who Knew?
Silent Cal was a funny president just by being himself—take note, Mitt Romney. MORE
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Romney and Obama Go for Laughs on the Campaign Trail
Mitt Romney bids to humanize himself and President Obama jokes about his daughters’ blossoming... MORE
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Funniest Moments from CPAC
For candidates at CPAC, use of humor is true to form: Mitt is moderate, Santorum is conservative,... MORE
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Romney Finds the Funny in ‘America the Beautiful’
All kidding aside, Mitt Romney loves this classic ode to the United States. MORE
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Stand-Up Humor From the Stump
Romney gets glitter bombed and tries to sing. MORE
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Newt Gingrich Shoots for the Moon
In the countdown to Florida, Ron Paul tries to de-crankify, Mitt neuters Newt, and more. MORE
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Obama Elicits Groans With SOTU Joke
GOP debates and Obama’s State of the Union bring the laughs. MORE
