I have linked a few articles below pertaining to satire. There are variations on the theme of course but the main thrust is clear, satire is a potent political weapon.
That the right doesn't recognize this fact and use it against the left is a major, vital failing. The Alinskyite tactic of unrelenting attack on opponents has satire as a key component and conservatives, countering this with facts and reason are utterly failing in their responses.
That the mainstream media, including the late night talk shows and the likes of SNL, Maher etc etc is overwhelmingly in support of the Democratic party is beyond all quibbling but the very recognition of this fact detracts from the sting of their attack, and their arguments, such as they are, can be countered with facts because there is a degree of reality in their premises.
The attacks from such sites as Gawker and Wonkette and the rabid "progressive' blogs are not easily countered because facts don't mean anything to the people who use their platforms to denigrate the left.
The sheer volume of diatribe issuing from these sites gives them a reach far beyond the awareness of them by the wider public as the memes they create seep into the wider discourse as "facts."
The hit job done on Sarah Palin in 2008 and 2012 is a classic example of this meme creation. SNL created this parody of a back country ditz 'who could see Russia from her window' (which of course she did not say. Unsure if she had survived this onslaught and might run in 2012 they created the "Game Change" movie which portrayed her, going one step further, as some sort of pyscho.
Talk show hosts beat on the "Romney is cruel to animals and is an utter snob" meme from the start to the finish. Nowhere to be found was any conservative satire sites that, to quote the Ace of Spades blog's masthead "hoisted the black flag" in return.
The right has the gentle satirist tweeter "Iowahawk" whose acerbic wit is outstanding, but its too clever and sometimes too gnomic to counter the hate and filth and distortion and lies emanating, successfully, from the left.
It has to be admitted that a major part of the success of such sites as Gawker and Jezebel is they provide heaps of sight humor, cartoons, video clips and often their attacks are funny, it's obviously a formula that works.
Where is the "conservative Gawker"? There are a number of new, youth orientated conservatives sites like "The Last Refuge" that do an outstanding job of taking the fight to the enemy but they do it in the classic way and their facts and arguments and passion can be dismissed by the left using their so far invincible weapon of hate satire.
The inimitable Scott Adams of "Dilbert" fame has been running a series of biting satires
How to Un-Hypnotize a Rabid Anti-Trumper
but is otherwise occupied and, perhaps, does not see himself as a RepublicanThe right is not lacking for talent, I would gladly put my hand up to contribute to any satire site that such talented and enthusiastic people could get under way. But, underway it must get, and quickly (and needs to be substantially financed otherwise it will have little effect). There is too much at stake in this election to let the leftists run roughshod over the all to earnest right.
Who will speak in harsh unrelenting satiric tones for conservative Americans and for America?
Patton Oswalt: No 'Bigger Weapon Against Oppressiveness' Than Satire
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../patton-oswalt-charlie-hebdo_n_6438800.ht...
Jan 8, 2015 - Patton Oswalt is one of America's most successful standup comics, and for good reason. The best comedians are ones who can observe ...Satire as a Weapon - The Stability Institute
stabilityinstitute.com › Security › Radicalization & Recruiting
Jul 13, 2015 - Satire as a Weapon. by Utsav Yadav. Iraq_Oil_Infrastructure_Map_980 A number of entities independently use satire to attempt to undermine ...Charlie Hebdo: cartoon satire is a more potent weapon than hate | Art ...
www.theguardian.com › Arts › Art & design › Charlie Hebdo attack
Jan 8, 2015 - Jonathan Jones: Humour is an essential force in the defence of free speech, as the murdered cartoonists' final cover on Michel Houellebecq ...What is the aim of satire? - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/.../wp/.../what-is-the-aim-of-satire...
Jan 9, 2015 - “Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is ...ShrinkWrapped: Satire as a Weapon
shrinkwrapped.blogs.com/blog/2010/10/satire-as-a-weapon.html
Oct 16, 2010 - When one's enemies are so filled with self-importance as to be complete without a sense of humor, satire can be an incredibly powerful ...One weapon against ISIS brutality emerges in Arab world: Satire ...
www.cbsnews.com/.../arab-satire-ratchets-up-against-isis-as-militant-grou...
Sep 1, 2014 - From "Looney Tunes"-style cartoons to even jokes about mass executions, Arab public expresses their dislike for militant extremists with humor.Satire - weapon of choice in the gun debate - Telegraph
www.telegraph.co.uk › Culture › Film
Nov 5, 2002 - 'Americans have forgotten what satire is," says American satirist Michael Moore. "