12 posts tagged “satire”
The gf sent this clip to me. Forward it to 7:00 and watch from there.
She really didn't know? Whoa! Leave it to Bill to fill her in on what the job requires.
I'm sure the film will have quite a spin on the different religious views that will be funny to some but rub others the wrong way. I can't wait! I'm sure that the religious Right will have a field day with this film once it's released. Since we're in an election year, I'm wondering if the subject of "faith' will surface (again)? If so, would there be lines of protest?
I've been a fan of Maher's style of comedy since he was on at ABC with his show "Politically Incorrect", I think he's a great comedian. For years, he's mocked celebrities, politicians, religion, pretty much many of the main topics today. I'm sure this film won't fail on delivery when it comes to comedy.
A statement from Larry Charles.
Here's a statement from Bill Maher along with his interview on Larry King. Enjoy."What do you believe, why do you believe it, and why do you need to believe it? Can we be good without God? Is religion a calling or a mental illness? Were Jesus, Moses and Mohammed prophets and visionaries, or crackpot nut cases who today would be put away? Is religion an obsessive-compulsive disorder?~Larry Charles
As a comedian, religion has always interested me — it was the single easiest subject to make jokes about. I think that tells us something: comedians look for things that don’t make sense, that are illogical.
Even as a young comedian, routines I did that got the biggest laughs and got me invited back on the Tonight Show were the religious ones — like the one about being half Catholic and half Jewish and bringing a lawyer into confession: “Bless me father for I have sinned — and I think you know Mr. Cohen . . .”
Politics is a rich area, but even politicians, although they promise some ridiculous stuff, don’t approach the level of, for example, the Mormon practice of promising couples a planet to rule over in the after life if they have a really good marriage on earth. They give you a planet — kinda like when someone gives you a certificate that says a star has been named after you — except here, they really give you the star!
Join me in the final battle between intelligence and stupidity that will decide the future of humanity. Coming soon to a house of false idols near you.
–Bill Maher
It's bad enough we have ONE (see image to the left) bumbling idiot, but it appears that Republican presumptive nominee McCain has been taking presentation tips for public speaking from the current Commander in Chimp.
We already have "Bushisms", what's next... "McCainisms"? Or just "senior moments"? Crap, we've already had to endure 8 years, please... not 4 more. :-/
I'm not pointing fingers to any person(s) currently running for President. Personally, I just find it funny the hoops that a politician will jump through all for pleasing the masses for their votes. Bowling, basketball, beer drinking, shot slamming...lame. Nothing like a little remolding of your image for votes eh? I think you'll find this fairly amusing.
Oh yeah, Grace is Xander's current girlfriend. They don't exactly have a healthy relationship as you can see. Xander is running for President on the Republican side. His Democratic opponent is Killface. Their campaign managers are each trying to take the role of "king maker" and make their candidate the President. Just watch the clip.
I think that I understand it as well. Not to mention, living in West Virginia could drive me to start drinking... HEAVILY. (after the first part of the video clip)
I just heard viewed a clip of an interview with Senator Clinton and in it she said "If we had the Republican system, I'd already be the nominee." I can't help but think back to that Daily Show clip where Jon Stewart said "So what you're saying is that you'd already be the nominee if Democrats were Republicans.". HA! This marks the fifth time that I've heard her say it in an interview. Strike what I previously said about taking a shot every time she says "experience, the new shot game is when she makes reference to the Republican system.
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I found this image earlier. Enjoy.
I think if there is to be a control of this subject, there should be more of a crackdown on the businesses that take advantage of the undocumented aliens as the cheap labor source. While many of the undocumented aliens do take the necessary steps to become citizens, it's the remainder that don't (because they're trying to keep or preserve their language and culture) which end up becoming a burden at the tax payers expense. Of course those in favor of foreign labor are corporations who are addicted to cheap labor. Corporations that choose to outsource are the ones who are benefiting at the American tax payer's expense when you consider that the American tax payer is basically subsidizing the labor costs by supplying the undocumented workers and their families with welfare, free education, free medical, WICs, housing assistance, etc. -- something the corporations won't do.
"Illegals do the jobs Americans won't do" vs. fair compensation - Americans won't allow themselves to be exploited like undocumented aliens do (well some anyway), but they WILL do the work that undocumented aliens do for fair compensation and benefits. If Americans did the work that undocumented aliens do at a higher pay, would that benefit the consumer? Yes, it would. But many Americans who do not care about America's future are consumers who favor the idea of exploiting undocumented workers (or outsourced labor/jobs to other countries like China) because it keeps commodity and service prices down in the short term (yay Wal-Mart).
Most undocumented aliens here do not receive a typical paycheck with tax deductions, instead they are paid in cash without having to pay those darn taxes (lucky...well not really). A basic principle in economics is this: The more people that assimilate into the system the better because it will make up a larger tax base. Either that or we just eliminate paying taxes all together.
So for the next Democratic debate, why not skip out on topics like the lapel pin or Reverend Wright. Instead, why not talk about "undocumented alien immigration"? This week is also Cinco de Mayo so having the topic of "undocumented immigration" or "undocumented immigration reform" (illegal aliens) would be the perfect this time of year to cover during the next debate between the two candidates. Each candidate will offer their spin on how to solve, what the U.S. cannot do is build a massive wall. That doesn't sound like the best solution to me... sorry Lou Dobbs.
There can't be a reform of immigration until there is control of it and there can be no control of immigration until they secure the borders. Anyway, the point of this post is to provide a quick laugh at the expense of the political panderers and watch them jump through the hoops in order to secure a vote. I'm sure this video clip w/the "solution" offered in it would make Lou Dobbs smile. Oh, in case you don't know who Lou Dobbs may be, he's been labeled as the "guy who hates Mexicans". Actually, he's made "illegal immigration" his soapbox to stand on during his show on CNN.
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