There was Bush standing with his dad, talking with Condoleezza. “Hey let’s ask Cheney.” The camera panned and there’s Cheney standing next to his dad, who is wearing a Darth Vader Mask. I actually fell out of my chair and rolled on the floor laughing. It was so funny. Then the four friends Cheney, Bush, Rice and Rove went on a panty raid of an Al Qaida camp, stealing a pile of loincloths. Then the four put on the makeup and sang a rock song dressed up like KISS.
I watched the Comedy Central show Lil’ Bush the other night. And I loved it. The satire just oozed out of the show. First off, I support W big time and I only saw one episode. Now I didn’t agree that all of the shots taken by the creators were fair but it was funny nonetheless. They took some shots at the Dems too but most of the comedy was at the expense of W’s crew.
I could have done without one piece though, the portrayal of Jeb as a dumb moron. I thought that was a little over the line, but the rest was fair game. Jeb being shown as he was outlines an unconscious fear of Jeb and his ability to become president. I know it’s a cartoon, but I think the creators really are trying to take a shot a Jeb to damage him, in a cartoonish sort of way.
W and his crew can handle this. So can Jeb. There have been many incarnations of this on Comedy Central (That’s My Bush for example) I think W probably doesn’t like all of it, but he has a sense of humor enough to snicker at the cartoon versions of himself and his crew pelting al Qaida campers with water balloons.
Could you imagine the outrage if this was reversed? How does Lil’ Hil sound? You’re probably offended already if you’re a democrat. You will never see Lil’ Hil though cause the democrats would never let it happen #1 and #2 it would not be funny.
This is another example of the Politainment I have been talking about. I think it’s pretty effective. If you’re a dem, you like the portrayals of the Bushies, if you’re a GOPer you like Bush nuking all this things he didn’t like when his dad left him in the War Room. It had something for everyone. As long as they stay away from serious social topics ( like abortion), I will probably watch the show for an escape from the serious reality of today’s politics.
Now if you had Lil’ Bill…I would pay money to see that. Could you imagine the story lines they could delve into? The FCC censors would probably have to take that off the air…
Stay tuned,
RR
I watched the Comedy Central show Lil’ Bush the other night. And I loved it. The satire just oozed out of the show. First off, I support W big time and I only saw one episode. Now I didn’t agree that all of the shots taken by the creators were fair but it was funny nonetheless. They took some shots at the Dems too but most of the comedy was at the expense of W’s crew.
I could have done without one piece though, the portrayal of Jeb as a dumb moron. I thought that was a little over the line, but the rest was fair game. Jeb being shown as he was outlines an unconscious fear of Jeb and his ability to become president. I know it’s a cartoon, but I think the creators really are trying to take a shot a Jeb to damage him, in a cartoonish sort of way.
W and his crew can handle this. So can Jeb. There have been many incarnations of this on Comedy Central (That’s My Bush for example) I think W probably doesn’t like all of it, but he has a sense of humor enough to snicker at the cartoon versions of himself and his crew pelting al Qaida campers with water balloons.
Could you imagine the outrage if this was reversed? How does Lil’ Hil sound? You’re probably offended already if you’re a democrat. You will never see Lil’ Hil though cause the democrats would never let it happen #1 and #2 it would not be funny.
This is another example of the Politainment I have been talking about. I think it’s pretty effective. If you’re a dem, you like the portrayals of the Bushies, if you’re a GOPer you like Bush nuking all this things he didn’t like when his dad left him in the War Room. It had something for everyone. As long as they stay away from serious social topics ( like abortion), I will probably watch the show for an escape from the serious reality of today’s politics.
Now if you had Lil’ Bill…I would pay money to see that. Could you imagine the story lines they could delve into? The FCC censors would probably have to take that off the air…
Stay tuned,
RR
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