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Lindsay Lohan? Eharmony? We generally ignore pop culture and empty-headed slut starlets. But this qualifies as media (which we hate) and parody (which we love) so it seems reasonable to cover it. Here’s former star and current slut Lindsay Lohan parodying eHarmony and herself.
We generally ignore pop culture and empty-headed slut starlets. Plenty of other sites that cover that territory. But this qualifies as media (which we hate) and parody (which we love) so it seems reasonable to cover it.
Here’s former star and current slut Lindsay Lohan parodying eHarmony and herself.
It comes from Ken Levine, who writes one of our favorite blogs. Continue reading “Forgive us, father, for we are about to sin: Lindsay Lohan makes her first appearance on IHateTheMedia”
This week the FBI arrested six men who organized terrorist ring right in the heart of conservative North Carolina. This dangerous group of Christian extremists were plotting to… What’s that? They weren’t Christians? They were actually homegrown Muslims?
Remember a couple months ago when Janet Napolitano issued a report warning about the dangers of “homegrown” terror and suggested that conservatives needed to be watched?
Well, damned if she wasn’t right. This week the FBI arrested six men who organized terrorist ring right in the heart of conservative North Carolina. This dangerous group of Christian extremists were plotting to…
What’s that? They weren’t Christians? They were actually homegrown Muslims?
Well, that certainly screws up this story.
Source: LittleGreenFootballs
Keith Ellison, the Democrat Muslim Extremist (forgive us for wallowing in redundancies) from Minnesota, is asked by a constituent at a Town Hall meeting if he’ll give up his rich congressional healthcare plan and apply for coverage for himself and his family under ObamaCare.
Keith Ellison, the Democrat Muslim Extremist (forgive us for wallowing in redundancies) from Minnesota, is asked by a constituent at a Town Hall meeting if he’ll give up his rich congressional healthcare plan and apply for coverage for himself and his family under ObamaCare. The question comes just after the 1:00 mark.
Rather than answer the question, Ellison hands the microphone to a nearby moonbat like he’s in a relay race and it’s a baton.
The only thing he was running from, though, was the truth.
Source: Bloomberg via TheBigFeed.com
This is the quietest start to hurricane season in nearly two decades. The last time the first storm formed as late as August 5 was way back in 1992.
As we’ve been reporting every Monday morning, this is the quietest Atlantic hurricane season in years. So far we haven’t had a single tropical depression, storm nor hurricane.
So three months after issuing its last hurricane prediction, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finally accepted reality and updated its 2009 forecast. Its new prediction is for a below-normal to near-normal season with seven to 11 named tropical storms. That’s down from a range of nine to 14 in the May forecast.
Continue reading “Duh! U.S. forecasters finally get around to predicting mild Atlantic hurricane season”
President Obama, who supposedly taught Constitutional law at University of Chicago, must have skimmed that dang First Amendment a little too quickly when he was speed reading the Constitution.
President Obama took a day trip to McLean, Virginia to promote his howling dog of a healthcare plan. He made it clear that his opinion is the only one worth hearing.
“But I don’t want the folks who created the mess to do a lot of talking. I want them to get out of the way so we can clean up the mess. I don’t mind cleaning up after them, but don’t do a lot of talking.”
Continue reading “President Obama ignores First Amendment, says he doesn’t want some folks to do a lot of talkin’”
Bill Clinton’s “triumphant” return from North Korea with two U.S. journalists was staged by a celebrity public-relations firm and bankrolled by entertainment mogul Steve Bing.
Bill Clinton’s “triumphant” return from North Korea with two U.S. journalists was staged by a celebrity public-relations firm.
Clinton’s mission to return Laura Ling and Euna Lee was bankrolled by entertainment mogul Steve Bing. The Hollywood gazillionaire donated his private Boeing 737 and then chipped in another $200,000 in fuel and other costs.
Continue reading “Clinton’s “triumphant” return from North Korea staged by Hollywood PR firm”
A Brazilian environmental group wants you to save the rainforest by peeing in the shower. We see a problem. There’s another eco-wacko ad campaign that tries to convince people to save water by showering with a friend.
Of course. Absolutely. For sure. Why didn’t we think of that?
A Brazilian environmental group wants you to save the rainforest by peeing in the shower. Here’s the logic behind the strange request: If a person flushes the toilet just one less time per day it would save 1,157 gallons of water per year. Multiply that by however many Brazilians there are and you save a bunch of water.
Continue reading “Environmentalists will be pissed off if you don’t pee in the shower”
Duh. The results of a new Rasmussen poll indicate that human nature is alive and well in regards to the Cash for Clunkers cars.gov program.
Duh. The results of a new Rasmussen poll indicate that human nature is alive and well.
A Rasmussen Reports survey conducted in mid-June showed that 17% of Americans were Very Likely to take advantage of the “Cash for Clunkers” program. Another 18% said they were Somewhat Likely to do so.
Despite the willingness of people to accept the money if it was available, 54% opposed the “Cash for Clunkers” proposal and just 35% were in favor the plan. Twelve percent (12%) were undecided.
In a similar vein, we don’t want to sell IHateTheMedia.com to Google, but if they pony up enough cash, we’ll take it.
Aw, hell, who are we kidding? We’ll swap this sucker for one of those clunkers.
Source: RasmussenReports.com
As the Democrats attempt to force you onto a healthcare plan run with a Department of Motor Vehicles mentality, it’s interesting to note that they bask in the healthy glow of the world’s best private plan.
If there’s one thing you can count on in Washington, DC it’s healthcare hypocrisy by the truckload.
As the Democrats attempt to force you onto a healthcare plan run with a Department of Motor Vehicles mentality, it’s interesting to note that they bask in the healthy glow of the world’s best private plan.
Here’s how the LA Times reports the healthcare perks Congress has given itself and other government workers:
Continue reading “The outrageous congressional healthcare plan you can’t get for yourself”
Providing a reality check, Radical Women spokeswoman Alison Thorne told the Melbourne rally that marriage was an oppressive institution designed to condemn women to lives of slavery, but same-sex couples should nevertheless be equally entitled to it.
This news just in from Australia:
“Providing a reality check, Radical Women spokeswoman Alison Thorne told the Melbourne rally that marriage was an oppressive institution designed to condemn women to lives of slavery, but same-sex couples should nevertheless be equally entitled to it.”
The organization’s new slogan is, “We’re here. We’re queer. We’re demand equal misery.”
(Note: The above comment was a cheap joke certainly not aimed at our lovely and talented wives with whom we are incredibly happy and whom we fear tremendously.)
Source: Tim Blair
Dueling Headlines: How’s the economy? “1,200 R.I. businesses face closure over sales tax” and “The Recession is Over”
“1,200 R.I. businesses face closure over sales tax”
Source: Providence Journal
“The Recession is Over”
Source: Newsweek
Is it just us or did the beer summit sound like a bad joke?
Is it just us or did the beer summit sound like a bad joke?
Oregon spent $176 million to supplement federal stimulus funds. Democrats are taking credit for a remarkable feat: creating 3,236 new jobs in the program’s first three months. But those jobs lasted on average only 35 hours, or about one work week.
It’s been widely reported that the Obama aministration says its going to create or save 3,000,000 jobs.
Now,thanks to the Associated Press, we know how it’s going to be done:
“Oregon spent $176 million to supplement federal stimulus funds. Democrats are taking credit for a remarkable feat: creating 3,236 new jobs in the program’s first three months. But those jobs lasted on average only 35 hours, or about one work week. After that, those workers were effectively back unemployed, according to an Associated Press analysis of state spending and hiring data. By the state’s accounting, a job is a job, whether it lasts three hours, three days, three months, or a lifetime. “Sometimes some work for an individual is better than no work,” said Oregon’s Senate president, Peter Courtney.
Apparently, Obama didn’t mean he was going to create or save 3,000,000 full-time jobs, just 3,000,000 one week jobs. Or 60,000 full-time jobs.
But based on Oregon’s experience, we can’t afford those jobs. The state spent $54,388 per job over that three month period. If the program were extended out over the course of a year, each job would cost the state an average of $217,472.
This from the same band of geniuses who want to take over your healthcare.
Source: Associated Press
Many of us are hooked on Twitter, and this morning’s Denial of Service attack that’s taken it (and LiveJoural) down is causing withdrawl pains for millions, inclduing many readers of IHTM. So, here is your substitute drug: post all the comments you want on this post in 140 characters or less.
Many of us are hooked on Twitter, and this morning’s Denial of Service attack that’s taken it (and LiveJoural) down is causing withdrawl pains for millions, inclduing many readers of IHTM. So, here is your substitute drug: post all the comments you want on this post in 140 characters or less.
ABC’s brilliant John Stossel explains that Cash-for-Clunkers will crush poor people along with all those clunkers since it is taking affordable used cars off the road.
Lawmakers love laws. They love to write ‘em, love to pass ‘em, love to amend ‘em. But the one law they seem to completely ignore is the Law of Unintended Consequences.
ABC’s brilliant John Stossel explains the unfortunate intersection of Cash-for-Clunkers and the Law of Unintended Consequences:
Another unintended consequence of the Cash for Clunkers program is that poor people who can’t afford new cars – or expensive used cars — will be crushed along with all those clunkers. If you can only afford $500 – $1,000 for a car, you’ll find many of these vehicles are now unavailable. They have been sent to the junk yard thanks to this program.
Nobel Prize for Economics, coming up.
Source: John Stossel
“Clinton begins Africa tour in Kenya.” Do you think she’ll pick up her boss’s birth certificate while she’s there?
The Headline of the Day naturally gives rise to the Question of the Day: Do you think she’ll pick up her boss’s birth certificate while she’s there?
Here are words you won’t often find at IHateTheMedia.com:
We’d like to congratulate a Democrat.
To be specific, we’d like to congratulate Wisconsin Democrat Steve Kagen, who is the only member of Congress who refuses to take the rich healthcare benefits lavished on itself.
Kagen says he’ll continue to refuse them until every American citizen is offered the same kind of generous coverage.
“Kagen recently had knee surgery,” the Los Angeles Times reports, “writing checks for more than $4,500 after bargaining for a reduced-rate MRI and a 50% discount on the operation. (He is still dickering over the hospital bill.)”
That simple paragraph explains exactly what’s wrong with all the pie-in-the-sky plans proposed in Congress. Kagen negotiated. He dickered. He actually took control of his own healthcare instead of handing it over to some nameless, faceless, uninterested third party.
Proof that the marketplace is alive and well, even if socialized healthcare is dying.
Source: John Stossel, LA Times
Consider it another step toward Armageddon: It’s reached the point that Communist China is lecturing the United States about it’s massive deficits.
Consider it another step toward Armageddon: It’s reached the point that Communist China is lecturing the United States about it’s massive deficits.
President Obama dispatched little Timmy Geithner to China to calm the frayed nerves of the Chinese government. It holds $8901.5 billion in U.S. Treasury debt, more than any other nation, and they’re worried that our skyrocketing deficit will trigger massive inflation and/or devastate the dollar. Either scenario is bad news for their investments.
“We sincerely hope the U.S. fiscal deficit will be reduced, year after year,” Assistant Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao said.
“The Chinese government is a responsible government and first and foremost our responsibility is the Chinese people,” he continued, “so of course we are concerned about the security of the Chinese assets.”
Geithner reassured them by saying, “Where can a guy find some good mu shu pork around here?”
Source: AP
President Obama has ordered the State Department to take down an electronic message board in Havana, Cuba that promoted democracy, because he says that it’s causing friction with the island nation’s Communist dictatorship.
President Obama has ordered the State Department to take down an electronic message board in Havana, Cuba because he says that it’s causing friction with the island nation’s Communist dictatorship.
And we can’t have that, can we?
Back in 2006, the Bush administration erected the message board in the windows of the American diplomatic mission overlooking Havana’s main coastal highway.
It aimed dangerous, subversive messages at the Cuban people such as “Democracia-en-Cuba” (“Democracy in Cuba”).
The Castro brothers didn’t take kindly to this dastardly talk of democracy. They attempted to block the message from view by draping huge black flags from 100-foot-high flagpoles in front of the diplomatic mission. And if any inquisitive Cubans made the mistake of looking up as they passed the mission, armed guards shooed them along their way.
Kind of like the Black Panthers shooed voters away from that Philadelphia polling place. You know, the Black Panthers the Obama administration has decided not to prosecute.
Ahhh, it all starts to make sense now.
Source: New York Times
We’re starting to wonder here. Barack Obama bowls like a little girl. He drinks beer like an English matron. And now he says tax cuts are helping people buy “cupcakes and other necessities of life.”
We’re starting to wonder here. He bowls like a little girl. He drinks beer like an English matron. And now he says tax cuts are helping people buy “cupcakes and other necessities of life.”
Next thing you know, he’ll be wearing skirts and curtsying to the Queen.
Source: HotAir.com
You, loyal citizen, can help the Obama administration put a stop to the lies and distortions on his healthcare plan, and return peace and order to the nation.
The rightwing nuts are at it again–not content with domestic terrorism via Tea Party protests against the energy bill, a bill that could literally save the planet, but now they are spreading lies and distortions about President Obama’s healthcare program. We must be vigilant–their slander against our dear leader is increasing and their new mob tactics of confronting congressional leaders in their home districts with uncomfortable questions, is creating an unsafe environment for these public servants.
This escalating disruption cannot continue, as it could possibly derail Obamacare. You, loyal citizen, can help the administration put a stop to this, and return peace and order to the nation.
It would be wise to listen to Linda Douglass, the communications director for the White House’s Health Reform Office, as she addressed the nation on what is quickly becoming a dangerous national security issue.
“There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to [email protected].”
Ms. Douglass, we’d like to be one of the first to help you. We have heard of one trickster, a con artist, that we’d like to tell you about. Last year, he was seen traveling the country hypnotizing large crowds of people, and telling them many untruths, including ones about healthcare. There are so many, but we believe the biggest deception was his saying that the president promised “…you’ll be able to get the same kind of coverage that members of Congress give themselves.” Note that he may be in collusion with the media, since even though this lie is so outrageous, there has been no coverage of it.
We hope you can find him; he’s a master of disguise. He can pass himself off as either black or white. He may have passports for both the U.S. and Kenya. He’s been seen on extravagant dates in New York with one of the world’s most beautiful women. His wife can switch her wardrobe from J Crew to Gucci from one occasion to the next. Take heed though, that he is very dangerous when armed with a teleprompter.
If we can be of further assistance, please let us know.
Source: White House
Democrat Senator Arlen Specter and Obama’s Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius found out how unpopular Obamacare is when they attempted to pitch their snakeoil to the people.
Apparently, it’s illegal to post the results of polls in Washington, DC, because Democrats seem blithefully unaware how unpopular ObamaCare is back home.
Republican Democrat Senator Arlen Specter and Obama’s Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius found out when they attempted to pitch their snakeoil to the people.
The highlight is when Specter attempts to explain why this healthcare fiasco has to be rushed through congress.
As we used to say back on the farm, “He really stepped in it this time.”
Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, more popularly known as “Reverend Ike,” has met his maker. The 74-year old prosperity evangelist and huckster passed on to his greater reward on July 29.
Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, more popularly known as “Reverend Ike,” has met his maker. The 74-year old prosperity evangelist and huckster passed on to his greater reward on July 29.
“Don’t wait for your pie in the sky, by and by,” he often told his followers. “Say I want my pie right now – and I want it with ice cream on top!” Then he would exhort them to send love offerings directly to his church.
“It’s bwilliant,” Barney Frank said. “All we need to do is convince people that their lives will be enriched in the future if they just send all their money to Washington, DC today.”
“Genius,” agreed John Kerry. “Love offerings sounds much more benign than taxes.”
“I love it,” said the President. “Then we’ll add a sur-offering to stick it to them even harder.”
“But what about the separation of church and state,” Nancy Pelosi asked.
“Please, Nancy,” Harry Reid demanded. “Show some respect for the dead.”
Source: Telegraph UK
President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton don’t get along.
According to the LA Times (see update at bottom of article), President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton don’t get along. Didn’t see that comin’.
The two (one of the two being The One) disagree about democracy in Iran, Obama’s plan to thaw relations with Cuba, the Sudan, Syria, and probably about Hillary’s daily choice of pantsuits.
Obama recently responded to a heated argument with Clinton by curtailing her authority. He refused to let her hire Sidney Blumenthal as an advisor. He disinvited her to last month’s G-8 conference. And he sent Vice President Joe Biden on an important mission to Eastern Europe.
According to the Times, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says that Clinton is on ‘thin ice.’
This certainly helps explain why Clinton has stockpiled more than $3,000,000 in her campaign coffers.
“In tonight’s play, Hillary Clinton plays the role of Bobby Kennedy and Barack Obama plays the role of Lyndon Johnson.”
Can’t wait for the next act.
Source: LA Times via Zimbio.com
Update: Someone from the LA Times just alerted us that the source for this article was not the LA Times, and in fact is a satirical article written by a blogger. Fooled us! Well, one thing for sure though, satire only really works when there is an element of truth behind the story, and Hillary and Barack do not exactly seeing eye-to-eye.
1. Obama admits his goal of eliminating private insurance companies. 2. Linda Douglass, Communications Director for the White Houses Health Reform Office accused Drudge of using deceptive editing. 3. Drudge runs this uncut, uncensored version of a 2003 video featuring Barack Obama talking about single payer health insurance.
In Round One, Drudge ran a 2007 video in which Obama admits his goal of eliminating private insurance companies.
In Round Two, Linda Douglass, Communications Director for the White Houses Health Reform Office, threw a counterpunch with this video and accused Drudge of using deceptive editing to alter the context of Obama’s 2007 comments.
In Round 3, Drudge landed a haymaker to Obama’s lying jaw by running this uncut, uncensored version of a 2003 video featuring Barack Obama talking about single payer health insurance. Oops. Nothing out of context here.
The ring girls are now circling the ring holding up big cards that say “Round 4.” Drudge is dancing in his corner, refusing to sit down between rounds. Obama is slumped on a stool in his corner with Rahm Emanuel is applying ice to his swollen jaw.
Obama’s corner should end this thing and throw in the towel.
Source: The Big Feed
