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Seeing Vladimir Putin's Plane Overhead Is Basically Foreign Policy

In her interview with Sarah Palin last night, Katie Couric asked her if she really thought that Alaska's proximity to Russia counted as foreign policy experience. The answer might retard you!...  CONTINUE READING SEEING VLADIMIR PUTIN'S PLANE OVERHEAD IS BASICALLY FOREIGN POLICY»

Posted on September 25, 2008 in (1 comments)
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David Letterman Refuses To Suspend His McCain Campaign For The Economy

After John McCain canceled his Letterman appearance at the last minute yesterday due to "the economy," Dave spent nine minutes of the show ripping into the Senator. It seems a little petulant and brash, KIND OF LIKE TRYING TO POSTPONE...  CONTINUE READING DAVID LETTERMAN REFUSES TO SUSPEND HIS MCCAIN CAMPAIGN FOR THE ECONOMY»

Posted on September 25, 2008 in (3 comments)
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That's Your Boyfriend: GOP Delegate Who Demands Less Taxes And More War

This guy is your boyfriend. For real this time. You date him. You've been dating him forever and you guys are talking about moving in together. (thanks for the tip, Todd) He does have a point, though. I'm not sure...  CONTINUE READING THAT'S YOUR BOYFRIEND: GOP DELEGATE WHO DEMANDS LESS TAXES AND MORE WAR»

Posted on September 19, 2008 in , (11 comments)
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Vote For Sarah Palin And Pay Nothing For Six Months!

Sarah Palin's first campaign ad (via Wonkette), from when she was running for the mayor of Wasilla, is the best. In your face, Schweig Engel. My favorite thing about this commercial is not the music, because that is a given....  CONTINUE READING VOTE FOR SARAH PALIN AND PAY NOTHING FOR SIX MONTHS!»

Posted on September 18, 2008 in , (3 comments)
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Sarah Palin Thinks That She Looks Hilarious

Sarah Palin not only watched Tina Fey's impersonation of her on last weekend's Saturday Night Live, but she thought it was hilarious. Kind of. I mean, she didn't hear it. But she saw Tina Fey dressed like her. That part...  CONTINUE READING SARAH PALIN THINKS THAT SHE LOOKS HILARIOUS»

Posted on September 18, 2008 in , (4 comments)
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Hockey Moms For Truth

Good work, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. You not only played a fundamental role in ensuring that our country continue on its downward toilet spiral, but you left us with a HILARIOUS COMEDY TROPE. (via BuzzFeed) NOTE: this "parody" may...  CONTINUE READING HOCKEY MOMS FOR TRUTH»

Posted on September 15, 2008 in (0 comments)
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Al Franken's Campaign Ad Spoofs Are Terribly Serious And Unfunny

Al Franken is running against Norm Coleman in Minnesota's Senate race this year. Good for him. He seems like a smart enough guy with some good ideas in his head. But it's really hard to watch his campaign ads without...  CONTINUE READING AL FRANKEN'S CAMPAIGN AD SPOOFS ARE TERRIBLY SERIOUS AND UNFUNNY»

Posted on September 15, 2008 in (4 comments)
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John McCain Can't Use A Rubik's Cube

Barack Obama's new campaign ad is weird, you guys: "John McCain still enjoys the California Raisins." "John McCain hasn't seen a comedy since Cool Runnings." "John McCain voted AGAINST Crystal Pepsi." I'm not saying that these aren't perfectly valid criticisms...  CONTINUE READING JOHN MCCAIN CAN'T USE A RUBIK'S CUBE»

Posted on September 12, 2008 in (3 comments)
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The Bourne Punditry

Matt Damon speaks out on Sarah Palin, FINALLY....  CONTINUE READING THE BOURNE PUNDITRY»

Posted on September 11, 2008 in (0 comments)
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George Bush Took A Nice, Big, Sharp Machete And Stuck It Into America

It has been rough around here for the past couple of weeks because the biggest news in the world is the 2008 presidential election. That makes things problematic on two counts: It's hard to care about chimpanzees farting in a...  CONTINUE READING GEORGE BUSH TOOK A NICE, BIG, SHARP MACHETE AND STUCK IT INTO AMERICA»

Posted on September 9, 2008 in , , (5 comments)
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Diddy Continues To Voice Something Barely Resembling An Opinion On The 2008 Election

Diddy apologizes to Sarah Palin for his previous blog. Still no word from the Palin campaign. Weird....  CONTINUE READING DIDDY CONTINUES TO VOICE SOMETHING BARELY RESEMBLING AN OPINION ON THE 2008 ELECTION»

Posted on September 5, 2008 in (1 comments)
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Michael Moore's Tourgasm

There was an article on MSNBC yesterday afternoon about how Michael Moore was going to follow in the footsteps of Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails and release his new feature film, Slacker Uprising, on-line, FOR FREE. The article claimed that...  CONTINUE READING MICHAEL MOORE'S TOURGASM»

Posted on September 5, 2008 in , , (3 comments)
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Sarah Palin Looks Like Someone!

We've been featuring a lot of politics on Videogum this week because that's what's going on out there, but it's obviously not really our strong suit. I can admit that. I have BELIEFS, and I feel STRONGLY about things, but...  CONTINUE READING SARAH PALIN LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE!»

Posted on September 4, 2008 in (10 comments)
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Diddy Apologizes To Alaska, Motherf***ers

Yesterday, Diddy took to his blog (YouTube is his blog, he bought it for 3.10 billion dollars so that he could blog there) to rail against John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin for vice president, but he has already learned...  CONTINUE READING DIDDY APOLOGIZES TO ALASKA, MOTHERF***ERS»

Posted on September 3, 2008 in (3 comments)
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Wolves Can't Even Understand What An Abortion Would Be

Eugene Mirman heads to Minneapolis-St. Paul for a taste of the Republican National Convention, and while his coverage of the DNC was funny, this is way better. Tucker Carlson is kind of an idiot! A lot of people are scared...  CONTINUE READING WOLVES CAN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT AN ABORTION WOULD BE»

Posted on September 3, 2008 in (5 comments)
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Sarah Palin Is All The Buzz At Butter And Bungalow 8

Boy, John McCain and Sarah Palin can't help but get advice today on how not to be so horrible at what they're doing. Here comes some now! From Lindsay Lohan's blog: I've been watching the news all morning, like everyone...  CONTINUE READING SARAH PALIN IS ALL THE BUZZ AT BUTTER AND BUNGALOW 8»

Posted on September 2, 2008 in (1 comments)
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John McCain Is Bugging The F*** Out

Whoops, we spoke too soon. While our original statement that this blog is not a place for serious political criticism was mostly accurate, there's nothing to be done when serious political criticism and Diddy blogs collide. Also this is fucking...  CONTINUE READING JOHN MCCAIN IS BUGGING THE F*** OUT»

Posted on September 2, 2008 in (8 comments)
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With Vice Presidents Like These, Who Needs Al Qaeda

This is a blog about fun and friendship, so it's not our place to say whether or not John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential candidate is deeply cynical in its attempts to appeal to women for...  CONTINUE READING WITH VICE PRESIDENTS LIKE THESE, WHO NEEDS AL QAEDA»

Posted on September 2, 2008 in (2 comments)
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Eugene Mirman Is Bigger Than Anderson Cooper

With the Democratic National Convention being held in Denver this week, we're going to be hearing a lot about Barack Obama and the importance of voting and which candidate where's the pants in the American family. Why not hear some...  CONTINUE READING EUGENE MIRMAN IS BIGGER THAN ANDERSON COOPER»

Posted on August 26, 2008 in (1 comments)
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Daddy Yankee Breaks His Silence On The 2008 Presidential Election

Bad news for Barack Obama today as the much-needed Daddy Yankee endorsement goes to McCain. I still don't understand how the electoral college works. I know that whichever candidate wins a particular state gets all the electoral votes for that...  CONTINUE READING DADDY YANKEE BREAKS HIS SILENCE ON THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION»

Posted on August 25, 2008 in , (3 comments)
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The Only Way FOX News Can Gain The Moral High Ground

Is to send a mild-mannered white guy with a microphone into a Manic Panic rally of disenfranchised left wing compost punks and have him bait these outraged clowns with smarmy remarks about how the punks don't care about free speech...  CONTINUE READING THE ONLY WAY FOX NEWS CAN GAIN THE MORAL HIGH GROUND»

Posted on August 25, 2008 in (0 comments)
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Diddy Is Concerned About The Rising Price Of Ego

On the same day that Barack Obama announced Joe Biden as his running mate, Diddy took to the blogs to address an issue that's been on a lot of voters' minds: the effect rising gas prices are having on private...  CONTINUE READING DIDDY IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISING PRICE OF EGO»

Posted on August 25, 2008 in , , (0 comments)
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I'll Vote What She's Voting

After a University of Maryland economist claimed last week that Oprah's endorsement of Obama was worth 1,000,000 votes, Entertainment Weekly runs down the voter turn-out power of other fames, including Heidi Montag and Emeril Lagasse. Bam! Let's vote it up...  CONTINUE READING I'LL VOTE WHAT SHE'S VOTING»

Posted on August 15, 2008 in (0 comments)
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That's Your Boyfriend: Guy Who Prays For Rain During Obama Speech

This is Stuart Shepard from Focus on the Family. He's encouraging people to pray for rain during Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention. He is your boyfriend. I know it was probably rhetorical, Stuart, but I'd like to take...  CONTINUE READING THAT'S YOUR BOYFRIEND: GUY WHO PRAYS FOR RAIN DURING OBAMA SPEECH»

Posted on August 13, 2008 in , (5 comments)
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You Can Make It Up: Me And My Best Friend, Paris Hilton, Talk Politics

I made one more sweep of the apartment to make sure everything was as it should be. The ice cube trays in the freezer were full. There was beer and rosé chilling in the fridge. On the candle-lit table, I'd...  CONTINUE READING YOU CAN MAKE IT UP: ME AND MY BEST FRIEND, PARIS HILTON, TALK POLITICS»

Posted on August 7, 2008 in , (3 comments)
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