It is a simple formula for both comedy and political commentary:
Take a public figure (Sarah Palin) who holds disagreeable views (abstinence-only education). Zero in on an aspect of her personal life counter to those views (her own teen daughter, Bristol Palin, becoming pregnant). Reveal the comedic irony and/or hypocrisy of the public/private contrast. Repeat ad [...]

You may have noticed that your neighborhood young person is a sarcastic, dismissive little bitch who appears to care about nothing except things she doesn't actually like, such as bad beer and vinyl Chicago albums. Hey, it's our culture. But we're not totally immune to brazen optimism, and sometimes, as when the multicultural superhero presidential [...]