Category Archives: Humor

Word Cloud: HARBINGER

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Last-Minute Message For a Time Capsule I have to tell you this, whoever you are: that on one summer morning here, the ocean pounded in on tumbledown breakers, a south wind, bustling along the shore, whipped … Continue reading

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Word Cloud: SARDONIC

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD “Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.”  “Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.”  “I hate writing, I love having written.” “By the time you swear you’re his, Shivering and … Continue reading

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Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Has Reportedly Asked the FBI to Investigate a Threatening Tweet He Allegedly Received from the Son of a Mexican Drug Lord Who Escaped from Prison

By Elaine Magliaro John Santucci of ABC News reported yesterday that presidential candidate Donald Trump had asked the FBI “to look into a threatening tweet he received in the wake of a post on the social network he wrote about … Continue reading

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Harper Lee Announces Third Novel, ‘My Excellent Caretaker Deserves My Entire Fortune’

Finally, someone said it!  From The Onion:   NEW YORK—Shocking the literary world once again, acclaimed author Harper Lee announced through her publisher Tuesday the surprise release of her third novel, My Excellent Caretaker Deserves My Entire Fortune.

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Justice Antonin Scalia: The Bard of the Bench? (With a Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video)

By Elaine Magliaro Award-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore said that it only seemed fitting “to use Antonin Scalia’s own words for a poetry slam, since the justice’s snarky dissents are filled with so many poetic gems.”  Fiore noted that the … Continue reading

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Picture of the Day for July 7, 2015: “White Culture’s Thug Youth”

Posted by Elaine Magliaro From Matt Bors: “White Culture’s Thug Youth”

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Picture of the Day for July 2, 2015: On the Subject of Scott Walker Running for President

Posted by Elaine Magliaro The Chicago Tribune reported today that Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin plans to officially enter the presidential race on July 13th with a campaign announcement in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha. For joy!  

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Larry Wilmore Says that South Carolina Should “Take the Damn Confederate Flag Down Right Now” (VIDEO)

By Elaine Magliaro Last week on The Nightly Show, comedian Larry Wilmore did a segment on South Carolina and the Confederate flag. Included in the segment was a bit he called “For the Record”—during “which he tore down the widely … Continue reading

Posted in American History, Civil War, Conservatives, Equal Rights, History, Humor, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, Short Video, South Carolina, States, United States | Tagged , , , | 55 Comments

Bill Maher on Republicans, Country-of-Origin Meat Labeling, and the United States of You Don’t Wanna Know

By Elaine Magliaro Last night, Bill  Maher did a funny “New Rules” segment about the Republican party’s “fondness for axing both country-of-origin meat labeling and the estate tax…” He talked about House Republicans pushing “for a measure that would ban meat … Continue reading

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Picture of the Day for June 25, 2015: Regarding Fox News and Facts

Posted by Elaine Magliaro

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