“I also think that, in today’s climate, it’s more likely to miss the target than not.”
In today’s climate, it’s hard to figure out what is satire:
a) The U.S. President gives the Queen of England an I-pod as a gift.
b) The U.S. President fires the CEO (President?) of General Motors.
c) The Vice President of the United States of America, in discussing the Healthcare Nationalization Plan says “This is a BIIGG F’ing deal”.
Yes, exactly. And don’t forget, “The President gives the Prime Minister a set of DVDs that work only in the US.” Columnists keep having to repeat, “I’m not making this up!” when reporting real events.
Many times, a person will post something he considers outrageous satire, only to have someone reply with a news item showing that it’s already happened.