A few months ago the Onion ran a satirical piece on the television news shows where the panelists seem to know something about every issue. But this parody shows them bullshitting their way through arcane subject matters. It was obvious the panels were not prepared, but they know how to sound informed. It was funny, but real life now imitates art. First, watch this video:
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John McCain's Vice Presidential pick, Sarah Palin, was finally interviewed on national television the other day after two weeks of seclusion. She was asked some basic questions about American foreign policy. Her scripted answers were not enough, so the interviewer kept asking the question in a different way. She does not know what the Bush Doctrine is. Any political junkie knows that the Bush Doctrine means the U.S. can launch a pre-emptive war against a hostile foreign state, i.e., Iraq. Take a look at the video below and see how Palin has a future working for the Onion:

