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Tea Party NY Gov Candidate's E-Mails Exposed: Racism, Porn, Bestiality | TPMMuckraker
Tea Party candidate for NY governor is crazy; water still wet; film at 11.
politics  ny  crazy  teaparty  from twitter
april 2010 by Remy
Palin's Resignation: The Edited Version | vanityfair.com
If you watched Sarah Palin’s resignation speech, you know one thing: her high-priced speechwriters moved back to the Beltway long ago. Just how poorly constructed was the governor’s holiday-weekend address? We asked V.F.’s red-pencil-wielding executive literary editor, , together with representatives from the and departments, to whip it into publishable shape. Here is the colorful result.
sarahpalin  politics  editing  funny 
july 2009 by Remy
The Irony of Satire: Political Ideology and the Motivation to See What You Want to See in The Colbert Report -- LaMarre et al. 14 (2): 212 -- The International Journal of Press/Politics
"...conservatives were more likely to report that Colbert only pretends to be joking and genuinely meant what he said while liberals were more likely to report that Colbert used satire and was not serious when offering political statements. "
funny  colbert  science  research  irony  politics 
april 2009 by Remy
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall - Errol Morris Blog - NYTimes.com
Eight years of Bush administration press pool photography, as selected by the head photo editors of AP, AFP, and Reuters.
politics  photos  analysis  nytimes  media  bush  photography  journalism 
january 2009 by Remy
Requiem for a Maverick : Rolling Stone
"John McCain ran one of the most incompetent, schizo campaigns in history — and for that we owe him big-time."
politics  election2k8  mccain  obama  usa 
december 2008 by Remy
John Walcott: Truth is not subjective
"Does the truth lie halfway between say, slavery and abolition, or between segregation and civil rights, or between communism and democracy? If you quote Dietrich Bonhoeffer or Winston Churchill, in other words, must you then give equal time and credence to Hitler and Joseph Goebbels? If you write an article that's critical of John McCain, are you then obligated to devote an identical number of words to criticism of Barack Obama, and vice versa?"
politics  news  media  journalism  truth 
october 2008 by Remy
WrestlingClassics.com Message Board: JIM CORNETTE'S GUIDE TO GETTING VOTES FOR BARACK OBAMA
A bit surreal that Jim Cornette has written such a verbose political screed, but I'm not going to complain.
politics  election2k8  wrestling  forumpost  jimcornette 
october 2008 by Remy
Interview Sarah Palin - InterviewPalin.com
Great single serving site.
funny  politics  interview  palin  election2k8  satire 
september 2008 by Remy
SHOUTS & MURMURS: My Gal: Humor: The New Yorker
"if you put lipstick on my pig, do you know what the difference will be between that pig and a pit bull? I’ll tell you: a pit bull can easily kill a pig."
funny  politics  satire  writing  obama  palin  election2k8  newyorker 
september 2008 by Remy
Sadly, No! » Even Worseness: The Even-Worsening
So that WSJ article, about Obama being too skinny? Turns out the WSJ writer - who had quoted people on a Yahoo message board - started the thread specifically asking people if he was too skinny. WHAT RESEARCH! WHAT JOURNALISM!
obama  wsj  journalism  politics  election2k8 
august 2008 by Remy
Get Your War On: The Watch List
GYWO returns in animated form. Kind of weird seeing a formerly clip art strip animated so well.
funny  video  comics  terrorism  politics 
august 2008 by Remy
Countdown with Keith Olbermann - A Unique Newscast that Counts Down the Day’s Top Stories - Get the Latest Transcripts, TV Schedule & Video Highlights - MSNBC.comCountdown with Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann gets a new site. If only I could get his show as a podcast.
blog  commentary  media  news  politics  tv  video  keitholbermann 
june 2008 by Remy
ivan krstić · code culture » Sic Transit Gloria Laptopi
Long essay about how the OLPC screwed the pooch.
blogpost  essay  olpc  opensource  politics  software  mac  linux  education 
may 2008 by Remy
Commentary: An 'average' American will never be president - CNN.com
The only conclusion my average brain could derive from this is that Roland Martin hates America.
cnn  news  politics  commentary  election2k8  via:flargh 
april 2008 by Remy
Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle
via Anil Dash
barackobama  funny  odd  politics 
february 2008 by Remy
In Matters Big and Small, Crossing Giuliani Had Price - New York Times
The Times takes a swing at Giuliani. Who is writing all these hit pieces, anyhow?
election2k8  giuliani  hitpiece  nyc  nytimes  politics 
january 2008 by Remy
Super Deluxe - Power Play 2008
Hunter and Austin (of Defenders Of Stan) do up a new show. It just could. Go. All. The. Way.
video  channel102  politics  sports  funny  superdeluxe 
july 2007 by Remy
Think Progress » Time's Up On Escalation
A list of people who said to give the war six more months six months ago.
politics  war 
july 2007 by Remy
Annals of National Security: The General’s Report: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker
How Antonio Taguba, who investigated the Abu Ghraib scandal, became one of its casualties.
politics  iraq  war  torture  bush  toread 
june 2007 by Remy
World Without Oil :: Document Your Life In The New Reality
WORLD WITHOUT OIL is an alternate reality event, a serious game for the public good.
arg  etech07  games  politics 
may 2007 by Remy
Tom Tomorrow: What They Said
I was planning to mark the fourth anniversary of the start of the war by looking back at some of the more remarkable statements pundits made at the time.
comics  funny  politics 
april 2007 by Remy
Newsvine - Hacking John McCain
"You see, John McCain's people commandeered my world-renowned MySpace design template and did a few things wrong..."
funny  myspace  politics 
march 2007 by Remy
Why I Was Fired - New York Times
"The public has a right to believe that prosecution decisions are made on legal, not political, grounds."
bush  law  politics  scandal  nytimes 
march 2007 by Remy
The Cold Bath
This podcast contains Michael Blieden's recorded interviews with an anonymous subject who, for 40 years, was a political consultant in New York City.
podcast  politics  interview  nyc 
march 2007 by Remy
Spitzer stands by "steamroller" boast | Politics News | Reuters.com
"I am a fucking steamroller and I'll roll over you or anybody else."
spitzer  ny  politics  language 
february 2007 by Remy
The Advocate - Party of one - and it isn't Lieberman
TONIGHT, ON "HOLY JOE": A wrinkle in Lieberman's political planning leads to hilarious consequences. (Seriously, read this.)
funny  politics  lieberman 
november 2006 by Remy
Crooks and Liars » Countdown: Making adjustments to the language of making adjustments
"Evidently, someone at the White House needs a little help with The Google."
keitholbermann  bush  words  war  politics  video 
october 2006 by Remy
Wired News: Bully for You
"Bully is, in many ways, the ultimate Rockstar game."
games  ps2  politics  rockstar 
october 2006 by Remy
Stephen Colbert Has America by the Ballots -- New York Magazine
"So to anyone who worried that Colbert would wither as a one-note parody, stunted by The Daily Show’s shadow, take heed: He now stands astride the political landscape, his mob of followers at the ready."
colbert  funny  interview  politics  satire 
october 2006 by Remy
Hoffmania!: Olbermann Gives The Commentary of a Lifetime
"And there is something worse still than this vast gaping hole in this city, and in the fabric of our nation. There is its symbolism of the promise unfulfilled, the urgent oath, reduced to lazy execution."
keitholbermann  commentary  politics  bush 
september 2006 by Remy
The Olbermann factor | Salon News
Olbermann interview.
media  news  politics  tv  keitholbermann 
september 2006 by Remy
Lieberman Shocker: "If Defeated in November, I Will Refuse to Vacate Seat" | The Huffington Post
"Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman stunned Washington today by announcing that if he loses the general election in November, he will refuse to vacate his seat in the Senate."
parody  politics  funny 
august 2006 by Remy
Tom Suozzi Steals False Support From New York Magazine / Jossip
Nice quote manipulation, you schmuck.
newyork  politics 
august 2006 by Remy
A Senate Race in Connecticut - New York Times
NYT endorses Lamont.
politics  editorial 
july 2006 by Remy
Baghdad starts to collapse as its people flee a life of death - World - Times Online
Heartbreaking.
war  bush  politics 
july 2006 by Remy
Area man mistakes Onion story for reality | Salon Life
Silly wingnut, satire is for kids.
politics  satire  notinonthejoke 
july 2006 by Remy
Letter From Bill Keller on The Times's Banking Records Report - New York Times
The following is a letter Bill Keller, the executive editor of The Times, has sent to readers who have written to him about The Times's publication of information about the government's examination of international banking records
politics  news  government  usa  war  terrorism 
june 2006 by Remy
Fancy Robot: In Defense of Jon Stewart or Your column at a major newspaper doesn't mean you're not an idiot
Liliana knocks this one out of the park.
thedailyshow  tv  politics  snark  commentary 
june 2006 by Remy
Anti-Terror Funding Cut In D.C. and New York
"A DHS risk scorecard for the city asserted that the home of the Empire State Building and the Brooklyn Bridge has "zero" national monuments or icons." Fuck you, Chertoff.
nyc  politics  war  bush 
june 2006 by Remy
Think Progress » Desperate for Supporters, DeLay Turns to Stephen Colbert
"A good sign that Tom DeLay doesn’t have the facts on his side: the top source for his latest defense against his critics is Stephen Colbert."
colbert  comedy  tv  politics  blogpost 
may 2006 by Remy
Tom Friedman's Flexible Deadlines
Or, "How Many Times Can Tom Friedman Say 6 Months Over Three And A Half Years?"
media  news  politics  war 
may 2006 by Remy
Senator John Kerry | The Right to Dissent
"Dissenters are not always right, but it is always a warning sign when they are accused of unpatriotic sentiments by politicians seeking a safe harbor from debate, from accountability, or from the simple truth."
speeches  words  war  politics  dissent 
may 2006 by Remy
colbert.speech.wh.correspondents.dinner.avi
Video of the speech mentioned in the other link.
politics  speeches  video  colbert 
april 2006 by Remy
Colbert Lampoons Bush at White House Correspondents Dinner-- President Does Not Seem Amused
"Colbert, who spoke in the guise of his talk show character, who ostensibly supports the president strongly, urged the Bush to ignore his low approval ratings, saying they were based on reality, 'and reality has a well-known liberal bias.'"
bush  colbert  comedy  funny  politics  awesome 
april 2006 by Remy
TSG: Dick Cheney's Suite Demands
Dick Cheney's contract rider; requires Sprite, 68 degree temperatures, and all TVs tuned to Fox News.
politics  odd  cheney  demands 
march 2006 by Remy
onegoodmove: Stephen Colbert Interviews Keith Olbermann
Two of my favorite men at the same table.
politics  funny  video  colbert 
march 2006 by Remy
Henry Rollins reported as Australian security threat, writes kind letter back
"Please tell your government and everyone in your office to go fuck themselves. Tell them twice. If your boss is looking for something to do, you can tell him I suggest he go fuck himself. Baghdad's safer than my hometown and your PM is a sissy. You have
politics  war  snark 
february 2006 by Remy
Iran Renames Danish Pastries - Yahoo! News
Freedom Fries redux?
food  absurd  politics  religion  war 
february 2006 by Remy
Think Progress » EXCLUSIVE EMAILS: Jack Abramoff Describes Relationship With President Bush
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bush  email  news  politics  scandal 
february 2006 by Remy
The Scientific Activist: BREAKING NEWS: George Deutsch Did Not Graduate From Texas A &amp
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politics  science  sham 
february 2006 by Remy
Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly, International
An organization of hope.
billoreilly  blog  funny  media  politics 
february 2006 by Remy
TerriPAC
Michael Schiavo's new PAC for individual rights and freedoms.
politics  religion  schiavo 
february 2006 by Remy
Think Progress » The Echelon Myth
"The Clinton administration program, code-named Echelon, complied with FISA."
bush  clinton  politics  email 
december 2005 by Remy
The Video Game Revolution: "Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked" by Henry Jenkins | PBS
education  games  reference  violence  media  politics 
december 2005 by Remy
Capitol Hill Blue: Bush on the Constitution: 'It's just a goddamned piece of paper'
"I’ve talked to three people present for the meeting that day and they all confirm that the President of the United States called the Constitution 'a goddamned piece of paper.'"
bush  news  politics  absurd 
december 2005 by Remy
WeeklyRadioAddress.com
[via mefi]
funny  politics  podcast 
october 2005 by Remy
Harvey Danger Releases Third Album As Free MP3s
Good to see more bands wisening up to the power of the internet.
mp3  music  politics  cool 
september 2005 by Remy
Bush Needs A Bathroom Break
WTF?
bush  funny  politics  photos 
september 2005 by Remy
get your war on | page k
Katrina edition of the awesomest web comic ever.
comics  katrina  politics 
september 2005 by Remy
Newsweek: How Bush Blew It
Required reading.
bush  katrina  news  politics 
september 2005 by Remy
Think Progress » KATRINA TIMELINE
Good resource.
news  politics  katrina 
september 2005 by Remy
Attytood: When the levee breaks
"It appears that the money has been moved in the president’s budget to handle homeland security and the war in Iraq, and I suppose that’s the price we pay." [via amberglow]
neworleans  analysis  politics  bush 
august 2005 by Remy
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Although I Like a Good George W. Bush Joke as Much as the Next Guy, Some of Them Seem Gratuitous and Mean-Spirited.
via Liliana; much needed humor on a down day.
bizarre  bush  funny  politics 
july 2005 by Remy
Whiskey Bar: Vouching for Karl
Complete list of every damning quote from the White House about Karl Rove over the last year.
politics 
july 2005 by Remy
The Poor Man: I'm Not Sure How Many More Corners We Can Stand To Turn
"Kennedy was shot on a sunny day, but most newspapers didn’t lead with the nice weather."
war  politics 
july 2005 by Remy
Plogress
Blog with specific pages of legislation for each congressional representative. Nice.
politics  news  blog  cool 
may 2005 by Remy
Congress confuses file sharing with manslaughter | The Register
"Since involuntary manslaughter brings, on average, anywhere from 0 to 36 months' incarceration, one might well question the morality of going harder on those who trade files than on those who negligently cut short the lives of fellow citizens."
copyright  law  politics  absurd 
april 2005 by Remy
The Storm that Wrecked Bernie Kerik's Career
How the might have fallen - and continue to fall. [via Gothamist]
nyc  politics  schadenfreude 
march 2005 by Remy
"In other words, the GOP just guaranteed every American universal health coverage."
Unintentional after-effect of the Schiavo case?
schiavo  politics  law 
march 2005 by Remy
Abstract Appeal's Schiavo Information Page
Fantastic resource I've been referring to all day.
news  politics  religion  schiavo  law 
march 2005 by Remy
FCC Declares Cornholing Not Offensive
Despite this being a great day for America, the Cornballer is still not legal anywhere.
arresteddevelopment  politics  language  tv  decency  fcc  censorship 
march 2005 by Remy
Anil Dash: Non-Blogger Fired For Blogging!
via Kottke
blog  politics  media 
february 2005 by Remy
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Today, Some Lists.
"THINGS I'D PROBABLY SAY IF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION WERE JUST A WEEKLY TV SHOW AND I WERE A REGULAR VIEWER."
funny  politics  lists 
january 2005 by Remy
CNN.com - Poll: Nation split on Bush as uniter or divider - Jan 19, 2005
Best. Headline. Ever. [via mefi]
news  politics  funny 
january 2005 by Remy
CNN.com - Bush: 'Sometimes, words have consequences' - Jan 14, 2005
Understatement of the century, coming from him.
words  politics  war  bush 
january 2005 by Remy
Electablog: In God He Trusts
"I don't see how you can be president at least from my perspective, how you can be president, without a relationship with the Lord."
politics  religion  absurd  bush 
january 2005 by Remy
UN Undersecretary did not single out the US as being stingy
Was referring to all Western nations. Actually refused to name countries.
flood  politics 
december 2004 by Remy
Textbook disclaimer stickers
via Waxy
books  funny  politics  religion  useful 
november 2004 by Remy
Condi Rice is Angry!!
Your Daily Medication On America's Dour National Security Advisor. [via Devoter]
funny  politics  rice 
november 2004 by Remy
New C.I.A. Chief Tells Workers to Back Administration Policies
"As agency employees we do not identify with, support or champion opposition to the administration or its policies," Mr. Goss said in the memorandum, which was circulated late on Monday.
absurd  politics 
november 2004 by Remy
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