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The political humorist offers his views on the media, prejudice, money, technology, politicians, and crime
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About the Author:
Bob Harris is a syndicated radio humorist whose daily commentaries air on over 75 stations nationwide and are rebroadcast four times daily to over 140 countries by Armed Forces Radio. The winner of Best Feature awards from the Associated Press and L.A. Press Club, Bob is also a leading guest speaker on college campuses. Since 1992, Bob has brought his humorous talks on subjects ranging from campaign financing to the civil rights movement to over 225 colleges and universities nationwide. A columnist of Mother Jones magazine's online edition, Bob's also a successful stand-up comedian and five-time champ on the game show Jeopardy, which is what he says makes his Mom the proudest. Bob lives in Hollywood, where he works hours Nike wouldn't demand and swears never to date another actress again at least once a month.
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From Part II, Sex, Race, Nationality, & Other Reasons To Hate Each Other:
Most people in talk radio think abstinence is a brilliant idea. And I agree: I think most people in talk radio should be abstinent.
For that matter, I think most people in talk radio should receive daily canings. But anyhow.
It's especially cool to get advice on trouser etiquette from somebody like Dr. Laura, who exudes all the sparkle and charm of a Catholic grade school nun and then suddenly shows up on the Internet displaying more pink than Owens-Corning.
As my comedian buddy Mike Irwin points out, Dr. Laura's sexual prescriptions, taken together, aren't exactly realistic. Like you're supposed to a) remain a virgin until marriage, and
b) avoid marriage until you're mature, which
c) takes until you're at least thirty.
So... no one should have sex until they're thirty.
Not just with her. With anybody.
(Mike's a funny dude and one of my oldest friends. I used to live under his family's stairs when I was poor.)
(They knew about it and all. Not like that 1974 TV movie "Bad Ronald" or anything.)
Anyhow. Abstinence as a realistic approach to adult sexuality is often about as practical as using kerosene to put out a fire.
I'm not saying you should drop the puck for a game of hip hockey with just anybody who owns a stick and gloves. I'm just saying that the reproductive drive is one of the three primal urges that preserve the species, the other two being: a) hunger, and b) wanting to pelt the Rolling Stones with chicken bones and burning tires for charging $200 a seat. Yes, they were one of the greatest bands ever, but lately the Stones are becoming a stronger argument for euthanasia than Dr. Kevorkian's game of Pin The Tail On The Forearm will ever make.
I digress.
Point is, self-righteousness and hypocrisy only get you so far.
Unless you're a talk radio pundit. Then it's a good way to get rich...
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- PublisherCommon Courage Press
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1567511716
- ISBN 13 9781567511710
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages199
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