Convention Bounce? Depends…
[ Comments Off ]Posted on September 16, 2008 by admin in Comics
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008A cheap joke, but John wet himself anyway…
What If WhatsHisName Wins?
[ Comments Off ]Posted on September 5, 2008 by admin in Politics
Friday, September 5th, 2008This is all moot if the press would shut up about what’s-her-name
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In case you’ve forgotten, these are the
two viable candidates this year. There are
others, but they can’t get face time on Fox, so who gives a crap, right mate?
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If the corporate media doesn’t eventually STFU (that link’s NSFW, BTW) about John McCain’s pick for VP, and if enough Americans once again line up like lemmings to vote for the person with whom they’d be most comfortable having a barbeque at the trailer park, some of us may want to be seeking citizenship elsewhere. Fortunately, there are lots of resources on the web. Even a fluff site like AskMen.com offers up a piece called Fine Living Top 10: Dual-Citizenship Countries. Apparently though, things aren’t as simple as the old Jus soli and Jus sanguinis. For instance, head over to extrapassport.com, where they advise: “Before you PAY anybody to provide you with a new citizenship, check if the procedure described by your provider is listed in our Handbook”. Which ironically costs USD $63.99. But wait, they have better deals; for a mere USD24.95 you can download the Estonia Residency & Citizenship Handbook. Barring a major Russian offensive, Estonia is apparently shaping up to be quite a nice new member of the EU. If you don’t feel like giving your credit card number to strange web sites that probably operate on former U.K. gunnery posts in the Atlantic, check out MultipleCitizenship.com’s Citizenship Laws of the World, which was prepared by the US government Office of Personnel Management in 2001, which I guess was the last time a bunch of us were suddenly thinking of renouncing our citizenship. Lastly, if you’re hemmorrhaging cash, why not buy an island ? As an example, this little baby (8 acres) is only CAD $250,000…
Hillary The Undead Rises Again
[ Comments Off ]Posted on August 15, 2008 by admin in Politics
Friday, August 15th, 2008…and again, and again, and again…
Although pitched as a device to promote unity within the Democratic party, Hillary Clinton’s push for a roll call at the convention and Barack Obama’s concession both strike me as more divisive than unifying. At a time when Obama is running literally neck-and-neck (although McCain doesn’t have much neck left) with McCain, it seems to me to be a purely political, brand-building move for the Clintons. The popular news media that so gleefully shapes the election process these days will have a field day ranting about the Clintons at a time when the party’s presumptive candidate could obviously use a boost. It’s precisely this kind of politicking that drives people like me to launch their own campaign. In any case, ABC News’ Jake Tapper had an interesting piece last week – Deconstructing Hillary – that covers the topic in an historical context and also offers the interesting insight that Hillary still (as of August 1) refers to Obama as “my opponent”.
Will Obama Need a Dick Tuck?
[ Comments Off ]Posted on August 9, 2008 by admin in Politics
Saturday, August 9th, 2008Or Am I Making A Mountain Out Of A Mole?
While a lot of people, specifically liberals, feel comfortable that Barack Obama’s smooth, articulate style will help him win against the stodgy, brain-fart-laden mannerisms of John McCain, let’s not forget America’s recent political history. Richard Nixon’s presidency will forever be a reminder that even a surly, humorless, sweaty-lipped used car salesman can run for president and win. Even when a legendary prankster like Dick Tuck is working against him. I say legendary, even though I’d never heard of him until yesterday. If anyone out there can find a photo of Mr. Tuck, I’d like to see it. The only image I could find (at left) is from the museumofhoaxes.com site. By the way, I STRONGLY discourage doing a Google Image Search for “Dick Tuck”.
Why Would We Pay Hillary Clinton to Lose in the Primaries?
[ Comments Off ]Posted on June 25, 2008 by admin in Politics
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008Hillary the Undead wants every last penny she can get, even though she already had a bunch of pennies and wasted them on candy.
Barack Obama is asking donors to help Hillary with her debt. Now hold on a minute. If she had just freakin’ dropped out of the race instead of serving up her perpetual encore performance of Hillary the Undead, would she even be in debt? And besides, isn’t half the debt a result of money she loaned to herself? Go ahead suckers. Here’s your “Donate” link. But be aware that the reason she’s laughing so hard in that picture on the left is because she’s on the way to the bank. Frankly, I think it would be a much better use of your money to donate it to someone like me who could actually use it though. So here’s a way for you to donate to my “I Need Money More Than Hillary Fund”. Just click the PayPal button below. I’m serious.