Professor: Political Punch Lines Are Problematic
University of IowaJohn Edwards' $400 haircut, Hillary's near-tears or George W. Bush's latest slip of the tongue make fine fodder for wisecracks by Leno, Letterman or Conan. But late-night comedians' constant shots at politicians do more damage than you might think, a University of Iowa professor asserts in his new book, "Strange Bedfellows: How Late-Night Comedy Turns Democracy Into a Joke," published by Rutgers University Press.