They're obligatory in that we can use them as a perfect example of people who think satire or parody should be done with a sledgehammer.
Or that there are people out there who mistake satire for in-depth analysis.
NalanoH. Wildmoon
Director of the Friends of Nalano PAC
Attorney at Lawl
"His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy." - Woody Allen