Distraction of the political class
Mocking our politcal class has a long and coloured history. The Bible teaches it as one of the rules we should follow, and without the elected ones where would late night TV get material. If you consider Cancon, many of our finest comedic moments are obtained at the cost of political ego (a bottomless well). In fact, a whole generation has been taught that we’re better educated than our neighbours, based on the efforts of Rick Mercer to talk with Americans.
So why should anyone be surprised that even the unelected want to provide material. Saturday Night Live has gone to that well several times in the last few weeks, at the expense of the two Republican candidates, and today the whole world’s talking (hyperbole) about a telephone prank engineered by a Montreal radio team. The Masked Avengers managed to convince the Palin team that the president (of France) was on the line for a quick tête-à-tête. She who would be president in eight years couldn’t have been happier with the attention. In short, the girl is a groupie.
Now, I’ve got Google, and when a number shows up on the answering machine, I am always willing to test the identity. Why on earth wouldn’t the team of someone who wants to be top of the pops recognize that the area code had nothing to do with an intercontinental call? Don’t they even watch TV down there? Or YouTube?
I feel sorry for the poor woman; her common sense has gone by the wayside as a result of travelling and eating campaign stop food. She should follow the example of House and check for a vitamin deficiency. Although in truth, three days from now she may be a footnote in some history course.
