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Late Night Political Humor

“But I want to tell you, it’s so cold. It’s so cold that Sarah Palin shot herself a brand-new coat.” -David Letterman “I tell you, it’s cold all over the East Coast. And did you see those blizzards all over the place? The whole country was so white the Republicans thought they were back in […]

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Legacy Correction

© Cam Cardow

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Great Moments in Presidential Speeches

From David Letterman. I couldn’t stop laughing.

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When Satire becomes Ironic

In January 2001, mere days before Dubya took office for the first time, satire magazine The Onion published a then-funny piece about president-elect Bush giving a speech assuring the country that ‘Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over’. Bush pledged to end the Clinton era — “eight long years characterized by unprecedented […]

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Post Partisan Politics

© Tom Tomorrow And speaking of post-partisan politics, in a surprise reversal House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today announced that she would support an investigation into controversial practices by the Bush Administration. And on the other side of the post-partisan coin, Rush Limbaugh announced that he hopes Obama fails. My only question is, why does he […]

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Late Night Political Humor

“Well, folks, tomorrow night, President Bush will give his farewell address to the nation. Or, as the White House is calling it, a very special episode of ‘Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?’” -Jay Leno “President Bush is busy saying good-bye to everybody. Last night he was on Larry King, and I think tomorrow […]

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The Dubya Presidential Theme Park

Why have an old and busted presidential library, especially when you’re a president who can’t read? Instead, those wacky people who created the bestselling bedtime book “Goodnight Bush” have created a plan for an amusement park to honor our funnest president. Now that’s an irony that this blog can get squarely behind! Click on the […]

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Unfortunate Political One-Liners

A reader has assembled a list of videos containing some of our politicians greatest hits. These are the actual videos of politicians saying things they probably wish we didn’t have recorded. Included are: “I’m Not a Crook” -Richard Nixon “I did not have sexual relations with that woman” -Bill Clinton “Read my lips: no new […]

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Bush’s 8 Years in 8 Minutes

Harsh. If you are tempted to write this off just because Olbermann is a “liberal”, give a read to the conservative magazine The Economist and what they think about Bush’s legacy. According to CBS, “Bush’s final approval rating is the lowest final rating for an outgoing president since Gallup began asking about presidential approval more […]

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Red Ryder, Red Ryder

Last week White House Press Secretary Dana Perino was asked how Bush would move out of the White House: So is there a point where moving vans pull in? Perino laughed, saying: I don’t anticipate that you’ll see a big Ryder truck coming up to the White House — probably the wrong brand to use. […]

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Aer Obama – Daft Punk and Adam Freeland

Via PICDIT.

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Fox News Rewrites History to Blame the Dems

Just a few days left to one of the worst presidencies in history, but Fox News is dutifully still trying to blame everything on the Democrats (especially Bill Clinton). In a news report today, Fox reporter Wendell Goler said: This president inherited a budget surplus, but he also inherited what he called “the trifecta of […]

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How business works

Click on the comic to see a larger version: © Bill Watterson

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Late Night Political Humor

“One week left of President Bush. It’s hard to believe we’ve had eight seasons, but we have had, and the president has been busy saying his good-byes. … I’m really going to miss him. Can’t we find a position for him? Something where we still get to hear the stupid stuff, but he actually doesn’t […]

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Mostly Fine

© Ted Rall

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