Being the positive kind of guy I am, I'm pretty certain it's the latter. The former opinion was how it was being cast at about 6:30 or so this morning when I surfed past the anchors at Fox news as they told the story.
But honestly, I have a link to a letter to the editor from last years speech that sums up the situation much more clearly.
Quoting:
Before you get your panties in a bunch over this, bear in mind that the above text is sarcasm, and nearly a year old.If you read it closely you'll see that the author is none other than my old man. Now you know the source of my sarcasm as well.
Dad, I love you man.
-=FeriCyde=-