Alaska!
[Cut to baby]
“Community organizers” suck.
[Cut to baby]
DRILL, BABY, DRILL!
[Cut to baby]
John McCain=American hero.
[Cut to entire family onstage.]
–Ann Friedman

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Alaska!
[Cut to baby]
“Community organizers” suck.
[Cut to baby]
DRILL, BABY, DRILL!
[Cut to baby]
John McCain=American hero.
[Cut to entire family onstage.]
–Ann Friedman
Ann Friedman is a columnist for New York magazine’s website and for the Columbia Journalism Review. She also makes pie charts for The Hairpin and Los Angeles magazine. Her work has appeared in ELLE, Esquire, Newsweek, The Observer, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and many other outlets. She lives in Los Angeles, but travels so often the best place to find her is online at annfriedman.com. Follow @annfriedman More by Ann Friedman