This was in the October 18th, 2004 edition of Newsweek:<\/p>\n
NW: Thanks for taking the time. I know you’re busy these days.<\/p>\n
JS: I’m just sitting here playing minsweeper<\/p>\n
NW: I don’t kow if you read the reviews –<\/p>\n
JS: I can’t read. I did the book phonetically.<\/p>\n
NW: Anyway, The New York Times suggested that perhaps your book should be nominated for a history Pulitzer.<\/p>\n
JS: Hmm. Is that a cash prize?<\/p>\n
NW: What’s your political leaning? I heard your nickname is Lefty.<\/p>\n
JS: Lefty? I didn’t realize that. That’s actually a testicular condition. I do write left-handed.<\/p>\n
NW: Do you find it hard to be light-hearted sometimes?<\/p>\n
JS: Absolutely. Many days start with a soul-crushing analysis of the state of the world. Then the entire digestive process of the show is to try and turn whimpers into laughter.<\/p>\n
NS: How do you see the election shaping up?<\/p>\n
JS: Any pundit asked what’s going to happen should answer the same way: “I have no fucking idea.” They don’t, you don’t I don’t.<\/p>\n
NS: From a purely comic perspective, do you want four more years of Bush.<\/p>\n
JS: From a purely comic perspective, you’d want Mr. T to be president. That would be truly fun. But no, I don’t cheer for the demise and erosion of the world purely for my own professional standing. I can write jokes about anything.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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