Why we laugh at political pundits

Consider the case of Jason Rae, the youngest Democratic super-delegate at the ripe old age of 21. (It is a sobering thought to realize that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for four years.) Matthew Yglesias points out:

Naturally, he’s now everyone’s best friend. But Jason Zengerle [of the New Republic] observes that Barack Obama’s campaign might be getting out-organized here:

P.S. While Hillary has Bill and Chelsea making her case to Rae, it looks like Obama has . . . John Kerry. Uh, two words of advice for the Obama people: Scarlett Johansson.

That sounds like good advice.

Uh, not so much. It turns out Jason Rae’s gay.

3 thoughts on “Why we laugh at political pundits”

  1. Might just be me, but if I was gay, I’d STILL rather be with Scarlett Johannson than Lurch– uh, I mean John Kerry.

    I’m just saying…

  2. As far as the Mozart line goes, Glenn, there’s a gentleman outside named Lehrer who’d like a word with you…

    TWL

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