From BillionairesForWealthcare.com
Very original way to counter protest the tea baggers. The people in the video looked like they didn't understand that it was satire.
Andy Cobb and Josh Funk have some fun with Dana Milbank and Chris Cillizza for their terribly unfunny attempt at humor at the Washington Post, Post's Milbank, flashing Hillary Clinton photo: "We won't tell you who's getting a bottle of Mad Bitch" beer.
Update:
From Howard Kurtz: Post's Video 'Theater' Ends Its Run, Hosts Apologize for Off-Color Clinton Joke:
As the folks at "Morning Joe" were sharing guffaws over Glenn Beck's keerazee schtick the other day, some of them were speculating that Stephen Colbert might have to give up his parody-of-a-right-wing-talker act, since Beck had reached a level of self-parody that Colbert couldn't hope to match.
Au contraire.
Obviously, Beck is quickly becoming the most flavorful grist for Colbert's satirical mill. Witness the "1031 Project" unveiled last night -- inspired by Beck's "912 Project" lunacy.
The key line came after Colbert played the audio of Beck trashing the 9/11 victims' families back in 2005:
You know, it took me about a year to start hating the 9/11 victims' families. ... I don't hate all of them, I hate about, probably about ten of them. But when I see 9/11 victim family, you know, on television, or whatever, I'm just like, 'Oh, shut up.' I'm so sick of them. Because they're always complaining. And we did our best for them.
Colbert's rejoinder:
Good point. The 912 Project is not for families directly affected by 9/11. Just people building their careers on it.
It's been on my list to send a shout-out to our Canadian readers (love you guys) but here the delightful Paula Poundstone does it for me, and way funnier than I could, too.
Open thread below.
Courtesy of Sam Seder...George W. Bush keeps telling us that it's for historians to judge the success of his presidency, so thanks to Break Room Live, we travel into the future to find out what the historians think.
Dave Letterman helps us say good bye to George W. Bush with his Top Ten Favorite GWB Moments. (h/t Seth)
I know that comedy should push the envelope occasionally and make you uncomfortable, but sorry, I'm having a hard time finding teh funny in this SNL skit from last night.
Cast member Jason Sudeikis plays a federal agent eager to rid Gitmo of instruments of torture in its "Going Out of Business" sale.
What does it say about this country that we can joke about torturing others with car batteries, jumper cables and waterboarding? Woo hoo, it's hilarious to offer german shepherds used to threaten and terrorize detainees on a "buy two, get the third for free" deal. Here's a knee slapper: let's violate the Geneva Conventions, but don't look back for accountability to those responsible, and hey, maybe we'll joke about it on the longest-running comedy program on American network television!
Nope, still not finding teh funny.
