Personal Reflection

Satire is a much needed form of informing the masses of news and the mistakes that the people in politics make.  It aids the common man that not everybody is perfect and many of the politicians that are put in to office or has a possibility of being in office sometimes should not be.  Satire also provides humor and relief in dark times.   The comedy  and infromation of satire is a much needed part of society that helps keep the politicians, news anchors, and most major characters in check.

Cartoon 3

The cartoon is satirizing former President Bush's plan of cheering for the troops to provide a victory.  The famous Wiley Coyote has ordered an "Acme Strategy For Victory" package while stating that "Cheerleading is not a plan".  This is clearly deriding Bush's plan stating that he is doing nothing of considerable contribution.  The cartoon can be read that anyone going against Bush's cheering plan hates the troops.

Video 2

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live//video/VP-Debate-Open-Palin--Biden/727421

The video is a clip from Saturday Night Live serving as a parody for the Vice Presidential debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden.  Within the first two minutes of the clip the orator is already shown as biased towards Obama's running mate.  Throughout the whole clip Tina Fey, the actress playing as Sarah Palin, was mocking the way she talked, her preperation, and her total mindset.  Tina Fey portrayed Sarah Palin as an imbecile with the mind of a childs.

Cartoon 1

The cartoon is satirizing The New Yorker and it racial view of Obama and his wife.  It is denouncing the fact that the image was extremely offensive and racist making Obama appear to be a terrorist and his wife a violent African activist.  It is satirical because The New Yorker is supposed to be insightful and provide information of political topics. The cartoon puts The New Yorker next to "American Racist Monthly" and claims that the image on The New Yorker is "ironic".

Cartoon 2

This cartoon is showing an average man with an anvil reading taxpayer bailout and a man symbolizing Wall Street with a golden parachute.  It is ironic because they will both fall on the ground except Wall Street has a parachute made out of gold.  It represents wall street is plummeting along with the average American.  This cartoon is attempting to depict how America is turning out.

Video 1

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/240127/july-29-2009/the-word---he-who-smelt-it--dealt-it

In this video clip, Stephen Colbert is mocking the incident regarding the Cambridge police officer and the Head of African American Studies professor of Harvard.  He compares racism to a fart in which it is almost involuntary.  Colbert goes on to joke about the two of them and President Obama having a drink in the White House.  Sarcastically, colbert comments on how they will no longer be looking through the lens of race, but beer goggles.