© Barry Deutsch A dear friend of mine died from cancer yesterday, but his equally awful battle with his health insurance reminded me of how screwed up our health care system really is. Pretty much everyone I know has either had a bad experience with their health insurance provider, or has a friend or family […]
“Sarah Palin continues to make significant contributions to the English language. She asked, ‘Is Libya a war, an intervention, a squirmish, what is it?’ Squirmish is how I feel every time I hear Sarah Palin talk.” – Jimmy Kimmel [oh come on, everyone knows a squirmish is a squeamish skirmish! -IK] “Newt Gingrich said he’s […]
© Jen Sorensen From the Tea Party to Sustainable Food, never underestimate the ability of corporations to take over any grassroots movement. After all, they managed to co-opt rock and roll and pervert its original anti-establishment message.
The company that owns the Deepwater Horizon oil rig is Transocean Ltd. You remember, the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last year, killing 11 people immediately, spilling 200 million gallons of oil, costing untold amounts of money, killing dolphins and other sea life, and causing major ruin and destruction on the gulf […]
“President Obama’s speech on Libya was scheduled early so it wouldn’t interrupt ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ That’s ridiculous. This is a major historical event that affects the lives of millions of people. I can’t believe it was almost interrupted by Obama’s speech.” – Jimmy Fallon “The latest episode of ‘Dancing With the Stars’ was preceded […]
© Chan Lowe Donald Trump stirs up the Republican base by asking why Obama won’t release his birth certificate. The fact that Obama released his birth certificate years ago (and Hawaii officials verified it) doesn’t seem to matter. And Trump seems to have had some problems producing his own birth certificate. But according to Politico, […]
During a town hall meeting, Republican congressman Sean Duffy complained that he was struggling to make ends meet on his $174,000 a year salary (despite the fact that it is more than three times the median salary in his district). I can guarantee you, or most of you, I guarantee that I have more debt […]
“President Obama escalated the war in Afghanistan, he sent the Navy in to shoot at pirates in the Indian Ocean, and now he’s attacking Libya. It’s like he took the Nobel Peace Prize as an insult.” – Jimmy Kimmel “President Obama addressed the nation on Libya. This changes his previous policy on Libya, which was, […]
“Michele Bachmann threw her hat into the ring. We think she’s going to be running for president. For those who find Sarah Palin too intellectual. Michelle Bachman for President. As a comedian, all I can say is, where can I donate to this cause?” – Bill Maher “Michele Bachmann says she will launch her Presidential […]
We may not have many presidential contenders yet, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t already plenty of irony to go around.
Katrina vanden Heuvel (editor and publisher of The Nation) has a brilliant opinion piece this week that highlights how little regard the mainstream media has for the truth, and the hypocrisy of a country that claims that people should be held accountable for their actions. Here are some quotes: Last Sunday, ABC’S “This Week” turned […]
© Tom Tomorrow I find it funny that people (on both the right and the left) are making fun of Obama because the main proponents for action in Libya in his administration are women. I lived in England for a year during the government of Margaret Thatcher, and it comes as absolutely no surprise to […]
“Seventeen days after Newt Gingrich insisted President Obama should establish a no-fly zone over Libya, he’s complaining that Obama established a no-fly zone over Libya. It’s the same as Newt’s policy on adultery. He can’t make up his mind.” – Jay Leno “House Speaker John Boehner says President Obama should have clearly outlined his exact […]
From Joe Klein, writing in Time magazine: This is my 10th presidential campaign, Lord help me. I have never before seen such a bunch of vile, desperate-to-please, shameless, embarrassing losers coagulated under a single party’s banner. They are the most compelling argument I’ve seen against American exceptionalism. […] There are those who say, cynically, if […]
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