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Palin’s alternate reality where war is peace, black is white, and up is down

The Anchorage Daily News is astounded at Sarah Palin’s response to the Troopergate report: Sarah Palin’s reaction to the Legislature’s Troopergate report is an embarrassment to Alaskans and the nation. Her response is either astoundingly ignorant or downright Orwellian. Palin’s response is the kind of political “big lie” that George Orwell warned against. War is […]

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Sarah Palin is a nice looking parrot

John Cleese says that Sarah Palin could be a Monty Python sketch: From Seesmic.

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If the shoe fits, walk away

© Tom Tomorrow

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You don’t say!

This morning in Virginia Beach: Sarah Palin: “Since he won’t say it on his own behalf, I’m gonna say it for my running mate here: There is only one man in this race who has ever really fought for you.” John McCain (taking the mic): “I’ve been fighting for this country since I was 17-years-old and […]

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With friends like these, McCain doesn’t need enemies

Conservatives speak out on McCain: From the Jed Report.

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How the markets really work

Here at Political Irony, I love it when comedians hit the nail on the head better than the pundits or other experts.  Here are two British comedians — back in 2007 — who exactly describe what was about to happen in the financial markets. Plus it is extremely funny (in a scary kind of way).

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Quote of the Week

“My friends, we’ve got them just where we want them.” – John McCain today © Matt Davies

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Late Night Political Humor

“Beautiful day in New York City today: it was 73 and sunny. John McCain, 73 and cranky.” -David Letterman “But this is a good part of the campaign. Things are really getting nasty in the campaign. You enjoy it when it gets nasty? Listen to this: today John McCain tried to link Barack Obama to […]

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Sarah-gogue

© John Sherffius

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Blink, Wink, Think, Sink

© Dan Wasserman

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Being John Maverick

From driftglass

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Crap Shoot

© Tom Toles

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Is Cindy McCain the Borg Queen?

From Totally Looks Like

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Mooselini

From BartCop

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US Electoral Maps before and after Great Depression

Wall Street and the stock market crashed in October 1929. What a difference an economic meltdown makes. In 1928 Herbert Hoover received 444 electoral votes, four years later he was only able to scrape up 59: Maps from 270 to Win

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