Here’s Jon Stewart’s absolutely hilarious take on the hypocritical conservative love for Vladimir Putin and our “weak, mom-jean-wearing dictator king” president. How, in one...
Jon Stewart on Conservative Love for “Big Vladdy”
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Old Man Yells at Clouds, Kids on His Lawn
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) apparently isn’t aware that the Cold War ended over 20 years ago long before President Obama was even elected as an Illinois state senator. During an interview today...
Worst Person in the World
It looks like Arizona’s own Sheriff Joe Arpaio has a long-lost brother living in North Carolina. Alamance County, North Carolina Sheriff Terry S. Johnson has some explaining to do to the...
Sorry Not Sorry
House Oversight Comittee Chairman Darrell Issa has reportedly offered some form of apology to Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) for cutting him off, but last night on Fox News Issa accused...
Paul Ryan’s Poor-Shaming Paper Bag Story is a Fake
After a commenter at Talking Points Memo pointed out that Paul Ryan’s poor-shaming sack lunch story sounded awfully familiar, Wonkette.com picked up the story and ran with it. As the commenter...
War Powers
Artist – Nick Anderson In other news, The Virginia state legislature has finally voted to repeal the state’s ban on oral sex. I’m sure Ken Cuccinelli is very disappointed...
Outreach
This was the scene today at the CPAC panel on minority outreach. As you can see, the room was packed. There was hardly anywhere to sit. (photo via @JohnJHudak) Continue reading → Continue...
GOP House Won’t Condemn Issa
Not surprisingly, House Republicans, and more specifically Eric Cantor, shielded Oversight Committee chairman Darrell Issa from condemnation today one day after rudely cutting off Rep. Elijah...
Paul Ryan Shames Poor Parents, Poor Kids
I was going to say something witty or snarky about this, but frankly this may be the most despicable thing Paul Ryan has ever said. [Ryan] told an anecdote he said was relayed to him by Eloise...
The Only Anti-American Person in the Room is Pat Toomey
During his speech at CPAC — the GOP’s version of vacation bible school — Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) said one of the most distinctly anti-Americans I can think of while accusing Debo...
Regardless of the Outcome
Artist – Chan Lowe In other news, Oversight Committee chairman and chief bullshitter Darrell Issa says his phony IRS investigation may have hit a “dead end.” That would be news only...
What Not to Buy
Jon Stewart makes a few timely points as House Republicans introduced a bill today to prevent people from using food stamps to buy weed. (spoiler: you already can’t) Yes, you do hear all these...
It All Began With Benghazi… and Keystone XL
Everyone has their own theory for why the Russian invasion of Crimea is Obama’s fault. Senator Lindsey Graham says it all began with Benghazi, but Representative Paul Ryan thinks it probably...
House GOP Duped Into No Food Stamps for Weed Bill
What began as a fake news report on a satirical website and found it’s way into the halls of the Colorado state capital has now landed in the House of Representatives. Representative Gosar has...
Darrell Issa is an Ethics Nightmare and a Coward
Watch House Oversight Chairman Darrell “Witch Hunt” Issa (R-CA) rudely cut off and condescend Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD), the ranking Democrat on the Oversight Committee. In...
Nightmare Bear
Artist – John Cole In other news, wealthy Chinese residents are reportedly fleeing their luxury homes in the mainland and moving to the country or, in some cases literally, to another country...
Chuck Duprey Tells Colbert His Obamacare Horror Story
Stephen Colbert and the Republicans can’t find any real Obamacare horror stories so Colbert enlisted Patrick Stewart to tell him one. Poor Betty is not alone, in fact so many Obamacare horror...
Paul Ryan Misrepresented Economists He Cited
The Financial Times reports that House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) either misstated or outright misrepresented the findings and opinions of economists which he included in his analysis...
Rand Paul is Running for President
Here’s the surest sign yet that Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is both running for president and is a shameless weasel. Paul is reportedly asking Kentucky lawmakers to file a bill clarifying a state...
Let’s Repeal Obamacare. Again.
Others say this is an attempt to “effectively delay” the individual mandate, but I would say it’s an attempt to effectively repeal the individual mandate. President Obama apparently...