Random political satire generation

[nancylebov]

I recently ran across "deather"-- clearly a typo for death eater, but....

Clearly someone who believes an extremely unlikely accusation that a zombie died too recently to be qualified for high political office.

And I'm of an age which leads to thinking all too easily about political satire.

Comments

[twistedchick]

Perhaps not. It strikes me as the opposite of 'birther' -- someone who's allegedly upset about the 'death panels' that they fantasize constitute universal health care.

[heron61.livejournal.com]

Alternately, it means someone who believes a particular poltician is actually a member of the undead, and thus not eligible to hold office.

[madfilkentist]

With some politicians, such as (the now definitely late) Robert Byrd, that might even have been plausible.

[heron61.livejournal.com]

My vote would have been Strom Thurmond, for a while it looked to me like he was headed for being a lich.

[avram]

China Miéville's The Scar mentions High Cromlech, a nation ruled by the undead. The ruling class is liches, rather than zombies (who are used for menial labor), but still, an American-equivalent (New Cromlech?) could have rules limiting the chief executive office to natural-died citizens.

[siriosa.livejournal.com]

my understanding is, a deather is somebody who actually believes there were/are "death panels" in the healthcare act.

you know: like sarah palin.

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

Mmm... Musing, "Do I belong to the Random political satire generation?"