An American Gothic

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Sunday’s Satire: Jokes And Cartoons

The only good things about being in Florida at this time of the year is the great weather that we are having. In the Tampa area, it is supposed to be 85, which does not hurt my feelings in the least. I am not hanging out at home today because I have a boat that is going back in to the water in less than an hour so I will be out doing the test run on it, and maybe even some fishing.

That being said. There will more than likely not be much activity at this site until later this evening. If something important comes up and I do not have fish scales on my hands, I’ll post something.

Enjoy the day where ever you happen to be!

Here comes some late night humor for your enjoyment.

Jimmy Fallon:

"In a speech Obama said women earn 75 cents for each dollar a man makes, to which Sarah Palin said, 'Have you met Todd?'"

"Hillary Clinton visited Egypt today for the first time since the uprising. When asked why she went, Bill Clinton said, "Believe me, if anyone can stop an uprising, it's Hillary."

"Washington, D.C. is the most socially networked city in the country, which is why you could hear in the Senate today, “All in favor vote 'like.'"

Jay Leno:

"President Obama told middle school students that he was always in trouble in the 8th grade. In fact, he was once sent to the principal's office because he said the dog ate his birth certificate."

"Tea Party candidate Michele Bachmann said the Revolutionary War started in New Hampshire when it really started in Massachusetts. Interesting that a woman who believes so strongly in states rights can't get her states right."

"Today is the Ides of March, the day on which in 44 B.C. Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by 60 Roman Senators. That could never happen today. We can't get 60 Senators to agree on anything."

"Life expectancy in the U.S. has risen to a new record of 78.2 years. The bad news is, the average age a person has to work to before they can retire is now 78.3 years."

Cagle Cartoons

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Rep. Anthony Weiner Thanks The House For Emergency Defunding Of NPR

Time to post this sarcastic response to the ~~GOP’s~~ American Taliban’s emergency meeting to help out our economy.

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WI Judge Issues Restraining Order to Block Walker's Bill from Being Published

by RhodaA Fri Mar 18, 2011 Original Article

Judge Maryann Sumi Issues Retraining Order

A Dane County judge has issued a restraining order on Friday to block publication of the state's collective bargaining law.
The legislative committee that broke a political stalemate that had kept the law in limbo for weeks met without the 24-hour notice required by Wisconsin's open meetings law. The Republican majority voted last week to pass the legislation without Senate Democrats, who had left the state to block just such a vote. The Republican-controlled Legislature subsequently passed the measure and Gov. Scott Walker signed it last week.

The law can't take effect until it's formally published, and the Democratic secretary of state said he plans to wait the full 10 days allowed to publish it March 25.

Ozanne said he wanted a judge to block publication of the law so the case can be heard before the measure takes effect.

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The state Attorney's General Office will appeal the temporary restraining order placed on Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining bill by a circuit court judge Friday morning.

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While we are at it, here is one of many emails that Walker released on Friday, March 18 to the A.P after he was sued by them in order to gain access to those emails. Walker has made the claim that the emails would show support for his assault on the public union workers.

"The majority are telling us to stay firm, to stay strong, to stand with the taxpayers," Walker said at the time. "While the protesters have every right to be heard, I'm going to make sure the taxpayers of the state are heard and their voices are not drowned out by those circling the Capitol."

But, check this out!

An initial review by the AP of the emails found that a mass email Walker sent to state workers on Feb. 11, the day he introduced his proposal, thanking them for their service was met with a deluge of responses, many of them angry.

"Please, keep your backhanded 'thank you's and empty compliments to yourself," one person who identified himself as a state corrections worker wrote to Walker. "Actions speak louder than words, and every one of your actions speaks quite clearly to your irrational hatred of the very people that have dedicated their lives and careers to keeping the state running safely and efficiently."

He did get some emails that actually showed him some support, but not all that many.

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