© Tom Toles In other news, big Pharma once again promises to lower the price of medicines sold to seniors. Can we be fooled again?
“They’re having a lot of trouble over there in Iran. They had the presidential election. And Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — it was controversial, they were tied, and now he’s claiming that he won by a landslide. So his opposition, they’re out on the streets. And you know, when you’re out in Iran, you’re not supposed to […]
They never say Colin Powell lied. They don’t say Condi lied. In an article in Time Magazine, Donald Rumsfeld proves that not only is he incompetent and a liar (lots of people have said that Powell and Rice lied), but that he is also a self-pitying coward whose main qualification to be Secretary of Defense […]
“Have you folks been following the Iranian elections? Well how about this Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? You know, he won, he has won the election now. And people are angry, and they’re demanding a recount. And as a matter of fact, the last unofficial account actually had Al Franken ahead. They’ve gone crazy.” – David Letterman “A […]
[These jokes are all about the ongoing feud between David Letterman and Sarah Palin.] “Thank you very much. Welcome to the ‘Late Show’, ladies and gentlemen. Now, when I call your name, please come forward and pick up your apology.” – David Letterman “Hi, everyone. I’m Jimmy, I’m the host of the show. Before we […]
Imagine that you are diagnosed with lymphoma (a form of cancer) and need expensive treatments. Good thing you have been paying your health insurance premiums for all those years, right? But then, your health insurance company assigns someone to go over your health records in detail, looking for a reason to cancel your coverage. And […]
© Steve Benson See Obama swat a real fly:
“It’s been reported Marvel Comics is getting set to bring back Captain America. They’re going to do this as soon as they get a loan from Captain China.” – Conan O’Brien “Tough times all over. Amusement park company Six Flags is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Experts say it’s due in large part to […]
John Hodgman at the Radio and Television Correspondent’s Dinner, with Barack Obama. Part 1: Part 2: Here’s Obama’s joke-filled speech. UPDATE: The untravel blog has a good posting about Hodgman’s speech. Here’s some of it: on one level, it’s just a bunch of silly, obscure jokes. On another level, the jokes mock their own obscurity. […]
Wing-nut lawmaker Michele Bachmann has come out against the census, saying that she “won’t be answering any information beyond” how many people live in her home. She claims that ACORN will be part of the Census Bureau’s efforts “They will be in charge of going door to door and collecting data from the American public. […]
“Television, tonight, has finally gone completely digital in the United States of America … Analog TV signals are no longer being beamed through the air, and yet monologue jokes will still be flying over Sarah Palin’s head.” – Bill Maher “Tonight’s the night of the big television digital switchover. According to some estimates, when the […]
