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The Merriam Webster dictionary defines satire as a trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly. From the Latin term satura lanx which means "medley, dish of colorful fruits," Roman rhetorician Quintilian believed satire to be a "wholly Roman phenomenon," though many ancient greek works are considered to be part of the satirical tradition.

Though often strictly defined as a literary form, it in practice is also found in the graphic and performing arts. Contemporary satire predominantly centers around political satire, though the term is often used imprecisely in reference to any use of parody or caricature in modern comedy. Stephen Colbert's The Colbert Report is an excellent example of modern American political satire, where the words and beliefs of American politicians are proven hypocritical as they are taken to their fullest logical conclusion.

More examples af political satire can be found in this list of top political humor sites.

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  • Young Mitt: Mormon Gambler


    BartBlog — Authority Authority: 414
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  • A Story from the Wild West


    Politically Incorrect - English Version — Authority Authority: 114
    The Blue-Eye indian tribe made a pact with the white immigrants that would guarantee the sovereignty of the Blue-Eye terroritory. However, a large number of white settlers didn’t adhere to it. They migrated illegally into the indian region and settled there. (By Jim Panse, PI Münster) They didn’t behave ...
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  • Endangered Species


    PA Pundits - International — Authority Authority: 500
    A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ Recent developments, according to the (Irish) Independent: Dozens killed in attacks on Nigerian Christians “A FRESH wave of violence against churchgoers in Nigeria has left at least 27 people dead and heightened fears over security in Africa ‘s most populous country. The ...
    6 hours ago

  • Death threats for Dutch satirist over hit song Do the burqa


    Israel Matzav — Authority Authority: 628
    A Dutch satirist has declined to perform his hit song Do the burqa on stage due to death threats (Hat Tip: Jack W). Dutch satirist Johan Vlemmix has decided not to perform his latest hit Do the Burqa onstage following death threats.The song, a carnival parody to the music of Van McCoys Do the Hustle, is a huge success ...
    7 hours ago

  • Dont Mess With Our Sentiments, We’re Indian


    AmreekanDesi — Authority Authority: 95
    A few days ago, Jay Leno made derogatory references to the Golden Temple on his show. Our religious sentiments were hurt, and now we have blown this up into a massive controversy . Take that, you American sense of humor. The joke was on super rich Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, and the Golden Temple ...
    1 day ago

  • NewsBusted – 12-027 – Video


    PA Pundits - International — Authority Authority: 500
    Topics in today’s show: – Obama goes for huge venue to accept the Democrat nomination. – Liberals in Congress target oil company profits. – President Obama claims that the media is responsible for his cold and aloof image, marking the first time in his Presidency he hasn’t blamed something on Bush. – ...
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  • Beauty Baggins’ horoscopes


    Michael Cargill — Authority Authority: 104
    I got some new porridge the other day.  It had a nice box and so I thought “why not?” and bought it instead of getting me usual brand.  Mixed it up and the texture was different from the old one.  It looked fantastic and I couldn’t wait to try it out.  Bunged it in the microwave for the usual 3 minutes and ...
    1 day ago

  • A Bit of Satire on the European Debt


    Black Bear Blog — Authority Authority: 116
    2 days ago

  • Beyonces Diary


    The G Spot — Authority Authority: 121
    A very good friend of mine in the ILLUMINATI (I cant reveal names or everyone who reads this would have to be killed). Well during a visit at the Knowles-Carter house to go see their new born; :” Poison Ivy” for the first time, my friend came across some of Beyonce’s old diaries. At the risk of being ...
    2 days ago

  • The Qatari Job, Part V: One Hump Or Two?


    strange bOUnce — Authority Authority: 110
    Have you read? Part One: Bridge Over Troubled Waters  Part Two: Going To The Source Part Three: A Dish Served Cold Part Four: Tevez Under Wraps الوظيفة القطري Blinding sun, sweltering heat, gritty, swirling, gusting wind, and no sign of relief as endless dunes of burning sand stretched from one ...
    2 days ago

  • Mark, Rick, Steve, and … Chuck


    Chris is RIGHT — Authority Authority: 95
    Rick sat in the Peace Room of the Triangle Commission, monitoring the internet for unfavorable mentions of gay marriage. Track lighting illuminated the row of crisp Apple displays while the hum of the room’s HVAC provided the white – no, light industrial – noise that held an uncomfortable silence at bay. Things ...
    2 days ago

  • Writer’s Block? Get Nacreous!


    Gerbil News Network — Authority Authority: 117
    If you’re a writer, or if you want to be a writer, you’ve probably suffered from writer’s block.  Consider Henry Roth, to take just one famous example. Henry Roth In 1934, when he was 28, Roth’s novel Call It Sleep was published .  It didn’t do well, and after he abandoned a second ...
    3 days ago

  • Cartoon: How Mitt Romney Was Hired at Bain


    BartBlog — Authority Authority: 414
    3 days ago

  • As Seen On Arsenal Direct


    strange bOUnce — Authority Authority: 110
    Rolllll up, roll up! Come and see the amazing flying wingers, the three amigos, they’re a sight to behold oh yes siree! We’ve got the returning master, the heir apparent aaaaand the new kid on the block, all here for your viewing pleasure for a limited time only! To mark such an historic show we’ve [...]
    3 days ago

  • Justin Bieber’s Diary


    Michael Cargill — Authority Authority: 104
    Dear diary I went round a friend’s house the other day and we watched a film called Die Hard.  At first I thought it was going to be a film about the crucifixion of Jesus but it wasn’t.  Right near the start there was this bit where someone did a swear!  I couldn’t believe it, I was so shocked.  Then some ...
    3 days ago

  • GRUNT THE UNDERLING • by Thomas Ecclestone


    Every Day Fiction — Authority Authority: 413
    The castle was cold, barren, and the single fire that was lit barely reached the chair. The Dark Lord looked depressed. He had to admit, his plans had not gone to schedule. First, it was the damned Farm Boy. He’d told his underlings to kill them all, but that hadn’t helped. Then he’d killed all his underlings. ...
    3 days ago

  • Worm rider


    Standing On The Shoulders Of Giant Midgets — Authority Authority: 413
    I dont know if you heard, but Newt Gingrich is an unhappy man. You see, it appears that Mr. Gingrich had something of a lackluster performance at the Republican debate this past Monday. Now thats the kind of thing that happens to most of us at some time or another, actually: we have a bad night, were tired, were a ...
    4 days ago

  • How Tampa all got guttered & gory (or: Where Rick Santorum and Oscar Wilde are dancing with the stars)


    Glob-a-log — Authority Authority: 111
    Oscar Wilde once famously stated, “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” I was thinking of that while reading the Guardian’s live report of the Republican debate in Florida, which had this cheap but still quite funny joke: ’9.39pm: This debate is turning into a ...
    5 days ago

  • The Poison Pill


    Political Calculations — Authority Authority: 538
    On 23 December 2011, the Republican party majority in the U.S. House of Representatives caved in on its opposition to President Obama and the Democratic party majority in the Senates proposal to provide a two-month long extension for the Presidents payroll tax cut. Here, the percentage that individuals must pay in ...
    5 days ago

  • The Qatari Job, Part IV: Tevez Under Wraps


    strange bOUnce — Authority Authority: 110
    Have you read? Part One: Bridge Over Troubled Waters  Part Two: Going To The Source Part Three: A Dish Served Cold Grey skies, freezing rain, biting cold wind, and not the merest hint of sun behind an endless blanket of cloud. Si, Carlos was freezing his cojones off in Inglaterra again. At least this time, no ...
    5 days ago

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