And I feel fine...

[mcroft]

Salon is, apparently, all a-twitter about how satirists will be begging in the streets if Obama wins, because nothing about an Obama presidency will be mockable.

The end of the satirical industrial complex?
For the past eight years, Jon Stewart, Tina Fey and other comedians have had us laughing through our tears. If Obama wins, will the laughter die?

Making Light is, apparently, making fun of this dire situation. My contribution is below. Note that this entry will disappear in the event of a McCain win. I sure don't want to have to explain it to his stazi...

A long, long time ago...
I can still remember
How that satire used to make me smile.
And I knew if McCain could win
That I could make those people grin
And, maybe, they'd be happy for a while.

But October made me shiver
With every bail-out they delivered
Bad news in my inbox;
I couldn't take one more shock.

I can't remember if I cringed--
His VP pick was quite unhinged
And something touched me deep inside
The day the satire died.

So bye-bye, Mister Maverick guy.
Tried to fear 'em, tried to smear 'em,
Turned out that was a lie.
Them Wasilla gals were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin', "this'll be the day that I die."
"This'll be the day that I die."

Comments

[drangelo.livejournal.com]

Not bad, not bad.

[la-directora.livejournal.com]

I was going to go with "brilliant", but sure. :)

A President who gives us very little to satirize would be a lovely problem to have.

[greeneyes-rpi.livejournal.com]

I expected you to reply with your "Biltmore" song from this morning. ;)