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Barney Frank Puts Code Pink in Their Place

By ⋅ March 24, 2009 ⋅

Here is a great clip of Barney Frank telling Code Pink to “grow up” during today’s House Finance Committee hearings. It’s about time someone shut them up.

Marketing on the Bailout

By ⋅ March 17, 2009 ⋅

Now this is a great way to play off of current events! In this commercial, Dominos Pizza has used the bailouts and stimulus package to their advantage by poking fun at the process, and selling pizza at the same time. This is definitely smart advertising.

New Political Rapper: MC Tarp Fund?

By ⋅ March 7, 2009 ⋅

This is probably the funniest video I’ve seen in awhile, regardless of the target. MC Tarp Fund definitely has some skills. I’m quite impressed. Best line: Get your story straight man and make it quick, your political capital fell faster than stocks in Reykjavik I guess this is the power of the Stephen Colbert army. [...]

On the day the House votes on the stimulus, DC gets covered in ice. Coincidence?

By ⋅ January 28, 2009 ⋅

As a native Wisconsinite, I’ve always found the reaction of those in DC to insignificant amounts of snow humorous, and sometimes even pitiful. However, this morning was a bit different. After a few inches of nice snow, followed by a few hours of sleet, capped off with an overnight shower of freezing-rain, the entire DC-metro [...]

Adult film industry tries to get a piece from Congress

By ⋅ January 8, 2009 ⋅

Yesterday two adult film kings announced that even their industry in need of TARP funds, and sent a letter to Congress seeking $5 billion to bailout their apparently near-flaccid industry. The two giants, Larry Flynt (of Hustler) and Joe Francis (of Girls Gone Wild), claim that they are worthy of TARP funds because their industry [...]

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