Update: Totally Megan McKane’s review of Donald Rumsfeld’s autobiography is now available at PJLifestyle here.
Attention, young people!! I am writing, this column to inform you that, there is someone on the Internet who is FALSELY IMPERSONATING me, Totally Meghan McCain. This person, clearly not having been matriculated – from a prestigious university like Colombia, as I had, is making me look like a TOTAL IDIOT. When I realized this, I was HORRIFIC. (PS – Am I, the only one who realizes, that word is completely sexist? It, was probably invented by some pasty old white male – Republican – instead of being invented, by someone cool like my dad).
I am, so horrific in fact, have taken steps to have my name legally changed. It turns out some jerk already owns the name Totally Meghan OchoCinco, so I have decided to go with Totally Megan McKane, which is how, it should be spelled anyway (the silent “I” in McCain doesn’t make any sense!)
It reminded me of the time I was watching TV one Saturday night, with a Republican insider (being the important person that I am being, I know Republicans insiders, some who I do not like, for instance Steve Schmidt, but some who are also totally sweet like Greg Sargent and Adam Serwer). I was not familiar with the, show on the television, but an old person in their thirties we were watching it with said it was something called “Saturday Night Live.”
Any ways. I was impressed, that this show actually had PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, performing, live in person, on their show, and that it was impressing that Obama took the time out of what must be a busy social schedule (on the weekend!), to help out, NBC with their ratings! Who says Obama does not care about jobs? Not me. However, it was confusing because the things, he was saying made NO SENSE and everyone in the audience kept, laughing at him, and he pretended not to care at all and finally I asked aloud whether no one, cared at all whether they hurt the Presidential feelings, and after about 30 minutes the old person said, “Wait. Do you seriously think that is the REAL President Obama?”
Categories: Humor
Very nice, Mr. Wolf.
For what it’s worth, I offer more legal analysis of Mr. Gess’s arguments, and explain why his false light and right of publicity arguments are frivolous, here: http://www.popehat.com/2011/10/02/just-how-demeaning-is-it-to-be-a-lawyer-just-ask-the-one-working-for-meghan-mccain/
Parodists rule; censors suck.
Ken
BRAVO!!!
Bravo, Sir. I think myself a fairly intelligent sort of a chap, but I don’t know how much of this is irony. Obviously, the ‘Meghan being a drooling bimbo’ bit is spoof (is it? IS IT?) but the letter to the lawyer, if bogus, is a work of genius. And if it ain’t, it’s a work of genius.
A masterpiece. The attorneys of Boyd, Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe must be changing their underwear right about now.
>>Although I don’t envy you the Herculean task, please make sure your client understands the potential consequences
LOL
ROTFLMAO!
Sic ‘em!
When you described little Miss McCain as a “spoiled twit”, you left out “majorly ignorant” (I think she would understand).
Since Mommy is a millionaire beer baroness and Daddy is the definitive RINO centrist who stands for nothing more than self-promotion, why can’t little Miss McCain hire Snell & Wilmer, one of the (if not THE) most highly priced law firms in Arizona to harass you.
As in so many things going on right now, I guess we’ll find out just how important the U.S. Constitution really is in today’s United States.
Keep up the good work and God bless,
Glenn
P.S. Since you have a knowledge of the law, is there any way that we can put any of these holders of public office in breach of their oath to “Preserve, Protect and Defend the United States Constitution”? I do not need to list the violations, I think. I live in Arizona so they’re plain to me. GIP
Priceless.
That lawyer’s letter is an absolute classic of the genre.
The old, person in the room started making excuses about, it being a “joke” and the FAKE BARACK OBAMA being an “actor” but, it did not cut ice with me. People, could have been fooled.
Well, that is an everpresent threat. How many people thought that Tina Fey was actually Sarah Palin?
How many? I don’t have any actual numbers, but based on my personal random sample, it seems to be pretty close to 100%.
And I’m talking about college graduates. Some with Master’s degrees in real subjects.
It’s just dumbfounding.
Bravo–Now for the Reagan nitwits and Caroline (you know) Kennedy…and her cousins.
Beautiful.
::Snort::
I love it when people use lawyers to make things more embarrassing for themselves. Well done, Mr Wolf.
I am, to the extent that it’s possible, impressed with what I frankly know that this column was written. It is impossible, so much so to the extent that it is possible,to express the true facts that this case. Albeit, somewhat diminished, the magnitude to what this expresses. I don’t know that I totally agree with that. What?
RedState jumped the shark awhile back. Now they’ve actually made me feel sorry for Meghan McCain. Will PJM follow RedState’s model? Watch this space.
RINO’s of the world unite!
Megan McCain needs you now more than ever.
Dear Mr. Gess:
I thought you should know that some scumbag has stolen your stationary and is using it to make you look like an unprincipled shyster.
Best Wishes….
Gee, PJM is getting like RedState. My comment from last night was not published. Cool!
Don’t you look like an idiot now, Jeanne?
Luckily, it’s deserved.
(Hint: Moderation of a post made late at night may take until the next morning.)
Yeah. By the way, how’s Uncle Jed and Jethro doin’?
What Erick’s puppy, Leon, doesn’t tell you is that about half the geniuses that they still allow to post on RedState thought the original post was real and were giving Erick Hell for allowing that vile RINO Meghan McCain to post on the front page. ‘Course, when you run off practically everyone with a brain you have to expect stuff like that.
“the silent “I” in McCain doesn’t make any sense!”
It does when you remember you can’t spell ‘Meghan McCain’
without an ‘I’.
Or a ‘Me’.
Quite funny that Mr. Badeaux is mocking Ms. McCain’s spelling and grammar when his own letter is laughably flawed.
Laugably flawed?
I found one error – evidently a missing word.
“they don’t want to pay the fees lawyers to defend themselves”
That probably should have read, “fees TO lawyers”.
Other than that, and failing to capitalize Internet (which the dumbers down have now decreed to be acceptable), I found no fault.
Perhaps you are not accustomed to proper English?
You might want to brush up on your grammar and syntax before bragging about being a college graduate. Your article was very difficult to follow.
Ellie- I do believe that was exactly the point, to rip on someone who claims to have a college degree and still have poor grammar and syntax (and if you’ve been in a junior English class in the last 15 years or so, you’ll realize that well…the true irony is that the parody isn’t that far from accurate).
I’m not sure of the legal precedents here, but Megan McCain is herself a parody (albeit unintentional) of a young Republican. The only reason anyone invites her in front of cameras is to provide a parody of Republicans, something she accomplishes with unconscious aplomb. Do the precedents apply to parodies of self-parodying individuals?
Let’s make fun of the passionate people who are speaking their minds and trying to change the world. If this article wasn’t online, it would be crumpled in my recycle bin.
First timer. I read the WashPost blogpost about the McCain lawsuit then had to come here to read for myself. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Why is Meghan McCain such a H8 er? Totally hip and cool how I did that H8 thing. I would explain it but I have tape over my mouth and can’t type loud.
I plan to sue you! Because you did not warn me how funny this was going to be, I snorted almost a full can of coke and almost choked to death and it is all your fault. Expect a letter from my lawyer!
I do want to point out one tiny miss-t-que in the writing. Go to the 4th line below. There should be some sort of verb in the part about the fees lawyers//demand, require, extort// to defend themselves…
On a personal and professional note, I am of the firm conviction that the world is a worse place because of unscrupulous lawyers who force people and companies to forego their legal rights simply because they don’t want to pay the fees lawyers to defend themselves – even from suits that are meritless on their face. It is particularly obnoxious when it is used as an effort to chill free speech – political speech, no less – as has become all too common in response to unflattering internet postings.
I agree with you, but you put one word too many in your “I am of firm conviction that the world is a worse place because of unscrupulous lawyers…”
Leave out “unscrupulous” and you’ve got it exactly right.