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Jon Stewart destroys Republican arguments against background checks
On his show Thursday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart systematically mocked Republicans who voiced opposition to expanding criminal background checks on gun purchases. “Only the United States Senate could take something that has 86 percent support of all Americans and an eight votes majority in the Senate itself…
Parody: Elizabeth Warren running for Senate to ‘f*ck some sh*t up’
In announcing her bid for the United States Senate, Elizabeth Warren explained that she is running so Americans will have the opportunity to use their “revenge voucher” to kick anyone from Wall Street “right in the balls.” The enterprising candidate also suggested that the wealthy should “stop being such dicks…
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