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“Laugh-In” creator George Schlatter on why a sense of humor is an effective way to get votes in the Presidential election.
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Well Joseph Biden getting big laughs on the debt they traveled North Carolina just today.
I'm to tell people about costs and you'll get no love -- since.
There's a difference between outsourcing and -- short.
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And while backers say we -- -- -- -- -- Plot O'Malley and I have a vice president is good moral I have but the president it's a pretty serious guy.
And so it generals the Republican ticket seems to very well -- to deliver -- -- -- says.
They ask could lead to ticket to a big win a specimen close race.
George good to have you back.
Explain that why -- -- -- subordinate that they so it's at Zeum.
Because it makes it's illegal nice guy and you said that the -- could be issue and you know we'll just think that.
I'll give issue and with two left feet and he dissolved it's kinda it's a great gift for comedy -- it really is not a great gift for the country but.
Great -- for common.
On its we have we will present but the data here exists is has been helping to elect Richard Nixon you've got to -- here -- laugh at its eye socket to me.
And I think -- -- -- little voters were swayed that he was a real guy may be a funny guy.
And a lot of his handler said it was a mistake but it might have made the difference -- -- I've had delivered with a within this -- airlines and that -- -- that was Lisa that I am not a crook.
And half of the -- I don't remember they don't remember another brilliant and he I I did I did not have sex with that woman night we could go back -- of that.
That was radical view is that he was doing it was still under what they're doing all of those not down now -- -- cable's -- multifamily zone.
I'm it -- okay let's talk a little bit about how even a sly wit can help you John Kennedy certainly have that Ronald Reagan.
Certainly had that they could -- that some of the critiques.
That came their way I get a sense that.
Mitt Romney is a little thin skin and Barack Obama I think it's been -- And I did that's gonna that a lot to get these guys.
As likable as the president is as likable as Mitt Romney wants to be.
I think that's going to be a tough.
Uphill battle.
Well there's two things there's a sense of humor and there's a sense of humor.
And they're -- the same but they're not you know and I not -- sure they'd -- these guys haven't they.
But you need that you have to -- everybody today that they go up and they do five minutes monologue before they make -- speeches.
And that's how they get people's hands down and it's very very effective.
And today.
You know fortunately we have some real.
Either you know great guys -- the on the left you have you know Jon Stewart who it's you know Stephen Provera.
And Bill -- -- -- on the right to have Dennis Miller used to be economic.
And you have a Russian employees still of the economic and you have Ann Coulter who doesn't know that you.
-- now -- -- I know we're -- I know where you're coming from.
But I think that -- Would you -- -- Ronald Reagan.
Had a good sense of humor and it helped going against someone who appeared humorless and Jimmy Carter.
Aaliyah Aaliyah he Ronald Reagan was a great great joke teller and and he was a movie star you know it wasn't policy was a movie stars have been worked -- -- -- -- -- -- good about a Republican just now how do you feel about that I always say I see good things about -- like -- above where would we be without Republicans we would have little humor but do you think that right now we have Paul -- going up against Joseph Biden.
Odds of Biden has had a great -- you've missed some said a lot of an unintentional but how would yeah do.
It going up against a young Paul Ryan where you have this generational battle will be.
I Biden is not a real funny guy but -- you know.
Deliberately.
But.
That's going to be -- -- -- debate you didn't answer my -- -- What was the question you'll forgive me what will do who's going to be funny -- more engaging.
Oh I think Ryan is going to be.
Wow that must second -- saying -- -- about a Republican you know long lived -- lot of really funny guy I know that but.
But but he's he's Smart as though you know I I just want to see -- we're fighting now we're fighting -- for laughs when you see.
Here here's what -- that we just look I completed the biggest scientific.
Achievement.
In known -- -- we put a vehicle on Mars right.
That morning the headline was the head guy from from.
Chicken fillet saying could be -- doesn't look like gays and you can't go up against that -- humor.
-- hearings veritable.
-- agree you know I well let you know the Fed are out of what you want that rover on Mars right now.
But -- -- -- you've tried to put their -- floor it is it is seriously.
An honor and fun having because they're great guys.
-- you you would you are the best we have crazy about to let it all right -- -- He is seasons and take a good laugh -- was at that time at that time.
