Laurie Kilmartin

Our work here is done

January 30, 2009 - Reader(s?), our work here is done. Barack Obama is president and comedy has become less necessary. Sunday, February 1st is our last day on the internet- in this incarnation. On Monday, the starving orphan 23/6 will be adopted by the Huffington Post, where it will be fed nourishing...

Adopt-a-Gitmo-detainee!

January 23, 2009 - Now that President Obama has ordered the closure of Gitmo, the elephant in the room is cuffed, wearing an orange jumpsuit. Where will we put these detainees? Some of them are real terrorists, while others...

Like Bin Laden, Rush Limbaugh hopes that Obama fails

January 22, 2009 - Despite that America is facing a potential depression, and unemployment is at over 7%, fat addict (Faddict?) Rush Limbaugh hopes that President Obama fails. "I know what his plans are... I don't...

Never Forget: Conservative Dick is a john

January 21, 2009 - Oh, guess who's yapping again? Conservative commentator Dick Morris, who's predicting European-style socialism, health care for poor people and huge Republican gains in the next election. Obama's name will be mud by 2012 and probably by 2010 as well. Every time this sleaze...

The First Couple: A fairy tale that makes us gag

January 21, 2009 - The Obamas: he went to Harvard, she went to Princeton. He is the President, she is the First Lady, he reads philosophy, she has the upper arms of a 9-year-old Chinese gymnast. And they...

Oh, dang... Obama was serious about all that "serve" crap

January 20, 2009 - President Obama spent Monday doing what he expects the rest of us to do: national service. Heeding the "call to serve" was a theme in his inaugural address. Elayne Byrne the The Irish Times is already...

HISTORIC! 47th white man sworn in as vice-president

January 20, 2009 - As the nation rejoices that Barack Obama has become America's first African-American president, let us not forget that Joe Biden is its 47th white, male vice-president. (OK, there a few duplicates, but you know what we mean. Don't make us count backwards.) The white man's...

23/6 Op-Ed: It's 12:13 PM, President Obama... where is my job?

January 20, 2009 - Dear Mr. President You have been commander-in-chief for seven minutes now, and we have one question for you: Where is our job? You promised to provide 3 million jobs and yet here we are, still drunk, unemployed and wearing Saturday night's pajamas. We have used this time...

Yes, you can skip your 12 PM spin class today

January 19, 2009 - Last night, Rachel Maddow called Tuesday's inauguration a "where were you when" moment. Personally, we call it a "where are you pretending you were when you were actually sitting on your ass watching MSNBC" moment. But maybe you're different. So tell us...

"Israel" to woo female viewers next season?

January 16, 2009 - Perhaps public opinion on Israel is starting to change? Glenn Greenwald points to a discussion on MSNBC's Morning Joe, with a a reasoned argument on behalf of Palestinians by American-born Jordanian, Quee...

Drudge just being a dick now

January 16, 2009 - We have never seen a less flattering photo of a fellow human being. C'mon Matt, that's just mean...

ATTACK ON AMERICA!

January 16, 2009 - Just 4 days before the inauguration of Barack Obama, a gaggle of geese attacked a commercial airliner over the Hudson River in New York City . The brazen assault, called a "bird strike," happened minutes after USAirways flight 1549 departed from LaGuardia. We urge President Bush to show no mercy to...

How does one say "oops" in Hebrew?

January 15, 2009 - The Israelis contend that Hamas is deliberately using human shields to incur as much bloodshed- and international outrage- as possible. Last week, the Israelis pounded a school and today, they shelled a UN compound full of food and humanitarian supplies. Israel's claims that Hamas was firing from th...

23/6 Op-ed: Where will our 12 year old daughters go to dance with 35 year old men?

January 15, 2009 - The Black Angus has filed for bankruptcy. Of all the bad news emanating from this awful economy, this grim headline is the first to hit us where we live (in the past). Ex...

Considering the ultimate "opt-out"? Five ways to choose life during the Recession

January 14, 2009 - Why is it that rich people keep killing themselves while the poor and middle class continue to vote "present"? Are we more resilient, o...