Archive of Junk Shots
We might have seen this coming. If there were an archive of Anthony Weiner’s crotch-shot correspondence, it’d probably look like this.
A former two-term speechwriter in the Clinton White House, Mark Katz is the founder and principal of the Soundbite Institute a consultancy that generates speeches, messaging and creative content for clients who communicate in high-stakes arenas.
Two weeks after Boston, Barack Obama will have to walk a line between heartfelt and funny at this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. For Clinton speechwriter Mark Katz, that’s an eerily familiar challenge.
SATIRE
It's that time again: The White House Correspondents' Dinner, when presidents get onstage and yuk it up for a roomful of reporters they normally prefer to evade. But real-world problems sometimes get in the way, as they did in 1995 when Bill Clinton's planned speech was dropped in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing. Speechwriter Mark Katz quickly scrambled to tone down the jokes. Herewith, the Clinton speech that could have been.
Memories
What the liberal lion taught me about empathy, politics, and lost causes worth waging. By Mark Katz.
Opposites Attract
Mitt’s choice for VP should be clear: not Romney. By Mark Katz.
Tactical Humorist
Obama scores points by poking fun at Romney’s fusty elocution.
The Week In Political Humor
The Daily Beast’s Tactical Humorist takes a closer look at the candidate-generated humor of Campaign 2012. This week: a Santorum gaffe and Mitt’s mishegoss in Michigan.
The Week in Political Humor
Decoding the laugh track of the CNN Debate in Arizona, featuring references to George Costanza and bogeyman Mike Dukakis.
The Week In Political Humor
Silent Cal was a funny president just by being himself—take note, Mitt Romney.
This Week In Political Humor
Mitt Romney bids to humanize himself and President Obama jokes about his daughters’ blossoming sexuality.