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Why Jon Stewart Doesn’t Like Sarah Palin

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Late Night Political Humor

“President Obama’s approval rating down to 46 percent. That means 54 percent of the people do not approve of the job he’s doing, which I think is totally unfair. We should at least wait until he actually does something.” – Jay Leno “President Obama is traveling to Asia this week. He’ll be making a trip […]

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Ironically, the Senate Health Care Bill doesn’t totally suck

Harry Reid has released the Senate health care reform bill, and it is scheduled for a cloture vote on Saturday. The vote to cut off a potential filibuster is the critical one, requiring sixty votes to pass. At this point, both the Senate and House bills include a form of public option, but there is […]

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Billionaires for Wealthcare Strike Again

The Billionaires for Wealthcare infiltrated an American Health Insurance Plans’ annual conference in Washington DC, and during a keynote talk from an industry pollster performed a full blown musical number, thanking the industry for killing the public option and protecting their profits. All set to the tune of “Tomorrow, Tomorrow” from Annie: Says the group […]

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Industry, heal thyself!

This is what happens when large corporations try to regulate themselves. The “Smart Choices” program, which was supposed to label healthy, nutritional food with a large green checkmark, is being shut down. The logo began appearing on food this summer, after two years of development by many of the country’s largest food manufacturers. But doubts […]

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Giving the Terrorists What They Want

© Jim Morin

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Late Night Political Humor

“It’s been reported that outspoken anti-immigration anchor Lou Dobbs is leaving CNN. Yeah. True story, yeah. He’ll be replaced by a guy named Juan, who will do the same job for $5 an hour.” – Conan O’Brien “Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who was forced to resign because he used prostitutes, will deliver a […]

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The Rule of Law in the US

Jon Stewart and Samantha Bee discuss the upcoming trial of 9/11 terrorists in NYC: Great quote: “Geraldo Rivera is now the voice of reason”.

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Squashed Like a Bug

Two great quotes from Electoral-Vote: A new Washington Post/ABC News poll shows how polarizing Palin is. Among Republicans, 76% have a favorable view of her but among all Americans, 60% say she is not qualified to be President. The bottom line on numbers like these is that she could conceivably win the Republican nomination, only […]

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Who wants government making health care decisions?

© Joel Pett

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The reason they call it a ‘Chinese Finger Trap’

© Tom Toles

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Obama’s Home Teleprompter Malfunctions During Family Dinner

From the Onion News Network.

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Late Night Political Humor

“CBS News is reporting that President Obama has decided to send 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Obama says it’s all part of his plan to finally deliver on the campaign promises made by John McCain” – Jimmy Fallon “NASA’s been on a campaign to ease people’s fears about the end of the world in 2012. […]

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If we really had “pro-life” legislators

© August J. Pollak

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The Lloyd’s Prayer

Our Chairman, Who Art At Goldman, Blankfein Be Thy Name. The Rally’s Come. God’s Work Be Done On Earth As There’s No Fear Of Correction. Give Us This Day Our Daily Gains, And Bankrupt Our Competitors As You Taught Lehman and Bear Their Lessons. And Bring Us Not Under Indictment. For Thine Is The Treasury, […]

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