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September 10th 2008 00:21
Satire is an art form. If you hear someone telling you that it is easy or brainless, then odds are that they fail to grasp its subtlety and/or just are not any good at it themselves.
Satire is not just about being sarcastic or scornful and even though (when it is done well), it is side- splittingly funny, its major intention is not comedy itself but to make a very serious point about a subject the writer feels about strongly. That's why so much satire is political in nature. As Oscar Wilde once said, "If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh. Otherwise they will kill you".
Thanks to Jeff at Secular Humanity,
I have just discovered the "blog" of American VP candidate Sarah Palin. And it is a winner. It draws on the deep divide between the Left and Right in America and it will have you literally laughing out loud as it puts forwards its concerns about a possible Palin vice presidency.
And if nothing else it ensures that if that scenario eventuates, those comedians who are lamenting the end of the Bush era need look no further for material. Palin could well prove to be Dan Quayle and George W. Bush all rolled into one attractive package. Yes, I did mean to say that. Because Sarah Palin, is like, you know, sooooooo hot. And lots of men want to have sex with her. Therefore she is a good female politician. Because VP or no VP, at the end of the day, she is just a chick. And all chicks, even political ones, are defined by how men view them. Think I am exaggerating? Then read this.
Here is a sample of what you will find on Sarah Palin's blog:
Banning Books
Wow, if it's not one thing it's another. Now the Main Streamed Media are talking about me banning books in Wasilla blah blah blah. Doesn't the press have anything better to do than chase down old stories about me? Hey Nedra Pickler (cool name by the way!), how would you feel if I poked around in your past and then wrote stories about it and then published them in newspapers?!? The media and everyone are taking this whole "public servant" thing so seriously, honestly it kind of makes them look silly. Who cares what I "did" or "didn't do" as "mayor" or "governor." I'm not being elected the vice president of WHAT ALREADY HAPPENED, I'm being elected the vice president of the FUTURE. And the only way you can tell the future is by looking at (a) the love in my heart for Alaska/the USA/God and (b) whether my family is getting raised right.
So about that whole banning books and firing librerians thing (also: for some reason reporters never just CALL me to ask me about what happened! The campaign hired a nice girl named Becky to answer my phone, and I keep asking Becky if any reporters have called and but she says nope, none at all. I wish they would because I'd totally love to talk to them the banned book stuff, my foreign policy ideas, etc!!) But I guess since they don't care enough to call I will just talk about the issue right here.
LIBEREL QUESTION: Did you want to ban books from Wasilla.
MY ANSWER: Of COURSE I did. Would you want to ban a Nazi from your baby's crib? Would you want to ban a Muslim terrorist from your child's kindergarten? Because it's basically the same thing with these books.
LIBEREL QUESTION: Did you actually ban any books from Wasilla.
MY ANSWER: No because I knew the librarian wouldn't let me. So some of them I had Track sneak out in his hockey bag and other ones I just hid behind the Ranger Rick display stand.
More about Mr. Liebermann
I was going to write about this earlier, but figured that there was a good chance that Steve or someone else from the campaign would read it. Since its late tho' I don't think anyone will catch it now. The thing I want to say is the Mr. Liebermann is really starting to creep me out. Now, this isn't about him being Jewish (although I still can't believe that he doesn't think Jesus is awesome- AND you know who else doesn't think that Jesus is awesome? The terrorists. So, I wonder...are all Jewish people terrorists?? When I am VP I will make sure to look into that).
No, the reason why he is creeping me out is that he is going all Fatal Attraction on me. Whenever he is telling me about other countries he also tells me that just because I am going to be VP it doesn't mean that I will "come between him and Mr. McCain" and that I dont "understand there special bond". Also, whenever Mr. McCain and Mr. Liebermann are together- Mr. Liebermann always complements his shoes and asks Mr. McCain if he has been working out because he looks so good (don't even get me started on Mr. Graham and Mr. McCain). I guess I am wondering if I should talk to Steve or Cindy or maybe one of the guys from the Secret Service. Should I?
My New Friend
Guest Post: Cindy McCain
I'm sorry Sarah. I know I said I'd post here last week, and I know I forgot. It really wasn't personal. Please stop sulking. No, don't say that. Put down the phone. Of course we're going to be friends. Yes. Okay. If you promise to cheer up we can hunt moose together, or at the least, I'll hire someone who looks extremely similar to me to hunt moose with you. Would you like that? Of course you would. Cheer up and out down the phone. John is napping, and you can't keep calling him to complain about me. Okay, fine. I'll post right now. Just put it down.
Alright. Now, what was my topic? Ah yes, my new friend Sarah Palin. I remember the first time I met Sarah. It was four days ago. I was so impressed with her! She was so...forward! I'll never forget how when Sarah came in, I was eating a cucumber sandwich, and Sarah said, "Eeew! Cucumbers are terrible!" And reached right over and grabbed my sandwich and took out the cucumber and gave me the bread back. "Much better," she said, looking happy. Now who does that except someone as special as Sarah?
And her family! They're so lovely! Baby Trig is such a sweetheart. Having a child with special needs is such a blessing, and such a remarkably good deed. I mean, it's thrust on you by God, and I guess all families would manage as best they can, which is a bit different than finding a child on the streets of Bangladesh and choosing to save them even before asking your husband because it's simply the right thing to do, but still, it's very wonderful. (Did you know I taught special needs children when I was younger? By choice? I didn't need to work, you know. I did it because I wanted to.) And Todd. Who could ever forget Todd? When he asked me if they have earthquakes in Minnesota and I said no and then he let out the loudest burp I'd ever heard. That was something! I've never seen anyone do that before. Nor will I again.
And John just likes Sarah so much. It is so wonderful to see! The way he looks at her, so protective. The way he gets so mad when anyone is mean to her, even canceling that CNN interview because they asked Tucker if Sarah had foreign policy experience (has she even been to Bangladesh? Could she even find it on a map?)! How careful he is not to be crude or insulting around her. The way he becomes awkward and stiff when they touch, so nervous! And so impulsive around her! He chose her for vice president after setting eyes on her one time, and even though she wasn't really qualified. I mean, I've not seen John this excited since, well, since we first were together. Though that was totally different of course. He must really think she'll make a great vice president! Sarah and I will be wonderful friends, I'm sure of it.
Brilliant.
-Ruby
Satire is not just about being sarcastic or scornful and even though (when it is done well), it is side- splittingly funny, its major intention is not comedy itself but to make a very serious point about a subject the writer feels about strongly. That's why so much satire is political in nature. As Oscar Wilde once said, "If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh. Otherwise they will kill you".
Thanks to Jeff at Secular Humanity,
I have just discovered the "blog" of American VP candidate Sarah Palin. And it is a winner. It draws on the deep divide between the Left and Right in America and it will have you literally laughing out loud as it puts forwards its concerns about a possible Palin vice presidency.
And if nothing else it ensures that if that scenario eventuates, those comedians who are lamenting the end of the Bush era need look no further for material. Palin could well prove to be Dan Quayle and George W. Bush all rolled into one attractive package. Yes, I did mean to say that. Because Sarah Palin, is like, you know, sooooooo hot. And lots of men want to have sex with her. Therefore she is a good female politician. Because VP or no VP, at the end of the day, she is just a chick. And all chicks, even political ones, are defined by how men view them. Think I am exaggerating? Then read this.
Here is a sample of what you will find on Sarah Palin's blog:
Banning Books
Wow, if it's not one thing it's another. Now the Main Streamed Media are talking about me banning books in Wasilla blah blah blah. Doesn't the press have anything better to do than chase down old stories about me? Hey Nedra Pickler (cool name by the way!), how would you feel if I poked around in your past and then wrote stories about it and then published them in newspapers?!? The media and everyone are taking this whole "public servant" thing so seriously, honestly it kind of makes them look silly. Who cares what I "did" or "didn't do" as "mayor" or "governor." I'm not being elected the vice president of WHAT ALREADY HAPPENED, I'm being elected the vice president of the FUTURE. And the only way you can tell the future is by looking at (a) the love in my heart for Alaska/the USA/God and (b) whether my family is getting raised right.
So about that whole banning books and firing librerians thing (also: for some reason reporters never just CALL me to ask me about what happened! The campaign hired a nice girl named Becky to answer my phone, and I keep asking Becky if any reporters have called and but she says nope, none at all. I wish they would because I'd totally love to talk to them the banned book stuff, my foreign policy ideas, etc!!) But I guess since they don't care enough to call I will just talk about the issue right here.
LIBEREL QUESTION: Did you want to ban books from Wasilla.
MY ANSWER: Of COURSE I did. Would you want to ban a Nazi from your baby's crib? Would you want to ban a Muslim terrorist from your child's kindergarten? Because it's basically the same thing with these books.
LIBEREL QUESTION: Did you actually ban any books from Wasilla.
MY ANSWER: No because I knew the librarian wouldn't let me. So some of them I had Track sneak out in his hockey bag and other ones I just hid behind the Ranger Rick display stand.
More about Mr. Liebermann
I was going to write about this earlier, but figured that there was a good chance that Steve or someone else from the campaign would read it. Since its late tho' I don't think anyone will catch it now. The thing I want to say is the Mr. Liebermann is really starting to creep me out. Now, this isn't about him being Jewish (although I still can't believe that he doesn't think Jesus is awesome- AND you know who else doesn't think that Jesus is awesome? The terrorists. So, I wonder...are all Jewish people terrorists?? When I am VP I will make sure to look into that).
No, the reason why he is creeping me out is that he is going all Fatal Attraction on me. Whenever he is telling me about other countries he also tells me that just because I am going to be VP it doesn't mean that I will "come between him and Mr. McCain" and that I dont "understand there special bond". Also, whenever Mr. McCain and Mr. Liebermann are together- Mr. Liebermann always complements his shoes and asks Mr. McCain if he has been working out because he looks so good (don't even get me started on Mr. Graham and Mr. McCain). I guess I am wondering if I should talk to Steve or Cindy or maybe one of the guys from the Secret Service. Should I?
My New Friend
Guest Post: Cindy McCain
I'm sorry Sarah. I know I said I'd post here last week, and I know I forgot. It really wasn't personal. Please stop sulking. No, don't say that. Put down the phone. Of course we're going to be friends. Yes. Okay. If you promise to cheer up we can hunt moose together, or at the least, I'll hire someone who looks extremely similar to me to hunt moose with you. Would you like that? Of course you would. Cheer up and out down the phone. John is napping, and you can't keep calling him to complain about me. Okay, fine. I'll post right now. Just put it down.
Alright. Now, what was my topic? Ah yes, my new friend Sarah Palin. I remember the first time I met Sarah. It was four days ago. I was so impressed with her! She was so...forward! I'll never forget how when Sarah came in, I was eating a cucumber sandwich, and Sarah said, "Eeew! Cucumbers are terrible!" And reached right over and grabbed my sandwich and took out the cucumber and gave me the bread back. "Much better," she said, looking happy. Now who does that except someone as special as Sarah?
And her family! They're so lovely! Baby Trig is such a sweetheart. Having a child with special needs is such a blessing, and such a remarkably good deed. I mean, it's thrust on you by God, and I guess all families would manage as best they can, which is a bit different than finding a child on the streets of Bangladesh and choosing to save them even before asking your husband because it's simply the right thing to do, but still, it's very wonderful. (Did you know I taught special needs children when I was younger? By choice? I didn't need to work, you know. I did it because I wanted to.) And Todd. Who could ever forget Todd? When he asked me if they have earthquakes in Minnesota and I said no and then he let out the loudest burp I'd ever heard. That was something! I've never seen anyone do that before. Nor will I again.
And John just likes Sarah so much. It is so wonderful to see! The way he looks at her, so protective. The way he gets so mad when anyone is mean to her, even canceling that CNN interview because they asked Tucker if Sarah had foreign policy experience (has she even been to Bangladesh? Could she even find it on a map?)! How careful he is not to be crude or insulting around her. The way he becomes awkward and stiff when they touch, so nervous! And so impulsive around her! He chose her for vice president after setting eyes on her one time, and even though she wasn't really qualified. I mean, I've not seen John this excited since, well, since we first were together. Though that was totally different of course. He must really think she'll make a great vice president! Sarah and I will be wonderful friends, I'm sure of it.
Brilliant.
-Ruby
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Comment by Morgan Bell
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i think you know the answer . . .
on a serious note, that blog is fantastic!
this was my favourite bit of your excerpts:
pure genius!
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I also love this:
bahahaa. It's like Smithers and Mr Burns.
One thing I should have added in the post is that good satirists know their subject material. Whoever is writing that blog follows politics very, very closely. And they are supremely pissed off about the state of their country. That's why I love it (the blog, not their country, haha).
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