Palin for instance, it is the image that they saw over and over that sticks in their mind, not be told it.
“””More recently, Dana Carvey’s malaprop-laden impression of George H.W. Bush, Hartman’s puppy-dog Bill Clinton, Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush and Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin have embedded themselves in the culture.”””
I’m not clear on the nature of your objection.
Words vs images? Told vs shown?
Doesn’t matter. What matters is that some people allow comedians, literal buffoons, to form their political and social worldviews. And that’s dumb. IMO.