Well, it sure looks like we jumped the gun putting Monsieur Foley on the banner last week. Yep, this week’s Carnival of Satire is dominated by satire about Foley, from both sides, which we present. That said, wethinks one side dost protest too much. And then there was the weekend “explosion.”
But to start on a really fluffy note, every few years Weird Al returns to give us more subtle parody. (Yes, sarcasm.) And we like the way this video of “You’re Pitiful” works on so many levels; we especially like the way it makes fun of us for being drooling worshipers in the cult of celebrity. Thanks to the folks at Sorry I Got Drunk for putting this together. You can jump straight to the video here.
Ahistoricality returns to the carnival this week, and finds some more dark satire. This time, we have an answer for the racially loaded question: should I use blackface on my blog? (posted at EbogJonson). Warning: this post contains 95 percent spreadsheet!
We have a new satirist on the roster this week, from a blog called Here in Idaho. Kristi Harrison suggests that Americans aren’t the only ones with messed-up, crazy leaders.
La Cage Aux Foley
Stiknstein has a collection of pics that will bust your gut in Welcome to the Congressional Page Tip Line
Mad Kane’s Political Madness has Foley-related doggerel with Dirty Denny.
Conservathink has an exchange of ideas (that have nothing to do with beavers) in I did not have sexual relations with that man, Mr. Foley.
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Sometimes, The Carnival of Satire is replete with spleen and sarcasm, sometimes, there are a just few incandescent bits of irony that make it worth visiting. Today is one of those times.
Ahoy mateys, and welcome to yer Carnival of Satire, the pirate edition. We be stretching Talk Like a Pirate Day into a whole week, and begad, we may just make it a month.