Monthly Archives: March 2009
Schlock Market Smackdown
From the Los Angeles Times: The “weeklong feud of the century” reached its climax Thursday night as Jon Stewart welcomed freshly minted nemesis Jim Cramer to ” The Daily Show.” Cramer, who hosts the CNBC show “Mad Money,” had figured … Continue reading →
Filed under humor, Maria Bartiromo, Media, parody, politics, snark, television, Tucker Carlson, Wordpress Political Blogs
Tagged as CNBC, Comedy Central, economy, Jim Cramer, Jon Stewart, Mad Money, Martha Stewart, Paul Begala, Rick Santelli, The Daily Show
617-27-054
From NPR: Bernard Madoff has gone from a $7 million penthouse to a tiny jail cell in Manhattan. Madoff pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday, but implicated no one but himself. Investigators continue to pore over records, trying to figure … Continue reading →
Filed under humor, movies, parody, politics, Scandals, snark
Tagged as Bernard Madoff, crime, Denny Chin, deregulation, fraud, money laundering, Nasdaq, perjury, Ponzi scheme, Ruth Madoff, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street
Pass the Barbecue Sauce!
From MSNBC: Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh (D) opposed yesterday’s $410 billion omnibus spending bill because it was “bloated” and included $7.7 billion in earmarks. “At a time when so many American families are tightening their belts to make ends meet, … Continue reading →
Filed under Barack Obama, Congress, David Vitter, Democrats, Evan Bayh, George Voinovich, humor, James Inhofe, John Cornyn, John McCain, Jon Kyl, Judd Gregg, Lindsey Graham, Mike Crapo, Mitch McConnell, movies, Orrin Hatch, parody, Pat Roberts, politics, Republicans, Richard Lugar, Sam Brownback, snark, Susan Collins, Wordpress Political Blogs
Tagged as Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Charles Grassley, earmarks, Jeff Sessions, Jim Bunning, John Barrasso, John Thune, Johnny Isakson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mel Martinez, Mike Enzi, pork, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Taxpayers for Common Sense
He Said, He Said
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Lieberman has changed his tune on Barack Obama. After campaigning across the country for Republican John McCain in 2008 and attacking Obama as naive, untested and unwilling to take on powerful special interests, Lieberman now … Continue reading →
Filed under 2008 election, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Connecticut, Democrats, humor, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, movies, parody, politics, Republicans, Senate, snark, Wordpress Political Blogs
Tagged as 2012 election, District of Columbia, filibuster, polls, Republican National Convention, Richard Blumenthal, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Commi, stimulus
Party Poopers
From Rasmussen Reports: Who’s in charge here? Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Republican voters say their party has no clear leader, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Another 17% are undecided. Original DVD cover.
Filed under Barack Obama, Democrats, humor, John Boehner, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, movies, Nancy Pelosi, parody, Patrick McHenry, politics, Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, snark, television, Wordpress Political Blogs
Tagged as Brad Woodhouse, Michael Steele, North Carolina, polls, Rasmussen Reports
Paging Bobby Jindal!
From Politico: Bobby Jindal has a wunderkind resume: a Rhodes Scholar appointed assistant secretary of Health and Human Services at age 29, elected to the U.S. House at 33 and governor of Louisiana at 36. Increasingly, though, he’s being likened … Continue reading →
Filed under Barack Obama, humor, Louisiana, Media, movies, parody, politics, Republicans, snark, Wordpress Political Blogs
Tagged as Bobby Jindal, Facebook, Kenneth Parcell, Kenneth the Page, YouTube
Hey, Hey, Hey!!!
From the New York Daily News: If Rush Limbaugh is the new face of the Republican Party, it’s a face with lots of scars. Not so much the literal ones, but scars in the character that is El Rushbo[...] Original … Continue reading →
Filed under abortion, Barack Obama, Democrats, Homophobia, Homosexuality, humor, John Boehner, Media, Mitch McConnell, parody, politics, Racism, radio, Rahm Emanuel, Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, snark, Wordpress Political Blogs
Tagged as Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, David Frum, family values, James Carville, Mark Sanford, Michael Steele, misogyny, OxyContin, Paul Begala, Phil Gingrey
Omni-fuss Over the Omnibus
From Politico: After an angry, swearing late night meeting among top Democrats, Congress voted Friday to give itself another five days to try to complete a long-overdue omnibus spending bill that had become a growing embarrassment for party leaders and … Continue reading →
Filed under Barack Obama, Chimpy, Congress, Democrats, Dick Durbin, George W. Bush, Harry Reid, House Appropriations Committee, humor, John McCain, Jon Kyl, Lamar Alexander, movies, Nancy Pelosi, parody, politics, Republicans, Senate, Senate Appropriations Committee, snark, Wordpress Political Blogs
Tagged as Budget, earmarks, Robert Menendez
