In honor of our new president, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream recently announced a new flavor called “Yes Pecan!“. Just so Dubya wouldn’t feel left out, the good people of the innertubes have come up with some suggested flavors to honor #43. Here are a few of them: Heck of a Job, Brownie! imPeachmint Abu […]
“And if you watch the news, you know a lot of celebrities in Washington for the inauguration. Isn’t that unbelievable? So many celebrities are out of town, over in Malibu, they had to close the Promises Rehab Center for a week.” -Jay Leno “In less than 12 hours, Barack Obama will be sworn in as […]
From Gamu Toys, who really do make an Obama action figure. Unfortunately, their site is in Japanese, but the photos are great!
Some guerrilla artists have renamed Bush Street in San Francisco to Obama Street. And even the police take the prank in stride. More photos at Laughing Squid.
Here’s what the pundits had to say two years ago when Barack Obama announced he was running for President: “Illinois Senator Barack Obama’s announcement this week that he’s likely to enter the Presidential race adds a dash of glamour and excitement to the Democratic field. But all of his media attention doesn’t change the basic […]
As part of its “Embrace Change” ad campaign, Swedish furniture manufacturer IKEA has set up a replica of the President’s Oval Office in the main hall of DC’s Union Station — except that it has been refurnished with furniture from IKEA. Oh, and a new flag: From Apartment Therapy. More photos there too.
Bush “Did you all see President Bush’s farewell address last night? President Bush said he always did what he thought was right. Far right, but right.” -Jay Leno “President Bush last night made his farewell address to the nation. For 15 minutes, America turned its gaze from the guy who landed the plane in the […]
In an interview with NBC’s Andrea Mitchell, New York governor David Paterson got everyone excited when he appeared to be making his announcement on whom he will appoint to the Senate to replace Hillary Clinton: I have reached a decision. I thought that since there are just 17 women in the Senate … I am […]
“But I want to tell you, it’s so cold. It’s so cold that Sarah Palin shot herself a brand-new coat.” -David Letterman “I tell you, it’s cold all over the East Coast. And did you see those blizzards all over the place? The whole country was so white the Republicans thought they were back in […]
From David Letterman. I couldn’t stop laughing.
In January 2001, mere days before Dubya took office for the first time, satire magazine The Onion published a then-funny piece about president-elect Bush giving a speech assuring the country that ‘Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over’. Bush pledged to end the Clinton era — “eight long years characterized by unprecedented […]
© Tom Tomorrow And speaking of post-partisan politics, in a surprise reversal House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today announced that she would support an investigation into controversial practices by the Bush Administration. And on the other side of the post-partisan coin, Rush Limbaugh announced that he hopes Obama fails. My only question is, why does he […]
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