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Pennsylvania’s Cartoon Hangover

Friday, April 25th, 2008

By the Comics Curmudgeon
Are you tired of Pennsylvania primary news, now that it’s over? Ha ha, just kidding, obviously you were tired of it weeks and weeks before it even happened. Nevertheless, we feel that the following cartoons about America’s favorite “Keystone State” will help bring a sense of closure to this dark period in our lives, and get you ready for the next stage, which will involve wishing you never, ever heard the word “Indiana.” MORE »


Philadelphia So Crazy On Election Day

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

These news trucks are parked outside Hillary Clinton’s (and our) hotel in Philadelphia, on Broad Street. That is corrupt City Hall in the background, the evil gothic thing. What else is happening in Philadelphia today? Much of it involves Thomas Jefferson, penis food, sparkly voting signs and Star Wars musicals. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have been overrun by this strange City on a Landfill. MORE »


100 Simple Questions For Becoming an American Citizen

Friday, September 28th, 2007

apu.JPGAre you smart enough to be a citizen? While it’s long been accepted that ignorance of history is what keeps America strong, it seems that immigrants are all expected to pass a civics test to become citizens and get Tom Tancredo off their backs. And they just updated the whole thing. So now everyone has to answer brand-new questions about Abe Lincoln and the lady from the old dollar coins (not the Indian, the other one) and, uh, 9/11. MORE »


George W. Bush: Strict Constructionist

Friday, March 24th, 2006

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President George W. Bush, seen here in a file photo from the day he demanded that Andy and Karen let him sign the Declaration of Independence. Due to his insistence on historical fidelity, the President will wait 11 years before exercising his veto powers, as they will not exist until the the as-of-yet unwritten Constitution is ratified. MORE »


Gossip Roundup: ‘Flying High’

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

* Reliable Source: Fox News will not stage a party after the Radio & Television Correspondents Association Dinner. . . White House to host small “social dinner” tomorrow night to celebrate Ben Franklin’s 300th birthday. [WP]
* Under the Dome: “Law & Order” plot line strikes the GOP the wrong way. . . Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) seek temporary memorial in the Capitol Rotunda for soldiers killed in Iraq. [The Hill]
* Page Six: New book claims that Laura Bush took “hormone adjustment” to conceive twins. . . Blind item asks, “Which political reporter attends so-called ‘circuit parties’ while flying high on ecstasy?” [NYP]
* Inside the Beltway: Ben Bradlee is visiting the South Pacific for The New Yorker. . . PETA wants Antonin Scalia to stop killing fish. [WT]
* Rush & Molloy: Giuliani hits the ground in Iowa. . . Photos of Pataki’s daughter downing tequila land on the Internet. [NYDN]


Gossip Roundup: I Wish I Were On Vacation

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

Inside the Bubble: Incestuous

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005

Fox News Corp. psychodrama: mother bears, tattoos, and “iron-clad” things. Like Thursday at the Manhole, we’re telling you. [Fishgirl] MORE »