Dear The Daily Show: What happened to you? You used to be funny. You used to be smart. But: fat suit? Fat jokes? It’s not funny: it’s tired, nevermind insensitive.
Steve Saltarelli, the president of Men in Power, wrote a satirical column in March in which he suggested forming such a group. “Anyone with an interest in both studying and learning from men in powerful positions, as well as issues involved with reverse sexism, may become a member of MiP,” he wrote. Shortly after the column ran, Saltarelli started getting e-mail messages from men eager to join. “Mainly people are just excited about the idea that men can have a group as well,” Saltarelli explained.
If the column in question was actually intended as satire, then that would indicate that Saltarelli disagreed with the need for a “Men In Power” group — that he was mocking people that held that viewpoint.
Obviously, that’s not the case, since he’s now president and founder of the group.
It will be avant garde, technically. It will come to table with things that will surprise everyone - off the hook… I don’t do ‘cutting-edge.’ That’s what Democrats are doing. We’re going beyond cutting-edge.
In the midst of an economic crisis, and after balking at a stimulus package, the GOP is turning to an unlicensed plumber/campaign prop to discuss legislative strategy on economic policy. The line between Republicans’ approach to governing and satirical performance art blurs just a little more.
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything to my ongoing Death of Satire series. But, yes, that is an actual screen grab from Conservapedia. And yes, reading between the lines, it is indeed a hit list.
