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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.”
Beware of the Balcony at the 9:30 Club
Posted: November 10, 2008 in Humor, MusicTags: 9:30 Club, Humor, Music, Washington DC
You might want to bring an umbrella…
A drunken Jersey City councilman was arrested for urinating on a crowd of concertgoers from the balcony of a Washington nightclub, police and club sources said Saturday.
Councilman Steven Lipski was caught relieving himself onto several revelers at the 9:30 Club during a concert by a Grateful Dead tribute band Friday night, club sources said.
“He was very drunk,” the source said, noting that it wasn’t the first time Lipski had caused a ruckus at the popular concert venue.
“We’ve dealt with this man before,” the source added. “He’s never peed on anybody, but he gets really belligerent and drunk.”
I’ve been to many shows at the 9:30 Club – it’s my favorite concert venue. I’ve also seen some pretty strange crowds there and other shows, but this guy is on a whole other level.
Sarah Palin Gets Punk’d
Posted: November 2, 2008 in 2008 Elections, Humor, Sarah PalinTags: 2008 Elections, Humor, Nicolas Sarkozy, Sarah Palin
The Obama campaign’s response:
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Asked by ABC News if he’d heard the prank call played on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Robert Gibbs, a senior adviser to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., told reporters that he’d heard parts of it.
His response?
“I’m glad we check out our calls before we hand the phone to Barack Obama,” Gibbs said.
D’oh!
Posted: October 29, 2008 in 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, HumorTags: 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Democrats, Humor, Michigan
A flier sent by Michigan Democrats featuring a photo of Barack Obama that urged voters to submit an absentee ballot application includes a telephone number connecting callers to a phone sex line.
Equal Opportunity Offenders
Posted: October 26, 2008 in 2008 Elections, Humor, Joe BidenTags: 2008 Elections, Humor, Joe Biden
Saturday Night Live has a little fun at Joe Biden and John Murtha’s expense.
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Following the example set by Tina Fey’s devastating mockery of the Sarah Palin interview with Katie Couric, Biden’s SNL impersonator Jason Sudeikis uses Biden’s own words during the skit.
Icepicks and Nukes 