The Implody Award

                The following video is from The Daily Show, hosted by the one and only humorous Jon Stewart. The video was about President Barrack Obama’s State of the Union Speech. Every year, as presidents give speeches like these, there is always opposing speeches. Mostly Republicans, everyone was accusing the President of America that he is failing in ruling this important and huge country, and there has been nothing but failure since he has gotten the position. Although, every person that gives these types of speeches ends up making a mistake which makes their speech ineffective, useless and humorous. As a result, Jon Stewart hands out an “Implody Award” every year, to the opposing speaker that gives the worst speech. The first speaker was a Republican member, Joni Ernst who has grown up castrating pigs and riding Harley Davidsons’. Having such an aggressive childhood, she ends up talking about how her shoes were dirty when she was a child, in a robotic voice… Jon Steward ends up saying, “Is that you Siri” (The Daily Show- Majority Retort). Although, this was not the worst one. Senator Ted Cruz, another Republican Tea Party Member who wants to run for the President’s seat wasn’t able to even say two complete sentences. “Medium incomes have stagnated…..  For over a decade. Uhh let me start over again” (The Daily Show – Majority Retort). Jon Stewart gives the man a tip by saying that if he wants to run for president, he should not make his response look like a ransom video. Due to this huge failure, Senator Ted Cruz receives the Implody Award.

                This video was effective in showing how unprepared and ineffective the Tea Party’s speeches were. As a result of their failures, Jon Stewart used these failed speeches to make fun of them for opposing the President’s speech without sufficient evidence.

Kelly Mance Eight Months Later

“Police Release Haircut-Progressed Photo Of Missing Woman”

Source: the ONION

http://www.theonion.com/articles/police-release-haircutprogressed-photo-of-missing,38038/

                Recently, a middle aged woman has gone missing around the Sycamore area in Texas. The Sycamore Police Department has been consistently searching, even though eight months have passed since people have last seen her. No results have been made, but that is not stopping the Police Department from searching for her. In order to get the people of Sycamore, Texas involved in searching for Kelly Mance also, the department has released a photo of how Kelly Mance would look about eight months later. “We ask for the public’s help in circulating this image, which has been adjusted to show what we believe Ms. Mance’s haircut may look like today” said department member Jacob Frederickson to a reporter (“Police Release Haircut-Progressed Photo Of Missing Woman”). Since eight months of searching by the Police Department had no results, they hope that the people will help search for Kelly Mance. The Police have guessed how she would look like eight months later, due to previous experiences. “Given her personal style, previous cuts, and current trends, we’ve been able to estimate how Ms. Mance would most likely have altered her look to keep her hairstyle cute and up to date” (“Police Release Haircut-Progressed Photo Of Missing Woman”). The police are only afraid about one thing. If by any chance, Kelly Mance got highlights, the whole picture would be ruined.

                The satirical part of this blog comes towards the end. The blog is made humorous when the department states that their whole plan of releasing this photo could go wrong, if Kelly gets highlights. They are exaggerating by saying that one small change to a hair style would ruin their whole plan.