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12/20/2006
Zucker vs. The Iraq Study Group
These days it's always a bit disconcerting to see a comedy sketch with a right-wing bent -- not because anything's wrong with that point of view, but because political satire usually takes aim at the party in power. And that still isn't the Democrats.
However, after the midterm elections, perhaps Republicans are running scared?
That's one explanation for this over-the-top reaction to the Iraq Study Group's findings. The report, released earlier this month, recommends a massive scale-back in troops and starting a dialogue with Iran and Syria -- and maybe Naked Gun director David Zucker really believes that talks with the Iranians will lead to ruin and despair. Depicting the President of Iran as a three-card monte dealer and Hitler wannabe is an extreme take on the subject, but Zucker is developing a reputation for needlessly over-the-top reactions.
Despite the lack of subtlety (and getting mad at the director of Airplane for not being subtle is like getting mad at water for being wet), the point raised is worth a thought. After all, we don't want him to be right -- especially if he's not wrong.
