Part of my New Year's resolutions involve being a more open-minded guy. Towards this end, I have posted an image of 60 Minutes war correspondent, home-wrecker and former swimsuit model, Lara Logan. What, would you prefer I post up Dick Cheney?
For a near-frighteningly prescient look at the Bush Administration's eight year reign of terror, here is The Onion, goofing on a GWB "speech" before his 2001 inauguration. Yes, this was originally published on January 17, 2001. Sometimes satire mirrors truth too closely:
Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over' The Onion - America's Finest News Source
Wow. And with that, I resolve to no longer deride our current president.
On a different note, but using the same broad brush of satire, here is an example of the wonderfully loopy fan-supplied humor vehicle called MLB Dugout. My favorite Dugout is called WordUpThome, which mocks the Velveeta image of White Sox slugger Jim Thome. Here is a variation from the Atlanta Braves as they adjust to the recent acquisition of former White Sox pitcher, and head case, Javier Vazquez:
The Dugout: Fun With Allegory - MLB FanHouse
Oh, you can't beat fun at the old ballpark. For more fun, let's visit with the supposedly deceased Andy Kaufman for one of his iconic bits of guerrilla humor:
YouTube - Andy Kaufman Elvis impersonation (1979 Johnny Cash show)
Kaufman succeeded because he recognized the truth in things and tried to play it straight, no matter how twisted the scenario was that he envisioned. And that's quite a combo platter: Johnny Cash, Andy Kaufman and Elvis Presley.
And for our Quote of the Day:
"What's real? What's not? That's what I do in my act, test how other people deal with reality." -- Andy Kaufman
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