© Tom Tomorrow And you don’t have to: Yes, the guy in the second panel really exists and really did say he would start shooting people if any more gun control laws are enacted. Some random loony? No, he’s a former police chief, and owner of two companies that provide tactical weapons and training to […]
“Daniel Day-Lewis won a Golden Globe for playing Abraham Lincoln and Julianne Moore won for playing Sarah Palin. The foreign press realized that the greatest challenge for an actor in Hollywood is pretending to be a Republican.” – Jay Leno “The Golden Globes last night had a lot of great moments. During Jodie Foster’s emotional […]
Wouldn’t it be ironic if, after spending billions of dollars on prisons, police, and the war on drugs, the real answer to reducing crime was as simple as getting rid of lead in our environment? That’s the conclusion of new research that strongly indicates that the hidden villain behind violent crime, lowered intelligence, and even […]
© Tom Toles Who is going to win this debate, or do we lose either way?
Because of recent shooting tragedies, the Obama administration is attempting to increase gun safety with new regulations. In response to that, a number of right-wing organizations declared Saturday to be “Gun Appreciation Day”, with activities across the nation. With predictable results: Three people injured and sent to hospital at a gun show in Raleigh, NC […]
“Ten days from now Barack Obama will be inaugurated. I’m telling you, it is really starting to look bad for Mitt Romney.” – David Letterman “President Obama will be sworn in with his hand resting on two Bibles. Is that how screwed up Washington is now? One Bible can’t get the job done anymore?” – […]
David Sirota has a really good column in Salon today: “Ayn Rand is for children” that explores the mystery of why some people think the fiction of Ayn Rand actually describes a reasonable political ideology. And his argument of why it does not can also serve as a 12-step guide to how to grow out […]
It is almost enough to feel sorry for Republican politicians. Americans increasingly view the GOP as the party of obstruction, while the percentage of Americans who want politicians to compromise with people with whom they disagree has increased from 40 to 50% in the last two years. Unfortunately, the Republican base still wants their candidates […]
[from Media Matters] Even Fox News hosts can’t keep from laughing at their own latest over-the-top Obama conspiracy lie — their lead line for the Obama inauguration “Does Obama believe in the Constitution he’ll swear to defend?”
There’s one important thing missing from Obama’s proposal to curb gun violence — ending the “war on drugs”. A significant amount of gun violence (more than from school gun rampages, which get all the headlines) is a direct result of illegal drug trafficking, and the drug trade is a major contributor to the Nation’s homicide […]
“Today was a big day in Hollywood. The Oscar nominations were announced. ‘Lincoln’ leads the list with 12 nominations. This is a first – not the most nominations, but the first time Hollywood has ever voted for a Republican president. That is amazing.” – Jay Leno “The 2013 Oscar nominations were announced today. ‘Lincoln’ earned […]
© Jack Ohman Is this how some right-wing conservatives view the rest of us?
“The White House announced that the theme for President Obama’s inauguration will be ‘Faith in America’s Future.’ Which is proof that no one in the White House has ever seen ‘Here Comes Honey Boo Boo’.” – Jimmy Fallon “President Obama’s team is promising special perks for donors who give at least a million dollars to […]
I would like to make some changes to Political Irony, and I really need some feedback and suggestions. When I started PI in early 2008, I only expected to run it until that election, but I had so much fun and learned so much that I kept doing it for a few years. Then there […]
One hopes that this segment by Jon Stewart was the reason AIG decided to not sue the US Government for $25 billion: Well, I guess unbridled greed does have at least one limit — public embarrassment.
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