Political Irony

(cats are so dramatic!) [Incidentally, does anyone know the source of this image? I’d like to give proper credit.]

“Now here’s evidence of actual progress in Iraq. Iraq, as of today, is officially open to tourism. Cut me a slice of that.” – David Letterman “You can tell it’s tourism season in Iraq because today an American had to duck a pair of flip-flops.” – David Letterman “I have a plan to end the […]

Stephen Colbert gives a brilliant response to Fox’s Glenn Beck, who went over the deep end recently, crying repeatedly while longing for the good old days immediately after 9/11: UPDATE: Armchair Generalist explains why this video is necessary viewing: It really is time to stop thinking it’s September 12, 2001, every day. Steven Colbert wears […]

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© John Darkow

“You know, we own AIG, right? We own 80% of it. And because of all of the outrage over these bonuses, armed guards now have to be placed outside the AIG offices. You know what that means? Not only are we paying the AIG executive bonuses, we are now paying to protect the executives from […]

“According to the New York Times, President Barack Obama plans to nominate Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, a former New York City health commissioner to be the new head of the Food and Drug Administration. See, I think this is a chance for President Obama to step across party lines. You know who he should nominate […]

“Hey, before we get started tonight, I want to remind any potential cabinet members you have until April 15th to not pay your taxes, okay?” – Jay Leno “Well, earlier this week, President Obama took on the teachers union by saying he wants merit pay for teachers and to fire the ones who do not […]