Matthew Filipowicz
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MATTHEW FILIPOWICZ is a comedian, cartoonist, satirist and host of the Matthew Filipowicz Show.

Matthew was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska and has been writing and performing comedy in one form or another since he was seventeen. His work has been featured on CNN, NPR, PBS, HBO, BBC, Ain’t It Cool News, the online versions of the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic and the London Times, as well as the Thom Hartmann Show, the Young Turks, and Ring Of Fire Radio. He has created cartoons for the Nation Institute, VoteVets, the ACLU-SC, NYSUT, Mother Jones Magazine, Netroots Nation, MoveOn.org, the Center for Media and Democracy, and the National Conference For Media Reform.

He is a regular correspondent and sometimes guest-host for Ring of Fire Radio, and is the head of Chicago's Drinking Liberally and Laughing Liberally chapters. You can see him performing regularly in Chicago with his comedy group, the Accountants of Homeland Security.

Visit his website and follow him on Twitter.

Blog Entries by Matthew Filipowicz

Ronald Reagan Cloned to Be Mitt Romney's Vice President

(0) Comments | Posted May 24, 2012 | 4:05 PM

So, you probably heard that someone was auctioning off former president Ronald Reagan's blood.

What you probably didn't hear was that a scientist has actually used some of that blood to clone Reagan to be Mitt Romney's vice presidential nominee.

I recently spoke with the scientist on...

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Want to See People Strip for Free? Join the Police!

(2) Comments | Posted April 4, 2012 | 10:22 AM

Want to see people strip for free? Well, thanks to the Supreme Court, you can! All you have to do is join the police!

Check out this video for all the sexxxy details!

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New NYPD Recruitment Ad

(1) Comments | Posted March 22, 2012 | 10:04 PM

In light of the recent Muslim spying scandal and the countless videos showing police beating Occupy Wall Street protesters, the NYPD has decided to release a new recruitment ad.

Take a look.

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WATCH: A Video Test of SOPA and PIPA Powers

(0) Comments | Posted January 18, 2012 | 4:00 PM

We have obtained exclusive video of the government testing the potential powers that it would be granted under SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act and PIPA, the Protect IP Act.

Take a look.


Go here to help stop SOPA and...

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WATCH: A Message to Women From Rick Santorum

(0) Comments | Posted January 13, 2012 | 10:29 AM

The following is a message to women from Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum.

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Santorum Claims Cutting Welfare Is a Catholic Value (VIDEO)

(4) Comments | Posted January 10, 2012 | 2:40 PM

On Saturday in New Hampshire, Rick Santorum was asked by a young Catholic, who (full disclosure) happens to be my fiancee, about whether, as a Catholic, he agrees with the Church's teaching that Government has a large role in providing for the poor.

His answer was frankly a muddled mess...

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VIDEO: Newt Gingrich Ad on Stupid Child Labor Laws

(0) Comments | Posted November 22, 2011 | 12:04 AM

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Rick Santorum's Sexy New Radio Ad

(0) Comments | Posted May 18, 2011 | 5:21 PM

Most people know about the Rick Santorum/Google situation.

If you don't, just go to Google and search Rick Santorum. Just don't do it while you are at work.

However, I was shocked to find out that Rick Santorum just might be embracing the Spreading Santorum image. Don't believe...

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The War on Easter Continues! Exclusive Fox News Interview From the Front Lines!

(0) Comments | Posted April 27, 2011 | 2:07 PM

Like many of you, I thought that the War on Easter was a hoax created by Sean Hannity and Fox News to stir up controversy and ratings.

Boy was I wrong.

I was contacted early this week by Fox News reporter Timothy Grimes, who claims to be reporting from the...

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WATCH: Grand Theft Issa

(2) Comments | Posted January 12, 2011 | 12:00 PM

We all know Congressman Darrell Issa has a shady, criminal thuggish. Well, Rockstar Games, the makers of the Grand Theft Auto video game series, decided to make Issa the star of their newest game, calling it Grand Theft Issa.

You play Darrell Issa as...

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Watch: The People vs. Unlimited Coporate Elections Spending

(1) Comments | Posted November 1, 2010 | 5:51 PM

This past weekend, I attended Barack Obama's "Get Out The Vote" rally in Chicago for Alexi Giannoulias.

As tens of thousands of people filed in, I pulled some aside and asked them what they thought about the unlimited spending in elections by multi-national corporations that was brought to us by...

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Mark Kirk Opens Campaign Office At The Chinese Consulate

(2) Comments | Posted October 25, 2010 | 6:47 PM

If anyone had any questions about Mark Kirk's commitment to multi-national corporations in China, they can safely put them aside.

After holding his infamous Beijing fund raiser, Mark Kirk has taken his love for exporting American jobs even further by officially opening a "Mark Kirk For US Senate"...

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Save The Heartland Cafe

(16) Comments | Posted October 6, 2010 | 1:36 PM

If you are a liberal or a progressive living in Chicago, you very likely have been to the Heartland Cafe. A veritable lefty oasis smack dab in the middle of Rogers Park.

The Heartland has been a community hub since 1976, when it was founded by partners Michael...

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WATCH: Yosemite Sam On Burning Korans

(4) Comments | Posted September 9, 2010 | 9:30 AM

Yosemite Sam talks about his relation to the Reverend Terry Jones and International Burn A Koran Day, as well as being inspired by Glenn Beck's restoring of America's honor.

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Yosemite Sam Joins The Tea Party - VIDEO

(0) Comments | Posted July 1, 2010 | 10:48 AM

In a newly released video, cartoon legend Yosemite Sam has announced that he has officially joined the Tea Party.

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WATCH: Wall Street Poker After Dark

(2) Comments | Posted April 23, 2010 | 11:20 AM

This week a brand new television show had it's debut. Its name? Wall Street Poker After Dark!

Watch as the most corrupt "Too Big To Fail" bank CEOs play a spirited game of "Taxpayer Hold 'Em"!

Not with their money, but with yours!

It's all this week on Wall...

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Who Will Chris Dodd Dance With?

(1) Comments | Posted January 19, 2010 | 9:12 PM

Elizabeth Warren is right. What's about to happen could be

The final showdown between banks and American families.

Do we have a chance in this showdown? A great deal rests on the shoulders of the soon-to-be-retired Chris Dodd, who is said to be

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"God Hates Lady Gaga" Fred Phelps Sings!

(9) Comments | Posted December 31, 2009 | 3:10 PM

Fred Phelps has made a name for himself bringing hate to the world through his ministry, the Westboro Baptist Church, and his website "God Hates Fags".

He protested outside Matthew Sheppard's funeral. He protested the funerals of soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. He...

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Ask Budweiser to Step Down From the Chamber of Commerce

(2) Comments | Posted December 29, 2009 | 7:21 PM

Many companies have quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its extreme anti-environmental views and actions. Apple has quit. Nike has quit. Exelon and Pacific Gas and Electric have also quit.

One of the companies, however, that has yet to quit is Anheuser-Busch, the makers of...

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Obama Dresses As Santa Claus, Meets With Children

(4) Comments | Posted December 23, 2009 | 9:40 AM

After several unpopular compromises on health care reform, and after the revelation that the White House didn't put any pressure on Joe Lieberman to support the public option, President Barack Obama decided to do something to bring a little holiday cheer to the White House. He...

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