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CNN isn’t the only news station that can’t seem to get it right lately. Fox News Fail – Watch more Funny Videos

We haven’t reported much Facebook status abuse lately, but that will soon change.  In the meantime, we’ll give it up for this status update that was sent to us late last night. Thanks for a great season, Orlando Magic. Let’s do this again in 14 years. See, it is possible …

Headline of the Day via Gawker:  [brilliant] CNN Debates Twitter’s Relevance While Ignoring Important World Events Being Reported On Twitter Over the weekend CNN was blasted for their lack of coverage regarding the Iranian election.  And perhaps rightfully so. Over the weekend CNN’s Howard Kurtz asked America the burning question, …

Taegan Goddard reminds us of one of the funniest all time press releases: It is dated July 19, 1994, and was issued by then-Senator Howell Heflin’s office. That morning, the Senator had been dining in the Capitol with some Alabama reporters, and suddenly felt a sniffle coming on. The reporters …

Larry "Curly" Haubner is a 107 year-old man who’s about to get kicked out of his nursing home [again] because he’s out of money. When the friends of Larry "Curly" Haubner raised $56,000 for him in 2007, they thought the money would allow him to live the rest of his …

This will make Ryan Grim’s day…  [wait for the 2:09 mark] From C-SPAN’s coverage of the U.S. House floor this morning, during floor debate on regulating tobacco products. Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN): "Too often we should be careful about being cute here on the House floor. So cute means the …

Trying to find a willing Democrat to run for Senate in Kansas is apparently like playing "Where’s Waldo" after three glasses of wine. The Lawrence Journal World reported that someone has posted a classified ad on the Internet Web site Craigslist, seeking a Democrat to run for the U.S. Senate …

Name ID is always good for business. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her husband, Paul, lost at least $100,000 of their new worth in 2008, but they did manage to increase their liquidity, figuratively speaking, POLITICO’s Kathryn McGarr reports. … In fact, the Pelosi portfolio was buoyed by a …

When you’re an ex President, you pretty much get to do whatever you want. [the big leap] Former President George H.W. Bush is poised to celebrate his 85th birthday by making a parachute jump in Maine, but the weather could dampen his plans. Barbs will watch from the ground.

Spot on. h/t bretmanley and great work @GoRemy Our favorite lines: So many places to choose you’re gonna like to pick I’m in Courthouse so much that they call me Michael Vick But we never do drugs no, cuz that’s not me the only thing high up in here are …

Reggie Love to whoever would listen at the time: "I did NOT sign up for this sh*t. I thought this job involved playing hoops and eating burgers with the boss." Reports are that Rahm enjoyed the ride. *Photo courtesy of the WH flickr page.

There are Obama coins , shoes , sweat bands , bibs , plates and lunch boxes , so why not an Obama font … Translation: Obama Loves FDC We’re still holding out for some Obama cereal, "Change" Breath mints and the much anticipated "Yes We Candy Bar."

A WGN reporter [entirely unqualified] who dunks over a little kid named Tyler, laughs at him, makes him cry on air and then confesses that he feels "powerful" for doing it, is our d-bag of the day. Congratulations, assbag.

Below are words you probably haven’t heard or said in a while: eBay  [does anybody use it?] John Kerry [is he still around?] Bush Twins [MIA] Jim Traficant [hero] Dan Rather [CBS needs you] Jessica Cutler [poor girl] Jeremiah Wright [oh, wait…] Monica Lewinsky [remember her?]

Remember this? For Howard Dean, that clip [which ended is political career] is something he’d like to soon forget, but for others, it’s a classic moment that will be used against him for years to come. Take for example the latest exchange between Dean and Rep. Phil Gingrey, who are …