Last night, Redneck Comedy Theater premiered its latest hit, "A Pit Bull with Lipstick". The show received a standing ovation from the audience, filled with stuffed suits and cowboy hats. The question is how this comedy act will be received by the rest of the country, who typically like a little substance with their sarcasm and insults.
The comical theme of the show seemed to be the insinuation that any thinking person could accept the internal contradiction that the best way to unite the country and "reach across the aisle" is to insult those to whom you are reaching, and ridicule everything that they hold dear.
Some of the memorable one-liners included "There is a time for campaigning, and a time to put country first", as well as the ironic "For a season, a gifted speaker can inspire with his words." Gifted comedians, however, do not inspire with their words unless their sarcasm reflects something approximating the truth.
The slapstick nature of the evening came to a crescendo during the only reference to a topic even approaching substance. A brief discussion of energy policy quickly turned into an audience participation segment, where the plan was summarized as a chant of "drill, baby, drill" filled the theater.
Unfortunately for this play, most viewers not in attendance were left with an uneasy, vaguely nauseated feeling in their gut; this comedy falls flat upon deeper examination because it completely lacks any substance or relationship with what most people instinctively know to be true. For example, the person who was the main object of ridicule in the play is obviously far more talented than the pit bull, her trainer, or their managers. Moreover, the larger national audience is well aware that the Redneck Comedy Theater is an affiliate of the political party that has destroyed the country, and so they know that this is not the party that will save it. Thus the sarcastic nature of the presentation appeared silly as opposed to witty.
Adults who find this Don Rickles style of humor to be childish would be well served to look elsewhere for a more mature approach to discussing the political environment. This is evidenced by the fact that the biggest joke of the night was the notion that the pit bull with lipstick may one day soon be President of the United States.
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