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Monthly Archives: December 2010

Late Night Political Humor

“Part-time Governor Sarah Palin shot and killed a reindeer on last week’s TV show. And that was her Christmas special. Took her three shots. Well, she’s rusty. Last thing she brought down was John McCain.” – David Letterman “On Sarah Palin’s next show she gets together with Kate Gosselin and her kids. This may be […]

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WikiLeaks Leaked Cables, Set to Music

UPDATE: Another musical take on WikiLeaks:

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Jon Stewart Rant

I haven’t seen Jon Stewart do this good a rant in a while: The rant is about Senate Republicans filibustering a bill that would have paid for health care for injured 9/11 first responders, or as Stewart called it, “The least we can do / No brainer act of 2010”. UPDATE: A Fox News legal […]

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Michael Moore bails out Julian Assange

[I am reprinting this in its entirety because Michael Moore’s servers seem to be having problems.] Why I’m Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange By Michael Moore Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that I have put […]

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Reconstituting the Constitution?

A federal judge ruled today that the constitution does not allow the government to require people to purchase health insurance. It should surprise nobody that this particular judge was appointed by Bush (to whom all appointments were political), and note also that two other judges have ruled that this requirement is constitutional, so it is […]

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War Veterans of the Future

© Cam Cardow

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Who decides what’s news?

In a recent press briefing, a US State Department spokesman was asked whether the State Department considered WikiLeaks to be a media organization: Q: Do you know if the State Department regards WikiLeaks as a media organization? A: No. We do not. Q: And why not? A: WikiLeaks is not a media organization. That is […]

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Late Night Political Humor

“It looks like the Bush-era tax cuts for the rich will continue, due to a strong Republican leader, Barack Obama. Today Obama changed his slogan from ‘Yes we can’ to ‘Yes, we caved.’ It’s so bad for him, now Democrats want to see his birth certificate.” – Jay Leno “President Obama has reached a deal […]

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Glenn Beck is so stupid he calls himself a terrorist

According to Beck, if you hate the American government you are a terrorist, and especially if you stir up hatred against the American government you are a terrorist. He was talking about Muslims of course, but what does that make Glenn Beck?

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Orwell was 26 years too early

War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength. UPDATE: An interesting article in The Guardian makes the case that this is “the first really sustained confrontation between the established order and the culture of the internet. … Our rulers have a choice to make: either they learn to live in a WikiLeakable world, with […]

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The Real Enemy

I’ve got confirmed today that I am capable of supporting Al-Qaeda, Ku Klux Klan, buy weapons, drugs and all sorts of pornography with a VISA card. But that’s not being investigated. Instead I can not support a humanitarian organisation fighting for the freedom of speech. This quote from the founder of Datacell, the Icelandic company […]

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The Terrible Beast

© Ruben Bolling I know these characters are supposed to be dogs (hounds actually) but they look like pigs to me!

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Tax cuts for the wealthy: the funder speaks

華人民共和國國 務院總理 中央人民政 府政务院总理 华中公务员人民 共和国 [reprinted from Bullseye Rooster. Does anyone know what this means in English?]

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Late Night Political Humor

“President Obama’s pledge to have the most transparent administration in history has come true. Thanks to WikiLeaks.” – Jay Leno “WikiLeaks head Julian Assange says that if arrested, he will release secret documents, including information on UFOs. Arrest him, I want to see those documents.” – Jimmy Kimmel “WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he’s going […]

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Shun Swedish Sex?

[reprinted from the blog of Scott Adams (the creator of Dilbert)] Here’s a list of three things that you are unlikely to do, at least in this order: 1. Watch a Swedish movie called The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2. Read about the Swedish sex charges against Julian Assange 3. Book a vacation to […]

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