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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
March 02, 2008
New Tomdispatch
The Monster Must Die!
Clemenstein, or the Post-Modern Prometheus
By Robert Lipsyte"When all this happened, the former President of the United States found me in a deer blind in south Texas and expressed his concerns, that this was unbelievable, and to stay strong and… hold your head up high." -- Roger Clemens testifying before the House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee.
The genius of Roger Clemens lies in the fact that he created the monster of himself. He is both Dr. Clemenstein, inventor of a more powerful man, and Clemenstein, the age-defying result, an ogre who defines ur-masculinity today. He is a big, white Republican who makes his own rules, lies, cheats, and mixes family values and intimidation. Roger Clemens also manipulated and sacrificed associates to accomplish his mission. He was able to do this not only because scientific additions made him bigger and stronger, but because subtractions enabled him to believe in the preeminence of the creature he had become. The drugs went in and the soul came out.
—Jonathan Schwarz
Posted at March 2, 2008 06:36 PMthe Rocket will eat the wussy Dems alive. He will not go to jail, if convicted, he will be pardoned and all the dems that tried to screw him will be defeated in the elections. What a waste of taxpayer money.. I don't care if he took drugs or sold his soul to the devil to be a baseball God or if he even lied to congress (what a laugh, that charge is).
One thing I do know is that he ain't passing laws that are sinking this country's constitution and pissing away our taxes on overseas adventures and a police state at home.
Sam
Posted by: Sam at March 3, 2008 08:56 AMI agree with Sam - I don't give a rat's ass what he did or who he lied to about it. Let him take all the drugs he wants.
Our congress needs to start working on the many issues facing our country instead of this nonsense.
Posted by: Susan - NC at March 3, 2008 08:46 PM
