A Public Apology To The Entire City of West Hollywood And All Sarah Palin Drag Queens

October 22, 2008 · Filed Under 2008 Election, John McCain, Media, Sarah Palin 

Look at me. My head is kind of bowed as I write this. Hard to make eye-contact with you.

Shamed, as it were…or was.

Yesterday I wrote a piece intimating that the real City of West Hollywood and its real mayor, Jeffery Prang, had called for a ban on real Sarah Palin drag queens/female impersonators.

But that was a lie.  Balderdash.  And in my mind…a satire.

At least it was meant to be a satire, meaning that it wasn’t true, but hopefully adorably witty. But in my rush to get the story out to the masses, I inadvertently forgot to make clear it was a joke. While connoisseurs of the art might assert that the blatant mention of satire as being satire diminishes the piece to the point of no longer being the intended satire, there is the thin chance that some might have taken it seriously enough to rattle the subjects of the piece.

Though it’s hard to find anything that West Hollywood wouldn’t allow, there are some in the media, as well as civilians, who took my piece seriously and inundated the web as well as West Hollywood City Hall with questions pertaining to the “ban.”

That is why I am taking the exceptional step of apologizing for any confusion.

While Sarah Palin might consider a ban on gay marriages in West Hollywood, West Hollywood is not considering a likewise ban on Sarah Palin drag queens.

If I might mangle a joke from the esteemed Ms Elayne Boosler, West Hollywood will allow as many Sarah Palins with penises as can fit on Santa Monica Boulevard.

Sorry for the misunderstanding…who I believe just might be the queen of this year’s parade.

I will now leave this column to spend more time with my family..though I will return for the next column.

NOTE: This was not a satire! Really, it’s not. Neither was Orson Wells “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast, but it wasn’t real. For those who think otherwise, you can now come out of your storm cellar.

Steve

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6 Responses to “A Public Apology To The Entire City of West Hollywood And All Sarah Palin Drag Queens”

  1. Orion on October 22nd, 2008 11:49 am

    If I had a three-year-old he’d say, “What a bunch of numbnuts!”

    Guess I’ll have to revise my opinion that gays are the smartest people on the planet with the best senses of humor.

  2. Dexter on October 22nd, 2008 3:18 pm

    I think you may have just eliminated the onslaught of 1000s of Jethros coming to West Hollywood to “take care of them queers” on Halloween Night with your apology.

  3. Satire on October 22nd, 2008 5:08 pm

    Dear Steve, I know you get me. Others might not, but we are the best of friends :) So no need to apologize. But you did the right thing, to make all of the real “numbnuts” feel more comfortable.

    Satire,
    I never got you.
    SY

  4. sam on October 22nd, 2008 7:03 pm

    Ok, so wait. The war of the World’s was not real? Are you kidding me, or is this just a ploy to get me out of the cellar?

    Sam,

    Of course it was real, just not in a satirical sense. Or maybe it was the other way around.

    SY

  5. dick on October 23rd, 2008 3:32 am

    I think you may have just eliminated the onslaught of 1000s of Jethros coming to West Hollywood to “take care of them queers” on Halloween Night with your apology

    Then again, maybe not

  6. morris on October 24th, 2008 6:00 pm

    Fantastic writing. You actually had me buying it for a while. Well done, my man! The inclusion of Richard Simmons was the only big giveaway.

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