Kill The Messenger

[filkertom]

That's the title of Barry Crimmins' first album, and if you don't know of him, Mr. Crimmins is a writer, satirist, and activist of great wit and passion. And, now you can go to his web site and download it and see how much, and how little, has changed. (I'm delighted -- I haven't been able to find my cassette of this.)

(h/t JTD at The Daily Kos)

What good political satire have you seen on the net lately? Provide links.

Comments

[phecda.livejournal.com]

Not necessarily political satire, but definitely amusing: this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/robandsteph/2341324353/in/set-72157604141332486/)

[poltr1]

The Capitol Steps never fail to amuse. They just released their April Fools' edition of Politics Takes A Holiday.

[markbernstein.livejournal.com]

Watch out for Scary Voiced Announcer Man!



Thanks to Avedon at The Sideshow for the link.

[palenoue.livejournal.com]

I've heard a lot of references to "Kill The Messenger" but never heard the album, until now. Thanks for the link Tom!

[per_solo]

No satire (though, I did get to see Rollins a few weeks ago).

Downloaded and listened to Crimmins...I've only heard of him once, many years ago, on a Rodney Dangerfield special, I think. Not too bad, and it holds up frighteningly well.

In response to your other post, I'm still alive, just horrendously busy with school, and trying to make student loans work. I'll have a post of a cartoon that a friend posted that sums it up.

[tesral.livejournal.com]

Why bother. The professional politicians are doing such a good job at spoofing the whole process meaningless that we don't have a chance.

Me, cynical? Why do you ask?

[darrenzieger.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/royzimmerman (http://www.youtube.com/royzimmerman)

I'm sick of summarizing this guy's bio on every blog and forum I frequent -- I'm not just his Web designer, I consider myself his evangelist (in the Guy Kawasaki sense, not the Ted Haggard sense) -- so here's the link (http://www.royzimmerman.com/bio.html).

[darrenzieger.livejournal.com]

Also, I just listened to a late-60's performance by Mort Sahl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_Sahl), and was struck by the fact that the entire routine could be performed today, and be just as pertinent, with only a handful of name changes.

If you subscribe to Napster, you can find this recording easily -- It's the only thing they have by Sahl.

If you're not familiar with his work, here's a few of his more notable bon mots (though you have to hear his extended routines to fully appreciate his brilliant extemporizing)

About liberals and conservatives: "Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stolen."

About politics and evolution: "There were four million people in the American Colonies and we had Jefferson and Franklin. Now we have over 200 million and the two top guys are Clinton and Dole. What can you draw from this? Darwin was wrong!"

About Wernher von Braun: "He aimed for the stars and often hit London."

On the House Committee on Un-American Activities: "Every time the Russians throw an American in jail, the Committee throws an American in jail to get even."

"If you maintain a consistent political position long enough, you will eventually be accused of treason." -- From the recording Mort Sahl at the hungry i