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Candidates subjecting themselves to the biting wit and ribbing of faux newsmen and comedians seems like a modern-day version of cruel and unusual punishment - and an oddity when much of politics has become heavily scripted.

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Feb. 1, 2007, 2:30 p.m.
Presidential candidates have been using appearances on humorous television shows to soften their image and deflect voter concerns that they might take themselves too seriously dating to Richard Nixon's "Sock-it to me?" one-liner on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" during the 1968 campaign.

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