May 2009 Archives

What to Do When It All Goes Down? Ask a Correspondent

By CQ-Roll Call Group | May 31, 2009 2:23 PM | | Comments (0)

We could all use a little insight on how to weather the fall of civilization -- or more to the point, economic and social collapse. Build a bunker? Stash the cash in a mattress? The Daily Show correspondents offer their advice.

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Ask a Correspondent - Economic Collapse
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When Take Your Child To Work Day Goes Terribly Awry

By CQ-Roll Call Group | May 21, 2009 11:03 AM | | Comments (0)

The Onion imagines a scenario where an unruly, spoiled brat throws a tantrum during a Congressional hearing. And no, we're not talking about the auto executives.


Congressman's Son Won't Shut The Hell Up During Hearing

When the Bad Guys in the Market Get the 'Shaft'

By CQ-Roll Call Group | May 20, 2009 2:07 PM | | Comments (0)

Who gets called when the stocks keep falling, the bad guys are haulin' and there ain't no where else to go? "Dow Jones." He may work outside the law but he's keeping it real.

Will Ferrell Returns As George W. Bush on SNL Season Finale

By CQ-Roll Call Group | May 18, 2009 9:28 AM | | Comments (0)

While former Vice President Dick Cheney has emerged from his undisclosed location to be a vocal critic of Pres. Obama, Cheney's old boss has stayed out of the limelight. Luckily Will Ferrell, who does a killer George W. Bush impression, was not as reticent as the former president in his return to SNL. In the opening skit of last Saturday's season finale, Ferrell and Darrell Hammond reunited to reprise their old roles of Bush and Cheney. Good stuff.

Will YouTube Sink A Potential Supreme Court Nominee?

By CQ-Roll Call Group | May 15, 2009 5:44 PM | | Comments (0)

In the old days, as long as it wasn't on one of the three network TV stations or on the radio, a person could say just about anything and not have it used against them in a Supreme Court nomination hearing. But with the advent of YouTube, one of Obama's picks may find out that anything they said anytime, anywhere can be used against them in a Supreme Court of law. Video courtesy of SlateV.


Arizona State, The Harvard of Playboy's Top 10

By CQ-Roll Call Group | May 14, 2009 10:09 AM | | Comments (0)

Before assuming the lofty position of funny political videos blogger, your humble host worked for the largest newspaper in Tucson, Arizona, home of the University of Arizona. During that time I learned that if there is one thing Tucsonans love - other than fish tacos and saguaro cacti - it's making fun of that vacuous party school to the north, Arizona State University. So it was with great joy that I watched this Daily Show clip mocking ASU for refusing to give President Obama an honorary degree. Take that, Sun Devils.

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Arizona State Snubs Obama
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Wanda Syke's WHPD Jokes Went Over Like Torture

By CQ-Roll Call Group | May 12, 2009 6:36 PM | | Comments (1)

Just how far is too far when telling a joke at the White House Correspondents' Dinner? Comparing someone to Osama bin Laden and wishing for their kidneys to fail - yeah, that's probably too far. Now comedian Wanda Sykes is feeling the wrath for her controversial pokes at conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh. But at least she didn't waterboard anyone... right?

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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
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Obama Goes Off Script For Laughs At the White House Correspondents' Dinner

By CQ-Roll Call Group | May 11, 2009 12:40 PM | | Comments (2)

Anyone surprised by President Obama's sometimes biting humor at the White House Correspondents Dinner obviously didn't catch then-candidate Obama roasting John McCain at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation in Manhattan a few weeks before the election. By now you've probably seen the highlights of the president's stand-up routine this past Saturday night, but the whole thing is worth watching. Our favorite joke of the evening: "No president in history has ever named three commerce secretaries this quickly. Which reminds me, if Judd Gregg is here, your business cards are ready now."

Watch the rest of Obama's routine after the jump...

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Somalia, A Libertarian's Paradise

By CQ-Roll Call Group | May 8, 2009 11:44 AM | | Comments (0)

Tired of all your hard-earned money going to socialistic enterprises like schools and roads? Then it's time for a vacation to Somalia, government-free since 1991. In Somalia, all services are maintained by "rational self-interest... and Libertarian magic dust." Bon voyage!

The Onion Parodies A Coup Attempt At The United Nations

By CQ-Roll Call Group | May 6, 2009 11:40 AM | | Comments (0)

If one were compiling a list of the world's most powerful jobs, Secretary General of the United Nations might fall somewhere between small-town mayor and little league coach. Which is why this Onion News Network report of a coup inside the UN is so hysterical...


Ambassador Stages Coup At UN, Issues Long List of Non-Binding Resolutions

Red State Update's Advice for Not Contracting Swine Flu: Stay Away From Tacos

By CQ-Roll Call Group | May 5, 2009 9:18 AM | | Comments (0)

If you've never seen Red State Update, this week's episode on swine flu is a good initiation. Funny as always, but much less raunchy than usual. Dunlap (right) had a great time in Talledega infecting everyone with swine flu, and Jackie (left) shows how easy it is to smoke with a surgical mask on.

First Pig to Contract Swine Flu Caught on Tape

By CQ-Roll Call Group | May 1, 2009 10:57 AM | | Comments (0)

Researchers have identified the first pig known to have contracted the dreaded swine flu. And he's an ornery SOB. In this exclusive video, Swineface curses humanity for its mistreatment of his swine-brethren ("What's up with Porky Pig? Why can't he wear pants?"), and says the whole thing is just a government conspiracy. "God told you I was dirty," squeals a defiant Swineface. "You should have listened to him. And now, I want what's coming to me." What a swine.

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