Reality vs. parody

from Today's Big Thing

Wow. I think this is more sad than funny, although it is pretty funny. And now, as expected, the blame for that interview is being placed squarely on Katie Couric's shoulders, although she did everything she could to make it easy for Palin. No wonder the GOP won't let Palin go on the Sunday morning talk shows.

Interview Palin

Q: What is the role of the US in Iraq and Afghanistan?

A: Afghanistan will lead to war and it doesn't have to lead, as I said, to a Cold War, but economic sanctions, diplomatic pressure, again, counting on our allies to help shore up our economy and putting it back on the table. I think that the example that you can't blink. So, I didn't blink then even, when asked to run as his running mate. We got to have nuclear weapons, what can we do about it. No way, not Americans. We do not believe in American ideals. And they attacked us. And now we are a free-thinking society. As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the solution to the terrorists and stopping them over there


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Kermit has the blues

Not a half bad version of Radiohead's Creep, once you get past hearing Kermit sing the F word.

Rounding up every cent you have...

Nothing could stop the forest fire...

Presidential Ads, Take-one

Wow, this is so...I don't even know what to call this. It would be a clever and funny commercial if Mike Huckabee were selling gym memberships or exercise videos. Unfortunately, he's selling himself as our next President.

For the uninitiated, Chuck Norris is almost as popular on the internet as LOLcats. There is a whole meme about Chuck Norris, about his toughness and his roundhouse kick. And it's funny stuff, especially since we know Norris himself is getting a kick out of it all (sorry about that).

But what bonehead decided having Huckabee do a parody of the Chuck Norris jokes was the way to get people to vote for Huckabee? How is having a sense of humor as important as having some real ideas for badly needed policy change? Is middle America really that dumb? I didn't think so, but Huckabee is from Arkansas, so maybe he knows something I don't.

SNL and their take on things

You have to hand it to Saturday Night Live. I miss staying up late and having a good laugh once a week. SNL does a fine job with their parodies. Payton is in soooooooooooooo many commercials right now. SNL picked up on the TV viewers feelings perfectly! I can't rate this one, but wanted to share it.

10/4/07 edit - SNL has a pretty funny video parodying the recent visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his stance of "there are no homosexuals in Iran."