Tag Archives: barack obama

Short Memories

A few weeks ago Barack Obama was excoriated by the right wing press and Polish government for having called the Nazi extermination camps located in Poland ‘Polish death camps’. The president apologized for this gaffe, but few journalists recalled that back in 2008 the Polish foreign minister made the following joke. “Have you heard that […]

Gay-O-Meter

According to Urban Dictionary a gay-o-meter is a word you can use when a straight person starts acting a little too homosexual. Example. Hank: OMG I love your hair! Bill: hey Hank I think u should turn your gayometer down a couple notches. Years ago I took the gay-o-meter test. I scored 33% I’m a […]

Maybe If I Was More Barry Than Barack

In 1860 three weeks before the presidential election an eleven year old girl wrote this letter to the Republican candidate from Illinois. Hon A B Lincoln Oct. 15, 1860 Dear Sir My father has just home from the fair and brought home your picture and Mr. Hamlin’s. I am a little girl only eleven years […]

The Curse Of Obama

Last January the Boston Bruins goalie refused a White House invitation to honor the team’s 2011 Stanley Cup victory. Tim Thomas explained his reason for staying at home by saying, “I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People. This is being done at the […]

Not Quiet Goes The Quitter

Fox commentator Bill O’Reilly wrote the obituary for Rick Santorum’s campaign for the GOP candidate for president. “Nobody gave Santorum much of a shot last summer. His polling at about three percent but pretty much on his own, he convinced the voters of Iowa to support him. He did it by old-fashioned “meet the folks” […]