White House Hires 'This Is Fine' Dog As New Press Secretary

While Karine Jean-Pierre has been doing a "fine" job of deflecting questions and telling everyone things are great when they are clearly not great, the White House said they wanted to make sure their press secretary "just straight-up lies about things being fine 100% of the time." The obvious choice was the This Is Fine Dog of internet meme fame.

"Mr. Dog, what about record inflation with no end in sight?" asked Peter Doocy at the This Is Fine Dog's first press conference earlier this afternoon. "What are Americans supposed to do when they can't afford basics like food, housing, and gasoline?"

"This is fine," said the This Is Fine Dog in response. He immediately received a standing ovation by the reporters gathered. He raised his paws to settle down the crowd and then said, "This is fine."

At publishing time, the This Is Fine Dog was fired after it was discovered he is not a gay woman of color. He has issued a statement assuring everyone this is fine.

To unravel what gives "This Is Fine" both relatable and timeless qualities, we spoke with its creator.

Chris Plante: What inspired "On Fire"?

KC Green: This was in 2013. I think I was still struggling with myself — with getting my anti-depressants and stuff right. You know, every now and then you have these off days where shit is worse, but you’re trying to ignore it. It’s just a feeling you have. I wrote this comic and that was all there was to it.

Do you remember a moment when it came back into your life?

This isn’t anything new, but it’s the first in awhile since "Dick Butt" that’s gotten as big as it has. I [first] saw the two top panels shared somewhere on Twitter or Facebook. [The post] said, "What finals are like" — everyone was going through finals at the time in college or whatever. And it was just "This Is Fine," and that was it. And it just kept going from there. [Laughs]

Why has it become so popular?

Because it’s a feeling we all have, apparently. It’s a feeling we all get of, just like, "Things are burning down around me, but you got to have smile sometimes." It’s a basic human [feeling], "Well, what are you going to do?"

Why do you think meme is only the first two panels and not the full comic?

Brevity. Just quick memes. That’s all people want. And that’s all that some of them have seen. I was actually in Seattle two weeks ago for a comic show, and I decided, alright, I’ll print out some prints of this one, and I made "Dick Butt" stickers. I put them all together. Everyone recognizes it and says, "I’ve only seen the top two panels. Oh my gosh, there’s more to this comic." I had some kid come up and shout, "Memes! Look at all the memes!"

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