she has not been in one single Terminator movie (or as they call it in Washington, fundraising)

"Billionaire Republican and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman says she has spent more than 99 million of her own money to get elected of governor of California. I think she thinks it's like eBay, the office goes to the highest bidder." –Jay Leno

"How can she be governor of California You know, she has not been in one single 'Terminator' movie." –Jay Leno

"Congressman Charlie Rangel and Congresswoman Maxine Waters met this to work out their new number one issue: prison reform. Congressman Rangel has been accused of 13 ethics violations, or as they call it in Washington, fundraising." –Jay Leno

"Raul Castro said that his government will ease controls on small businesses, will lay off unnecessary workers, and will allow more self-employment. Apparently, he sees how bad socialism is working in America, they don't want it to happen there." –Jay Leno

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.”

They might have to call up Winona Ryder from Columbus (unlimited use of the corporate Greyhound)

We were going through some contract negotiations with a CBS and it worked out pretty good for me. They are all over me, they are kissing up to me. And listen to this, now for the first time ever I get unlimited use of the corporate Greyhound. Anywhere I want to go. --David Letterman 3/12/2002

The New York Yankees are down there at spring training and they had some trouble. They had to release the outfielder Ruben Rivera. Did you hear this story? They catch the guy allegedly going through Derek Jeter's locker. He's stealing stuff out of Derek Jeter's locker and then he's selling it on eBay. So they said well we don't think we can have that going on here. So you know what this means? They might have to call up Winona Ryder from Columbus. --David Letterman 3/12/2002

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.”

Candidates end up going to the highest bidder anyway (The margin of error)

"Congratulations to presidential candidate Joe Biden, who has increased his poll numbers from one percent to two percent. Is that a big deal? Two percent? The margin of error is what ... three percent?" --Jay Leno

"Yahoo announced they're going to host the first ever online presidential debate. Why Yahoo? Why not on a eBay? Candidates end up going to the highest bidder anyway." --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.

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You speed-date to make sure you're not talking to a dude (loyalty over integrity)

"Why do I love [Sarah Palin]? She's a reformer. Like when the government wanted to give her this $223 million bridge to nowhere [on screen: Palin saying 'thanks, but no thanks' to the bridge]. She's so polite. Now I know that her detractors will say that she actually supported the bridge until it became a political albatross, and ended up keeping a lot of the money for it anyway, or that she claimed to have visited Iraq when she didn't. 

Or she didn't really sell that plane on eBay, or that she left the town she was mayor of nearly $20 million in debt, or that she made sure that women that were raped in her town were charged for their rape kits. Yeah! That's f**king true. The point is this: shut up. Because you don't speed-date in order to get to know somebody. You speed-date to make sure you're not talking to a dude." --Jon Stewart

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He gave the poor 41 (sell her on eBay)

"Cindy McCain appeared at the Republican National Convention, and Vanity Fair took a look at an outfit she wore. The magazine priced it out at around $300,000. With that kind of money, you could buy an 11th house." -Jimmy Kimmel

"Should we be nervous about a man who preaches against wasteful spending when his wife is wearing $300,000?" -Jimmy Kimmel

"If Cindy McCain were a plane, Sarah Palin would sell her on eBay." -Jimmy Kimmel

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Ironically, do you know who bought it? (special episode of Regis and Kelly)

"No, Sarah Palin made some interesting points last night. She said when she was Governor of Alaska she got rid of the state’s luxury jet and put it on eBay. Ironically, do you know who bought it? John and Cindy McCain." --Jay Leno

"Palin said last night that John McCain had seen evil, but I didn’t even know Dick Cheney was at the convention." --Jay Leno

"And did you see McCain and Palin standing together? Didn’t it look like a special episode of 'Regis and Kelly?'" --Jay Leno

"No, Senator McCain already showing tremendous faith in Palin as his vice presidential nominee. Like, did you notice after the speech last night, he came on stage, finally signed that do-not-resuscitate order." --Jay Leno

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For example, the Superdome during Hurricane Katrina (filling stadiums)

Well, there was a rumor that McCain might pick former eBay C.E.O. Meg Whitman as his running mate. That makes sense. You know, she’s an expert at selling Americans really old stuff." --Jay Leno

"And archaeologists are now saying that based on the latest findings, Neanderthals are a lot smarter than they previously gave them credit for. Today, President Bush asked these same researchers to analyze his Presidency." --Jay Leno

"Thirty-eight million people watched Barack Obama at the stadium in Denver. There were 84,000 full-throated supporters who turned out there at the field. The Republicans fired back today. They say, 'We can also fill a stadium with thousands of screaming people. For example, the Superdome during Hurricane Katrina.'" –Bill Maher

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Wall Street was surprisingly enthusiastic about the plan to save their asses with other peoples' money

"Due to the current crisis on Wall Street, President Bush announced just a few hours ago that he's canceled a trip to Alabama. That's true. Yeah, Bush said, 'Under the circumstances, I didn't think it was right to leave the country.'" –Conan O'Brien



"Computer hackers have broken into Governor Sarah Palin's private email account, and posted information from it on a website. And of course, Senator McCain is furious about this breach in security. But again, you know, he's not that computer literate. Like when he heard about the break-in, he ordered Secret Service agents to guard her computer so this never happens again." –Jay Leno



"The federal government, you know them, they announced a plan to spend, like, a trillion of taxpayer dollars to buy out bad mortgages and debt. Wall Street was surprisingly enthusiastic about the plan to save their asses with other peoples' money. It was either that, or Sarah Palin's idea to sell it all on eBay." --Bill Maher



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Are they left over from the Bull Moose Party? (glued to his toilet seat)

"No, Palin had everybody mesmerized. Even Senator Larry Craig said he was glued to his toilet seat." --Jay Leno

"And they said that Governor Palin was coached by some of John McCain’s senior advisers. Senior advisers? The guy is 72. How old are these guys? Are they left over from the Bull Moose Party?" --Jay Leno

"No, Sarah Palin made some interesting points last night. She said when she was Governor of Alaska she got rid of the state’s luxury jet and put it on eBay. Ironically, do you know who bought it? John and Cindy McCain." --Jay Leno

"Sarah Palin said last night that John McCain had seen evil, but I didn’t even know Dick Cheney was at the convention." --Jay Leno

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Support the Truth (That's Troops!)

"Tom DeLay is giving up his seat. Well actually, he's not giving it up, he's selling it to the highest bidder on eBbay. He said he wants to spend more time taking illegal campaign contributions from his family." --Jay Leno

"A new book about Laura Bush claims Laura was reported being very critical of how Hillary Clinton decorated the White House. But, Bill Clinton didn't care what the furniture looked like. You gave him a desk and a chair and he was happy." --Jay Leno

"Indicted former Republican majority leader Tom DeLay announced he is resigning from Congress and he will not run for re-election. People were shocked. A Republican with an exit plan? They say this will be the first time Tom DeLay actually takes a vacation he pays for himself." --Jay Leno

Obama’s new campaign slogan: ‘Tell me about your day.’

“The latest polls show President Obama’s approval rating among women has risen by 10 percent. Many people believe this increase is due to Obama’s new campaign slogan: ‘Tell me about your day.’” –Conan O'Brien



“This week a Chicken McNugget that resembles President George Washington was auctioned on eBay for over $8,000. Meanwhile, a Chicken McNugget that looks like Mitt Romney was eaten by Newt Gingrich.” –Conan O’Brien 




“It was reported that in the weeks leading up to his death, Osama bin Laden had trouble controlling the squabbling among his three wives. In fact, when the team knocked down the door, bin Laden said, ‘Thank god you’re here. Two in the chest. One in the head. Let’s do this.’” –Conan O’Brien 



John Hulse photography