“A big show last night, right here on CBS. The annual Emmy Awards television broadcast. What a show that was. My God, I thought we outlawed torture!” – David Letterman “I’m happy to say that once again, ‘The Late Show,’ we were nominated this year, in an unusual category. We were right between Governor Sanford’s […]
© Nick Anderson The Republican attitude toward Medicare.
130 photos taken during Obama’s trip to New York: Video by Eric Spiegelman.
“This guy Max Baucus comes out with this bill, it’s everything you would want in a reform bill, except, you know, reform. It is a watered-down, ineffectual blow job to the health insurance industry. No public option, could cost the middle class a lot more, encourages employers to drop coverage. Insurance companies can charge whatever […]
A few years ago, evangelist (and former child star) Kirk Cameron released a video attempting to prove that God exists and created the world just for us humans by pointing out that the common banana fits perfectly into the human hand. Watch it — it is short and (unintentionally) hilarious: Of course, Cameron didn’t mention […]
[A few weeks ago, Political Irony added a discussion forum (click the “Forum” button to the right). This post was originally submitted in the forum by Tidetracker.] Since the health care reform issue has been so controversial, it is hoped that this FAQ (list of Frequently Asked Questions) will help clear things up for interested […]
© Keith Tucker We already have death panels: The North Carolina union organizer who was the inspiration for the movie “Norma Rae” died on Friday of brain cancer after a battle with her insurance company, which delayed her treatment.
From Tim H. via Wonkette A Fox News ad that was run on the Drudge Report. Apparently, the same thing can’t be said for their proofreaders.
Here’s a video of Senator Chuck Grassley, the senior Republican on the Finance Committee and one of the main Republicans working on the health care bills, endorsing “individual mandates” — requiring individuals to carry health insurance or face a penalty: In the video, Grassley claims there is bipartisan consensus on requiring an individual mandate, saying […]
Congress was falling all over themselves to pass a bill punishing ACORN. In fact, they refer to the bill (in the bill itself) as the “Defund ACORN Act”. The bill passed both the House and Senate. There is only one problem with that — bills that punish a single person or organization without a trial […]
“Oh, and of course, there’s that big scandal with A-porn, I mean Acorn. They’re an organization that gets government money to help poor people. Well, now, they’re in a lot of trouble. It seems these two filmmakers went to Acorn’s office posing as a pimp and a prostitute, saying they wanted to buy a house […]
Why should sick people get all the sympathy?
“Of course, you know President Obama yesterday created quite a stir, because he apparently called Kanye West a jackass. Yeah, well, some people are now upset with President Obama for calling Kanye a jackass. They’re upset about it. Yeah, and Joe Biden is furious, because ‘Jackass’ is his Secret Service code name.’” – Conan O’Brien […]
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