The news really has picked up all of a sudden. Just a few weeks ago it seemed like we were scrounging for ideas, now our news parody cups runneth over. At times like this, I can’t possibly spend an entire column drawing links to each and every one of these topics without sounding like a crazy person.
So instead, here’s a run-down.
Stephen Colbert was asked to testify before Congress last week, not because he is a suspected communist, but that he had some experience (one day) in manual labor commonly done by workers both legal and illegal. He of course testified before a Senate committee in character, which some have taken offense to. Congress, why not call me in to testify? I live nearby, I’m not in character, and I once had to work as a waiter. Besides, it would go really well with my ongoing series “Better Know a Congressional Committee.” Continue reading The McBournie Minute: Truthiness, the ‘Street,’ and Segway