Political Satire

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The Snark Ascending

Steven G. Kellman | Posted 02.12.2009 | Style

Read More: Snark, Satire, David Denby, Books, Tom Wolfe, Snarkiness, Karl Rove, Dale Peck, Lewis Carroll, Pessimism, Political Satire, Critics, Stephen Colbert Satire, Nihilism, Style News

Snark presupposes a secret society of shared disdain. It preens, reveling in its own cleverness.

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Dear Sarah Palin: It's Not Comedians' Fault, It's Yours

Jim David | Posted 02.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Comedians, Sarah Palin, Bristol Palin Pregnancy, John McCain, Sarah Palin Foreign Policy, Sarah Palin Tina Fey, Sarah Palin Katie Couric, Political Satire, Sarah Palin Media Elite, Sarah Palin Russia, Sarah Palin Social Class, Sarah Palin Tina Fey on Snl, Media News

I'm sorry, but as a comedian, Sarah Palin is pure comedy gold, a God given treasure trove of instant material, and I hope she sticks around because I need said material.

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Dear Dick: We Have Received Your Resume...

Jamie Malanowski | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Rice, Gonzales, Rumsfeld, Tenet, Cheney, Bush, Humor, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, George Tenet, Political Humor, Political Satire, Humor Politics, Politics News

Dear Dr. Rice: This is to confirm that you will be teaching a course at The Learning Annex on Saturday, January 31st, to be entitled "Power Enabling: Smart Women, Costly Blunders.''

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Behind Closed Doors: When Presidents Gather

Rick Horowitz | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, White House, George H.W. Bush, Former Presidents, George W. Bush, Presidents, Jimmy Carter, Obama Transition, Obama Meets Former Presidents, White House Dining Room, Barack Obama, Jokes, Humor, Satire, Political Humor, Political Satire, Politics News

Mr. Clinton noted that pizza was no longer on the private-dining-room menu. Mr. Bush assured Mr. Clinton that if he wanted pizza, he could have pizza

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Inside the Tel Aviv Bubble

Omri Marcus | Posted 02.07.2009 | World

Read More: Tel Aviv, Conspiracy Theory, Cafe, Gaza, Humor, Left Wing, Right Wing, Peace, Politics, Political Satire, Israel Gaza, Israel, Rockets, News, Tel Aviv Bubble, Pm, World News

Here is a short guide to the various characters you will find in the Tel Aviv bubble these days, including Mr. Right Wing, Mr. Left Wing, The Escapist, and The Conspiracy Theory Guy.

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The Shape of Toys to Come

Timothy Bay | Posted 01.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Toys, Financial Crisis, Political Satire, Santa, Christmas Toys, Satire, Christmas, Holiday Season Commentary, Style News

Facing the challenge of current economic conditions, Santa retooled his product line this season to create new toys incorporating space-age science and the economic spirit of the times.

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2008's Most Laughable Political Antics

Daniel Kurtzman | Posted 01.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Election 2008 Coverage, Obama Gaffes, Mccain Gaffes, Humor, Mccain, Late Night Jokes, Obama, 2008 Election, Palin, Conan O'Brien, Politics, Barack Obama, Jay Leno, Political Humor, Sarah Palin, Jimmy Kimmel, Palin Gaffes, John McCain, Year in Review, Bill Maher, David Letterman, Government Bailout, Political Comedy, Bailout, Comedy, George Bush, George W. Bush, Eliot Spitzer, 2008, Viral Video, Tina Fey Sarah Palin, Katie Couric, John Edwards, Biden Gaffes, Bill Clinton, Bush, Sarah Palin Katie Couric, Jesse Jackson, Jeremiah Wright, Joe Biden, Bush Shoe Throw, Rod Blagojevich, Joe the Plumber, Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin Turkey Pardon, Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey, Best of 2008, Politics News, Political Antics, Political Satire, Video, Most Laughable Political Antics, 2008 New Year, 2008 Political Scandals, Political Scandals, Lists, Oregon, Politics News

In a story about potential vice presidential picks, the AP referred to Joe Lieberman as "the Democratic vice presidential prick in 2000."

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Mr. Claus Goes To Washington

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Humor, Washington, Christmas, Sit on Santa's Lap, Elf, Elf Incident, Santa, Politics, Elf Security, Chris Weigant, Satire, Santa Claus, Political Satire, Politician, Mr. Claus Goes to Washington, Political-Humor, Holiday Season Commentary, Politics News

I would rather be at home now than covering the annual "sit on Santa's lap" photo-op for politicians, but I seem to have annoyed my editor, so here I am -- your intrepid holiday reporter.

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Last Minute Shopping

Byron Williams | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Rod Blagojevich, Sarah Palin, Christmas Gifts, Holiday Season Commentary, Political Satire, Holiday Gifts, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Politics News

For Governor Sarah Palin, a DVD of the musical, Annie Get your Gun. Aerial wolf hunting; need I say more?

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What Makes a Human Become a Republican?

John DeBellis | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, The Constitution, Politics, Political Parties, Political Humor, Environment, Racism, Religion and Politics, Political Satire, Obama, Psychology, Global Warming, Guns, Dick Cheney, Republicans, Politics News

I have friends from broken homes who grew up to be well adjusted human beings who would cut off their ears rather than listen to Rush Limbaugh even if he was chocking on an illegal painkiller.

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We Owe Sarah Palin An Apology

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 01.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rush Limbaugh, Levi Johnson, Crystal Meth, Sherry Johnston, Sherry Johnston Drug Charges, 23/6: News You Can Misuse, Bristol Palin Pregnancy, Sherry Johnston Oxycontin, 23/6, Palin Satire, Satire, Sherry Johnston Drug Arrest, Bristol Palin Pregnant, Oxycontin, Sarah Palin, Bristol Palin Levi Johnson, Levi Johnston, Political Satire, Limbaugh Oxycontin, Bristol Palin Levi Johnston, Sarah Palin Scandal, Bristol Palin, Political Cartoons, Video, Politics News

Sarah Palin is right. It was wrong of me to automatically assume that it was crystal meth. Of course Alaskans can be addicted to other drugs! And they should be!

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We Call on You Lord: Leaked Rick Warren Invocation

Linda Hirshman | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Rick Warren, Rick Warren Invocation, Satire, Obama Inauguration, Rick Warren, Political Satire, Rick Warren Obama Invocation, Rick Warren Saddleback Church, Barack Obama, Invocation, Obama Invocation, Politics News

A copy of what seemed to be a draft of an inaugural invocation by Pastor Rick Warren arrived in my fax machine this morning. I've posted it here.

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10 Ways To Spot a Neo Con

Ben Cohen | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Paul Wolfowitz, Vietnam, War, Iraq, Afghanistan, Neo Conservatives, Dick Cheney, Political Satire, Political Humor, Politics News

Have facts to counter his? It won't matter, as Neo Cons rely on a tautological loophole that justifies pretty much anything.

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Dick Cheney's Christmas Carol

Stu Kreisman | Posted 01.15.2009 | Home

Read More: Politics, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Political Satire, White House, Home News

Dear Diary, After the last of the spiked eggnog was guzzled, after the last sloppy smooch under the mistletoe had been delivered, I went to sleep wit...

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Poll: 37% of Americans Unable to Locate America on Map of America

Steven Shehori | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pollsters, Polls, Breaking Political News, Map, The United States, United States, Gallup Poll, Gallup Polls, Gallup Daily Tracking Poll, Gallup, Satire, Political Satire, Shehori, Politics News

When asked to reveal the identity of the giant America-shaped landmass found on the map, several of those polled were decidedly varied in their answers.

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Sarah Palin Offers to Govern Illinois, Also

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Candidate Number 5, Rod Blagojevich, Sarah Palin, Political Commentary, Political Satire, Comedy, Politics News

Governor Palin illustrated a few of the similarities in governing Alaska and Illinois. "When Alaska was free, we gave what for to the states down there and Illinoisites are doin' the same thing."

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The Daily Szep: Caricature of Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga)

Paul Szep | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Szep, Political Satire, Cartoons, Saxby Chambliss, Political Cartoons, Politics News

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We're in a "Repression": The Economics of Shame

James Rotondi | Posted 03.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Downturn, Automaker Bailout, Big Three Automakers, Unemployment Rate, Humor, Economy, Economic Crisis, Detroit Three, Mortgage Crisis, Federal Reserve, Consumer Spending, Recession, Consumer Confidence, Subprime Mortgages, Bailout, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Sex, Henry Paulson, Obama Transition, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Recession Watch, Treasury Secretary, Great Depression, Financial Crisis, Personal Finance, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Sexuality, Satire, Political Satire, Living, Bailout Outrage, Business News

Perhaps we're better off thinking of our current state of economic ennui not as a recession or a depression, but as a "repression."

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The Thin Red and Green Line: Letters from the War on Christmas

Chez Pazienza | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: War on Christmas, Bill O'Reilly War on Christmas, Fox News Channel, John Gibson, Political Satire, Christmas Commentary, Satire, Politics News

"The last I heard, the National Guard was moving in to crush some kind of uprising that torched the Rockefeller Center tree and destroyed all the Christmas windows at Saks."

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Russia and the US: It's Time to Graduate

Brian Burton and David Capezza | Posted 01.05.2009 | World

Read More: Nuclear Disarmament, US Russia Relations, Venezuela, Center for New American Security, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Political Satire, International Relations, Cuba, Us, North Korea, World News

Russia cannot understand why the U.S. continually sets up social networks to take in more friends, while socially-awkward Russia has trouble making friends at all.

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The Dog Ate My Presidency

Stu Kreisman | Posted 01.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Home Page, George W. Bush, Home News, Politics, Breaking Politics News, Politics News, John McCain, Political Satire, Charles Gibson, Lying, White House. Texas Rangers, Bush Legacy, Media News

Wow. I just watched GW's first "exit interview" with Charles Gibson on ABC. Was this man actually elected President of the United States twice? (Okay ...

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It's Official: A Recession (Really?)

Rick Horowitz | Posted 01.03.2009 | Business

Read More: George Bush, Economic Slowdown, Treasury Department, Hank Paulson, Tim Geithner, Bush Administration, Economy, George W. Bush, Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve, Timothy Geithner, Ben Bernanke, National Bureau of Economic Research, Barack Obama, Recession, Political Commentary, Political Satire, Business News

Teams of experts comb through every wince and spasm, coast to coast. You may think you're hurting--you may be convinced--but until you hear it from the folks here, it's only speculation.

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Overheard at Barack Obama Strategy Session

William Klein | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: White House, Congress, Colin Powell, Rahm Emanuel, Satire, Richard Holbrooke, John Kerry, David Axelrod, Political Satire, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Politics News

Hillary? Think about it. It's the ultimate Big Gesture and the world will love it. They won't be able to resist. It will be like having Princess Diana stories all the time.

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