Bush Displays Satanic Signifier

Note to self: The 'fact' that Norwegians confused Bush's inaugral salute with hailing Satan provides a nice example of the arbitrary relationship between the signifier (the gesure of displaying the right hand with the index and pinky finger raised) and the signified (hailing Satan or the 'Hook 'em, horns sign), a concept that we spent some time discussing in my American Literature and Culture class Thursday.

The article also provides an example of a pseduo-news story (more on that later...)

And did Dubya flash the sign or just Jenna? I know, who gives a rat's ass, but I've been reading Hegel all afternoon.