I watched this episode and think the article is bullshit. Anyone who construes it as an apology to Algore is an idiot.
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Leftist NPCs are incapable of comprehending humor or irony or subtlety.
Since the heart of Southpark is all three of these, they are usually lost. I think this is a big set up.
Ever since Obama was crowned the Entertainment Mantra is ‘ We will not make fun of any Democrat!!’. I remember way back when, Leno was asked why he didn’t skewer Obama and his answer was ‘he’s not tunny’. It was shortly after Obama had proclaimed he had visited ‘57 states’. I guess the word came down from on high, LAY OFF OBAMA......and they still stay away from skewering him or Moochie.
Whoa, sorry for the typos and missed punctuation. Getting a bit sleepy out here.