Melissa wrote:

I may be mistaken, but I really don't feel that Mike was necessarily
trying to promote a particular political ideology; rather, just using
well-known stereotypes as a vehicle for his satire.

Sometimes, methinks we take ourselves a wee bit too seriously, no?
:-)

Melissa, you just echoed my thoughts!

At first I thought it was a bit bizarre, although definately funny,
McCrea type story. That was before I read the original news-article
about the beacon character, that is. Now that I see the parallel, I find
it even more amusing!

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