Comments on: Mad Magazine's War on Bush collection http://boingboing.net/2008/08/29/mad-magazines-war-on.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 15:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Gabriel C. http://boingboing.net/2008/08/29/mad-magazines-war-on.html#comment-270876 Gabriel C. Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-270876 I totally heart MAD. Cory, I don't think "parodical" is a word. Parodic, perhaps? :) I totally heart MAD.

Cory, I don’t think “parodical” is a word. Parodic, perhaps? :)

]]> By: Troy http://boingboing.net/2008/08/29/mad-magazines-war-on.html#comment-270887 Troy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-270887 "Mad's already warming up to have some fun with Obama, but at the end of the day, he's just not mush-mouthed, uncoordinated, and goofy to adequately serve the nation's satirists. Poor bastards." Step away from the Kool-Aid dispenser. Obama makes Bush sound like Reagan. When he's away from the teleprompter -- his aura disappears. And how can you -- a libertarian (or seems to be libertarian-ish) love someone who talks incessantly about what the government will do for you? Egads! “Mad’s already warming up to have some fun with Obama, but at the end of the day, he’s just not mush-mouthed, uncoordinated, and goofy to adequately serve the nation’s satirists. Poor bastards.”

Step away from the Kool-Aid dispenser. Obama makes Bush sound like Reagan. When he’s away from the teleprompter — his aura disappears.

And how can you — a libertarian (or seems to be libertarian-ish) love someone who talks incessantly about what the government will do for you? Egads!

]]> By: dccarles http://boingboing.net/2008/08/29/mad-magazines-war-on.html#comment-271143 dccarles Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-271143 I was lucky enough to have a MAD subscription in the 80s. I figured now I was a growedup, it was time to put away such childish things[1]. But now I'm wondering when, exactly, did MAD get this good? And why do I keep browsing Cracked.com? --Devin [1] When I wrote that originally, I typoed 'put aay suck childish thongs.'[2] [2] Sometimes I wonder about my fingers. I was lucky enough to have a MAD subscription in the 80s.

I figured now I was a growedup, it was time to put away such childish things[1]. But now I’m wondering when, exactly, did MAD get this good? And why do I keep browsing Cracked.com?

–Devin

[1] When I wrote that originally, I typoed ‘put aay suck childish thongs.’[2]

[2] Sometimes I wonder about my fingers.

]]> By: DWittSF http://boingboing.net/2008/08/29/mad-magazines-war-on.html#comment-271152 DWittSF Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-271152 What about McCain? He makes Alzheimer's Raygun sound like Clinton. Lots 'o Senior Memories fun to be had there! Hope McCain's got his Depends on! What about McCain? He makes Alzheimer’s Raygun sound like Clinton. Lots ‘o Senior Memories fun to be had there! Hope McCain’s got his Depends on!

]]> By: MarkHB http://boingboing.net/2008/08/29/mad-magazines-war-on.html#comment-271157 MarkHB Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-271157 Ooohh my gh0d the expression on the Cheney cover is just *priceless*. When I grow up, I wanna draw that good. Ooohh my gh0d the expression on the Cheney cover is just *priceless*. When I grow up, I wanna draw that good.

]]> By: Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2008/08/29/mad-magazines-war-on.html#comment-271426 Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-271426 Troy @4, if you didn't have history here, I'd take that for astroturf. As it is, I have to tell you that you're getting your information from bad sources. Obama is an articulate and well-informed speaker, whether he's working from a prepared speech or speaking extempore. George W. Bush is the one whose handlers don't dare let him loose with a live mike. His goofs, fluffs, and howlers are the marvel of the sentient world. There's a minor industry of sites and publications that collect them. Here are just a few: http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blbushdumbquotes.htm http://www.dubyaspeak.com/ http://www.thetruthaboutgeorge.com/bushisms/index.html http://www.unoriginal.co.uk/specialbushaudio.html http://www.woopidoo.com/business_quotes/authors/george-w-bush/bushisms.htm http://www.slate.com/id/76886/ http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_W._Bush DWittSF @9, you've also been getting your info from bad sources. McCain is no spring chicken, but he's nowhere near as "disengaged" (the media's preferred euphemism at the time) as Ronald Reagan was during his last years as President. The Depends joke is completely unwarranted. Troy @4, if you didn’t have history here, I’d take that for astroturf. As it is, I have to tell you that you’re getting your information from bad sources. Obama is an articulate and well-informed speaker, whether he’s working from a prepared speech or speaking extempore.

George W. Bush is the one whose handlers don’t dare let him loose with a live mike. His goofs, fluffs, and howlers are the marvel of the sentient world. There’s a minor industry of sites and publications that collect them. Here are just a few:

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blbushdumbquotes.htm
http://www.dubyaspeak.com/
http://www.thetruthaboutgeorge.com/bushisms/index.html
http://www.unoriginal.co.uk/specialbushaudio.html
http://www.woopidoo.com/business_quotes/authors/george-w-bush/bushisms.htm
http://www.slate.com/id/76886/
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_W._Bush

DWittSF @9, you’ve also been getting your info from bad sources. McCain is no spring chicken, but he’s nowhere near as “disengaged” (the media’s preferred euphemism at the time) as Ronald Reagan was during his last years as President. The Depends joke is completely unwarranted.

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2008/08/29/mad-magazines-war-on.html#comment-271457 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-271457 Hey Gabriel maybe it should be "parodisiacal"...parody, periodical, paradise, paradisiacal....parasitical? Hey Gabriel maybe it should be “parodisiacal”…parody, periodical, paradise, paradisiacal….parasitical?

]]> By: The Blow Leprechaun http://boingboing.net/2008/08/29/mad-magazines-war-on.html#comment-270947 The Blow Leprechaun Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-270947 As a Canadian, I somehow doubt Cory thinks much about what our government will do for him. As a Canadian, I somehow doubt Cory thinks much about what our government will do for him.

]]> By: Xopher http://boingboing.net/2008/08/29/mad-magazines-war-on.html#comment-270948 Xopher Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-270948 Mad is a parodic periodical, but I wouldn't form a portmanteau of the two words so readily! Comedians are already starting to experience a shakeout due to the fact that making fun of Bush is now seen as tired and obvious. It's just too easy. This was a boom for the comedy industry, and it's about to go bust. Even John McCain isn't as ridiculous as Dubya. On NPR's <i>Wait Wait Don't Tell Me,</i> I heard the following dialogue:<blockquote><b>Peter Sagal:</b> Seriously, won't we miss him? I mean— <br><br><b>Paula Poundstone:</b> WE'LL GET OVER IT!!!</blockquote>Also, Mad understates dramatically by calling George WPE Bush the worst President of the 21st Century. He is, and I hope will always be, the worst POTUS ever, past or future. Mad is a parodic periodical, but I wouldn’t form a portmanteau of the two words so readily!

Comedians are already starting to experience a shakeout due to the fact that making fun of Bush is now seen as tired and obvious. It’s just too easy. This was a boom for the comedy industry, and it’s about to go bust. Even John McCain isn’t as ridiculous as Dubya. On NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, I heard the following dialogue:

Peter Sagal: Seriously, won’t we miss him? I mean—

Paula Poundstone: WE’LL GET OVER IT!!!

Also, Mad understates dramatically by calling George WPE Bush the worst President of the 21st Century. He is, and I hope will always be, the worst POTUS ever, past or future.

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2008/08/29/mad-magazines-war-on.html#comment-271462 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-271462 Politically parositical periodical? Politically parositical periodical?

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2008/08/29/mad-magazines-war-on.html#comment-270787 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-270787 Lol. Lol.

]]> By: Mingross http://boingboing.net/2008/08/29/mad-magazines-war-on.html#comment-271049 Mingross Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-271049 Does this book include any material by Sergio Aragones? I enjoy his MAD work a lot, and I also like Groo and his other comic books a lot. Does this book include any material by Sergio Aragones? I enjoy his MAD work a lot, and I also like Groo and his other comic books a lot.

]]> By: Jesse M. http://boingboing.net/2008/08/29/mad-magazines-war-on.html#comment-270819 Jesse M. Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-270819 This collection looks great...and speaking of MAD, I just want to remind everyone that <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/04/every-issue-of-mad-o.html">you can get scans of every issue from 1952-2006 on DVD-ROM</a>--I just picked it up recently, it's awesome! This collection looks great…and speaking of MAD, I just want to remind everyone that you can get scans of every issue from 1952-2006 on DVD-ROM–I just picked it up recently, it’s awesome!

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