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[ck4829]

Apparently the unrelenting inanity of Fox News’s dismal “The Half Hour News Hour” has convinced others on the Right that they ought to try their hands at being resoundingly unfunny as well.

And so the Traditional Values Coalition has set out to do just that, announcing that it will now begin reaching out to activists via an on-line comic book:

"These Comics will be in a graphic format for easy distribution via email and for posting on conservative and Christian blogs. “We think these Comics will be an effective way of lampooning the lunacy of liberals and their homosexual allies in our culture,” said TVC Executive Director Andrea Lafferty. “Liberals use humor effectively in the media to ridicule traditional values. It’s time to turn the tables on them.”"

For its inaugural issue (PDF), TVC chose the most hilarious of all political issues: lobbying reform

It is a testament to TVC's comedic genius that they were able to find the humor in having an anthropomorphic "T" discuss the intricacies of Section 220 of the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/2007/03/this_post_broug.html

[frogcycle]

1. As the population of RW zealots dwindles

the remaining subpopulation tends toward the lower-intelligence end of the spectrum. It becomes necessary to devise means to communicate successfully with them - thus the need for cartoons and hand gestures, as not only is written communication unsuccessful, but even the spoken word in fully-formed sentences becomes more and more incomprehensible to the dwindling "base."

Even now, additional methods are being researched. Devices used in controlling pets, such as vibrating collars used to control nuisance-barking dogs, may be necessary to stimulate appropriate grunts and hoots in order to be able to gather properly supportive crowds for presidential appearances.