Birds of a feather

“Morbid Curiosity Lead Many Voters to Support Palin.” That’s the subject of a segment on the tongue in cheek Onion News Network. In the clip, an anchor and reporter discuss the political implications of a (faux) poll showing "62% of Americans say they don't want to vote for Palin, but kinda just have to see what would happen." It’s hilarious. Yet, the mimicry of cable news is so perfect that only by listening closely to the words do you know it is satire. And it’s a bit sobering to realize that the gap between parody and real news is so small.