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Israeli fashion magazine mocks the ultra-Orthodox with provocative photos
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Haredi sect has become a center of controversy for its harassment of women and girls and attempts to force women to ride at the backs of buses, segregated from the male passengers. Now the Israeli fashion magazine BelleMode is striking back with a photo spread in which scantily-clad…
Awkward: Fox News contributor debuts rap video at CPAC
Bright and early Friday morning at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., a small group of Republicans were treated to perhaps the most bizarre attempt at rap music since “M.C. Rove” took the stage in front of the whole D.C. press corps in 2007. As part of…
Parody mocks ‘Debbie Spenditnow’ Super Bowl ad
Former Rep. Pete Hoekstra was widely criticized for a Super Bowl ad targeting his 2012 rival, Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow. The ad used an Asian woman speaking in broken English to accuse Stabenow of helping the Chinese economy. The Asian American Action Fund described it as being “reminiscent of Asian…
Michelle Obama battles Jimmy Fallon in fitness challenge
Continuing with the promotion of her “Let’s Move” fitness campaign, First Lady Michelle Obama invited comedian Jimmy Fallon to the White House to compete against him in a series of physical activities. Tuesday night’s episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon showed the NBC host and Mrs. Obama compete in a…
Olbermann mocks GOP lawmaker for linking to satirical ‘Abortionplex’ article
On his show Monday night, Current TV host Keith Olbermann lampooned Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) for mistaking an article from the satirical news outlet The Onion for real news. Fleming or his staff posted a link to the article, titled “Planned Parenthood Opens $8 Billion Abortionplex,” on the conservative congressman’s…
Republican’s real feelings for Mitt Romney revealed in new song: ‘Phony’
Inspired by music superstar Jay-Z’s song “Glory” for his new born daughter, hip-hop radio host Jay Smooth thought it was time to dedicate a few lines to GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney. Smooth’s parody “Phony” purports to represent how dissatisfied Republican voters feel, put into a rap song about Romney’s…
SNL parodies Gingrich as ‘moon president’
Saturday Night Live joined in on the “Newt Gingrich loves the moon” fun in its latest episode. With his bid of becoming President of the United States no longer possible, SNL’s Gingrich is now president of the lunar world in 2014, providing him sweet redemption for those who ridiculed his…
Bill Maher ‘unbaptizes’ Mitt Romney’s dead Atheist father-in-law
As Gawker noted last week, Ann Romney’s father, Edward Davies –a scientist and engineer who worked on NASA’s early space program– died a “resolute atheist who insisted that his family be raised without participating in an organized religion.” But that didn’t stop GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney from having his…
Colbert to spend super PAC’s million dollars on ‘cat breading’ meme
The Colbert super PAC has netted more than one million dollars, according to its Federal Election filing. On Thursday night’s episode of The Colbert Report, host Stephen Colbert confirmed that viewers “gave until it hurt,” although some, he said, apparently have a very low threshold for pain. Some 1,600 donors…
‘Daily Show’ asks Gov. Rick Scott to take drug test
On Thursday night’s The Daily Show, correspondent Aasif Mandvi traveled to Orlando, Florida to meet Louis Lebron, a Navy veteran on public assistance who refuses to submit to a state-ordered drug test. Florida’s state legislature, led by Governor Rick Scott, mandated that all recipients of welfare should be tested for…
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