When is your book coming out Roy?

You are brilliant, Edroso

Hilarious!!

Keep it up!

Man, you guys at the Voice ride New York times Co. v. Sullivan like that one-toothed dude in "Deliverance" rode Ned Beatty.

"It's not defamatory. It's "parody". Of course, it's a blade that cuts both ways. It's conceivable that Roy Edroso might someday become a public figure as defined by statute and may already be a limited public figure. So, should someone, hypothetically, write a fictitious blog as parody suggesting he was a degenerate gambler, there wouldn't be much he could do about it, even if it was obvious, as this is the case here, that this parody at its core is really an attack on another's character character and professional standing.

But I suppose it is good for a chuckle--until one is on the receiving end of it. Then, curiously, comedy becomes defamation.

So, should someone, hypothetically, write a fictitious blog as parody suggesting he was a degenerate gambler, there wouldn't be much he could do about it, even if it was obvious, as this is the case here, that this parody at its core is really an attack on another's character character and professional standing.

Then shit or get off the pot, ese, and do it yourself to see if you're right.

Please don't tell me Runnin' Scared is being converted into cracked.com "everything's a top ten list so we can break it up and generate more clicks" blog.

OMG .... that's funny. For a minute I (until I started reading) I thought The Village Voice was supporting Ms. Palin & I thought the world had gone nuts.

BTW, I'll take that Clay Aiken remark as a good one :)

I laughed out loud and then rolled on the floor, etc. If only there some kind of Internet shorthand for that. Also.

Ditto.

But I suppose it is good for a chuckle--until one is on the receiving end of it. Then, curiously, comedy becomes defamation.

That's right. Someday you'll be sorry, roy, ya big meaniehead. Given the screaming vapors she through over Letterman and the flaming skidmarks she laid down leaving the Alaska governor's mansion, it's pretty obvious Palin's got skin as thin as tissue paper. You made her cry, you ol' badums, you.

No problem, I happen to have the galleys for Roy's autobio:

"Reported for work at the Voice. Everyone here as desultory and sullen as I am. Pretty woman at reception smiled at me. I snarled back. What a bitter day. Surfed Internet, looking for scoops. Went out into street, doing same. All so pointless. Who cares? If only I was a full public figure, instead of a limited one. Someday. You'll all see. Someday."

There's more, but the pages are damp from whiskey-soaked tears.

Oh shoot, I forgot the part about the degenerate gambling. He'd probly lose.

Where is the view as a single page button? I HATE articles that force you to click so many times just to read a single article. Bad form.

Also: Mr. Carpenter is probably right about Ms. Palin's degenerate gambling problems. You betcha.

This is so sexist and hateful.

That was one of the best laughs I've had in a long, long time. Thank you!
If anything, Palin provides a lot of material for comedians everywhere.

I literally laughed out loud so obnoxiously I scared one of my co-workers! This is GREAT fun!

Either this is the dumbest move she could make...or the most brilliant ball-busting media release! (i guess it depends on if she's ever running for office again...)If she just wants to be a political activist, she'll do great...if she's shooting for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave...she needs to tone it down (and I'm a Palin supporter)...but then again, she has never been conventional---I guess that's her charm!

Shorter Carpenter: Leave Sarah ALOOOOOOOONNNNE!!!

Shorter Kyra: CTIC.

Dear John Carpenter: "Escape from LA" sucked.

This is obviously NOT from her book I just read a real exerpt and it's well written. This is the close-minded characature created by small-brianed jealous NOrth East liberal women who have more degrees but significantly less accomplished. Because they spend thier lives as victims. GO SARAH GO!

This is the close-minded characature created by small-brianed jealous NOrth East liberal women

Roy is a woman?

Roy, you forgot the part about her SHOPPING SPREES!

Also- don't worry about being the subject of a Republican Parody Blog. They don't exist. Repugs don't do "humor" unless it consists of mostly empty threats.

Roy, you forgot the part about her SHOPPING SPREES!

Also- don't worry about being the subject of a Republican Parody Blog. They don't exist. Repugs don't do "humor" unless it consists of mostly empty threats.

A "Threat" blog, now! Be on the lookout!

John Carpenter,

Personally I thought your character was underrated in "Auto Focus."

You forgot to be funny, Williamns, but we understand. Conservatives find other things funny, such as torture and lethal injection and Parkinson's Disease. Mr. Edroso didn't mock even one sick or dying person, so he's not funny at all.

It's too bad that the baby's daddy didn't marry the teenage mother like Palin said he would, and that Palin quit her job to write for Facebook, and that the RNC will probably choose a Scrooge McDuck to be her running mate, but we know she'll outshine them all anyway. She'll be the most successful unwed grandmother in all the land, you betcha.

"Reported for work at the Voice. Everyone here as desultory and sullen as I am. Pretty woman at reception smiled at me. I snarled back. What a bitter day. Surfed Internet, looking for scoops. Went out into street, doing same. All so pointless. Who cares? If only I was a full public figure, instead of a limited one. Someday. You'll all see. Someday."

Classic. Sums up what a failure Roy really is.

But why is it classic, Mike? Satire is when we use wit to mock human failings and wrong-doings. Wit is intellectual humor. Humor is, more or less, the recognition of a surprising pattern. Roy is funny because he is holding up for ridicule the pattern of Palin's ridiculous behavior--intellectual ignorance, exaggerated folksiness, penchant for making excuses for her own failures, superstitious religious practices, drug-addled in-laws, and lack of self-awareness.

The contrast between what we expect of the people who run our government, Palin's utter lack of qualifications, and her fans' utter obliviousness of the same is what makes Palin critiques so funny.

William's example is neither witty nor surprising, and therefore fails as satire. But William might still be able to make a buck off of it--it's more than good enough for a Koch hand-out, as massive intellectual failure has never been a factor in wingnut welfare.

Susan, Do not feed the troll.

It took me a few baffled reads before I determined that "Susan of Texas" was (probably) addressing mine own self (whose first name happens to be "John"). It also more or less confirms Why I Am A Lousy Writer: my Roy parody was intended as a goof on the guy who did the 'how would you like it if' routine up above, so I obliged him by writing the sort of Edroso autobio he would probably expect to see. Even weirder, it was spun off some fun I had had with Roy in a private correspondence earlier that day, which doesn't mean he'll get the joke any more than Tusan of Sexas did, but at least it'll be on record that I meant it as a goof.

It took me a few baffled reads before I determined that "Susan of Texas" was (probably) addressing mine own self (whose first name happens to be "John"). It also more or less confirms Why I Am A Lousy Writer: my Roy parody was intended as a goof on the guy who did the 'how would you like it if' routine up above, so I obliged him by writing the sort of Edroso autobio he would probably expect to see. Even weirder, it was spun off some fun I had had with Roy in a private correspondence earlier that day, which doesn't mean he'll get the joke any more than Tusan of Sexas did, but at least it'll be on record that I meant it as a goof.

Whoops. Sorry for the double post.

This is obviously NOT from her book

Is too.

I thought it was funny, JohnEWilliams. I'd even guess Mike's comment was a goof on the kind of people who'd agree with the "how'd you like it if" guy.

It is always and forever amazing to me that people don't recognize satire. It's hardly like it's ingeniously hidden satire that is beyond deep and impenetrable.

That isn't to say it isn't any good. Hell, impenetrably deep satire isn't any good because there has to be a twitch to the gag, but seriously, Roy's is obvious as is JohnEWilliams' and it amazes me that that's hard to tell.

For the record, John, loved the Star Wars soundtrack.

I have never, ever, in my life ever heard that 'Star Wars' gag before. Ever! I swear!

Thanks for the comments though guys.

This is so sexist and hateful.

No, Kyra, this is sexist and hateful:

Sarah Palin is a fucking stupid-ass cunt.

You're welcome.

*Ooooohhhhh!!* you meanies leave Sarah aloooooone!1!!!

Seriously though, she is frightenly dumb. Dumber than Smirk and that's saying something. Tina Fey's going to be working her as off.

Such language is uncalled for, Orlando. It's better to stick with facts and logical conclusions. Based on the little her parents were permitted to say, it seems she might be Daddy's Little Girl, who can do no wrong and who ends up thinking she is much more competent and successful than she really is. She did manage to graduate from college (eventually) but went straight into motherhood, then marriage and life as a laborer's wife.

It must have been galling to feel like a big salmon in such a little stream. Who will admire her? How can she fulfill her potential when life is one baby after another and helping out her hubby fulfill his dreams, while her own languish?

Then she hit on the secret to success: politics! The only qualifications for politics were personality, looks and bullshit, and she practically had a PhD in all three! Fast forward to her nomination to the second highest level in the land, potentially one McCain rageasm away from owning everything she ever wanted. The fact that she does not have nearly enough education, experience or understanding for the job just proves her innate superiority. Everyone else had to work for this spot; it was just given to her.

In case anyone thinks Sarah must be very special to garner such special attention, please note that Palin is just another Bush, but without Bush's network of genuinely (if not morally) accomplished friends and family. They knew what they were doing, even if they didn't bother to do it well. Palin has nobody, and she will be co-opted by whomever has the money and right amount of flattery. That will be corporations, and Miss Tea-Party of 2009 will destroy any respect for conservatism for all time. What William F. Buckley hath wrought, Palin shall rend asunder.

So. Good luck with that.

Apology accepted by the way, Tusan of Sexas.

You betcha!

::wink!!::

"Tina Fey's going to be working her as off."

What's her "as", douche?

Roy, I'd recommend you go further in this--the only Palin parody on the market currently is a coloring book. These samples are probably enough to get you a book deal. I'm serious--I'd pay at least $12 for a quickie Palin parody by you. And come on, it'd take you three, four weeks at most? Get thee to a publisher!

Seriously, why don't you try to be a journalist. You have the opportunity in this great country to do something of value. You might do better on SNL than as a journalist!