“‘What the hell are you talking about?’ Hank snapped at him. ‘Whole goddamn country’s a freak show. Look out the window here.’
“‘That’s just it, Shirley,’ Rocky said. ‘It’s all around ’em for free, so why pay to go in a tent? ’Specially when you got no real freaks to show ’em.’”
(Which is not to say that it doesn’t wear its heart, and its conclusions, on its sleeve. Satire’s got no responsibility to be subtle.)
November 11, 2011, 11:05am Comments
