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Will Rogers Deal With Seinfeld

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What's the deal with...no, this post is not about to launch into a Seinfeld routine. However, Jerry had something in common with another observational humorist, Will Rogers. Rogers, who was killed in a plane crash 80 years ago this month, was what could be considered a “Jack of all trades”. He was an Oklahoma Indian whose parents were partly of Cherokee descent, a cowboy, and entertainer, movie and Broadway star, writer, speaker, comedian, philosopher, and world figure. He was not only an observational humorist, but like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, he had his finger on the pulse of the political world. His folksy humor and his honesty and intelligence made him a prominent radio broadcaster and political pundit. He called politics

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