If you watch TV (I don't), especially the comedians that have been giving us the news during the Bush years, you'll note something different since Bush was replaced. There is no Court Jester in Chief. I irregularly catch Jon Stewart and Bill Maher online, and they've been, well, pretty nice so far to the new president. As
the Economist reports, it may just be too hard to make fun of a guy you like ... or, like his other super-human abilities, Obama also has the power to deflect witty barbs.
Not so at the Onion of course, where everyone is open for lampooning. Taking the suggestion from the Economist, I went over to
the Onion and searched for articles on Obama. Here's a sampling of the titles:
- Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are
- Obama Drastically Scales Back Goals For America After Visiting Denny's
- Obama To Hold Job Performance Review With Every American Worker
- Unusually Level-Headed, Charismatic Lichen Species Named After Obama
- President Obama Vetoes Mutant Registration Act
- Obama Maintains Cool Demeanor While Reading End Of 'Old Yeller' To Schoolkids
- Nation's Blacks Creeped Out By All The People Smiling At Them
- Obama Calls On Nation To Put In One Solid Day Of Work
- Lazy Nation Fears Obama Will Create Millions Of Jobs
...
more.
