▁which ▁he ▁would ▁contribute ▁contin ually ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁on ward ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁many ▁mag az ines ▁of ▁many ▁different ▁kinds , ▁including ▁Es quire , ▁TV ▁Guide , ▁a ▁Catholic ▁publication ▁called ▁The ▁Crit ic , ▁and ▁Paul ▁Kr ass ner ' s ▁The ▁Real ist . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Lam po on ▁as ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁issue ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Although ▁his ▁politics ▁differ ed ▁sharp ly ▁from ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Lam po on ''' s ▁staff , ▁the ▁magazine ▁provided ▁a ▁wide ▁out let ▁for ▁his ▁sense ▁of ▁humor . ▁Art ▁director ▁Michael ▁G ross ▁had ▁this ▁to ▁say ▁about ▁him : ▁Y ' know ▁when ▁I ▁mentioned ▁before ▁that ▁Liber als ▁have ▁no ▁sense ▁of ▁humor ? ▁ ▁Actually , ▁the ▁only ▁people ▁who ▁have ▁less ▁are ▁the ▁religious ▁Right . ▁ ▁Now , ▁look ▁at ▁Charles ▁Rod rig ues . ▁ ▁Al most ▁nobody ▁is ▁as ▁t ast eless ▁as ▁Rod rig ues ▁can ▁be . ▁ ▁The ▁man ▁would ▁deliver ▁stuff ▁that ▁we ▁would ▁just ▁cr inge ▁at . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁piece ▁was ▁the ▁at ro cious ▁- ▁and ▁h il ari ous ▁- ▁" H ire ▁the ▁Hand ic apped " .... ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁I ▁found ▁out ▁that ▁he ' s ▁a ▁conserv ative , ▁fairly ▁religious , ▁Portuguese