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Bill Bennett: This is a professional magazine. Look, it's often a first-rate magazine. You don't get credit if you're 'The New Yorker'…

On the recordJuly 13, 2008
This is a professional magazine. Look, it's often a first-rate magazine. You don't get credit if you're 'The New Yorker' for trying. You get credit for succeeding.
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Bill Bennett

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Bennett critiques 'The New Yorker' for failing to effectively communicate its satire.

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