10A116 2010's Funniest by Jim Davies, 12/31/2010     Government people are well-armored against most kinds of criticism and attack, but not one: humor. When large portions of the population are laughing at them, they know their end is near. It's been heartening to see signs of such derision this year, and to end it on a high note I remind you-all of two. The first is this fabulous, self-explanatory cartoon of Hillary. The blatant double standard, the utter hypocrisy of the woman is elegantly sketched in, and of course it applies not just to her but to all who sail with her - including for example Sarah Palin, who isn't just a sourpuss about the Wikileaks, she actually wants the leaker killed. There's a crisp letter here to all who thirst, like her, for Julian Assange's blood. The whole matter has been and will continue as a fine, acid test of what one really believes about government. My second choice is a video clip, and it's hilarious. Even if you saw it already, enjoy a year-end treat by watching it again and help ridicule the government fictions about the financial collapse and the alleged recovery: Quantitative Easing Explained is seven minutes of pure fun. Such humor is fatal to government, though not necessarily at once. Perhaps you saw V for Vendetta; I'm not comfortable with V's focus on revenge, but it's a great movie and one scene makes the point about mockery. The TV producer ridicules the Chancellor, to the huge delight of his nationwide audience, but is "black-bagged" that very night and is never heard from again; such is the unfunny, intense hatred that is being vented against Assange. Nonetheless, a few months later the Chancellor too is dead, and his government finished. Your feedback, please! Have you browsed the bookstore yet? There are about forty titles that every serious student of liberty should have as the nucleus of his library.