Irony is Not a Family Value
I'll admit to being a little detached from the presidential race since my guy Huckabee was eliminated a few months ago. I still have my Team Huckabee membership card in my wallet. This little baby gets me discounts on guns and ammo at Wal-Marts all over Arkansas. Now that my side of the race is decided, I've been following this Hillary/Obama free-for-all. I got a pretty good laugh this morning when I got an email from AdAge with a teaser for this story.


If you don't care to read the article, allow me to summarize. It seems three metrosexual dudes wearing garrishly-branded Abercrombie & Fitch clothing were standing behind Obama during his recent speech to Indiana supporters following his loss in Pennsylvania. The fashion statement was so blatant, in fact, some in the media questioned whether A&F put these guys up to it.

For A&F's part, they deny the whole thing and I think they're telling the truth. So, what makes this story funny is that these three dudes came to the event together and either a) didn't notice they were all basically dressed the same or b) just didn't care or, worse yet, c) they thought it was cool. Apparently they also missed the irony that three white guys who dress and act alike are supporting the black candidate whose platform is all about change.

What I think is doubly hilarious is the prevailing theory this was a stunt by the Obama camp to reach out to the gay community, a stronghold of the Hilary camp. There's some irony there too: that Obama would pick the straightest place on earth -- Indiana -- to appeal to the gay community.

Whether this is an Obama stunt or not, I'm guessing the guy on the left is openly gay. The guy in the middle is on the down low and he's only told his best girl friend, Kelsey. (Of course, the dude he made out with in the bathroom at his junior prom has suspected he may be gay for some time.) And the poor guy on the right, that guy is straight as an arrow but now that he's on TV with the two gayest guys at the University of Evansville, everyone will just naturally assume he's gay from now on.

I guess Alanis was telling the truth. It really is like rain on your wedding day.