Posted on 08/22/2004 12:15:30 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
NEW YORK - Some are born to rule, others to ridicule is a worthy reminder to U.S presidential hopefuls struck by an endless arsenal of satirical barbs on the Web.
A host of cybercynics take aim at President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry in fake news reports, multimedia presentations and childlike artwork online, offering comic relief from blood-boiling political debate.
"Any prematurely bald guy with a modem can get online now and write satire," said Sam Margolis, a freelance writer who created Chortler.com and boasts monthly visits of about 150,000.
Margolis pens pieces for the site from Budapest, Hungary.
"Satirists are very worried right now — we've got someone (Bush) with a proven track record producing great satire. Do we want to spend the next four years telling ketchup jokes? It's a major decision," he said, referring to Kerry's wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, heiress to the condiment-making Heinz company.
The cartoon spoof at JibJab.com kept JibJab on top of humor sites tracked by www.hitwise.com for at least three weeks.
"We try and keep it all in good fun. And if you look at the piece, we think it's optimistic at the end as everybody from Hillary Clinton to Karl Rove link arms and sing," said Evan Spiridellis, who created the site with his brother, Gregg.
I've seen the "This Land" at JibJab - It's great!
Here's some fun: "Communists for Kerry" PW SPOOF/FReep In New York City! After FReep Action Report/Photos!
"Satirists" have largely held their comments about Bush to "he's an idiot". They have not done much to dig into a deeper persona. They gave up on "he looks like a monkey".
With Kerry, they don't want to touch Herman Munster, Botox, Flip Flops, or Billionaire Gigolo.
Good satire is rooted in truth.
It is truly great, and it is bi-partisan at the end. I think Kerry gets the worst of it, but that's deserved.
The Onion really nailed McGreevy this week, ran his pic with the headline: Tearful Homosexual Admits Being Governor of New Jersey
I'm enjoying my tag line, thanks again!
I wonder how many visits FR gets each month??
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Since we're having a good time, I'll post this link although I'll bet you've already seen it.:)
LOL! the Kerryopoly was very good. "Please come to boston" lol, and of course the other tunes. I knew it would be "I want to ride my bicycle" LOL. They need a tune for the motorcycle square that is my only quibble.
Thanks for the LINKS!!
If we want to imagine things, what if George W. Bush was married to a Portuguese Mozambican, a billionairess widow five years older than him and the relict of a moderate Senator of the opposition party? Also, if she was a loud-mouthed loon that can't hold one single interview or appearance without causing heart attacks among her designated care-takers.
The Dems and their press would be all over this.
We shouldn't have anything against Pickles, but her paid gigalo husband has the comfort of the Heinz fortune to rest on, and he's running for president. WHERE'S THE MEDIA? WHERE'S EVEN THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER? I guess a billion bucks can hide a lot even from the tabloids.
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Obviously a RAT, if he can't see that Kerry provides far more, not to mention better quality, material than the president. Good satire is grounded in truth. There is very little truth to the satirical attacks on Bush. With Kerry, it is just the opposite.
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