Still Yearning for Kerry in 'Funny People' Movie

Some in Hollywood, it seems, just can't let go of past political hopes – or at least want to use their films to continue pushing their political preferences. In Funny People, the new movie from writer/director Judd Apatow (IMDb page) which opened July 31, a character played by Seth Rogen (IMDb page) wears a 2004-era “Vote Kerry” T-shirt with an artwork outline image of 2004 Democratic…
Brent Baker
 

Garofalo: Tea Party Protesters 'Functionally Retarded Adults'; Says 'I

Jeff Poor
 

Dick Cavett Declares on Imus 'It's Worse to Murder Animals' Than Human

Tim Graham
 

Garofalo: Tea Party Protesters 'Functionally Retarded'; 'I Want My Cou

Comic devotes portion of stand-up routine to attacking conservative activists, insists 2004 Bush/Kerry election was stolen.
Jeff Poor
 

Bill O'Reilly Takes On Jon Stewart's Critique of Fox News

Is there a new cable battle brewing between Fox News's Bill O'Reilly and Comedy Central's Jon Stewart?Such appeared to be the case last week when Stewart on Wednesday's "Daily Show" harshly criticized O'Reilly and FNC for suddenly coming out in support of protesters, and O'Reilly struck back on Thursday's "Factor."Who's right?We report, you decide (videos embedded below the fold, Stewart first…
Noel Sheppard
 

Specter Only Mocks Republicans At Pittsburgh Comedy Club

Most Republicans likely already think Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Penn.) is a joke, and Thursday evening he proved it when he took the stage at a Pittsburgh comedy club.Appearing at the Improv in a benefit for Allegheny county's Music Festival Fund for children, Specter poked fun exclusively at Republicans including Bob Dole, Dan Quayle, Trent Lott, Alfonse D'Amato, and Howard Baker.Proving just how…
Noel Sheppard
 

Is Sean Hannity Considering Presidential Run In

Here's something that'll surely drive liberal media members over the brink: President Sean Hannity.Sound crazy?Well, according to World Net Daily, the conservative talk show host would consider a run in 2012 if he's instructed by a higher power to do so (h/t Terri Green):
Noel Sheppard
 

Open Thread

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Wanda Sykes Has Zero Regrets for Calling Limbaugh a Terrorist, Wishing

Tim Graham
 

Bozell Column: A Porn-Pop Summer

Brent Bozell
 

N.Y. Times Reporter Piles On Support of Britain's 'Free' Health Servic

Tim Graham
 

CNN: Conservatives Have Upper Hand on Twitter

There is no big mystery about Twitter. Anybody with access to the Web can use it. In fact, just to keep things in perspective about this CNN Political Ticker story on how conservatives somehow have the upper hand on Twitter, be sure to watch this video of Ben Stiller explaining  the "glories" of Twitter to a skeptical Mickey Rooney. Here are some of Rooney's classic remarks about Twitter in…
P.J. Gladnick
 

ABC Manages to Find 'Glass Half Full' for Obama on Health as His Polls

With “Losing Support” as the on-screen heading, ABC's World News on Friday night certainly made clear how President Obama is losing favor with the American people as his approval level and attitudes toward his health care efforts continue steadily downward so now more are opposed (50 percent) than in favor (45 percent) and he's suffered a 29-point drop in agreement with enacting a “public option…
Brent Baker
 

True or False: ObamaCare Could Fund Abortions

If you've been keeping up with the health care debate, opponents of President Barack Obama's health care plan have been accused of spreading misinformation to thwart the administration's efforts. Even Obama himself said recently that those who raised the abortion concern were "bearing false witness." But the same sorts of claims have come up in the media. For example, on August 18 left-wing…
Jeff Poor