Infinite MonkeysEvidently, the right-thinking blogosphere is abuzz over Conan O'Brian's skit on the Emmy Awards tonight. I heard Drudge moaning about the parody on his radio show a few minutes ago. Well, let me just say, with all due respect to the families who lost kinfolk in the Kentucky crash today, the Emmys aren't about you. They're about Hollywood's self-indulgence, rewarding themselves for their next-to-worthless craft. Conan O'Brian understands better than most that the thought of his fiery death works very well as a punchline. Regular people dying is sad. Conan O'Brian dying is funny. In fact, he dies on stage...every...single...night.
So we mourn the tragic loss of 49 lives in Kentucky, blah blah blah. But, fellow pundits, please. Don't be so goddamned sanctimonious. It's TV. It doesn't mean anything. Nobody will remember the bit in a month... probably less. Leave the moralistic preening to our friends on the Left. They are much, much better at it.
Posted by H.L. Monkey at August 27, 2006 09:40 PMWell said, it seems you have the unusual gift of
common sense ...... AL