Category: Satire
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Surgeon Sage Says
“Surgeon Sage Says” (circa 1915)
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Leno: Obama’s ‘Encouraging More Americans to Give Up Looking for Work’ to Bring Down Unemployment
Talking about how the unemployment rate only fell last month because of the number of people that dropped out of the labor force, Leno quipped that the President is “encouraging more Americans to give up looking for work so the numbers will come down a little bit” via NewsBusters.org. Ouch! Video at the link.
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Obesity the Greatest Threat to National Security
?! Really? At the link is a quick video of a promo for an upcoming Dr. Oz. We should get something out of the way early; Dr. Oz (IMHO) is a complete quack and why the FLOTUS would go on such a show is beyond me. It’s beneath her and the position she holds. But…
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DNC Proudly Displays Russian Ships
On the last night of the Democratic National Convention, a retired Navy four-star took the stage to pay tribute to veterans. Behind him, on a giant screen, the image of four hulking warships reinforced his patriotic message. But there was a big mistake in the stirring backdrop: those are Russian warships. … These were the…
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Poem on Congress
CONGRESS Full of jack-assery; Should be a glass menagerie Of the most morally thoughtful minds, But instead it’s a sty full of bleeding-heart blue hacks, And red holy-rollers who probably grind Hunks of yellow scale into white powder … via artlesspoems. Go read the rest… Excellent Bud.
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Robber Armed with 2-by-4 on West Side (Rahm demands lumber registry)
A police alert warns Lawndale residents about a robber who threatens and beats his victims with a 2-by-4. … The robber was described as a black man with a dark complexion, between 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-11, weighing 150 to 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored baseball hat and a dark top, police said.via…
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The Media’s Unholy Relationship with Obama
On the evening of Tuesday, June 30, 2009—just five months into his administration—Barack Obama invited a small group of presidential historians to dine with him in the Family Quarters of the White House. His chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, personally delivered the invitations with a word of caution: the meeting was to remain private and…
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Self Defense Now a Federal Issue
House Democrats said Tuesday they will offer an amendment to push to overturn stand-your-ground self-defense laws in states like Florida. The amendment, which would withhold some grants from states that have such laws, will come as part of the House’s debate on the Commerce Department spending bill. “‘Shoot-first’ laws have already cost too many lives.…
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I truly believe that what the poor people in our community need is not more handouts from the government — which only makes them more enslaved to the government — but real freedom. Dr. Paul is a huge supporter of freedom. This is good news.
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How Big Should Government Be?
A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.— Gerald Ford, Joint Statement to Congress, August 12, 1974. I had not heard this before two days ago (yes, I don’t know where I’ve been either.) But it struck me. We, as a…