Political Satire

Obama: Romney Put Profits Ahead of Losses

Steven Clifford | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Bain Capital, Barack Obama, Political Satire, Humor, Political Humor, Satire, Comedy News

Obama released Bain Private Placement Memoranda prepared for investors during Romney's tenure. Obama found the documents "mean-spirited." "They reveal that Romney employed the lure of profits to entice investors," Obama claimed.

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Mitt Romney and the Blood of Reagan

MP Nunan | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney Satire, Political Satire, Political Humor, Mitt Romney Comedy, Ronald Reagan Blood Auction, Ronald Reagan Blood, Comedy News

"An auction? Can you imagine how dangerous this would be if it fell into Gingrich's hands ahead of the convention? Bachmann's?" Romney yells. "That blood can seal the presidency!"

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And Lukewarm Was His Name-O

Will Durst | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Rick Santorum, Gordon Gekko, Mitt Romney, John McCain, Seamus the Dog, George W. Bush, Michael Douglas, Redroom, Political Comedy, Satire, Political Satire, Comedy News

You don't need a psychoanalyst to detect the latent theme running through the endorsements currently showering Mitt Romney like broken rain gutters pouring down on a concrete toadstool. And that premise is ennui.

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Americans Elect's Failure Is Our Victory

Murray Hill Inc. | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Political Parties, Murray Hill for Congress, 2008 Presidential Race, Americans Elect, Citizens United, John Roberts, U.S. Supreme Court, Campaign Finance, Satire, Political Satire, Politics News

Isn't it clear by now that flesh and blood humans have made a complete mess of things? We trust corporations with what we eat, watch, drive, and do online -- so why not complete the circle and give corporations our vote?

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Critics Claim President Lincoln Guilty of Political Pandering in Emancipation Proclamation

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Sex Discrimination, Bristol Palin, Gay Rights, Rush Limbaugh, President-Obama-Same-Sex-Marriage, Family Values, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Political Comedy, Satire, Political Satire, Political Humor, Politics News

Today President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing 3 million slaves. Critics of the President were quick to condemn his action. The town crier shouted that that this was further evidence of the President's war on families.

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Four Myths About Politics and Comedy

Mary Phillips-Sandy | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Indecision, Political Comedy, Political Satire, Political Humor, Humor, Comedy, Satire, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Politics News

Writing a 3,000-word feature on campaign spending is hard. Writing ten funny jokes about campaign spending is also hard. Some people are good at the former, some people are good at the latter and some people are good at both, but those people are unicorns.

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North Carolina Matrimony

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Political Cartoon, Same Sex Marriage, North Carolina, Obama Same-Sex Marriage, Political Humor, Obama Gay Marriage, Political Satire, North Carolina Amendment One, Gay Marriage Ban, Politics News

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Gay People Can't Marry in North Carolina, But Life Isn't Exactly Easy for Straight Couples, Either

Joe Peacock | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: North Carolina Amendment 1, Gay Marriage, North Carolina, North Carolina Gay Marriage, Humor, Satire, Gay Marriage Obama, North Carolina Amendment One, Political Satire, Video, Weird News News

Now, heterosexual marriage laws are pretty straightforward in North Carolina. In fact, things are so lenient that, In North Carolina, it's completely legal for first cousins to get married.

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Stop Whining, Baby: The Golden Age of the Child Is Over

El Guapo | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Education, Children's Health, Humor and Satire, Political Satire, Political Humor, Comedy News

Considering the fact that they are not income earners, El Guapo has always wondered why the little, drooling germ factories were so important.

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Not Quite Comfortable, But Evolving: An Open Letter To Vice President Biden

Domenick Scudera | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Joe Biden, Vice President Joe Biden, Gay Marriage, Vice President Biden, Political Satire, Joe Biden Gay Marriage, Biden Gay Marriage, Gay Voices News

I just consulted with some friends, and they made me realize that maybe I am not as comfortable with you as I thought I was. It would be more appropriate for me to say that my opinions about you are evolving. Why don't you get back to me sometime after the election?

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DSK and the Women

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Political Cartoon, Dominique Strauss-Kahn Sex Scandal, Political Satire, Political Humor, Politics News

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Lugar and the Tea Party

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Tea Party, Senator Richard Lugar, Political Cartoons, Indiana, Lugar Tea Party, Satire, Political Humor, Political Satire, Dick Lugar 2012, Comedy, Politics News

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What's in the Highway Bill?

James Kotecki | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Funny, Jokes, Highways, Transportation Bill, Shovel-Ready, Humor, Government Spending, Highway Bill, Transportation, Political Satire, Comedy News

Next week, House and Senate lawmakers will begin negotiating a massive new transportation bill. Where does all the money go?

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Washingwood's New Theme Park: Romneyland

Steve Faber | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Comedy, Political Satire, Gop Nominees, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Satire, Ron Paul, Comedy News

Opening Day at Washingwood's first and only theme park may be less than year away, according to sources close to the author. I was able to "borrow" a copy of the visitor's guide and provide you a sneak peek!

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The President Bragging About His Wartime Success in an Election Ad?

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Presidential Election, Thomas Dewey, President Obama, Presidential Campaigns, Fdr, Osama Bin Laden, Governor Romney, Satire, Political Satire, Politics News

How disgusting it is that an advertisement for President Roosevelt's re-election campaign is shamelessly referring to the success of this year's D-Day invasion and the recent liberation of Paris in his campaign for re-election!

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Rejected White House Correspondents' Dinner Hosts

James Kotecki | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Jimmy Kimmel Speech, White House Correspondents, Dane Cook, Jimmy Kimmel, White House Correspondents' Dinner, Satire, Political Satire, Comedy, Robin Williams, Carrot Top, Comedy News

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel is headlining this year's White House Correspondents Dinner. Kimmel beat out of a number of other comics considered for the job...

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Precisely Pivoting Polls

Will Durst | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Presidential Polling, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Satire, Political Satire, Comedy, Redroom, Comedy News

The two campaigns are poised to pivot like a fat kid on roller skates clutching an expiring candy store coupon based on whatever data they receive from their intensely studied focus groups of potential voters.

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A Difficult Brunch in Washingwood

Steve Faber | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Political Satire, Comedy, Satire, Comedy News

In Washingwood, where Hollywood and Washington D.C. collide there's an interesting spot for brunch, called Cafe Discontent.

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Rise Up Ladies! If Your Man's A Republican, Stop Having Sex With Him

John Blumenthal | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, War on Women, Republican Men, Political Humor, Sex, Political Satire, Republicans, Home News

Rumor has it that men like sex more than anything. Okay, maybe some of them like beer and sports better, but never mind that. Every society has its share of nitwits.

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The Daily Szep -- A Secret Service

Paul Szep | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Political Satire, Political Humor, Secret Service Obama, Secret Service Colombia, Secret Service, Obama Secret Service, Comedy News

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Let's Build That Pipeline

Clifford J. Tasner | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Keystone Pipeline, Keystone XL, Tar Sands, Gas Prices, Environmentalists, Big Oil, Satire, Climate Change, Conservation, Political Satire, Green News

Before we can move forward full-bore on this, we need to neutralize all those environmentalist whiners who have shown an annoying degree of persistence as they protest our every move.

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Romney Finally Wins GOP's Game of Thrones

Ben Zweifach | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Television, Politics, Republican Primary, Game of Thrones, Mitt Romney, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Elections 2012, Video, Humor, Satire, Political Satire, Political Humor, Comedy, Politics News

It was only a matter of time before some nerd, someplace, somewhere, penned a valedictory piece comparing the Republican primary to the power-struggles of HBO's Game of Thrones. And, friends, I've run out of reasons why that nerd should not be me.

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Confused Republican Billionaire Syndrome

Matt Miller | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Political Satire, Billionaires, Satire, Video, Politics News

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Iran? Yes You Can! (Letter From Bush to Obama)

Stefan Simanowitz | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Iran, Satire, Letter, George. W. Bush, Barack Obama, President Obama, Political Satire, Comedy News

Ahead of this weekends crucial talks between Iran and the P5 1 countries, Stefan Simanowitz intercepts a letter from George W. Bush to President Obama.

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Jesus Was a Jew! Obama Is Muslim? Bombin' Iran... Orange County Speaks!

Susie Sampson | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Barack Obama, Obama Tea Party, President Barack Obama, Political Satire, Don't Take This Seriously, Tea Party Satire, Tea Party, Comedy, Funny Satire, Video, Comedy News

Visiting my conservative cousins in Orange County proved very insightful!

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