In Defense of Laughter

March 26, 2009 12:02 PM | permalink | comments: 0

President Obama was criticized for going on Jay Leno, and Steve Kroft got on his case during a "60 Minutes" interview last Sunday when he smiled too much while talking about the economy. [Note to Steve: Lighten up. Though as a journalist, I know you were simply taking a spur-of-the-moment opportunity to obtain insight in the name of news--and you succeeded.]

Anyway, comedian Jane Condon wrote a piece on CNNPolitics called "Grab a Laugh, Mr. President." She writes, "Everybody needs to use comedy in hard times." It's a good article, and I couldn't agree more. People watch Jon Stewart because it mixes insight with humor. I don't think humor somehow undignifies the Presidency. 

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Steve DennieCareer-wise, I've been hanging around and writing about and cheering on churches and pastors for the past 25 years as my denomination's Communications Director.
I write primarily for my own amusement. If anyone wants to eavesdrop, they're welcome to it. My heartbeat is serving God faithfully through the local church. But my posts repeatedly stray into sports, politics, movies, and other nonsense.
I've been blogging since 2004, and it's been fun. Please understand that, though I work for the United Brethren in Christ denomination, the nonsense I spew out here comes from my own semi-functional brain in a totally personal, non-official capacity. Yes, that's a disclaimer.

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