Hackers leak Assad’s astonishing office emails
Hundreds of emails from the office of Bashar al Assad have been leaked by the hacker group Anonymous.By Phoebe Greenwood, Tel Aviv
4:30PM GMT 07 Feb 2012
The group used the simple password “1234” to log into the mail accounts of several of the Syrian president’s closest aids.
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Spaceballs in Syria
Posted: February 9, 2012 in Humor, International, TechnologyTags: Anonymous, Arab Spring, Bashar al-Assad, Hacking, Humor, International, Syria, Technology
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Anthony Weiner Apologizes to His Staff
Posted: June 8, 2011 in Congress, House of Representatives, Humor, PoliticsTags: Anthony Weiner, Congress, House of Representatives, Humor, Politics, Scandal
Unfortunately, Saturday Night Live’s season had already ended before the Anthony Weiner scandal erupted. But that won’t stop Jimmy Fallon…
Great Moments in Journalism
Posted: May 14, 2011 in Humor, MediaTags: Humor, Media, New York Post, Osama bin Laden
The New York Post must have had a field day putting together this front page…
Take a Bow, Governor Hickenlooper
Posted: April 2, 2011 in Humor, TVTags: Humor, John Hickenlooper, Michael Scott, The Office, TV
For the best April Fool’s gag of 2011:
Gov. Hickenlooper appoints new Director of Paper Distribution in the Department of Natural Resources
Friday, April 1, 2011 – Gov. John Hickenlooper announced today the appointment of Michael Scott to serve as the new Director of Paper Distribution for the Department of Natural Resources.
“Scott’s success in selling paper will help Colorado effectively and efficiently move the large amount of bark beetle lumber from the forest and into the marketplace, creating tons of jobs and making lots of money,” Hickenlooper said. “This is a unique opportunity to resolve Colorado’s forest health and budget issues.”
Scott, of Scranton, Pa., recently announced he is leaving his job as the regional branch manager for Dunder Mifflin Paper. Scott has served in this position since 1994 and is moving to Colorado to join his fiancé, Holly Flax, who is returning home to care for her elderly parents.
Scott was also a small business owner, having successfully started the Michael Scott Paper Co. in 2009. The company was later purchased by his former employer, Dunder Mifflin, which restored Scott and his employees Pam Halpert (née Beesley) and Ryan Howard to their previous positions.
Scott has a unique management approach, where he spends 80 percent of his time “distracting others,” 19 percent of his time “procrastinating,” and 1 percent of his time “critical thinking.”
Photo courtesy of NBC.
Jon Stewart – 1, CNBC – 0
Posted: March 5, 2009 in Humor, MediaTags: CNBC, Daily Show, Humor, Jon Stewart, Media, Rick Santelli
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Yes, He Did
Posted: February 13, 2009 in Humor, SportsTags: Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Humor, Sports, Steroids
“Sprinkles make the cupcake, don’t you think?”
– CNN Chief National Correspondent John King
Public Relations Fail
Posted: November 21, 2008 in Beltway Drama, Economy, Humor, Sarah PalinTags: Beltway Drama, Big Three, Economy, Humor, Sarah Palin
I don’t know what’s worse, the CEOs of the three American car companies going to request a multibillion dollar bailout on Capitol Hill while flying on private corporate jets to travel to Washington, or Sarah Palin giving an interview after pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey while other turkeys are being slaughtered behind her.
The Martin Eisenstadt Hoax
Posted: November 13, 2008 in 2008 Elections, Hell Freezes Over, Humor, John McCain, Media, Sarah PalinTags: 2008 Elections, Carl Cameron, David Shuster, Fox News, Hell Freezes Over, Hoax, Humor, John McCain, Martin Eisenstadt, Media, MSNBC, Sarah Palin, Urban Myth
This could very well be the greatest stunt ever pulled on the media in modern times.
It was among the juicier post-election recriminations: Fox News Channel quoted an unnamed McCain campaign figure as saying that Sarah Palin did not know that Africa was a continent.
Who would say such a thing? On Monday the answer popped up on a blog and popped out of the mouth of David Shuster, an MSNBC anchor. “Turns out it was Martin Eisenstadt, a McCain policy adviser, who has come forward today to identify himself as the source of the leaks,” Mr. Shuster said.
Trouble is, Martin Eisenstadt doesn’t exist. His blog does, but it’s a put-on. The think tank where he is a senior fellow — the Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy — is just a Web site. The TV clips of him on YouTube are fakes.
And the claim of credit for the Africa anecdote is just the latest ruse by Eisenstadt, who turns out to be a very elaborate hoax that has been going on for months. MSNBC, which quickly corrected the mistake, has plenty of company in being taken in by an Eisenstadt hoax, including The New Republic and The Los Angeles Times.
I don’t know what’s sadder, that Sarah Palin set the bar so low with her gaffes that people believed this to be true, or that the media ran with it without checking his bona fides. Remember the famous line from Ronald Reagan: “Trust but verify.”
Icepicks and Nukes 