Congress passed a bill that prevents advertisers from raising the volume of TV commercials to catch viewer’s attention. Next year it hopes to add a provision that requires Keith Olbermann to sit further away from his microphone.
Charlie Rangel was officially censured for misconduct by Congress yesterday. The house also voted to call all future ethics violations “Pulling a Rangel.”
Christine O’Donnell has signed a deal to write a book. She said, “I’ve never written a book, but what the heck, neither did Harry Potter.”
John McCain has called the study that recommends gays be allowed in the military flawed. He complained, “It didn’t even ask servicemen if they watch the Tony Awards.”
According to a new study, members of the congressional Tea Party caucus are linked to $1 billion in earmarks. As one congressman explained, “We’re just purging.”
The star of this week’s NY governor’s debate was Jimmy McMillan of The Rent is Too Damn High Party (see video below). He was able to collect 15,000 signatures to get on the ballot – some of whom were, no doubt, fellow patients.
Former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer’s Harvard Club application was rejected. The lesson here is never use anyone as a reference whose name is Bambi or Trixi.
Was it Groucho Marx who said, “I would not join any club that would have Elliot Spitzer’s member.”?
NPR fired longtime analyst Juan Williams for saying on Fox News that when he is on a plane with Muslims, “I get nervous.” NPR then fired ten more employees who said when they’re on a plane with Juan Williams, they get nervous.
Williams was last seen being escorted out of the NPR offices with his belongings stuffed in an “All Things Considered” tote bag.
In response to Juan Williams being fired by NPR, Mike Huckabee announced he will boycott the public radio network. This raises the question: Mike Huckabee has been on NPR?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, states emphasizing abstinence-only sex education programs have higher teen-pregnancy rates. The least effective program was called “Just say no to Levi Johnston.”
Alaska Tea Party candidate Joe Miller has lost some support since his security people handcuffed and detained a journalist at a town hall meeting. On the plus side, he’s polling very well with bondage and discipline devotees.
According to a New York Times/CBS News Poll, 86 percent of Tea Party supporters don’t think global warming is real – about the same number who think professional wrestling is.
Republican Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell said she regrets airing the campaign ad in which she declared “I’m not a witch.” Although, it was still better than their first idea: “I’m not the least bit qualified to be a Senator.”
Politics | Ben Alper | 
December 3, 2010 8:32 pm | 
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