Where the Truth Lies
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Republican Katherine Harris, Florida Secretary of State, uses her "descretionary authority" to block an accurate vote count. Partisan politics trumps democracy. NOVEMBER 2000 "I must abort the pregnant chad." |
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Democracy is in serious trouble when the candidates care more about projecting personality rather than taking any postion on any issue of import. NOVEMBER 2000 |
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The best run, most excessive, over-the-top Olympics to date. SEPTEMBER 2000 |
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The 10th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, the 10th anniversary of that silly Bob Segar slogan. A tribute to the fat-ass gas guzzlers that keep him in power. AUGUST 2000 "This shall not stand" ...too much longer. "Fourty feet long, two lanes wide Sixteen tons of American pride Top of the line in utility sports Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts." --"Carbonero", the Simpsons UPDATE September 2000: The Sierra Club takes a position demonizing SUVs, but hey, aren't they 15 years too late? |
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Popular culture voyuerism plumbs new depths as America roots for a contrived-for-television "Survivor." Candidates quickly follow the eyeballs. JULY 2000 SEPTEMBER 2000 UPDATE: George Bush's campaign airs campaing ads with the word "RATS" subliminally flashed over a graphic on Gore Medicare reform. Bush says it was a silly accident. His PR folks admit guilt. DECEMBER 2001 UPDATE: Another new video, another denial. Suspiciously timed to mask the announcement that the United States is abandoning the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty. |
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Dog popularity hits a new high with the booming economy. JUNE 2000 Please support the Dyslexia Society. |
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President Steve Ballmer launches a public relations campaign in an attempt to turn public opinion against the breakup of the Microsoft monopoly. MAY 2000 "'PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE BLUE SCREEN.'" 6/2/00 UPDATE: Did Where theTruth Lies provoke an International incident? |
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The struggle for propoganda advantage is the only truth in this dismal saga culminating in the siezure of Elian Gonzalez by Federal agents. APRIL 2000 "Donde estan los videocassettas de 'Cien y Uno Dalmaciones'?" |
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Subscription diet club Jenny Craig pays $1 million to Monica Lewinsky, notorious for what she puts into her mouth. FEBRUARY 2000 Not to be outdone, other corporations vie for Ms. Lewinsky's endorsement, notably including hamburger chain Carls Jr, looking for a follow-on to its inane "If it doesn't get all over the place, it doesn't belong in your face" promotion. |
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Charels Shulz announces he is retiring from the 'hectic pace' of the comic strip 'Peanuts.' JANUARY 2000 Mr. Shulz is an inspiration to the TruthLies staff, who also plan to come up with one good idea every year or so and milk it until retirement. FEBRUARY 2000 UPDATE: Mr. Shulz passed away on the eve of the February 4th publication of the final Peanuts strip. We're milkin' this thing for life. |
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