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“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night
of the Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”
Showing posts with label World Bank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Bank. Show all posts
Saturday, August 7, 2021
Sunday, April 22, 2018
No word from the other kids -- Skip, Jump Rope, and See Saw (opposites attract)
"Mitt Romney has announced that his son Tagg Romney has joined the campaign. No word from the other kids -- Skip, Jump Rope, and See Saw." --Jay Leno
"President Bush picked [Iraq war architect Paul] Wolfowitz to head the World Bank in 2005. His mission? Use its mighty financial resources to raise the living standards of people around the world. His first beneficiary? Well, his girlfriend. Last week it was disclosed that Wolfowitz had used his influence to get a promotion and a raise for his long-time paramour, World Bank employee Shaha Ali Riza -- considered to be a foremost expert on the Middle East. Which means, you know what they say, opposites attract." --Jon Stewart
http://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2016/06/john-hulse-collected-poems-1985-2015.html A magisterial collection. An emotional roller coaster. Soon to be a cult classic. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night On Earth and Orwell’s 1984.
Monday, April 2, 2018
She defines 'normal' sex as sex where she has to wear a Justin Timberlake mask ($200 getting her back waxed)
"Embattled World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz said Sunday that he will not resign over the scandal in which he secured a pay raise for his girlfriend. That's one thing you have to admire about Wolfowitz: he's a total douche." --Seth Meyers
"John Edwards got a $400 haircut in Beverly Hills. The latest rumor is that Hillary Clinton may have spent nearly $200 getting her back waxed." --Jay Leno
"During last night's Democratic debate, all the candidates said that if they were elected, they would get rid of the military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy for gay soldiers. 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' will be replaced by the new policy, 'Don't Tell Me You're Wearing Those Boots With That Gun.'" --Conan O'Brien
"Former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey's ex-wife says that up until he announced he was gay, they had 'normal' sex. Apparently, Mrs. McGreevey defines 'normal' sex as sex where she has to wear a Justin Timberlake mask." --Conan O'Brien
A magisterial collection.
An emotional roller coaster.
Soon to be a cult classic.
A combination of Bukowski’s
Last Night On Earth
and Orwell’s 1984.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Bombing the s**t out of a country in order to help it? (Think how easy conquering Iraq would be next to a galaxy)
"To comply with the World Bank's conflict of interest policy, Wolfowitz had Riza transferred to the State Department, given a $60,000 raise, a promotion, and guaranteed positive performance reviews to avoid conflict of interest. What's next? Bombing the s**t out of a country in order to help it?"--Jon Stewart
"On the tube there I had the 'Live Desk with Martha McCallum' on Fox News. I was really impressed with her profile of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Now, Romney has been under a lot of scrutiny due to his religion. Gallup poll found that 66% of Americans said they weren't ready for a Mormon president. But yesterday, Romney laid our fears to rest when Martha asked him to name his favorite novel [on screen: Romney answering L. Ron Hubbard's 'Battlefield Earth']. Battlefield Earth. We have nothing to worry about, folks. Romney's clearly not a Mormon. He's a Scientologist. And we all know they make excellent leaders [on screen: John Travolta's character saying while others were learning to spell, he was being trained to conquer galaxies]. Think how easy conquering Iraq would be next to a galaxy." --Stephen Colbert
A magisterial collection.
An emotional roller coaster.
Soon to be a cult classic.
A combination of Bukowski’s
Last Night On Earth
and Orwell’s 1984.
Most of us thought he reproduced through spores (put him where he can't do any harm)
"Yesterday at President Bush's press conference, he was asked this very pertinent question [on screen: A reporter asking what Condoleezza Rice will talk about with Iran's foreign minister if they have a chance to converse at a conference in Iraq]. That could be a real opportunity. Secretary of State Rice and foreign minister of Iran. Two countries with the biggest stake in the Iraq war, other than the Iraqis. This could be a real chance for some face-to-face meaningful dialogue. [on screen: Bush telling reporters that Rice 'won't be rude' if she runs into him]. What, is he 12? They weren't asking what's gonna happen if Lindsay Lohan happens to bump into Paris." --Jon Stewart
"Four years ago, the president stood on the deck of an aircraft carrier and announced 'Mission Accomplished.' Two years later, the president appointed one of the main architects of that mission, Paul Wolfowitz, to head the World Bank. Because when someone has been completely wrong about everything, you gotta put him where he can't do any harm, like in charge of the world's poor." --Jon Stewart
"But Wolfowitz's girlfriend Shaha Riza already worked at the World Bank. Surprising, because most people thought Wolfowitz reproduced through spores." --Jon Stewart
A magisterial collection.
An emotional roller coaster.
Soon to be a cult classic.
A combination of Bukowski’s
Last Night On Earth
and Orwell’s 1984.
Saturday, March 3, 2018
because there is nothing the administration can do that is not ironic (It makes the brain hurt)
"We begin tonight with news about the news. The fourth estate has had a rough ride of late, covering the stalemate over the war funding bill, the possible influence and peddling at the Department of Justice, some World Bank thingy. It makes the brain hurt.
Well, help is on the way [on screen: reporters saying the D.C. madam story is fun to cover]. Oh yeah, sex scandal baby! Happy days are here. It's like we got our pre-9/11 boners back. The first casualty was Randall Tobias, a deputy secretary of state who resigned last week after admitting to using the escort service.
Tobias had been running the Bush administration's Global AIDS Prevention program, which emphasized abstinence ... because there is nothing the administration can do that is not ironic." --Jon Stewart
A magisterial collection.
An emotional roller coaster.
Soon to be a cult classic.
A combination of Bukowski’s
Last Night On Earth
and Orwell’s 1984.
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
A Republican forced out over a sex scandal involving ... a woman?! (you got the nomination)
"The head of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, resigned after getting in trouble. He promoted his girlfriend and gave her a job at the Bank. That's big news. A Republican forced out over a sex scandal involving ... a woman?!" --Jay Leno
"That's the difference between Democrats and Republicans right there. If you're a Democrat and you work on Wall Street, then you've got some explaining to do. If you're a Republican, you got the nomination." --Jay Leno
"John McCain said that he is willing to be the last man standing in support of the war. I think he already is." --Jay Leno
A magisterial collection.
An emotional roller coaster.
Soon to be a cult classic.
A combination of Bukowski’s
Last Night On Earth
and Orwell’s 1984.
Monday, February 12, 2018
people over at the Hillary campaign think this is a good omen for them (tarnish his reputation as the architect of the Iraq War)
"This is my favorite time of year 'cause this is when the networks announce their new s----y shows for the fall. NBC is bringing back the 'Bionic Woman,' which is about a woman who is half-human, half robot and everybody loves her. The people over at the Hillary campaign think this is a good omen for them." --Bill Maher
"Over at Fox, they're bringing a show about a post-Katrina New Orleans. George Bush said he plans to ignore it at first and then tune in later." --Bill Maher
"The man who is described often as the architect of the Iraq war, Paul Wolfowitz, who went on to be the head of the World Bank, is finally stepping down. Leave it to the Bush people to find the one Jew who can't run a bank." --Bill Maher
"The people who were trying to get him out had to agree to say that he was not guilty of doing any wrongdoing. That was very important to Wolfowitz because he does not want anything to tarnish his reputation as the architect of the Iraq war." --Bill Maher
A magisterial collection.
An emotional roller coaster.
Soon to be a cult classic.
A combination of Bukowski’s
Last Night On Earth
and Orwell’s 1984.
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