One good reason to re-elect Bush
Yes, well, we do love Jon Stewart—he’s our favourite American wisenheimer. His new spoofbook, America, has just been banished from the shelves of Wal-Mart, which is actually better than an Oprah’s club assignation, when you think about it. Wal-Mart execs rejected it on the grounds that it contains photos of “Supreme Court judges in the nude.” File under sexual explicitness or graphic violence, I wonder? I also notice that the Tucker Carlson-Crossfire debacle preceded Stewart's book release by less than a week. Jon, you sly little publicity slut. Don’t think I’m not watching.
What will happen to him if Senator Kerry wins? Bush: bad for the world, great for counterculture:
What else, the Left Behind series becomes alt-lit? Shivers. Though not quite as frightening as the photo of Bush with Governor Schwarzenegger about halfway down the page.
What will happen to him if Senator Kerry wins? Bush: bad for the world, great for counterculture:
The thing that has allowed the fake newscast to flourish is the fact that it stands in opposition to Bush. So could this mean that someone like right-wing radio announcer Rush Limbaugh – who rose to prominence in the Clinton years – might move to the centre of the culture if Kerry wins? Oppositional pop culture always thrives, Schmeiser responds, but whether it has a real profound impact is another question.Apparently Kerry and Stewart go together like Scotch oats and Elmer’s glue. According to Slate’s surfergirl, Stewart spent the whole of Kerry’s notably unfunny Daily Show appearance pitching “puffy interview marshmallows with rainbow sprinkles on them . . . Kerry was letting them sail by as if he planned to get to first base on a walk.”
What else, the Left Behind series becomes alt-lit? Shivers. Though not quite as frightening as the photo of Bush with Governor Schwarzenegger about halfway down the page.
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