Carl Haissen

Carl Haissen seems to be a very dry sort of fellow. He reminds me a lot of Jimmy Breslin in his quest for getting the truth to the people and trying to promote what he feels is the greater good, but he goes about it very differently than Breslin. Haissen does not play on the heartstrings of the masses in the same way that Mr. Breslin did. While Jimmy took an emotional approach to journalism, Carl takes a very sarcastic, humorous approach to his writing. Haissen feels that"sarcasm and satire are incredibly effective weapons. Politicians don't mind if you get up on a soap box and scream and yell at them. They can take that - but if you're making fun of them that drives them nuts. And that's what I like to do... I love to ruin their day. The more I can humiliate them in print the happier I am. I mean I'm proud of it." I believe he is fueled by political and societal problems, especially those close to home. He seems to be extremely against the development of the Florida Everglades and the destruction of the natural habitats therein. I also believe that his sarcasm and satiristic writing is less effective than Breslin's emotional approach because that style of writing is more difficult to take seriously.