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Election 08’ A 'Satirist’s Dream'
Slick.com has issued a new faux $3 bill satirizing Barack Obama. The company’s gag Obama bill which predates the controversial New Yorker cover by several months depicts Obama wearing a traditional Arab headdress, with the title of 'The Prince of Platitudes'. For more satire from the company visit www.slick.com.
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July 21, 2008 (FPRC) –The political satire web site, Slick.com, has issued a new faux $3 dollar bill satirizing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Republican contender John McCain is next.
"Politicians fear a joke far more than a well-reasoned argument because jokes can’t be spun,' says Jesse Dalton, editor of Sick.com. 'Both the Republican and Democratic parties currently represent a depth of hypocrisy and corruption that boggles the mind. It’s a satirists dream,' Dalton adds.
The company’s faux Obama bill which predates the controversial New Yorker cover by several months depicts Obama wearing a traditional Arab headdress, with the title of 'The Prince of Platitudes'. The reverse side is emblazoned with 'In the left we trust NOT!'. A sign on the front lawn of The White House states that the building is 'Under New Mismanagement'.
The company founded in 1992, has issued gag currency lampooning Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, John Kerry, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Gore and many other politicians. Slick.com publishes The Loose Change Gazette, an online satirical publication targeting Obama and other politicians. According to Dalton 'It’s yellow journalism at its best and is certain to offend the politically correct.'
The Obama bills are sold in pads of 25 bills for $5 and can be viewed online at www.slick.com. According to Dalton, traffic to the site is brisk; he predicts that, if the past is any indication interest in political satire will grow dramatically (as the election draws nearer).
About Slick.com
The company has been online since 1996. During Bill Clinton's presidency, the company published the satirical quarterly magazine Slick Times which had a circulation of 125,000 during its heyday. The company’s $3 Bill Clinton bill sold millions and its similarity to real money drew the attention of the U.S. Secret Service, who eventually realized that it was all just good fun. The company is based in Rancho Santa Fe, California; to see their approach to political satire visit www.slick.com.
Editor Note: For a sample Obama bill, please contact Laura Burlew by phone at (760) 476-3700 or by e-mail at laura@slick.com.
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