And Now, A Word About The New Yorker

By Baxter

That's right, a single word — and it comes from Webster's.

SATIRE n. 1 a). A literary work in which vices, follies, stupidities, abuses, etc. are held up to ridicule and contempt b). such literary works collectively, or the art of writing them 2 the use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony, etc. to expose, attack, or deride vices, follies, etc. — SYN. CARICATURE, WIT.

In other words, file this magazine cover under the category of "Holding Stupidities Up to Ridicule." Because there's nothing more stupid than the urban legends that the Republicans have been circulating about the Obamas. We applaud The New Yorker for gathering them all in one place so everyone can see how patently ridiculous they are.

Okay, then? Feel better? Can we all discuss something really important now — like the mortgage crisis? (That goes for you, too, Obama campaign.)

Sheesh.

(Image: CBC, The New Yorker, AP)