“This is America. We must defend the principles symbolized by Lady Liberty – unless she’s on the pill, in which case, she is a giant green tramp.” – Stephen Colbert “The Army is pulling out of Rush. Meanwhile, they’re staying in Afghanistan to negotiate with the Taliban, who evidently have a better track record on […]
© Kevin Kallaugher I know it sounds like a conspiracy theory, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if someone is manipulating gas prices in order to hurt Obama. UPDATE: Meanwhile, the public is not sure whom to blame for high gas prices. I know who is to blame for that — the media for […]
Here’s a story you probably haven’t heard about. The US cuts off all funding for UNESCO even though they are doing work that benefits us. I love the multiple levels of irony. What is it about the Arab-Israeli conflict that has us so blinded? UPDATE: The Atlantic has an interesting article about the Daily show […]
Mitt Romney as Eminem: UPDATE: Here’s a new meme, started by one of Romney’s staffers, that Romney is an “Etch a Sketch”. You shake him up and restart all over. © Adam Zyglis
“How about those Republican presidential candidates. Newt Gingrich is behind in delegates. But he’s leading in chins.” – David Letterman “Newt Gingrich has promised to cut the price of gas to $2.50 a gallon… it’s not catching on with the voters. See, here’s my question: what kind of candidate are you if people are willing […]
Is Bill Maher the left-wing equivalent of Rush Limbaugh? Jon Stewart rips this meme to shreds. I totally agree with his last line.
The NY Times has an interesting article by psychologist Jonathan Haidt that examines the behavior of voters. To understand politics, we are often told to “follow the money”. Monetary self-interest is a good predictor for the behavior of politicians, but it doesn’t seem to help at all for understanding how people vote. Consider people who […]
“Rush Limbaugh is losing advertisers. Crisco was one and then he lost Hostess Cupcakes. Now the only advertiser Rush has left on his radio show is Conrad Murray’s Sleep Clinic.” – David Letterman “President Obama was at one of the games at Dayton, Ohio, tonight. He brought British Prime Minister David Cameron with him. It’s […]
The State Integrity Investigation has released the results of its study of corruption in state governments. First, the bad news. No state received a grade of “A”, and eight states received an “F”: Michigan, North Dakota, South Carolina, Maine, Virginia, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Georgia. Ironically, New Jersey received the highest grade (a “B+”) despite […]
© Tom Toles Is anyone still actually paying attention to the Republican primary? John McCain on Meet the Press said this presidential primary is “the nastiest I’ve ever seen” and added “it’s gone way too long and gotten way, way too personal.”
“Here’s some very scary news: They say gasoline could be $6 a gallon. But the good news is the White House says President Obama is aware of the problem, and will continue to talk about it between fundraisers.” – Jay Leno “President Obama today released his NCAA bracket. He is a huge basketball fan. But […]
© Ruben Bolling People are outraged that the president has assumed the authority to assassinate anyone he determines to be a terrorist, without judicial review or congressional oversight, and even if the target is an American citizen. But the constitution does give the president the power to prosecute wars, and wars do involve killing people. […]
CBS smuggled secret cameras into a weekend-long fundraiser for twelve freshman Republican Congressmen, held at an exclusive resort in Florida and attended by lobbyists and special interests, who each paid a minimum of $10,000 and as much as $46,200 (the legal maximum) to attend. The CBS article points out the hypocrisy of the event, using […]
“Rick Santorum has come out against contraception and against college. He wants us literally to be fucking stupid.” – Bill Maher “Rick Santorum nearly won Ohio, despite a flood of ads that said that Rick Santorum is a creepy, far-right, socially backward extremist – and those were his ads. That’s how he sells himself.” – […]
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