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Posts Tagged ‘rich people’

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

MAGAZINE ABOUT WEALTH ENDORSES OBAMA: Sarah Palin’s favorite — dare we say, “favourite,” tut tut — magazine, rich & sexy British global-money pamphlet The Economist, has endorsed Barack Obama, who is more likely to save all of their money than John McCain, who’s just nuts. [The Economist]


Gap Grows Between U.S. Richie Riches and Wretched American Poor

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

The rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor.Of America’s many great achievements in this young century, nothing can really top the savage rape and murder of the American Dream. Nobody really mentions it anymore, but ancient texts refer to this notion that everyone, through hard work, could become free and happy through the earning of riches, and then their kids would do even better, etc. Well, it is no longer true. Since the year 2000, only the wealthy have made more money. Everybody else is fucked, and the divide is rapidly getting wider. This is the conclusion of a three-year study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, a communist-terrorist group consisting of the United States and other rich nations. MORE »


Buy One of John McCain’s Unwanted Mansions, For $12 Million!

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Hey, this is not technically a mansion!
Got $12 million burning a hole in your pockets? Need a new mansion in Arizona? How about this little place, one of John and Cindy McCain’s unwanted castles? MORE »


John McCain Does Not Know How Many Baronial Estates He Has

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

That hot dog cost $500In 2004 all the Republicans hated the Democratic ex-Navy plutocrat married to an insanely wealthy (and just insane) woman. But now that it is 2008, all the Democrats hate the Republican ex-Navy plutocrat married to an insanely wealthy, insane woman. How awful is Fat Cat John McCain? So awful that he literally has no idea how many homes “he” owns. MORE »


What Is This Secret ‘DC Prep’ Trailer Thing?

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Well. Here’s a trailer for some sort of secret potential series about rich, preppy, well-connected young people in Washington. Aside from the YouTube title — “DC PREP Trailer for Secret Television Series Coming Soon!” — the Internet is not telling us much more. MORE »


Tax Returns Prove Bush, Cheney Not Yet Richest Men On Earth

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Happy, wealthy and wise.Presidents and vice presidents file tax returns — they’re just like us! George and Laura Bush filed and guess how much they made in 2007? Just shy of a million! That’s not really so much money. Dick and Lynne Cheney easily beat the fake president’s adjusted gross income of $923,807. But by how much? MORE »


Romney Will Bequeath Personal Fortune to Tiny Little Man

Friday, January 18th, 2008

America’s favorite Mormon Frenchman and dog-torturing varmint-killing plutocrat shocked a University of South Carolina crowd this week by hoisting aloft a toddler and declaring it his sole and personal heir. Apparently the child has the same middle name as Willard “Mitt” Romney, which is why the tyke will be having comical wheelbarrows of cash delivered to his crib. “He’s getting all the money,” crowed Romney. Also, the child is his grandson. [YouTube]


Glamorous Mitt Romney Writes For Glamour

Monday, January 7th, 2008

When it comes to executive fashion and grooming tips, multi-millionaire executives who buy their way into politics have long looked to Republican Mitt Romney. With his perfect George Hamilton suntan and manly CEO hairstyle that really reminds you why John Edwards looks like such a girl, Mitt truly defines the flip-flopping elitist New England style once popularized by John Kerry. And now Mitt’s writing for his favorite magazine, GLAMOUR.

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Silly Telecoms, You Can’t Bribe A Plutocrat!

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Masshole Libs Love Airpork

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Times Are Tough For Billionaires

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

The poor super-rich. While America’s richest 1% still rule the country, controlling more wealth than the entire bottom 90%, it’s become much harder for them to prove how wealthy they are through ostentatious consumption. Because everyone in America owns two homes and a yacht now, haven’t you heard? George Will has, and his column — filed directly from the Bizarro Planet — urges you, the little guy, to take pity on the plutocracy. MORE »


Jonah Goldberg Confused By This Whole ‘Fax’ Technology

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

'What's wrong with lumber? I own two lumberyards.' - WonketteHey everybody, have you heard of the hot new gadget called the “fax machine”? Apparently you can somehow send pieces of paper through the telephone wires, but you’ve got to really roll the paper up tight so it can fit! That’s what Jonah Goldberg thinks, anyway. MORE »


Friday, July 13th, 2007

Bob Novak makes a lot less than people think he does! He’s worth a mere $7 to $8 million and made $625,000 from CNN. Just in case there was a chance you might enjoy your weekend. [Extreme Mortman]