Antigeist

That joke isn't funny anymore. It's too close to home, and too near the bone.

While doing a bit of channel surfing, G and I caught a few minutes of the movie Head Of State the other day. A comedy I'd put in the 'Made-for-Plane' category (only good if you're on a long flight, halfway through your fourth watered-down scotch, unable to nap, and you've already finished the book you brought). But it costarred Bernie Mac, who I have a totally inexplicable attraction to, so that gave it points.

In it Chris Rock plays Mays Gilliam, a presidential candidate. As the race becomes heated and it seems like Gilliam might actually have a chance of winning, Gilliam's opponent resorts to running negative campaign ads on manufactured issues. Things like: Mays Gilliam has never attended the yearly meeting of the Center For Cancer Research. If Mays isn't against cancer, he must be FOR cancer. Do you want a President that's FOR cancer? Vote for the ANTI-cancer President.

Yeah, I didn't laugh either. No wonder.

Posted by Antigeist at September 14, 2004 10:37 AM