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Kyle Smith (Twitter: @rkylesmith) is a film critic for The New York Post and the author of the novels Love Monkey and A Christmas Caroline. Type a title in the box above to locate a review. Find an alphabetical listing of The New York Post's recent film reviews here.

Buy Love Monkey for $4! "Hilarious"--Maslin, NY Times. "Exceedingly readable and wickedly funny romantic comedy"--S.F. Chronicle. "Loud and brash, a helluva lot of fun"--Entertainment Weekly. "Engaging romp, laugh-out-loud funny"-CNN. "Shrewd, self-deprecating, oh-so-witty. Smith's ruthless humor knows no bounds"--NPR

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    Rob Long vs. Nadertopia

    By Kyle | September 30, 2009

    Former Cheers head writer Rob Long contributes to today’s Journal a hilarious deconstruction of Ralph Nader’s bizarre new 700-page political novel, “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us.” Writes Long:

    Because that’s what it takes, really, to get America to agree with you, according to Ralph Nader: a parrot, a couple of TV spots, some billionaire’s cash. Why so easy? The premise of the novel is that ordinary people love Ralph Nader’s politics. They all agree with his progressive, left-wing agenda—even though, for some reason, they didn’t vote for him, in huge numbers, in two presidential elections. But with a little Hollywood pixie dust and some community-organizing money, the entire grocery list of left-wing causes from 1960 to 2009 can be enacted. The whole story is presented with such sweet earnestness that it almost seems mean to laugh at it. Almost.

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    2 Responses to “Rob Long vs. Nadertopia”

    1. kishke Says:
      September 30th, 2009 at 9:51 pm

      A good article, but not Long’s funniest. I suspect Nader is too fat a target to score any real zingers.

    2. K Says:
      October 1st, 2009 at 2:13 am

      not Long’s funniest

      Ralph Nader is as funny as cancer. Which is the role he played in the American body politic.

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