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... to be the Sad Man ... to be the Bad Man ... (UPDATED)
Posted by Bill Why does Kim Jung Il traffic drugs, kidnap foreign nationals and build weapons of mass destruction? Check out these two clips from Trey Parker and Matt Stone's new puppet movie, Team America: World Police. (In the first clip, keep an eye out for the John Edwards hummel figurine!) Madeline Albright and Sandy Berger were right - he just wants to be held, people. If you're into this sort of goofy comedy, also be sure to watch the trailer. I have a hunch that the release of this movie was timed for the election. The White House may not realize this, but Stone and Parker are probably Bush supporters, or more accurately, enemies of liberal ideology run amok, and their commentary on South Park is typically a powerful center-right-libertarian antidote to the left-wing Daily Show's vast influence among the under-40 crowd. (Direction via PW) UPDATE: SarahW provides a screen shot of Kim Jung Il's hummel case:
Look closely - the DNC John Edwards hummel is second in from the right! UPDATE: More: Try to imagine, if you will, a movie that in its first few minutes offends just about everyone who's watching it.
Posted by Bill at October 5, 2004 12:38 PM | TrackBack (1) CommentsYeah, they're the antidote to F9/11, & Moore can't be happy having 2 younger, hipper, savage satirists biting his ass. Bonus: Sarandon gets her head blown off! Loves it Posted by: jeff at October 5, 2004 01:08 PM I would say that Parker and Stone try to be equal opportunity insulters at all things they see as ridiculous, whether it come from the left or the right. Now if one side strikes them as more ridiculous, that's another story... Posted by: Chrees at October 5, 2004 01:14 PM will Kim have Kerry to thank for putting him back in the spotlight? that would be ironic. and possibly helpful to the multilateral talks. though ongoing diplomacy won't be as much fun as when Albright chatted with the man. did you just cite the Daily Show's vast influence with a certain demographic? that's a topic I didn't think was going to get traction. I've been less and less amused by Stewart's apparant left lean. so we don't see eye to eye; nonetheless, it breaks the satire if you're in on the game. Posted by: tee bee at October 5, 2004 01:18 PM Hence the term 'South Park Repulican.' Which is about 95% congruent with my personal ideology. Posted by: Chris of Dangerous Logic at October 5, 2004 01:25 PM "The White House may not realize this, but Stone and Parker are probably Bush supporters..." On 11/04/00 they both described themselves as Republicans. http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,7321,00.html Then on 04/04/04, in a Los Angeles Times article Trey Parker described himself as a "registered Libertarian." http://www.lp.org/lpnews/0105/parker.html Not sure if Matt Stone is still a Republican? Posted by: Anonymous Scientist at October 5, 2004 02:05 PM Heh! I got a screen shot of the hummel cameo... Posted by: SarahW at October 5, 2004 02:11 PM Something for Lileks to add to his collection? Posted by: Dave Schuler at October 5, 2004 04:18 PM |
