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FDR Was Just Like Obama, Or Hillary, During That Other Great Depression

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

All we have to fear is terrible death by starvation.On this day in 1933, another smooth-talking Ivy League hopemonger won the White House during a terrible depression. He was also a minority in a way, in that he had no legs. Meet Franklin D. Roosevelt! You may have heard of him! MORE »


FDR, MLK & Thomas Jefferson Furious Over Obama’s Plagiarism

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Wax DemonsHey, Barack Obama, we have rules in this country. Rules like, You cannot go around quoting the “I Have A Dream” speech, or the Declaration of Independence, or that weird/wrong thing FDR used to say (”The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”) to try to soothe the desperately poor and angry people who were this close to “seizing the means of production.” And that’s why Hillary’s campaign is sending everybody these shocking YouTubes proving that another black person has also trotted out a couple of patriotic chestnuts as proof that campaign speeches really do change the world. MORE »


Cabal Of Dead Democrats Meeting For Gambling, Larfs

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Image taken directly from Ken Mehlman's fever dreamsIt turns out that Hillary Clinton is not the only member of her family to speak with the dead. One artist has captured in paint definite proof of two living Democratic ex-presidents in sinister commune with the long deceased. What sort of liberal witchcraft is this coven engaged in? And what does it mean that Bill seems to “have all the chips,” while FDR “deals the cards”? MORE »


A Nightly Paultard Bombing Round

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

a little bombing here, a little thereThese Paultards will never learn that we are warring with them and they should not send e-mails! After the jump, a classic Paultard comment we received today. (Redstate is posting it too. As well as some other shit about like, Barry Goldwater, we assume). MORE »


‘Bombing Starts In Five Minutes’

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

we like to make fun of his supporters, in case you didnt knowRedstate has accepted our alliance in the War Against Paultards. They wish to be Churchill instead of “that socialist FDR.” This is good! It means they can take the bombing for the first little while, and eventually we’ll step in.

The Redstate commenters are posting videos of like, Ronald Reagan. It’s funny. What do we do now?

To Wonkette, RE: An Open Letter to RedState.com [Redstate]
Photo via this amazing Serolf Divad comment


Gossip Roundup: Baby Mo Problems

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

* Heard on the Hill: “On Friday afternoon, Capitol Police put out an all-points bulletin indicating that ‘multiple individuals were harassing or being too forward with Sen. [Barack] Obama (D-Ill.)’ inside the Hart Senate Office Building.” … The first 100 hours were neither first nor 100 hours… Senate still lazy, not working 5 day weeks. [Roll Call]
* Reliable Source: Famous women who’ve done famous things are approvingly listed and described. [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: FDR’s car auctioned, fetches less than a NAZI CAR… Moby was here. He dislikes DC, which should cheer up Washingtonians. Also, Alexandra Pelosi calls him “Baby Mo.” [Examiner]
* Washington Whispers: New DCCC head is trying to be BFF with DNC head Howard DeanMichael Chertoff picked Beta over VHS. [USN&WR]


Rahm Emanuel: Ha Ha, Hillary’s a Lesbian

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

The congressman from Illinois is making powerful friends wherever he goes. During a Monday night Daily Show appearance, the DCCC wizard was doing the usual “Bush sucks” routine and made a reference to FDR. MORE »


American History Still Pretty Much Based on Old Cereal Ads

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

Good morning Washington and welcome back to work. Here to help ease the transition from your debauched three-day weekend excitement is Target’s own Franklin Delano Roosevelt action figure:
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Kids — can you spot the 200 things terribly, terribly wrong with this picture? And concept? MORE »


Now What Poor Aide’s Going to Have to Break the News that FDR Founded Social Security?

Thursday, September 1st, 2005

We missed this, amid all the gruesome hurricane coverage. Our president celebrated the 60th anniversary of the cessation of hostilities in World War II in the classiest fashion imaginable, by likening himself to FDR. Speaking to recruits at a Coranado, Calif. naval base Bush laid it all out plainly: MORE »