Archive | February, 2010

Pachyderm Thoughts

It never pays to insult others.  Sarah Palin was speaking at the Tea Party Convention and made several negative remarks about President Obama using a teleprompter.  It wasn’t too long afterward she was seen with writing on her hand.  So, we’re going to make fun of the President for using the latest technology and we [...]

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Video: Women’s response to the Dodge Charger commercial

Probably not appropriate for work due to questionable language, but nonetheless one of the best spoofs/responses I’ve seen in ages: And for those who haven’t had the misfortune of seeing the original ad, which supposedly promotes the Dodge Charger, here it is:

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The Daily Show’s take on the so-called war on men

There really are some out there who believe that equality for women will result in some lower social standing for men. No, seriously, there are! Fortunately, Comedy Central helps out those who aren’t aware of this issue. Samantha Bee of The Daily Show has more in the video beyond the jump. Click over and have [...]

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A Rare Bird

You hear a lot of jokes about Iowa City, Johnson County and the liberals who live there and the very few conservatives who dare to.  A couple of years ago I was sitting at the Old Capitol Mall waiting on Tom when an older gentleman walking by commented to his wife about a car having [...]

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Why I’m looking forward to the ‘big game’ Tebow ad

When women are faced with a difficult pregnancy they really only need two things: 1) Unfettered access to doctors’ opinions about their situation 2) Freedom to make an informed choice based on those opinions The ad that has caused the latest stir features a mother and her son. The son happens to be the quarterback [...]

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While you’re considering…

I never thought I would see the day when a law was a suggestion.  I guess if you live long enough you’ll see a lot of things you never expected to see. Governor Culver wants large construction projects to “consider” using project labor agreements.  I don’t have a problem with fair agreements, I have a [...]

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