“Sarah Palin made her debut as a Fox News analyst. They finally found a job that she’s not under-qualified for.” – David Letterman “Sarah Palin has signed on to become a Fox News correspondent. And in a related story, John McCain just picked up an endorsement deal to be a spokesman for the SCOOTER Store.” […]
Do you recognize any of the following quotes from Republican politicians? “It will raise your taxes, increase the deficit, and kill over one million jobs.” – Joel Hefley (R-CO) “This plan will not work. If it was to work, then I’d have to become a Democrat. … your economic program is a job killer.” – […]
One of Andrew Sullivan’s readers hits the nail on the head when he says that it is time for a different kind of rage. You should go read it, but I’ll give you a quote to whet your appetite: Republicans lecturing the country about fiscal responsibilty, economic recovery, governing — or anything else, for that […]
Dear Pat Robertson, I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean bully who kicks people when they are down, so I’m all over that action. But when you say that Haiti has made a pact with me, it […]
“Of course, the really big news is Conan O’Brien said in a written statement that he will not do ‘The Tonight Show’ after Jay Leno. I think. But then he also said he wants to make ‘The Tonight Show’ the best it can be, which means he didn’t quit. I think. I don’t know. I […]
Doesn’t it seem a bit ironic that even though a majority of Americans support single-payer health insurance, many of those same people are upset about employer-provided health insurance benefits becoming taxable? After all, in single payer (which I strongly support) health care would be payed for by taxes. Your taxes. It would just be one […]
“It’s a great day for Sarah Palin. She was hired as a commentator for Fox News. She signed a multi-year contract, which means she’ll probably quit after a year.” – Craig Ferguson “Sarah Palin has just signed with Fox News. So, now they’re fair and unbalanced.” – Jay Leno “Sarah Palin just signed on to […]
If you ever doubted the decline of the American empire, a new report shows that the number of Americans obtaining college degrees is declining. Bottom line: Americans aged 25-34 have less education than their parent’s generation. Americans have always aspired to give their children a better life, but we seem to be backsliding. A few […]
Rarely do we get such an obvious example of how the media loves a dramatic political narrative, even when the facts don’t fit it. In this case, the political narrative is that the Democrats are in deep trouble and that the upcoming midterm elections will be a repeat of the election that swept the “contract […]
“On Friday, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian man who ignited his underpants in a failed attempt to blow up a jet landing in Detroit, plead not guilty to six federal charges, while his testicles pled guilty in absentia.” – Seth Meyers “The underwear bomber pleaded not guilty in court today. He had a bomb in […]
I don’t know how many of you know about the new anti-piracy law in France, which takes a “three strikes” approach to copyright infringement. For example, if people in your house are accused of three acts of copyright infringement, your whole household is cut off from the Internet for two months to a year. You […]
“How many people flew to get here? I mean, come on, isn’t flying more fun than it used to be? I mean, really. They make you take off your shoes, make you take off your underpants. … I mean you think about the guy, the Nigerian guy, he is going to blow up the thing. […]
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