“We’ve got the government shutdown, but the beginning of Obamacare. You know what that means? You can now complain to your doctor about the government making you sick.” – Jay Leno “The American government has shut down. Who do you think you are? You work for us. I don’t recall giving you the day off.” […]
“Scientists in Stockholm say hundreds of jellyfish have shut down a nuclear reactor. Hey, that’s nothing. In this country, a bunch of spineless jellyfish have shut down the entire government.” – Jay Leno “People are saying now that before the government shutdown Congressmen went out and got drunk – celebrating that they had shut down […]
“Did you see the Giants game on Sunday? They lost 31-7. Do you know what the Giants didn’t say after that game? ‘If you don’t give us 25 more points by midnight on Monday, we will shut down the fucking NFL.’” – Jon Stewart (on Republicans shutting down the government over their opposition to Obamacare) […]
© The Onion A wise man once said that Democracy means that the people get the government they deserve.
“We are actually headed toward a government shutdown, but if that’s what it takes to get Ted Cruz off my TV, I am all for it.” – Bill Maher “This Ted Cruz guy, he incurred the wrath of his own party. They don’t like him. Democrats hate him. Independents hate him. Republicans hate him. Even […]
“President Obama is now making his case for raising the debt limit. He said raising the debt limit does not increase debt. You know, like raising the speed limit does not increase speed.” – Jay Leno “There’s a new issue of ‘Cosmopolitan’ that explains Obamacare to women. The article is called ’10 pre-existing conditions to […]
“How about that senator from Texas, Ted Cruz. He gets a hold of the microphone on the floor of the Senate and he starts yakking for 21 hours. I’m telling you, that government shutdown certainly looks pretty good now, doesn’t it?” – David Letterman “Well, that’s easy for you to take that kind of physical […]
“Texas Senator Ted Cruz began a filibuster on the Senate floor. He’s trying to stop Obamacare and he vowed to keep speaking until he is no longer able to stand. And the good news: If he collapses from exhaustion he’ll be covered under Obamacare.” – Jay Leno “I’ve got every Obamacare repeal vote on bootleg. […]
Jimmy Kimmel asks people on the street whether they prefer Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act. With hilarious results. This is what we are up against when the Republicans claim that people don’t like Obamacare. Most people have no clue about it. [Hat tip to Huff Post]
© Mark Fiore Commentary by the cartoonist, Mark Fiore: Sure, it seems extreme, but extreme times call for extreme cartoons. When you have the Republican Speaker of the House threatening a national default, food stamps being slashed while farm subsidies are increased and an attempt to defund a program that has been in existence for […]
“This is the 41st time that they have voted to repeal Obamacare. This is really not governing, this is more like a drinking game; every time they vote to defund, Boehner knocks back a Wild Turkey.” – Bill Maher “The leader in this movement to defund Obamacare is Ted Cruz, the senator from Texas. He […]
“President Obama warned that the government could shut down in two weeks. Obama added, ‘Not because of a budget impasse but because we’ll all be watching the last episode of ‘Breaking Bad’.’” – Conan O’Brien “Senate leaders Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell admitted they have no Plan B if the House doesn’t avoid a government […]
“Joe Biden has people talking that he’ll run for president after he was spotted at a fundraiser in Iowa this week. Unfortunately, he missed giving his speech because he spent four hours trapped in a corn maze.” – Jimmy Fallon “USA Today had a front-page feature on the new healthcare law. It said that the […]
“The last couple of weeks have been very tough for Republicans because of course they always have to call for the opposite of whatever Obama is saying or doing. And this has been hard when Obama himself has been changing his mind pretty much on a daily basis. First he was against the bombing, of […]
“Russian President Vladimir Putin wrote a scolding Op-Ed piece in The New York Times. He thinks people still read The New York Times.” – Craig Ferguson “Vladimir Putin has taken his criticism of America up a notch. Today he wrote an Op-Ed for The New York Times asking the U.S. to be more civilized. Unfortunately, […]
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