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Late Night Political Humor

“President Obama was in the gulf region again today, having lunch at a local seafood restaurant. Horrible timing. A clam coughed up a tarball.” – David Letterman “President Obama also ordered a lemon-lime snow cone on the beach. A little awkward. Obama was like, ‘Forget the oil spill for a minute. Can we figure out […]

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The Shakedown

© Jim Morin First, Obama meets with BP and gets them to set up a $20 billion fund to help people whose livelihoods were damaged by the Gulf oil spill. Second, Republican Congressman Joe Barton apologizes to BP in a Congressional hearing, saying: I’m ashamed of what happened in the White House yesterday. I think […]

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Hey buddy, can you spare a job?

© Tony Piro So, which one would you hire?

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Late Night Political Humor

“How about that oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. And you know, the oil slick is going everywhere. So the next time somebody lands on the Hudson, it won’t be that big a deal.” – David Letterman “The White House said today that BP is moving up its timeline for containing the oil by […]

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Another Reason to Love Rachel Maddow

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A Real Kick in the Pants

© Steve Sack We never learn.

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Repeal The Chicken Tax!

This isn’t recent news, but it is so hilarious that I just had to write about it. A friend of mine really wants to buy a Volkswagen camper van. The only problem was that VW stopped selling them in the US in 2003, despite the fact that that they have remained so popular that a […]

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Still Pressing the (Sn)Ooze Button

© Dan Wasserman When will we wake up? We directly subsidize things that cause us irreparable harm. We spend trillions of dollars killing people so that we can fill up our bloated SUVs. We must have a tin (Sn) ear.

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Late Night Political Humor

“There is good news! BP today finally managed to almost completely stop the flow of information.” – Bill Maher “Thanks to BP, the Gulf now has two new islands: self-service and full.” – David Letterman “There is good news. Scientists sent a probe down there in the Gulf of Mexico today and they found traces […]

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A Personal Message from Tony Hayward, CEO of BP

It’s about time he had a nervous breakdown. Brought to you by the League of Indecency.

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That’s How The Free Market Works, You Know!

© Tom Tomorrow Great logo for the front of his suit, too!

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Carly Fiorina is proud of her disastrous record

On Fox News, where apparently facts don’t matter anymore, Carly Fiorina (who is running for senator in California, despite a total lack of political experience) stated: I’m really proud of my record, and the good thing about business is the facts are clear. The numbers are clear. I managed HP through the worst technology recession […]

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Discussing Racism

In a recent interview on G. Gordon Liddy’s talk show, Congressman Steve King (R-IA) said: the president has demonstrated that he has a default mechanism in him that breaks down the side of race — on the side that favors the black person. Of course, King didn’t bother to point out any actual examples of […]

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It’s Energy Deja-vu All Over Again

One of the funniest Jon Stewart bits in a long time, while being simultaneously sad.

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Late Night Political Humor

“Yesterday, British Petroleum stock dropped $17 billion in value. And the executives at British Petroleum say they have no idea what happened. I kind of have an idea. I kind of think maybe I got a hunch.” – David Letterman “According to a new report, BP has the worst safety record of all the oil […]

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