Whew!   After yesterday's cartoon I was afraid that something happened and a new person was penning the "duck".   But today it looks like business as usual.   The duck is back in front of his television (as usual.)   And the subjects are the Whitehouse staff and the entertainment industry (frequent targets).

Today the duck's TV shows Presidential Spokesman Mike McCurry receiving the Academy Award _(tm) for best supporting actor in a comedy.   The joyful recipient says "Hey, I couldn't have done it without a great script!"

Where do I begin?

1. There is no category for Best ANYTHING in a comedy. All actors, dramtic and comedy, compete for the same statue. He's confusing the Oscars with some other award show.
2. Mike McCurry isn't a member of the Screen Actor's Guild, so I don't think he's eligible for any acting award. (Hollywood is a UNION industry, which might account for some of the hatred they endure from the Republicans.)
3. Mr. McCurry doesn't work from a script, it's ad libbed as the press corps asks him questions.

The duck is just mad that Mike McCurry is so good at what he does, namely put the President in the best possible light.   For doing such a good job, Mike deserves (and will receive) a coveted prize: lots of money and opportunity.

Let's think back to those "carefree" days when President Reagan would sit-down in front of a live microphone and announce that he "Just signed legislation outlawing the Soviet Union, and bombing will begin immediately."   WOW! The men and women of the office of the Press Secretary really had their work cut out for them that day!!!! (Not to mention the diplomatic corps, who had to rush to assure the world that this flippant statement about murdering millions of people was Reagan's idea of a joke. Talk about Oscar winning performances!

Daniel Sherer

 

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Dan, why are you picking on this dim-witted duck anyway?

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