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Colbert reminds Virginia grads: Jefferson became known for ‘embracing diversity’
Speaking to graduates at the University of Virginia on Saturday, Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert quipped that the university’s founder and signatory to the U.S. Constitution Thomas Jefferson was known for “embracing diversity,” joking that historians “did the DNA tests” to ensure he’s right. “You know what?” he rhetorically asked.…
Maher: GOP has moved beyond obstruction to treason
On Friday night’s edition of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” host Bill Maher and guests filmmaker Michael Moore, commentator S. E. Cupp and New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin discussed the obstructionist Republican Congress and its mission to take down the president by taking down the country. Moore opined…
Shatner and Billy Dee pitch ‘Star Wars’ director on love for Lando and Leia and Chewie love
Jimmy Kimmel took another round of audience questions regarding the Star Wars franchise in an interview with director J.J. Abrams on Wednesday, only to find consensus on an unusual romantic pairing: Princess Leia and Chewbacca the Wookie. “I agree with those weird people,” said Star Trek stalwart William Shatner, concurring…
Colbert: How dare you cast aspersions on Louie Gohmert’s asparagus!
Thursday night on “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert replayed one of the stranger moments from Attorney General Eric Holder’s testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday. At the end of a heated exchange with holder, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) accused the AG of attempting to “cast aspersions on my asparagus.” “Folks,…
Colbert warns: The UN wants to make you eat bugs
Wednesday night on “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert discussed a recent report by the United Nations that said humans will be turning to bugs as a source of food in the future. People who watch the show each night, Colbert said, will know that he is “un-fond” of the…
Jon Stewart calls out Rumsfeld and Cheney: Obama’s transgressions don’t wipe away yours
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart ripped into Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney on Wednesday for their sanctimonious criticism of the current administration, saying President Barack Obama’s transgressions didn’t absolve them of their own. Stewart lamented that conservatives now had government scandals to be justifiably outraged about. Many right-wing commentators…
Jon Stewart lampoons Obama’s descent into scandal mania
On his show Tuesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart poked fun at President Barack Obama for becoming embroiled in multiple scandals. He mocked the President for admitting that he only learned about the IRS scandal after it was reported by the Associated Press on Friday. Stewart noted that…
Colbert: Fox News having trouble ‘infecting America with their news herpes’
Stephen Colbert celebrated his birthday on Monday by backing up Fox News’ claim that the press at large was President Barack Obama’s “scandal condom” against issues like the September 2012 fatal consulate attack in Benghazi, Libya. “No matter how rough Fox News slams this story to the hilt, they still…
Jon Stewart angrily mocks IRS for emboldening the ‘tin foil-behatted’
On his show Monday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart slammed the IRS for singling out tea party groups for extra scrutiny. He said the scandal essentially justified the views of anti-government “tin foil-behatted” conspiracy theorists. But Stewart eventually calmed himself down and restore his faith in the government…
Fresh out of ideas, NBC turns to Kylie Minogue for ‘She-Ra’ sitcom
In a video published Monday by satire website “Funny or Die,” NBC is savagely mocked by Australian singer Kylie Minogue portraying “She-Ra,” the female lead of the classic cartoon “Masters of the Universe,” in a spoof of the network’s reportedly awful attempt at a “Wonder Woman” show. “I am Sheeeee-Raaaa!”…
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