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How’s this campaign slogan?
BLOCKHEAD FOR GOVERNOR VICE PRESIDENT Hey that wasn’t my idea. To skip the partisan stuff, I’m gonna pretend I’m a campaign consultant who’ll work for a candidate of any party. (“Gun for hire” doesn’t work well in this context, for reasons you’ll soon [...]
Biden’s dog receives death threat
“Say hello to Cricket.” It reads like a bloodstained note from a serial killer. Cricket is in doggy heaven, blown to bits with a shotgun in a gravel pit. His killer’s message implies a similar fate for the recipient. After killing her own dog 20 years ago, Kristi Noem is going arou[...]
May 2nd, 2024 - 10:01 pm § in Donald Trump, Humor
Is Trump teleporting drugs into people’s bodies?
Ryan Garcia, a professional fighter (bio here), in April 2024 tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs (see story here). Garcia promptly tweeted on Elon Musk’s soapbox, X, that he was set up. “I’m seen with Trump and now I’m positive for steroids,” Garcia wrote. “[...]
Boomers vs. Millennials
“Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill every time.” Supposedly that’s an ancient Greek proverb. I don’t know if it is, but if it’s been around that long, there might be something to it. Anyway, there’s a common perception that old people are taking a[...]
Ginni Thomas satire
From the New Yorker (here): NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—Capping several quarters of robust profit growth, Ginni Thomas has announced that she will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Investors are expected to snap up shares in Thomas, who is believed to be the first spouse of a Supreme Co[...]
May 1st, 2023 - 3:59 am § in Humor
Is it “art” if someone eats it?
It was a banana duct-taped to a wall (see photo at left). And it’s no more. “The student told the museum he ate it because he was hungry,” CNN reported (in a story here). If I duct-tape a banana to a wall, it’s a banana (and potentially food). If Italian artist Maurizio Catte[...]
April 25th, 2023 - 4:05 am § in Donald Trump, News Media
Rupert Murdoch’s last gasp?
It’s amazing Rupert Murdoch is still alive. Firing Tucker Carlson may be the only decent thing the 92-year-old has done in his entire long life, and as always, he did it for money. Rumor has it the old man got tired of the expensive lawsuits (to find out who the source is, click here). That&#[...]
Term limits for thee, but not for me
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is sponsoring a bill that would limit U.S. senators to two 6-year terms (read story here). Except him. Under his bill, Cruz, 52, would have to retire in January 2036, when he’s 66. By then, he’ll have served five 6-year terms in the Senate. Term limits are a favorite[...]
Flags of our fathers
Jay Collins (photo, right) is an American hero. A career Army sergeant and Green Beret, he returned to duty after losing a leg in combat (see his bio here). Collins, a Republican, was elected to Florida’s state senate in the state’s 2022 “red wave.” The first-termer is among [...]