Borowitz: F.B.I. REGRETFULLY ANNOUNCES THAT HILLARY COMMITTED NO CRIMES WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—James Comey, the F.B.I. director, held a press conference on Sunday to “regretfully announce” that Hillary Clinton had committed no … [Read more...]
Debate open thread
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Good advice on politicking from Jimmy Tingle
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Joke Revue: Republican Party Could Recover as Early as 2096
Borowitz: REPUBLICAN PARTY COULD RECOVER AS EARLY AS 2096, EXPERTS SAY WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In what is being described as a best-case scenario, some political experts are predicting that the Republicans could once again be a … [Read more...]
Michelle Obama 2024
The second-best speech of the campaign so far. The best was Michelle Obama's speech at the DNC. Thoughts? … [Read more...]
Women leading America forward
Quite a pair of maps this week from Nate Silver at fivethirtyeight.com: And: His conclusion: [I]t seems fair to say that, if Trump loses the election, it will be because women voted against him. I took a look at how men … [Read more...]
Trump may have genetic abnormality pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism
My father, who gave me his name, among many other blessings, directs his profound medical knowledge toward the GOP nominee's health in today's pop-up reincarnation of beloved Spy magazine, brought to you on Esquire's website: It's sweet … [Read more...]
Republican Party tearing itself apart
Stress causes fabric to rip, and that is what today has brought to the GOP: its traditional alliance of business leaders, racists and misogynists cultural conservatives is coming apart at the seams: First, Paul Ryan finds it untenable to … [Read more...]
Joke Revue: Trump Threatens to Skip Remaining Debates if Hillary is There
Borowitz: TRUMP THREATENS TO SKIP REMAINING DEBATES IF HILLARY IS THERE HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (The Borowitz Report)—Plunging the future of the 2016 Presidential debates into doubt, Donald J. Trump said on Tuesday morning that he would not … [Read more...]
Pat Jehlen explains why she will vote “No on 2”
In such excellent detail, I thought it was worth quoting her entire email here (sadly, no link): I hope you'll join me in voting no. Here are some reasons why: 1. Question 2 is extreme It sounds modest: an increase of just 12 … [Read more...]