Political Satire

Evan Bayh's "Name That Obstructionist!"

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Evan Bayh, Ben Nelson, Republican Obstructionism, Progressive Agenda, Progressives, Bush-Dogs, Barack Obama, Senator Evan Bayh, Ben Nelson Nebraska, Conservatives, Satire, Obstructionism, Obstructionist, Joe Lieberman, Political Satire, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Matthew Filipowicz

Senator Bayh announced today the formation of a "Moderate Dems Working Group", or to put it in layman's terms, a group of 15 or so Bush Dog... I'm sorry... Blue Dog conservative Democratic Senators.

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Last Newspaper Reader Cancels Subscription

William Klein | Posted 04.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, Michael Bloomberg, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, New York Times, Death of Newspapers, Washington Post, Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal, Wolf Blitzer, Journalism, Humor, Satire, Political Satire, Media News
William Klein

Millions of readers who had been thought to give a damn about reading print turned out to relieved they didn't have to pretend anymore. "You can feel informed in a fraction of the time," said a prominent attorney who requested anonymity.

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Will HBO Beam "George W. Bush's Penis" Live From Broadway?

Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 04.14.2009 | Comedy

Read More: 23/6: Comedy News, Will Ferrell Broadway, Male Full-Frontal Nudity, Will Ferrell, Reviews, Satire, Hbo, George W. Bush, Broadway, Nudity, Political Satire, Comedy, Comedy News
Sean L. McCarthy

Will anyone complain if they see the reputed prick live on their TVs this Saturday night? And will HBO dare to go full-frontal during the live broadcast?

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Blackwater's First Television Ad For "Xe"

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Name Change, Blackwater Security, Blackwater, Satire, Blackwater Iraq, Political Satire, Zee, Zed, Blackwater USA, Blackwater Investigation, Xe, Humor and Satire, Z, Erik Prince Blackwater, Politics News
Matthew Filipowicz

Yes, Blackwater is no more. Now they are "Xe." And what does "Xe" mean? Who the hell knows? But who says private contractors can't show their impressionistic and abstract side?

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d'Artoon -- Partisan Language

John Krifka | Posted 03.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Politics, Congress, Economic Stimulus Package, D'Artoon, Political Cartoons, Republicans, Humor, Stimulus Package, Satire, Political Humor, Political Satire, Humor Politics, Humor and Satire, Comedy News
John Krifka

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Obama Issues New Vetting Standards!

Stanton Peele | Posted 03.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Obama Appointees, Obama Administration, Failure to Pay Taxes, Vetting, Barack Obama, Humor, Obama Humor, Satire, Political Humor, Obama's Cabinet, Political Satire, Humor Politics, Humor and Satire, Comedy News
Stanton Peele

New Vetting Standards: 6. Must not display prominently in their offices the slogan, "Only the little people pay taxes."

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The Daily Szep - With Apologes to Gertrude Stein

Paul Szep | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Cartoons, Political Cartoon, Humor, Satire, Political Humor, Humor Politics, Political Satire, Cartoon, Humor and Satire, Political Cartoons, Bank of America, Business News
Paul Szep

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If You Can't Afford the Real Thing, There's Always Chips

Carolita Johnson | Posted 03.05.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Cartoons, Chips, HuffPost Comics, Humor, Comics, Economy, Groceries, Consumerism, Consumer Confidence, Political Cartoon, Satire, Food, Humor Politics, Political Satire, Snacks, Cartoon, Potato Chips, Humor and Satire, Political Cartoons, Comedy News
Carolita Johnson

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Bruce Springsteen Suspended for Crotch Slide

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 03.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Super Bowl XLIII, Superbowl Halftime Show, Gene Simmons, Henry Kissinger, Halftime Shows, NBC Super Bowl, Satire, Super Bowl XLII, Political Satire, Super Bowl, Super Bowl Halftime, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen the E Street Band, Entertainment News
Matthew Filipowicz

A magnificent Super Bowl was marred by an ugly incident in the half time show as rocker Bruce Springsteen slid crotch-first into a cameraman. First it was Janet Jackson's nipple, and now this!

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The Disloyal Opposition: Rush is Right -- Obama Must Fail

Randall Amster | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Limbaugh Obama Fail, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Limbaugh Obama Fails, Rush Obama Fail, Rush Limbaugh, Free Market Capitalism, Race, Bill O'Reilly, Liberalism, Founding Fathers, Multiculturalism, Barack Obama, Satire, Political Humor, Political Satire, Humor Politics, Humor and Satire, Anarchist, Politics News
Randall Amster

If the new President brings closure to current wars and staves off economic collapse, it quite possibly will once and for all bury the neocon legacy deep in the dustbin of history.

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Dow Zero: The Republican Plan for Prosperity

David Misch | Posted 03.04.2009 | Comedy

Read More: George Bush, Taxes, Economic Stimulus Package, Humor, Stimulus Package, Political Humor, Satire, George W. Bush, Tax Cuts, Political Satire, Humor Politics, Economic Stimulus, Democrats, Barack Obama, Republicans, Comedy News
David Misch

Tax cuts frighten our enemies by showing that the United States is so determined to improve the lives of its largest taxpayers that it will forgo revenue in a time of economic crisis.

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In Surprise Move, Rush Limbaugh Named RNC Chair

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 03.03.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Ken Blackwell, Economic Stimulus Package, Rush Limbaugh, Rnc Chair, Political Humor, Satire, Political Satire, Humor Politics, Humor and Satire, Comedy News
John Wellington Ennis

Limbaugh, reached by phone in the Dominican Republic for the weekend, was loud: "They did WHAT?!? [expletive deleted] I can't be responsible for the crap I say!

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A Sideshow? Not Our Blago!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Illinois Legislaure, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Blagojevich Circus, Rod Blagojevich, TV Talk Shows, Barbara Walters, Roland Burris, The View, Blagojevich Media Blitz, Blagojevich Scandal, Mahatma Gandhi, Blagojevich Impeachment, Humor, Politics, Political Humor, Humor Politics, Political Satire, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

The Irrepressible Blagojevich admits to nothing! He concedes nothing! He never stops smiling! And he does all this while reciting poetry!

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Government-Media-Corporate Mantra: Only the Little People Worry About Money

Stanton Peele | Posted 02.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Jokes, Satirical, Del Dorado Investing, Humor, Finance, Private Jets, Political Humor, Economy, Economic Crisis, Humor Politics, Political Satire, Jack Strong, Corporate Humor, Airbus, Business News
Stanton Peele

Jack Strong: You can't fit 200 guests, strippers, a four-star kitchen, and a ten-foot-high ice sculpture on a helicopter.

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Bush's Personal Letter to Obama

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Media, Inauguration, Bush, George Bush, Obama's Inauguration, Humor, Obama Inauguration, Satire, Political Humor, George W. Bush, Political Satire, Humor Politics, Barack Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, Politics News
John Wellington Ennis

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Obama Takes Presidential Oath Again, Again

William Klein | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chief Justice John Roberts, Richard Nixon, Humor, Take the Oath of Office, Breaking Politics News, Political Satire, Robert Gibbs, Huffpost Oath of Office Call Out, Oath of Office, Obama's Inauguration, Barack Obama, Greg Craig, Presidential Oath, Ukraine, Politics News
William Klein

President Barack Obama was sworn into office a third time today, and the White House announced plans to repeat the swearing-in on a daily basis.

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Reunited at Last

Howard Gewirtz | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hat, Cheney, Political Humor, Inauguration, Cartoons, Political Cartoon, Satire, Political Satire, Humor Politics, Cartoon, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Howard Gewirtz

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Happy New Era! (a Greeting to Share With Your Pals)

Martin Lewis | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Indescribable Relief, Inauguration Day 2009, Obama Inauguration, George W. Bush, President Obama, Burning Bush International Ministries, Burning Man, Moses, Spiritual, Barack Obama, Hallmark, Barack Obama 2008, Burning Bush, Martin Luther King, Long National Nightmare, I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King Day, Greeting Cards, President Bush, Free at Last, Humor, Satire, Political Humor, Political Satire, Humor Politics, Politics News
Martin Lewis

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Far Right Inaugurates Palin as "Their President"

Darin Murphy | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Inauguration, Sarah Palin, Wasilla, Palin Wasilla, Karl Rove, George W. Bush, The Right, Real Americans, Strom Thurmond, Sarah Palin Real America, Oliver North, Palin Real America, Real America, Political Humor, Satire, Political Satire, Humor Politics, Sarah Palin Wasilla, Politics News
Darin Murphy

In an unprecedented moment in history, Governor Sarah Palin was sworn in today by the far right wing of the Republican Party as the first female President of The Real America.

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Obama Market: Trading is Heavy, Hearts are Light

Rick Horowitz | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Commemorative Editions, Yes We Can, Newspapers, Obamamania, Michelle Obama, Obama Souvenirs, Obama Inauguration, Obama Commemorative Issues, Obama Transition, Yes We Did, Obama Service, Barack Obama, Obama's Inauguration, Humor, Obamabilia, Satire, Political Humor, Humor Politics, Political Satire, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

The souvenir sector is way up but the tie-in sector may be doing even better! Obama-brand paint rollers, up 43%. Obama-brand breath mints, up 52%. Obama-brand breakfast cereals, up 59%.

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Where Will George W. Bush Be Six Months From Today?

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: War Crimes, George Bush, Laura Bush, Drunk, Karl Rove, Inauguration Day 2009, Satire, Inauguration, Obama Inauguration, George W. Bush, Drugs, Political Satire, Cocaine, Video, Humor, Political Humor, Humor Politics, Politics News
Matthew Filipowicz

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Bush Vows Retaliation Against Canada, UK for Goose Downing of Flight 1549

Don Parker | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Stephen Harper, Satirical, United Kingdom, Political Humor, Satire, US Air Geese, Birds, Humor Politics, Hudson River Plane Crash, Political Satire, Plane Crash, Canada, Queen Elizabeth II, Politics News
Don Parker

Bush warned Prime Minister Stephen Harper that Canada must take swift action to scatter the terrorist geese, or America will.

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Out of Line: Barack Bluebird

Mort Gerberg | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cartoons, Humor, Satire, Political Humor, Birds, Bluebirds, Political Satire, Humor Politics, Cartoon, Barack Obama, Political Cartoons, Out of Line, Politics News
Mort Gerberg

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The Daily Szep -- Rewriting History -- The Bush Memoirs

Paul Szep | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Bush Administration, Political Humor, Bush Rewriting History, Revisionist History, Historical Revision, Political Satire, Bush Inherited Recession, Bush Final Press Conference, Bush Recession, Political Cartoons, George Bush Revisionist, Politics News
Paul Szep

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Cheney's Last Hurrah: No Light at the End of the Dark Side

Timothy Bay | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Blackwater, Humor, Haliburton, Political Humor, Satire, Secret Service, Obama Daughters, Political Satire, Barack Obama, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Timothy Bay

"Sir, you really must hand over the keys to your office," the White House functionary continues. "Joe Biden has been working out of a small room next to the boiler in basement waiting to move into the VP office."

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