Friday, August 29, 2008

Political Humor Alert

Go see David Brooks' great satirical column in The New York Times where he imagines the perfect(ly awful) convention speech by one of the many party hacks who get to stand up and gas at us. One of my favorite bits is this section where his imaginary 'orator' refers to Obama's acceptance speech:
We were thrilled by his speech in front of the Greek columns, which were conscientiously recycled from the concert, “Yanni, Live at the Acropolis.” We were honored by his pledge, that if elected president, he will serve at least four months before running for higher office.

And I love this piece of faux political boilerplate:
We meet today to heal the divisions that have torn this country. For we are all one country and one American family, whether we are caring and thoughtful Democrats or hate-filled and war-crazed Republicans.

The whole thing is worth your time if you'd enjoy a laugh at the political clowns.