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President’s Upward Move in Polls Attributed to “Campy” Effect
Warshington, DC - In recent weeks, President George W. Bush of the United States (previously the British Colonies of North America) has seen his approval ratings finally move in a positive direction. Recuperating from a low of 36%, the figure has now taken flight like a nude woman with wings to 44%. But the question on the lips of the Warshington establishment is…why?
According to another poll of 17 million Americans adminstered by humor Web site and solutions enabler TheDirk.com, much of the stronger approval numbers is thanks to the “campy” effect—-that which draws otherwise discriminating consumers to bad films, sterile 50s television shows, or the dizzying color and overwrought promises of old advertisments.
“He’s so bad, it’s funny!” exclaimed marketing specialist Jeri Timmerman about the president. “We used to watch like ‘Showgirls’ and ‘Three’s Company’ to get our dosage of camp, but George is really doing the campiness thing for us now. I know he could cause the death of thousands of Americans, but that’s part of the charm, you know? I approve of him.”
Dr. Minnie of a scientific institute of some kind explained that, with just the sheer passing of time, major segments of the population who disapproved of Bush “get it now.” “Many people were stuck in this idea that the only way of judging the president was linearly, through how well he does the job he was selected for, how well he leads, how he does or does not destroy our country’s reputation throughout the Earth, that sort of thing. But they are finding that there is something else to appreciate in, actually, how poorly he performs. How a human could be so wretched but be earnest and think he’s of high quality. He’s very fun to watch during parties. My ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ DVDs had to make way for my Bush bloopers tapes.”
