Margaret Cho.In a world where being part of the "liberal left-wing media" is sometimes painted as a sin against God and humanity, there stands Margaret Cho, the outspoken comedian, activist, and woman who introduced "Is he the gay?" into the pop culture lexicon. She's also full of surprises. With the recent reelection re·e·lect also re-e·lect tr.v. re·e·lect·ed, re·e·lect·ing, re·e·lects To elect again. re of President Bush, Cho is understandably back in action and ready to take down some baddies with her upcoming Assassin Tour, but in a curious twist she's also seeing the positive side of things. OK, wait--you performed your State of Emergency show through swing states hoping to open eyes and motivate voters, Bush won, and you're hopeful? I was really depressed and upset about Bush winning the election, like a lot of people. Things seemed really scary and sad and hopeless, but then I thought about it, and there are a lot of things that we can do to find hope. How so? We're sort of lucky because we know that George Bush is going to luck things up, so we might as well make the most of it and have fun. What is it you--and presumably pre·sum·a·ble adj. That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster. your fans--will go on to "assassinate as·sas·si·nate tr.v. as·sas·si·nat·ed, as·sas·si·nat·ing, as·sas·si·nates 1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons. 2. "? This tour is about finding levity lev·i·ty n. pl. lev·i·ties 1. Lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate; frivolity. 2. Inconstancy; changeableness. 3. The state or quality of being light; buoyancy. in the situation and taking that opportunity to shoot down all of those false idols like homophobia and George Bush. We take on the role of assassin and take out these negative ideas, get people connected and feeling like there's a way through it all. All right then, give us 10 reasons that the Assassin Tour will bridge the gap between the red and blue states. (1) People have to come to their senses at some time. (2) We will see how embarrassing Bush is. Like sending Jeb Bush John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician, and was the 43rd Governor of Florida as well as the first Republican to be re-elected to that office. He is a prominent member of the Bush family: the younger brother of current President George W. to head a tsunami relief effort. That's like sending Dannii Minogue Not to be confused with Dan Minogue. Danielle Jane Minogue (born October 20, 1971) is an Australian singer-songwriter, television personality and occasional actress, model and fashion designer. [to do Kylie's job]. (3) The Constitution allows it. (4) Dumb policies can only go so far. (5) Red is far bluer than you think. (6) Bush is fucked; I want to send him poppers poppers Drug slang A regional street term for amyl nitrate or isobutyl nitrite and Crisco. (7) After Iraq and gays, who is next to fall victim to the Bush administration? (8) I plan to use my jokes as a platform to run in 2008. (9) I am not running for president. I am running to Canada. (10) It just has to, because like Susan Hayward, I want to live! |
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