Monthly Archives: January 2010
Osama Bin Laden Not a Denier
Osama bin Laden commented on economics, climate, and quoted Noam Chomsky in a tape released today. Here’s the New York Times story. If you want you can read about real Davos big shots click here.
President Don Rickles
President Rickles insulted members of his audience during last night’s state of the union speech. He criticized the Supreme Court, while some justices sat directly in front of him, for its ruling in favor of free speech in the Citizens United v. FEC case. Here’s a link to the Washington Post with a video clip of the moment, including Alito’s response. Here’s Jack Tapper at ABC giving a historian’s perspective.
Talking Down
Someone told me I forgot to put a teleprompter in my last Obama cartoon. I’m making up for it in this one by putting the teleprompter in and leaving the president out.
The prez really did use a teleprompter in a 6th grade classroom. But he was speaking to the press pool, not the kids. Still… Here’s a link to the Daily Show.
Coming to Terms
The Populist in Chief once again struck just the right note by telling Diane Sawyer that he would rather do a good job and only serve one term than have the dim-witted electorate reward him with a second term for doing a mediocre job. Here’s a Wash Post story with video.
Autographed copies of The Great White House Breakout
If you’d like an autographed copy of the Great White House Breakout. Do 2 things , buy the book and then go here and tell me how you’d like it signed. I’ll send you a signed book plate complete with a pic of Leonard.
