Thursday, February 6, 2003
Calgary's News & Entertainment Weekly
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WEB WATCH
by Courtney Thompson
After George W. Bush unleashed his State of the Union address, many people started to sleep a lot less. With a timeframe for war still under debate (Bush says weeks, the UN says months), add some shaky economic proposals, a surprising turn to fund AIDS work (to the tune of billions) and research into hydrogen power, and you're left with more questions than answers.

Seconal, anyone?

Give yourself a break from CNN – or CPN (Constant Propaganda Network), as I like to call it – and find some comic relief online.

The site toostupidtobepresident.com showcases Flash animation featuring Bush and his henchmen in Benny Hill scenarios with Osama bin Laden, Dick Cheney as Yoda in a Star Wars parody, and a Partnership for a Drug Free White House ad. The Top 11 Lists are another hit, with topics ranging from Top 11 signs you are either George W. Bush or Kim Jong Il (11. You were a drunken party-boy who now finds himself the leader of a nuclear power) to Top 11 proposed names for the impending attack on Iraq (8. Operation Because I Said So).

Another take on the State of the Union can be found at fuckitall.com/bsh. It’s amazing what one can come up with using a film clip and a good video-audio editing program. Some would even say it’s the truth.

Judge for yourself – oh, and don’t forget the Seconal.

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