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Uncle Sam Laments ‘Two Trillion Tons’ of Waste

October 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

In a humorous parody of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s 1955 hit, “Sixteen Tons,” the “Two Trillion Tons” video above features Uncle Sam warning Americans that President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan and budget could be hazardous to the nation’s economic well-being.  The lyrics of the song were written by Jim Gossett and Lars Larson for The [...]

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Secretly-Recorded Conversation Answers Question, ‘Would White House Rescue Kid in Balloon?’

October 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Now that the world is no longer worried about the possibility of a 6-year-old Colorado boy falling out of a runaway balloon, I share the transcript of a secretly-recorded phone conversation that took place this afternoon between a search-and-rescue expert in Brighton, Colo., President Barack Obama and his key advisers:
Colorado Search and Rescue Chief – [...]

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The Money You Could Have Saved…

September 24th, 2009 · No Comments

Above: The money you could have saved by voting Republican in 2008.  Read the complete and entertaining story behind the graphic above at Doug Ross.

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Let the College Football Season Begin With Humor

September 4th, 2009 · No Comments

Ardent fans of superstar quarterbacks like Florida’s Tim Tebow, Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford and Texas’ Colt McCoy might soon find themselves falling into a trap similar to one that members of the Obama Administration and Congress found themselves earlier this year — that is, they’ll be telling their buddies that their team’s star quarterback is, like [...]

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Blogger Gets Black Eye (No Racial Overtones)

August 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Three nights ago, yours truly was engaged in a game of pickup basketball at the local city recreation complex when a competitor’s stray elbow made contact with my face, leaving me with a black eye.
The next morning, I awoke to find myself with a black eye (left photo).  Two days later, the eye (right photo) [...]

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