I had planned on just posting this on my own web log today but, alas, blogger.com is full of error codes & publishing is not possible at this time.
Probably part of the grand nefarious Cheney machinations, to keep people from making fun of the Cheneys on April 1.
But, since it was BC's Eric Olsen who brought this event to my attention, I thought it was only apropo to share, so...
[ YOU DON'T LIKE DICK AS I LIKE DICK... A Letter ]
An email from a reader on April 1's "Make Fun of the Cheneys Day"...
"Dear Pete,
I understand to protest their harassment of the White House parody site; April first is "Make Fun of the Cheneys Day".
Pain me as it might, I read the whitehouse.org site - or, as much as I could humanly stomach - just so's I'd know what the heck all the hullabaloo was about. Now I know and, let me tell you something, buster, I'm none too pleased! Did you know it contains what are probably doctored photos of the Honorable Second Lady Lynne Cheney? And a fictitious biographical statement?
Is this what passes for humor in this fine land today? What's wrong with the comedic styling of Mark Russell? Or living legend Buddy Hackett? Now those are comedians! Not the mean-spirited "white house dot org" people who, quite frankly, just aren't funny! Well, I sure wasn't laughing and, I'd imagine, nor are any Americans worth their salt.
So, this fellow named Neal Pollack (www.nealpollack.com) called for a day of fun making, did he? Who is this Neal Pollack anyway, you might ask? He fancies himself a writer but, mostly, he makes stuff up. Real writers don't have to make stuff up. That's why they are called writers! So, really, he's just another sniveling no-goodnik trying to make a name for himself on the back of one U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney.
Some people obviously spend way too much time thinking, instead of doing, for themselves.
Get off Dick, Neal! You dumb pollack.
Dick Cheney is a good man with a good heart.
Well, he's a good man at least. His heart? Not so good. But that's o.k., because the honorable President George W. Bush has enough heart for the both of them. He is, after all, a "compassionate conservative." I think his record so far speaks to that fact.
Article comments
1 - san
I love this part, even though it makes no sense, especially at the end.
"He fancies himself a writer but, mostly, he makes stuff up. Real writers don't have to make stuff up. That's why they are called writers!"
Beware exalted novelists of the age: you are not writers!
This whole experiment with Internet terminals in psychiatric hospitals must stop. It's not working out. I understand it was supposed to be therapeutic, but until these people can be trusted with belts and shoelaces, they shouldn't have Internet access.
And I thought it was "Make Fun of the Cheney's" day, not "Humiliate Yourself Via E-Mail" day.
Thanks for the fun.
2 - Eric Olsen
I wonder what our own Kate Sherrod, who lives in Wyoming and "knows" Dick Cheney has to say about all of this.
3 - Craig Diehls
Remember Buddy Hackett? Some people yearn for the past so much they can taste it. We are now going through a phase where these people are in power.
4 - foolio
this one did not have the "USDA Satire" approval label but that is still no reason for you fine folks to have missed that it was satire. (not as entertaining or thought provoking as Eric's "What she really said" post.)
much love to all (especiall satirists)
one big fool