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"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
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"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
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"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
June 02, 2007
Contemporary Manliness
As we know, the Nixon adminstration was tremendously manly in the early seventies. But the Bush administration exemplifies current day manliness. Here's Michael Gerson, former chief Bush speechwriter, talking about Dan Bartlett and Bush:
“They’re good friends. I can tell the president enjoys his company, enjoys kidding around with him. They share a Texas view of life, and an approach. They both have a casual manner and a manly humor and share a lot of political interests, coming out of that Texas Republicanism.”
Speaking of George Bush, with whom Sharon developed a very close relationship, Uri Dan recalls that Sharon's delicacy made him reluctant to repeat what the president had told him when they discussed Osama bin Laden. Finally he relented. And here is what the leader of the Western world, valiant warrior in the battle of cultures, promised to do to bin Laden if he caught him: "I will screw him in the ass!"
Manly!
Posted at June 2, 2007 12:00 PM | TrackBackI wouldn't mind George screwing OSAMA BIN LADEN if he would ARREST AND TRY him afterward, but the way those two carry on, I'm afraid it would end up a life long relationship.
Posted by: Mike Meyer at June 2, 2007 02:38 PMC'mon! It's a known fact they've been fucking each other for years...
This time, Georgie wants his reach around!
Posted by: at June 2, 2007 05:00 PMJS,
The seeming inconsistency between the two items results from a simple transcription error. Mr. Gerson actually said that the President enjoyed sharing "man-lay humor" with Mr. Bartlett -- just as he did with Ariel Sharon.
Also, thanks for the plug. The butt plug, that is! (I hope your readers will not be distressed to learn that we enjoy sharing man-lay humor as well.)
Posted by: Simbaud at June 2, 2007 08:07 PMhey, screwing another man in the butt is manly, as long as you're on top....right? otherwise, my fraternity memories just got really gay.....
Posted by: joe mama at June 4, 2007 01:22 PMThe Spartans did SCREW a lot of their own in the ass...so did the Athenians...and they were the FOUNDATIONS of manliness in Western culture today.
He is just continuing in a fine old tradition.
Posted by: En Ming Hee at June 4, 2007 03:22 PM
