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Dario Castillejos / Imparcial de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico.The Rag Blog / posted June 28, 2008
Clear Channel Bans Ads For Harry Shearer’s CD Over Anti-Bush Image
Clear Channel, the radio station and billboard powerhouse, has banned an ad for Harry Shearer’s new CD “Songs of Bushmen” because it depicts George Bush with a bone through his nose, the New York Post‘s Page Six reports: The outdoor … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Censorship, Clear Channel, Comics, Corporate Media, Entertainers, George W. Bush, Satire
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You Wanna Win or Not?
Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog
Where Teardrops Fall
Antonio Neri Licon, “Nerilicon” / El Economista, Mexico City The Rag Blog / Posted June 25, 2008
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Tagged Antonio Neri Licon, Cartoon, George W. Bush, Humor, Political Cartoon, Satire
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Sarah Bird : How Gay It Would Be
I know a mother is supposed to accept her children as they are. But my son has one painful flaw — he’s straight.By Sarah Bird / June 25, 2008 Novelist Sarah Bird lives in Austin. I know, I know — … Continue reading
Liposuction: The Key to Energy Independence
Living off the fat of the landBy Barbara Ehrenreich / June 24, 2008 Everyone talks about our terrible dependency on oil — foreign and otherwise — but hardly anyone mentions what it is. Fossil fuel, all right, but whose fossils? … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Biofuel, Energy, Humor, Liposuction, Obesity, Satire
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Just Like Congress Rolled Over
Adam Zyglis.
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Tagged Cartoon, Civil Liberties, Humor, Privacy, Satire, Surveillance, Telecoms
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A Litany for George Carlin in Seven Words
George Carlin, who died of heart failure Sunday at 71, leaves behind not only a series of memorable routines, but a legal legacy: His most celebrated monologue, a frantic, informed riff on those infamous seven words, led to a Supreme … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Comics, Deaths, Dissent, Entertainers, Freedom of Speech, Humor, Language, Obscenity, Satire, Social Commentary
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Will He Thank God For this Honor?
George Carlin will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said Tuesday. Carlin, 71, will be the 11th recipient of the award, which will be presented Nov. 10, a … Continue reading
Baracknophobia!!!!
Jon Stewart Mocks Media For Peddling Insane Obama RumorsJune 17, 2008 On Monday night’s “Daily Show,” Jon Stewart mocked the media’s willingness to peddle insane rumors about Barack Obama — and their tendency to blame the rumor-mongering on internet sites. … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Humor, Media, Michelle Obama, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Satire, Video
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Film : John Cusack’s War, Inc
John Cusack stars as a hit-man Brand Hauser in war-torn Turagistan in War, Inc.Cusack’s Savage Satire Strikes a Chord with Soldiers and Their FamiliesBy Arianna Huffington / June 12, 2008 “Whose top advisers are linked to war profiteers?” asks John … Continue reading
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Tagged Film, Filmmakers, Military Contractors, Satire, War Profiteering
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Another One Bites the Dust
George Carlin: American RadicalBy John Nichols / June 23, 2008 I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately. — George Carlin. The last vote that George Carlin said … Continue reading →