Lizz Winstead is a writer and comedian who was a founding member of Air America Radio and Co-Creator of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show."

You can read more from Lizz at her blog myspace.com/lizzwinstead

www.shootthemessengernyc.com/

Blog Entries by Lizz Winstead

Finding A New Voice

3 Comments | Posted June 22, 2009 | 12:12 PM (EST)


February 2003

I was sitting in my office at MTV in Los Angeles, wondering when the fallout of September 11th would finally end. Now there were many types of fallout, but to those of us who made our living as political satirists, questioning our government was still an unwelcome...

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The Plan of Steele

9 Comments | Posted May 19, 2009 | 10:57 AM (EST)


If we could run our cars and heat our homes on stupidity, Michael Steele could power the world.

The RNC chairbot claims his job is to bring true conservatives back to the party while trying not to alienate the 21 people, er percent who still identify as Republican.

So far,...

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freetorturereport.com

2 Comments | Posted May 18, 2009 | 11:52 AM (EST)


Oh what to do.

You're a lowly CIA interrogator taking the fall because you are at the bottom of the food Cheney.
Turns out, all those "new" and "legal" enhanced techniques you got from the White House way back when, you know, the ones that didn't work the first...

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A Shitstorm Of Intolerance (VIDEO)

195 Comments | Posted April 13, 2009 | 11:31 AM (EST)


The only "Storm Gathering" as far as we can tell is a shitstorm of intolerance gathered by the latest fearmongers over at The National Organization for Marriage.

They are running a multi-million dollar ad to warn people about the dangers of gay marriage.
In this response to their claims,...

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Sistah Michele Bachmann's Website Explains it All for You

Posted February 28, 2009 | 10:41 AM (EST)


Recently, Value-dictorian of the House of Representatives Michele Bachmann eloquently summarized our economic fears with her statement "We're running out of rich people!"

It's the phrase we have all been grappling for to encapsulate our feeling about this crisis but just couldn't find the words.

Now Americans all over...

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The Joe Biden Commemorative Plate

Posted December 9, 2008 | 03:29 PM (EST)


As "Mints" and "Commemorators" of the mail order world flood the marketplace with President-elect Obama keepsakes, the Joe Biden plate is surprisingly getting little attention.
Order yours now.

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The Palin Dicktrine

Posted September 30, 2008 | 05:41 PM (EST)


As we know, Sarah Palin is sequestered somewhere with some dubious "coaches," a few 6th grade history books and a Trivial Pursuit game to bring her up to speed on, oh everything for the Veep debate. How do ya suppose it's going?

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Jezebelism

Posted July 4, 2008 | 07:55 PM (EST)


Tracie Egan, and Moe Tkacik, two writers from Jezebel.com were invited to appear on my show, Thinking and Drinking.

Their work on Jezebel has made them role models for young women everywhere. After reading their posts to prepare for the interview, I wanted to have...

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Wanted: Fox News Fact Writer

Posted June 30, 2008 | 05:02 PM (EST)


So I am looking for some freelance work, writing or producing to make some cash so I can keep funding Wake Up World, my Off-Broadway theater show.

I decide to peruse the listings over at Mediabistro and happened upon this actual job listing.

I post it without comment.


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Save The Town Pump

Posted June 16, 2008 | 05:23 PM (EST)


The Exxon gas pump has just been added to the endangered species list; on the brink of extinction as their 2200 stations will disappear in the face of rampant regulatory sprawl.

Watch this video and help us raise awareness.

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McCain 2014

Posted May 20, 2008 | 12:48 PM (EST)


While John McCain has laid out his wonderful vision for the world in 2013, I had to ask, but what about 2014?

It too is full of magical things we could only dream of, but President John McCain will take these dreams and make them a reality...

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Day 1 Sauce

Posted February 6, 2008 | 08:44 PM (EST)


So Hillary claims she is the candidate ready for the presidency on "Day One."

Well, it got me thinking, what if I were to go back through the calendar and see what she did after day one of her senatancy.

On Day 1 of her senatancy she took an oath...

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Sugar Coated Jesus

Posted March 31, 2007 | 11:55 AM (EST)


The foundation of Christianity is being shaken again!
AND A WEEK BEFORE EASTER NO LESS.

This time it was by a huge chocolate statue of Jesus, sculpted as he hung on the cross. It was supposed to go on display Palm Sunday, in midtown Manhattan, but because the...

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WTFJ Coulter?

Posted March 6, 2007 | 12:14 PM (EST)



WTFJ is an acronym that stands for "Where's The Fucking Joke".
It is a question comics ask each other when watching someone who purports to be funny blather about on stage with swagger and attitude but no jokes.

So now I ask, "Hey Coulter, WTFJ"?
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Michele Bachmental Patient

Posted February 23, 2007 | 10:49 PM (EST)


Poor Michele Bachmann.

It seems our eager cub congressgirl gave an interview using info from her "Hello Kitty Kookoo Congressional Notebook Full of Cool Secret Stuff Only She Knows."

Yes chockful of Bachmanniacal insights, Michele made this "Not even Cheney is this fucking nuts" statement about Iran's plans for...

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Australia's Slime Minister

Posted February 12, 2007 | 04:25 PM (EST)


John Howard ripped the curtain back on the 2008 presidential elections and gave us some valuable information that should wake-up this country.

In his interview with no fewer than 9 press cameras rolling, Australian Prime Minister John Howard warned the American electorate, "If I were running al-Qaeda in Iraq,...

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Have a Little Feith in Him

Posted February 9, 2007 | 03:07 PM (EST)


Now stop all this Dougie Feith bashing you fact obsessed bullies!

Dougie cleared up a lot of stuff for us today in his Washington Post interview.

For one thing, he emphasized the inspector general's conclusion that his actions, described in the report as "inappropriate," were not unlawful.

And...

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The Straight Dope

Posted February 6, 2007 | 10:13 PM (EST)


If you need anymore proof that meth can totally destroy your brain, look no further than Teddy Rumpskin Haggart.

Apparently it allows you to believe you can go from 3 years of paying a gay prostitute for er, um whatever it is gay prostitutes do, to believing that after 3...

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George Bush Welcomes Debate. Well That's Debatable.

Posted February 3, 2007 | 04:00 PM (EST)


At his speech before Democratic lawmakers at their retreat in Williamsburg, VA, our Demander- in-Chief made this statement with a straight face:

"You know, I welcome debate in a time of war and I hope you know that."

I hope they had the foresight to pass out barf bags before...

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Thank God for the Blessing of Science

Posted February 2, 2007 | 12:21 PM (EST)


Speaking at a panel sponsored by Glamour magazine this week, Mary Cheney, answering a question about her pregnancy, was quoted as saying, "This is a baby. This is a blessing from God. It is not a political statement. It is not a prop to be used in a debate, on...

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