Political Irony

Warning: Not safe for work. Or for Republicans.

Sarah Silverman has an indecent proposal for casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. That’s right, the man who has pledged at least $100 million to defeat Obama (John McCain claims that it is foreign money).

For more information, see http://scissorsheldon.com/

UPDATE: Also, you might be wondering why Sheldon Adelson has already thrown more money into the presidential election than anyone else, and has even said that the amount of money he will dump on the election is “unlimited”. It is because he is being investigated for gross violations of the law. Even according to memos written by his own lawyers, it is likely that he is guilty. So, simply put, it looks like Sheldon Adelson is simply buying himself a new justice department and a get out of jail free card.

This is what American politics has come to, as the direct result of the Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court. Our presidential election is being bought, using foreign money largely gained by violating the law. A deluge of money that is being spent to elect Mitt Romney and other Republicans.

Greenpeace, the Yes Lab, and members of the Occupy movement are trolling Shell Oil, creating fake websites that look like they are from Shell, throwing lavish parties, and issuing press releases in Shell’s name.

The best part is this fake social networking site, that invites people to create ads about “Arctic Energy”.

The “Yes Lab” seems to be the same people as the “Yes Men“, who have been spoofing corporations for years and made a hilarious must-see movie.

“There’s now a big controversy after a liberal group made a video saying Mitt Romney is too white for black people. Too white for black people? Mitt is too white for white people.” – Jay Leno

“In a new interview, Mitt Romney said he doesn’t know where his financial records are because he doesn’t manage them. Yeah, he would have said more, but he had to give a speech on why he’s the perfect guy to fix the economy.” – Jimmy Fallon

“An awkward moment for Mitt Romney today in Colorado. A homeless guy asked him for a dollar, but all he had was Swiss Francs” – Jay Leno

“Tomorrow the House of Representatives will vote for the 30th time on healthcare. For the 30th time they’ll vote it down again. Who says these guys aren’t doing stuff, huh?” – David Letterman

“Researchers at the University of Minnesota now say that because of the recession, women are jumping into bed with guys faster. They say women are having sex with men after just one drink, all because of the recession. Finally, we are beginning to see the benefits of the Obama economic plan. ” – Jay Leno

“The White House is telling Americans not to ‘read too much’ into Friday’s bad jobs report. Or as Americans put it, ‘You had me at ‘don’t read too much.'” – Jimmy Fallon

“The record-breaking heat wave hitting the rest of the country is now hitting Los Angeles. I was sweating like President Obama trying to spin the latest unemployment numbers.” – Jay Leno

“It was so hot, Eric Holder was smuggling water pistols.” – Jay Leno

“It was so hot, immigrants were crossing the border on Slip ‘n’ Slides.” – Jay Leno

“Barney Frank became the first congressman to enter a same-sex marriage. As opposed to most congressmen, who prefer to just enter someone else’s marriage.” – Jimmy Fallon

“The latest poll shows 56% of voters think President Obama has changed America – for the worse. At this point, there’s only one thing that can keep Mitt Romney from beating him. Mitt Romney. ” – Jay Leno

“Mitt Romney’s campaign raised $35 million more than President Obama for the month of June. Out of force of habit, Mitt stashed it all in the Cayman Islands.” – Jay Leno

“Mitt Romney is worth $250 million. I saw him interviewed and they said, ‘Mitt, how did you get so much money?” He said, “You know what? I always buy store-brand ketchup.'” – David Letterman

“According to Mitt Romney’s wife Ann, Mitt may be looking at a woman for Vice President. The bad news? They have John McCain doing the background check. That could be dicey.” – Jay Leno

“Mitt Romney is now promising conservatives that if he is elected, he will put Anderson Cooper back in the closet.” – David Letterman

“Listen to this. Congratulations to Congressman Barney Frank. He became the first sitting Congressman to enter into a same sex marriage when he married his longtime boyfriend Jim Ready this past weekend. You know those Democrats, they love their mandates.” – Jay Leno

“Congressman Dennis Kucinich also attended the wedding. He wasn’t there as a guest. He was hired to stand on top of the cake.” – Jay Leno

This is hilarious.