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A guy walks into an adult store and says he’d like to buy an inflatable doll. “I need to ask you a few questions first,” the guy behind the counter says. “Male or female?”
A guy walks into an adult store and says he’d like to buy an inflatable doll.
“I need to ask you a few questions first,” the guy behind the counter says. “Male or female?”
“Female,” the customer says.
“Black or white?” the clerk asks.
“White,” says the customer.
“Christian or Muslim?”
The annoyed customer says, “What the hell does religion have to do with it?”
“Very simple,” the clerk says. “The Muslim one blows itself up.”
All the former Vice President’s Men in Climategate: Where are Woodward and Bernstein when we need them?
Where are Woodward and Bernstein when we need them?
Source: Competitive Enterprise Institute
Welcome to the light of day, Michael Mann. We enjoyed your emails.
H/T: Minnesotans for Global Warming
I know we’re a day late with this birthday wish, but please accept our belated Happy Birthday wish, along with this touching tribute to your life by your fan, Glenn Beck.
I know we’re a day late with this, but please accept our belated Happy Birthday wish President Obama, along with this touching tribute to your life by your fan, Glenn Beck. We hope we’re invited for cupcakes (and a beer?) next year.
Thanks to Cody Johnson for the heads up.
The Congressional Choir covers the week’s news. Technology is un-freakin’-believable. The fact that a couple guys can create something like this in their living room is truly amazing. Sit back and enjoy.
Technology is un-freakin’-believable. The fact that a couple guys can create something like this in their living room is truly amazing. Sit back and enjoy.
Proof that Barack Obama is the anti-Christ. Or something. Or nothing.
And the Lord sayeth unto Jesus, “Go forth and readeth IHateTheMedia.cometh.” And that’s a literal translation from the original Aramaic.
Source: The Big Feed
Imagine if there were a website called “ReagansDead.com.” How outraged would you be?
That’s how fans of former British Prime Minister Maggie Thatcher feel about a website called “MaggiesDead.com.” The site is so sick that it actually brags that it’s “celebrating the imminent death of Margaret.”
The sick site features insulting videogames, toilet paper featuring Thatcher’s face, degrading T-shirts, and other derogatory merchandise.
We find it somewhat reassuring to know that the left is just as vile and angry in Great Britain as it is in the United States.
This story isn’t from Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, but we wouldn’t blame you for thinking it might be: The Voice of America in Pakistan is giving air time to the Taliban.
Rep. Mark Kirk, an Illinois Republican, went nuts when he learned that the American taxpayer-funded service has been interviewing Pakistani Taliban leaders.
“The U.S. taxpayer should not be subsidizing free air-time for al-Qaeda terrorists and Taliban leaders,” Kirk said. “These broadcasts put the lives of American soldiers in danger and undermine the policies of the United States in Pakistan and Afghanistan.”
“Pshaw,” said VOA Director Danforth Austin. He said the VOA was simply seeking to increase it’s credibility.
That’s all well and good, but it turns out that the Taliban used the VOA interviews as part of its military strategy. They gave out false information in an attempt to lure the Pakistani army into a trap.
There’s one very valuable lesson to be learned from this story: Never expect brilliance from a guy named Danforth.
Source: Washington Times via HotAir.com
Some days you just don’t want to get out of bed and read the news. This was one of those days.
Germany Blasts ‘Powers of the Fed’
GM collapses into government’s arms
Obama: Iran has right to nuclear power
States’ Budget Woes May Get Worse
Russian President may push ‘new world currency’
New Orleans still U.S. murder capital
(Geithner) Says dollar assets safe…
Laughter from audience
Chicago Handgun Ban Upheld by Appellate Court
Unfortunately, the ninth story is made even more depressing by the first eight stories.
If you think Kim Jong-Il is merely a run-of-the-mill brutal dictator, think again. His father called him “a genius of 10,000 talents.”
Equestrian. Golfer. Film director. Bon vivant. And now, dancer.
Our Twidiot of the Day is @carbonoffsetnow.
“Tweeting is eco-friendly! Tweeting is fun and it’s nice to meet new people.”
Well, isn’t that special?
“Eating raw fruits and vegetables is a good way to go. No crops on the market today are genetically engineered to increase crop yield.”
But I’ll bet your bicycle has a bumper sticker about feeding the starving masses in Africa.
“It’s good karma to recipricate [sic] friendship! When we work together with the universe everyone is happy.”
Do you drink your Kool-Aid straight, or do you lace it with something psychedelic?
If you readers want to follow someone on Twitter with a little more grasp on reality, follow IHateTheMedia.
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America is turning into a giant, real life version of Survivor. And for the last few years, the Republicans have been outwitted, outplayed, and outlasted.
It’s about time they start to play the game.
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The Huffington Post is now auctioning off a two-month internship that they modestly call a chance to “jumpstart your career in the blogosphere.” The next bid must be at least $15,500.
We say it looks like a pretty clever way to pick up a few bucks. So in the grand tradition of capitalism that the Huffington Post would never understand, we hereby offer to undercut their price and offer internships at IHateTheMedia.com for a mere $14,500.
It’s all part of a charity auction being run at CharityBuzz.com. So far ten liberal lunatics have actually bid on the internship. Additional bids will be accepted through May 28, 2009. The winning bidder can serve their internship in HuffPo’s Washington, DC or New York office.
Fact is, we really don’t need any interns, but this looks like a pretty sweet money making scheme. We get a gaggle of interns paying us $14,500 every two or three months while we spend the day eating bonbons.
Please send your checks to IHateTheMedia.com, PO Box 13309, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-3309.
Ahhh, life is good.
Source: Huffington Post via Neatorama.com
The White House announced that it now has a Twitter account. They picked up 7,000 followers in first four hours.
Here, as a public service, are the tweets they wouldn’t let Joe Biden make:
Swine flu is bad. Don’t let your kids ride trains. Make them ride in limos like mine do.
We need socialized medicine so everyone can get subsidized hairplugs.
Why didn’t that guy stand up when I asked him to?
The most important thing facing the middle class is a three letter word: J-O-B-S.
Barack Obama is a very clean black guy. Much cleaner than Clarence Thomas.
How come I wasn’t one of People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People? I’m better looking than Michelle.
I said Hillary Clinton was more qualified to be Vice President than I am. But what the hell, so is almost anyone.
My wife hates it when I toot. Do you think she’ll mind if I tweet?
If the British Prime Minister doesn’t want those 25 DVDs, I’ll take ‘em. That Jim Carrey cracks me up.
What’s wrong with bowing to the Saudi king? It’s not like Obama kissed his ass or anything.
We honestly don’t ask much of our government. But we pray that they let Joe Biden tweet.
Professor, diplomat, author, national security expert and 66th US Secretary of State, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, gave this know-it-all liberal student a little lesson in the trouble of dealing with religious fanatics. Enhanced interrogation were legal and they worked.
There’s an old saying that “Any ink is good ink.” But when it comes to radio talk show host Michael Savage, there’s almost no ink.
Savage is America’s third largest talker based on number of affiliates and listeners. Top dog Rush Limbaugh has “about 600 affiliates.” Sean Hannity has “over 500.” And Michael Savage reportedly has 400. Yet the difference in press coverage received by the three talk titans is startling.
We searched Google News for the year 2008. “Rush Limbaugh” and was mentioned 68,400 times. Sean Hannity was mentioned 18,600 times. But Michael Savage scored only 5,910 mentions. Obviously, Limbaugh is the king daddy and in another league compared to everyone else. But how do you explain the vast difference between the coverage of Hannity and Savage? Savage has 80% as many affiliates as Hannity, but received but gets only 31% of the press coverage. And, by the way, he is a man that has published over 20 books.
To double check our theory, we also searched Google News for the last month. The finally tally was Limbaugh 9,398 mentions, Hannity 621 mentions, and Savage a mere 137 mentions. That number puts him far closer to overwhelmingly unpopular and unsuccessful talk show hosts like Stephanie Miller (73 mentions) and Ed Schultz (44 mentions) than to peers Limbaugh and Hannity. Yet Savage has far more affiliates and a far larger audience than either of the liberal hosts.
Yes, Savage is combative. Abrasive. Harsh. Acerbic. Outspoken. But he has a large, loyal audience and there’s no logical reason for him to be ignored by the liberal and conservative press.
Here’s to you, Michael. For what it’s worth, you’re not being ignored by IHateTheMedia.com.
We got a note this morning from the Executive Research Director here at IHateTheMedia.com.
“I was searching the internet last night for a copy of Shepard Fairey’s red, white and blue Obama poster. So I did a Google search for ‘Obama’ and ‘poster.’ The results are hilarious. You’ll probably do a story on it.”
We tried it. Sure enough. Up came dozens of funny variations of the Shepard Fairey poster. We’re sharing some of our favorites with you.
Kathleen Parker: Is Meghan McCain the GOP’s answer to Rush Limbaugh? | NewsBusters.org
The NBA just tagged Cuban with a $25,000 fine for criticizing the refs after Denver’s controversial 103-101 win over Dallas. But the interesting thing is that this time he didn’t spout off to a TV station, he didn’t complain to a radio station, he didn’t bitch to a newspaper. Nope, this time Cuban used high technology to earn his fine – he Twittered his complaint.
What was the notoriously hot-headed Cuban’s bitch? He thought a Denver player should have been called for coming off the bench to taunt one of his Dallas players. In an earlier game between the two teams, Cuban was fined another $25,000 for complaining about the officiating.
The good news is that Cuban has so much money that he can laugh about these $25,000 fines. As he said in another Twitter post, “can’t say no one makes money from twitter now. the nba does.”
We think the NBA should reconsider. Cuban also owns the HDTV network, which makes him Dan Rather’s boss. Isn’t that punishment enough?
Source: Associated Press via StarTribune.com
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Radio insiders expected the ratings to show growth with a Democrat in the White House. But the actual numbers are exploding far beyond anyone’s expectations.
Brian Maloney’s Radio Equalizer is a great site if you’re interested in an insider’s view of talk radio. Here’s how he reports the most recent results in the nation’s top markets:
In New York City, WABC has experienced huge gains during Rush’s noon- 3pm timeslot: from 4.6 to 6.7 overall (12 and older) share, good for first place overall in the nation’s largest market. Rush’s Big Apple listenership is now estimated at 693,000.
In the second-largest market, Los Angeles, KFI-AM has surged into the number one position (all listeners 12 and older) from 9am to noon, with 618,000 listeners, a 4.6 to 6.0 audience share increase over three months and an even bigger males 35-64 (4.6 to 6.3) move, to take first place there as well.
Chicago, saw another huge move, with Rush affiliate WLS also taking first place during his timeslot (12 and older), from 5.2 share to 6.9 and a total local listenership of 396,700 in the third-largest market.
KSFO / San Francisco saw similar results, despite the extreme-left bent of the Bay Area: 4.7 to 6.0 share, now ranking second overall and with men aged 35-64. Total audience: 346,000.
In Dallas – Fort Worth, 4.8 to 6.4 men 35-64 and fourth overall (12+), 3.5 to 4.5. Cumulative audience: 250,000.
Houston’s results were truly blockbuster: 6.0 to 9.8 overall, ranking number one with a bullet and audience of 382,300. Men 35-64: number one again, from 8.6 to 12.2 over three months. Adults 25-54: first place, 4.6 to 8.7. Women 25-54: 3.7 to 8.3 again good for a top ranking.
DC’s WMAL also saw Rush-related growth: 4.1 to 6.7, good for third overall and an audience of 155,300. Men 35-64: number one with a staggering 6.4 to 13.4 move.
In Atlanta, Rush has helped WGST fend off an enormous competitor, WSB-AM, with a similar 4.0 to 6.2 upward move, good for fifth place overall and a total audience of 473,500. The results are better in the male 35-64 demographic, surging from 5.5 to 8.0 share.
Bucking Detroit’s recent Democratic voting trend, Rush’s performance on WJR-AM has been more significant than ever, moving into first place with a 5.8 to 9.6 jump. Men 35-64: number one and 11.6 share. Total audience: 253,000.
Hey, turn down that conservative talk radio show for a second. Hear that dull thud? That’s the sound of lib talk radio hosts pounding their heads against the wall.
Source: Radio Equalizer
Steve Martin once played “The Jerk.” Now some Oregon parents think he’s being one in real life.
Here’s the situation: A high school production of Martin’s play, “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” was canceled when parents objected to its adult content.
Martin said in a letter to a newspaper that he wants to keep the play, conducted in other high schools without controversy, “from acquiring a reputation it does not deserve.”
Martin said he could understand how some parents might object to their 16- or 17-year-olds delivering some lines, and he said whether the play should be presented at the high school itself “remains something to be determined by the community.”
Then, in what can only be described as stunning hypocrisy, the comedian said he would ante up the money to have the same play produced with the same actors off-campus.
When Martin said it was “something to be determined by the community,” no one knew the community he was referring to was Hollywood.
Source: Associated Press/WTOP
You’ll be glad to know your tax dollars are being fiercely protected over at National Public Radio.
The publicly-supported broadcaster recognizes the tough times in which we live, so they’ve taken the radical step of slashing newspaper subscriptions from their budget. Here’s how the tragic news was broken to the staff:
As of April 1 NPR is canceling all newspaper subscriptions. We are making some arrangments to get the Wall Street Journal either on line or hard copy. You have until tomorrow to appeal this if there is a solid reason why you should be exempt. This is a cost saving measure company wide.
No word yet on whether they cut any of the exorbitant salaries paid to talent and producers. How exorbitant? How’s this:
Barbara Rehm, Managing Editor: $383,139
Robert Siegel, Host, All Things Considered: $350,288
Renee Montagne, Host, Morning Edition host: $332,160
Steve Inskeep, Host, Morning Edition: $331,242
Richard L. Harris, Afternoon Program Director: $190,267
So at a time when real world radio companies — those that don’t wallow in your tax dollars — are bleeding money, slashing salaries and laying off people left and right, NPR is cutting newspaper subscriptions.
Your tax dollars at work.
Source: NewsBusters.org
The party that brought you Reverend G*d d*mn America is back with another installment of righteously profane indignation. This time it’s in the service of the most ethical and transparent congress in history.
This is a story we’d like to see on the TV news, but we’re not holding our breath. In the meantime, we’re thankful for HotAir.
Tax cheat Charlie Rangel (D-NY) has been comfortably ensconced in the House since 1971 and currently chairs the Ways and Means Committee that writes our convoluted tax laws. He was asked by HotAir TV about his taxpayer-sponsored Cadillac and a few other ethical and financial lapses.
Thinking he was dealing with a friendly tourist, Rangel turns on the charm with a big, toothy smile and a warm “Welcome to the nation’s capitol!”
Watch how his excrement-masticating grin freezes after he’s confronted about his shady rental property deals, publicly-subsidized Cadillac, and unpaid taxes. Then he says:
“Why don’t you mind your G*d d*mn*d business?”
It’s official. Government of the people is now government vs. the people.
