If you don’t know the Whiskey Bar by Billmon, you should check it out. He writes straight-forward criticism, but he also branches out into semi-fiction. Read the whole piece I’ve just excerpted below. It is the epitome of satire. If you don’t know Abramoff, start searching for him — he makes Delay look noble. mjh
Abramoff: (alarmed) Look Tom, really, take a break. I can work the grill for awhile. You should rest up. You gotta give the keynote tonight. Ya don’t want the boss to see ya like this — ya know how angry he can get.
DeLay: That sumbitch Bush can kiss my ass. I’ve stepped on fire ants who were bigger men than he is.
Abramoff: I said the boss, not the owner. And ya sure as shit don’t want Mr. Rove hearin’ ya talk like that. So c’mon, you go lie down now.
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But the ‘real’ DeLay is self-satirizing…
The Nation | Blog | The Daily Outrage | Ari Berman
Here’s a chronology of DeLay’s recent infractions, followed by The Hammer’s responses. You might notice a pattern. … DeLay keeps blaming the same people: liberal Democrats, liberal groups, liberal media. It’s a one-size-fits-all approach that’s likely to intensify in the weeks to come.
April 13, 2005, after Republicans Chris Shays, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich questioned DeLay’s conduct:
“I’m not here to discuss the Democrats’ agenda.”
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