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Post-Obama Cyncism Sets in Early: "Why Wait?"

William Klein | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cynicism, Humor, Political Humor, 2008 Presidential Race, Political Satire, Cable News, Keith Olbermann, Barack Obama, John Stewart, American Idol, Politics News
William Klein

In what observers say is the shortest "honeymoon" between the public and a new Administration, dissatisfaction with the Obama Administration began before it was even elected.

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WATCH: John McCain's New Attack Ad "Closing Argument"

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain Closing Argument, Cartoons, John McCain, John McCain Attack Ads, John McCain 2008, Satire, John McCain Campaign, Obama Closing Argument, Mccain Satire, Political Satire, Cartoon, Obama Tv Infomercial, Barack Obama, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Matthew Filipowicz

With even the red states turning on him, I'm tempted to feel sorry for McCain. But then, I remember that he was the one who chose the path that led him to where he is today.

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McCain: A Tragedy in Three Scenes

Matt Mendelsohn | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Shakespeare, Elizabeth Dole, Satire, Sarah Palin, Parody, Halloween, Michele Bachmann, Political Satire, Witches, Politics News
Matt Mendelsohn

"Pagan, Hagan, whoeth is counting, Sister Bachmann? Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon. But voting in November, facts they won't remember."

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Does Ted Stevens Know Prison Is A "Series Of Bars"?

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ted Stevens, Ted Stevens Trial, Ted Stevens Indicted, Ted Stevens Corruption, Ted Stevens Conviction, Ted Stevens Guilty, Satire, Political Satire, Ted Stevens Convicted, Cartoon, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Matthew Filipowicz

Maybe Stevens can ask Palin for help. She was the director of a 527 called "Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service, Inc." Perhaps she can help him form a new one.

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Greenspan Admits: "It Was All My Fault"

William Klein | Posted 11.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial Meltdown, Humor, Satire, Political Humor, Market Crash, Stock Market, Economy, Karl Marx, Economic Crisis, Political Satire, Alan Greenspan, Capitalism, Recession, Business News
William Klein

"I'd been hoping to avoid this getting out," Greenspan said, "but I have an evil twin." With that, he seemed to acquire a bushy head of hair and a white beard and introduced himself as "Karl."

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Glenn Beck Is Now A Made Man

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 11.20.2008 | Media

Read More: Goodfellas, Mafia, Fox and Friends, Glen Beck, Roger Ailes, Animation, Roger Ailes Fox News, The Godfather, Sean Hannity, Satire, Ray Liotta, Rupert Murdoch, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Political Satire, Cartoon, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News Channel, Political Cartoons, Media News
Matthew Filipowicz

Glenn Beck has served the Republicans well, and so now, he gets his own show on the network that respects "fair and balanced" reporting the same way the actual Mafia respects the "law".

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McCain's First Day in Office

Brad Mirman | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Comedy, Political Satire, Mccain, Oval Office, Satire, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Joe Lieberman, Ukraine, Politics News
Brad Mirman

"Oh my God! She has... Talking-Point-Syndrome!"

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W.: A Commentary On the New Oliver Stone Moviee

Wajahat Ali | Posted 11.16.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: George Bush, George W Bush, W., Oliver Stone Bush, George W. Bush, Oliver Stone W, Oliver Stone Bush Movie, Oliver Stone Movie, Josh Brolin, Richard Dreyfuss, Karl Rove, Political Satire W, Colin Powell, Magnificent 7, Political Satire Movie, Condi Rice, Dick Cheney, Bush Administration, Political Satire, Entertainment News
Wajahat Ali

W. is structurally anchored by a straightforward depiction of the buildup to the Iraq War punctuated by a series of quick, erratic flashbacks chronicling the rise of the improbable Shrub.

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Dad'll Be Palin For This For Years

Disgrasian | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Bad Baby Names, Mccain Palin Ticket, Poor Decisions, McCain Palin, Tennessee, Sarah Palin, Sarah Mccain Palin, Satire, Political Satire, Secrets, Politics News
Disgrasian

Mark Ciptak, a new father in Tennessee, "surprised" his wife this week -- by ignoring their chosen baby name "Ava Grace".

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The Daily Szep --Henry Paulson: Strongman

Paul Szep | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Henry Paulson, Political Satire, Wall Street Crisis, Satire, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Paul Szep

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Sarah Palin Answers the Dinosaur Question

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fred Flintsone, Palin Dinosaurs, Palin and Dinosaurs, Mammoth, Sarah Palin Vice President, Dinosaurs, Religion, Creationism, Palin Satire, Satire, Sarah Palin, Religion and Politics, Religious Right, Dino, Sarah Palin on Dinosaurs, Political Satire, Wilma Flintstone, Flintstones, Politics News
Matthew Filipowicz

The truth behind this is that we're all jealous of Sarah Palin. She reminds us of the naive innocence of childhood. Before we were burdened with horrible things like science and facts.

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Sarah Palin Stayed at a Holiday Inn Express Last Night -- Was it Enough?

Peter Samuelson | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Heartbeat Away From the Presidency, Sarah Palin, Holiday Inn Express, Political Satire, Satire, Politics News
Peter Samuelson

Shot over the weekend on a budget of four pizzas by a crew of very, very concerned Americans.

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The Daily Szep -- Heresy on Wall Street

Paul Szep | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Political Satire, Wall Street Crisis, Satire, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Paul Szep

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Elephants in the Room

Sara Geiger | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lipstick on a Pig, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin Reaction, Political Satire, Satire, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Sara Geiger

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Political Fiction on Economic Crisis, 9-11: Slattery's Liberation and DeLillo's Falling Man

Jeff VanderMeer | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Political Satire, 9-11, Books, Economy, Terrorism, Don Delillo, Daily Show, Fiction, Politics News
Jeff VanderMeer

"The collapse was a tsunami, and all of us and the American dream had been on the beach, eyes closed, chairs angled at the sun, too close to the water to get away."

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Spill, Baby, Spill!

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Election and Environment, Hurricane Ike, Environmentalism, Sarah Palin Vice President, McCain Offshore Drilling, Democrats Offshore Drilling, Hurricane Ike Texas, Sarah Palin Cartoon, Drill Baby Drill, Offshore Drilling, Environmental Protection Agency, Oil Spill, Satire, Sarah Palin, Oil, Environment, Political Satire, Vice Presidential Debate 2008, Politics News
Matthew Filipowicz

The scary thing is that the Republicans want more. Even after it's obvious the realities of "drill, baby, drill" are "spill, baby, spill", they still want more.

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Does Sarah Palin Believe in Oil?

Jessica Olien | Posted 11.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Fossil Fuel, Evolution, Oil, Drill Baby Drill, Dinosaurs, Sarah Palin, Intelligent Design, Elementary School, Political Satire, Green News
Jessica Olien

Palin doesn't believe in those funny-lookin' fossils that eventually evolved into you and me. This is extremely funny as she certainly seems to believe in their byproduct oil.

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Sarah Palin's Conversation with Henry Kissinger

Alexis C. Jolly | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice Presidential Debate, Henry Kissinger, Sarah Palin, Political Satire, Intellectual, Satire, Joe Six Pack, Politics News
Alexis C. Jolly

Although Sarah Palin's September 23 conversation with Henry Kissinger was off-limits to reporters, the Huffington Post gained exclusive access to a microphone hidden in Dr. Kissinger's office.

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How I Predicted Sarah Palin's Debate Performance

William Klein | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Politics, Vice Presidential Debate, Humor, Sarah Palin, Turkestan, Political Satire, Joe Biden, Political Humor, Presidential Debates, Barack Obama, Uyrghurs, Politics News
William Klein

You heard it here first--if Sarah Palin turns out to be an alien, or the product of a freak experiment, I get the credit, OK?

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Fresh Faces on the National Scene: My Sons for President

Joel Weinberger | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Foreign Relations, Biden, Politics, Qualifications for Office, Vice Presidential Debate, Satire, Mccain, Obama, Political Satire, Running for Office, Palin, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Joel Weinberger

I watched Sarah Palin's interview with Katie Couric and learned that living next to another country and/or being on a flight path to another country c...

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Palin Excuses

Jill Robinson | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin, Political Satire, Joe Biden, Satire, Vice-Presidential Debate, Politics News
Jill Robinson

With the Wall Street crisis apparently solidly under control due to Senator McCain's yeoman-like work, here are some of the ploys alleged to have been discussed.

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The Story of Silly George -- The King Who Believed in an Imaginary Magicfriendinthesky

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Christianity, Political Satire, Free Market, God, 2008 Election, Fairy Tales, Satire, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

You see, the silly prince's brain had quit working the same way that all people's brains quit working when they decide they've found One Truth that solves everything.

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How Sarah Palin Won The Debate

William Klein | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Political Satire, Joe Biden, Brain, Presidential Debates, Humor, 2008 Presidential Race, Sarah Palin, Vice Presidential Debate, Politics News
William Klein

Gov. Palin's surprising performance began with the first question, "How will Uyghur nationalism affect the future of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement?"

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This Week in Blackness, Episode #7: Was There a Debate Recently?

Elon James White | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Elon James White, This Week in Blackness, Presidential Debates, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Mccain Parody, Political Satire, Politics News
Elon James White

The Brooklyn Comedy Company is proud to present its 7th installment of the web series "This Week in Blackness" on the Huffington Post. With this epis...

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Preview of Palin's Debate Victory

David Misch | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin, Political Satire, Vice Presidential Debate, 2008 Election, Satire, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
David Misch

Calm down, folks -- I guarantee that Sarah Palin's performance on Thursday will be coherent and articulate. Why? Has everyone forgotten Bush's first debate?

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