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Posts Tagged ‘stunts’

John McCain ‘Suspending’ Campaign by Campaigning More

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

No fuckin' honor at all.It really depends on what you mean by “suspend,” doesn’t it? John McCain’s maverick move to suspend his campaign so he can grandstand on something he knows literally nothing about — the American Economy — isn’t actually a suspension of anything. It’s a stupid stunt to get more campaign press coverage. And nothing is suspended at all. Go to McCain’s website, and you’ll see he’s still collecting campaign contributions and still running his trashy anti-Obama video spots. He’s still doing interviews (just not Letterman!) and he’ll almost certainly still do the debate on Friday. Also, he pulls this crap all the time. MORE »


Perhaps A Lame Online Stunt Will Bring Serious Attention To A Boring European Political Crisis

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

Jesus is cumming ... ON MY FRITES - WonketteHave you heard of Belgium? It’s apparently a little country somewhere in Europe. Belgium used to own Africa and invented chocolate and/or french fries and has problems with UFOs and pedophiles. You may have even unwittingly visited Belgium, if you’re a member of the European Union government or maybe traveled from England to “the continent” by boat in the days before the Chunnel train. To this day, some French people travel through Belgium by train on their way to get their heroin in Amsterdam. MORE »


Rumors On The Internets: Not Heaven, Not Iowa Either

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

* In New Zealand, even pizza joints are great at producing media spectacles. [National Business Review]
* Politico takes the moral high ground on Anna Nicole reporting, against their better judgment. [DCeiver]
* Barack owes his election to more than just orgies and freaky alien cosplay. [TBogg]
* A little resource for ridicule, ready and waiting for Jowly Joe to switch parties. [The Horse's Mouth]
* Next person that comments on how good looking a Presidential candidate is, has to blow him. [Echidne of the Snakes]
* Guy in a Bush mask goes cruisin’ for a bruisin’ or attention from anyone at all. [The New Editor]


Pay-for-Play Scandal Rocks DC Blogs

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

bribery.jpgBehold, the best email we have ever received. MORE »


America’s Crappiest Home Videos

Friday, October 13th, 2006

As reported earlier, some jackass who got thrown off the Donald Trump show is running for Congress in Pennsylvania. Obviously, this requires that he go to the Rio Grande and harass Mexicans while his retarded friend tries to operate a home-video camera. MORE »


Lou Dobbs Has a Heart Attack

Friday, October 13th, 2006

wheresmyelephant.jpgWhile the idea of a failed reality show contestant running for office offends and repulses us, we simply cannot deny a good gimmick. And this one, well, if you could fit sex into it, it might work as a grand statement on the 2006 midterm elections as a whole. MORE »


Remainders: Buy the Ones You Can and Kill The Rest

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006
  • Rupert Murdoch carries heads of state in his pocket, “like so many nickels and dimes.” [HuffPo]

  • In order to make “Senator Katherine Harris” a reality, she’ll have to succeed where the Mafia and John Kennedy failed. [The DC Universe]
  • Ohio’s centuries of bad luck continues, as billboard with gross-out aborted fetus image gets flown over Cleveland. [Evangelical Right]
  • Prince “I’m Never Gonna Be King” Harry enjoys fine automobiles, Red Bull, and horseshit. [Borrowing Trouble]
  • Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney kicks off nascent presidential campaign by heading to Iowa and blurting racist comment from his honky mouth. [AP]
  • Laura Sessions Stepp immortalized by Great Moments In Journalism, still desperately needs to get laid. [Gawker]

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A Weakness For Stupid Puns is Our Cross to Bear

Friday, June 9th, 2006

It’s Friday, we’re posting pictures of a guy in a bear suit.
bearguy.jpg
Says the tipster who sent it in: “here in TN i can guarantee you that the voters are BEARLY paying attention to this controversy.” MORE »


Tennessee Dems Loaded for Bear

Friday, June 9th, 2006

Local campaigns are so much more colorful than national ones. They involve all the best stunts:

bear.jpgThere’s a bear on the loose in this year’s [gubernatorial campaign.

A man dressed in a bear costume and wearing a highway trooper-style hat has appeared at several of Gov. Phil Bredesen’s re-election campaign stops this week, holding up signs demanding the Democratic governor return campaign contributions made by members of the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

“The bear is a friendly reminder that the governor needs to ‘bear’ more responsibility,” Chris Devaney, executive director of the state Republican Party, said Thursday.

Yeah, we’re groaning too.

If you can “bear” with us — HARHAR — there’s a little more, after the jump.

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More Senatorial Swag: Free Footwear from Greenpeace

Thursday, June 8th, 2006

greenpeace%20sneakers%206A.JPG“Hey Mr. Secretary, want some free sneakers? These babies have your name written all over ‘em.”

This morning we complained that Senators get the best symbolic gifts. And the trend continues: Greenpeace just gave them free sneakers! Something to do with “running away” from chemical facilities.

Yes, we’ve fallen for their p.r. campaign hook, line, and sinker. But we’re suckers for pretty pictures — and Greenpeace gave us plenty of ‘em.

Check out the photos, plus the press release (yawn), after the jump.

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