Jon Stewart Lampoons Sen. Stevens’ Net Nonsense

“The Daily Shows” host tees off on Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens’ instantly infamous speech about Net Neutrality—which Stewart likened to “something you’d hear from a crazy old man in an airport bar at 3 a.m.”

Posted on Jul 12, 2006 READ MORE  | 368 READS

Bush, Infallible to His Sycophants

Testifying before Congress yesterday, the Justice Department’s top lawyer had a succinct answer to a question posed by a senator about whether Bush was wrong or right in his interpretation of the Supreme Court’s Hamdan case: “The President is always right.”

Posted on Jul 12, 2006 READ MORE  | 21 READS

Colbert Sounds Off on the Feminine Ideal

Stephen Colbert has some thoughtful advice on the female quest for beauty.

Posted on Jul 11, 2006 READ MORE  | 10 READS

Jon Stewart Mocks Bush’s Claims on Diplomacy

“The Daily Show” host uses a montage of video clips of Bush alternately dismissing and praising the use of diplomacy in dealing with WMD-bent dictators like Saddam Hussein and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il.

Posted on Jul 11, 2006 READ MORE  | 119 READS

Sen. Stevens’ Internet Ignorance Goes Viral

Check out a glorious techno mash-up song of Sen. Ted Stevens’ instantly infamous speech last week on Internet technologies, in which the 85-year-old chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee—which is debating Net Neutrality—betrayed his woefully inadequate grasp of Net fundamentals.
(h/t: Crooks and Liars)

Posted on Jul 11, 2006 READ MORE  | 53 READS

Rep. Barney Frank Rails Against Anti-Gambling Bill

The Democratic congressman from Massachusetts slams the GOP for its attempt to legislate morality in the realm of online poker (while Republicans hypocritically protect other forms of gambling). Money quote: “If we were to outlaw for adults everything that college students abuse we would all just sit at home and do nothing!”

Posted on Jul 11, 2006 READ MORE  | 47 READS

Colbert’s Method of Flag Disposal

The “Colbert Report” host has a novel method for getting rid of unserviceable U.S. flags…

Posted on Jul 10, 2006 READ MORE  | 59 READS

Bush’s Mysterious Bulge, Explained

Remember the unexplained shape visible under Bush’s jacket during the 2004 debates? A German TV station has solved the mystery: It’s Bush’s gas tank. Check out this very funny satirical riff on “Bush, the puppet.”

Posted on Jul 10, 2006 READ MORE  | 62 READS

An Illustrated History of the Bikini

Sure, the FCC may be cracking down on indecency, but if you want to see how far society has come in that department, check out this Victorian-era “bathing machine,” a hut on wheels that protected bathers from public scrutiny until they were far enough from shore to avoid being observed.

Posted on Jul 10, 2006 READ MORE  | 82 READS

Carolla Hangs Up on Coulter

The radio talk show host hung up on the right-wing hatemonger when she called in to his show late. Carolla: “I don’t have time for bitches.”
Amen, brother. Hopefully radio and TV hosts will extend this by not inviting her on their shows in the first place….

Posted on Jul 9, 2006 READ MORE  | 56 READS

Lamont Fends Off Lieberman With Fox News Sword

Cute moment in Thursday’s debate in Connecticut’s Dem. Senate primary race: Sen. Lieberman tried to interrupt challenger Ned Lamont and Lamont silenced him by saying “...this isn’t Fox News, sir.”

Posted on Jul 7, 2006 READ MORE  | 30 READS

The Next Must-See Documentary

Check out the new movie that The New York Times calls “a prosecutorial examination of the role of oil companies, the automobile industry and the Bush administration (them again) in stymieing the development of emission-free electric vehicles.”

Posted on Jul 6, 2006 READ MORE  | 45 READS

Olbermann Talks to Coulter Plagiarism Spotter

The guy who used special computer software to catch Coulter’s pilfering said there were so many instances of misappropriations that he had to quit before his “eyes start to bleed.”

Posted on Jul 6, 2006 READ MORE  | 41 READS

Sy Hersh: War Planners Have No Hard Targets in Iran

The investigative journalist par excellence tells CNN that many higher-ups in the Pentagon have grave concerns about the White House’s military designs in Iran.

Posted on Jul 4, 2006 READ MORE  | 51 READS

AOL Said, ‘If You Leave Me I’ll Do Something Crazy’

Listen to the hilarious “Today Show” appearance of a guy who nearly had to sacrifice his firstborn child to get an AOL customer service representative to cancel his account.

Times article on him

Posted on Jul 3, 2006 READ MORE  | 132 READS