“Don’t be an asshole, vote Democratic”

Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:41:00 +0000

When I called President Bush "assfaced" I knew I was pushing buttons. Profanity, so rarely used in polite conversation, is typically used even less in its opposite: political discourse. So when I created the short ad called "Bush in 41.2 Seconds" for Liberal Oasis -- which starts off as a typical anti-Bush political ad and devolves into a string of words that cannot be reprinted here -- I knew there would be a rumble or two. Hell, that's the intent of any form of satire.

What I hadn't expected was the speed at which the ad would circulate through the blogosphere, nor the intense reaction it would invoke in conservatives. As the accidental creator of a meme ("Don't be an Asshole, Vote Democratic"), I accept responsibility for the monster getting out of the lab, even if I admit to enjoying watching it wreak havoc on the village. But it's still scary seeing the creature shamble about.

Salon.com > Mark Spittle

“Don’t be an asshole, vote Democratic”