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To: Michael.SF.

As I have said before in other threads, effective satire must be distinguishable from reality in a key way.

Given Hillary Clinton's behavior, there is no satire evident here. This could easily be truth.

An example would be General Patton telling his troops to grease the treads of their tanks with the enemy's guts. Now, if you saw that, and didn't know better, you would immediately think satire in the vein of General Jack Ripper in "Dr. Strangelove".

In reality, Patton did say that. So how on earth could it be a satrire on Patton?

Likewise, given Hillary's "known" penchant and love for the Yankees and how she claims to be a New Yorker, how could anyone do a satire on her in that light?


47 posted on 11/23/2004 5:11:17 PM PST by rlmorel
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To: rlmorel
In reality, Patton did say that.

In the same vein, Patton when asked to confirm his response to the following: 'If caught between the Russians and the Germans, did you say you would attack in both directions?'

"No, I did not." responded the General, "But I wish I did."

Similarly, Hillary could say the same thing regarding the subject of this thread.

58 posted on 11/23/2004 5:33:21 PM PST by Michael.SF. (Paris Hilton and Anna Nicole Smith: living proof that one need not be poor to be white trash.)
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