“After Osama bin Laden’s death on Sunday, there was a 1 million percent increase in ‘bin Laden’ searches on Google. Which means people were going, ‘Yes! We got bin Laden! Hold on, who’s that again?’” – Jimmy Fallon “He’s up to 2,000 friends on Shot-in-the-Facebook.” – Jimmy Kimmel “Last night the Dalai Lama implied that […]
“Finding bin Laden was like finding a needle in a country that swore it didn’t have needles.” – Stephen Colbert ‘He was living a half a mile from Pakistan’s version of West Point in a town surrounded by retired ex-military officers. Let me put it in New York City terms. Bin Laden was on 21st […]
Pew Research has an interesting (but short) quiz that can help you identify your politics. I wouldn’t take it too seriously, since I don’t think the labels “conservative” and “liberal” actually have any meaning anymore, but it is a fun diversion.
“We finally killed bin Laden. That didn’t take too long.” – David Letterman “The good news: Osama bin Laden is dead. The bad news: there is no bad news.” – Jay Leno “I’m as giddy as a schoolgirl who just shot bin Laden in the eye. Suck my giant American balls, Al Qaeda. Hey Osama, […]
Satirist Andy Borowitz reports that a new poll shows that 97% of Americans favor SEAL Team Six — the elite unit that took out Osama bin Laden — landing on the US Capitol building and taking out Congress by force. According to the study “There’s a broad consensus out there that the Navy SEALs get […]
“President Obama released his long-form birth certificate yesterday. So we found the birth certificate. Now it’s on to bin Laden.” – David Letterman [now that was prescient!] “President Obama finally showed his birth certificate and it turns out he was born in Hawaii, of all places.” – Jimmy Kimmel “President Obama released his birth certificate […]
Ranker has a fascinating article on internet reactions to the announcement by President Obama that Osama bin Laden had been located and killed. Number one on their list was Fox News getting it terribly wrong: If that weren’t bad enough, they did it again: But they weren’t the only news organization with that particular fail: […]
The the White House Correspondents’ dinner, Obama roasts himself, his birth certificate, Trump, Michelle, Biden, and Hollywood. Very funny. Here’s the roast from Seth Meyers — Obama was funnier! But you should at least watch when Meyers skewers Trump (at 11:55) — the best part is when the camera shows Trump in the audience, definitely […]
“Donald Trump is now attacking President Obama’s grades, suggesting that he was a poor student. First it was the birth certificate, and now the grades. Trump won’t be happy until he proves that Obama doesn’t exist.” – Jimmy Kimmel “It was just revealed that Donald Trump hasn’t voted in primary elections in over 20 years. […]
Many states have already had votes to reform our “winner take all” voting system for elections (also called “first past the post“) into “instant runoff” (also called “alternative vote” or “preferential voting”). Some countries and even some local governments in the US already use instant runoff voting. Afraid to vote for third party candidates? Feel […]
“The Federal Trade Commission says for the 11th year in a row the biggest consumer complaint is identity theft. Which led President Obama to say, “That’s why you should never show ANYONE your birth certificate.” – Jay Leno “The White House Easter egg roll was held yesterday. It was a great opportunity for kids from […]
“President Obama is in town, and huge traffic delays are expected all over L.A. Tomorrow he’s back on the East Coast, and huge traffic delays are expected all over L.A.” – Conan O’Brien “President Obama is in Los Angeles raising money for his campaign and meeting with Dr. 90210 about an ear tuck.” – Jimmy […]
Last week Trump was ahead, now they are saying he’s neck-and-neck with Huckabee. But they might have their terms ass backwards.
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