Stories by Will Durst

Will Durst is a political comic, syndicated columnist, AM radio talk show host and defense liability. His new e- book “Elect to Laugh!” published by Hyperink is now available at Redroom.com. subscribe to Will Durst's feed

Posted on: May 9, 2004, Source: AlterNet

A memo from Rummy to Dubyah about how to handle the recent Abu Ghraib prison scandal.

Posted on: Apr 19, 2004, Source: AlterNet

A woman's right to choose has been nibbled at to where the danger exists that before long, there will be no right left at all.

Posted on: Apr 7, 2004, Source: AlterNet

An apology is seen as a sign of weakness. The French apologize. In America, we find it much better to forge forward ignoring all obvious mistakes.

Posted on: Mar 30, 2004, Source: AlterNet

The little boys who cried 'the other side is nothing but a bunch of big fat liars.'

Posted on: Mar 22, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia responds to calls for recusal with a 21-page memo that boils down to this: he doesn't want to, he doesn't have to, so he won't.

Posted on: Mar 9, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Folks on the street are incredulous a bona fide celebrity actually got nailed for anything.

Posted on: Mar 1, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Will Durst presents the Will Durst Thank God For These Liquid Squeezebags Because I'm a Comic Awards.

Posted on: Feb 23, 2004, Source: AlterNet

As the race approaches its close, we take a look the progress we've made thus far in the 2004 Democratic primaries.

Posted on: Feb 12, 2004, Source: WorkingForChange.com

I have this burning desire to hear him say it out loud. "Sorry, my mistake."

Posted on: Feb 5, 2004, Source: AlterNet

A handy primer on this week's biggest story.

Posted on: Feb 1, 2004, Source: AlterNet

So, grab your socks and drop your cocktails, here they come, this year's Grannies.

Posted on: Jan 27, 2004, Source: WorkingForChange.com

Impress your friends and coworkers by knowing who won the coveted 'In Your Face, You Liberal Weenies Award.'

Posted on: Jan 19, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Whenever George W. mentions the liberation of the freedom-loving Iraqi people, the last person to grab his throat in a choking motion has to drink four shots of beer.

Posted on: Jan 5, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Characterized by the exchange of money for favors, Mad Politicians Disease could spread from the halls of congress to the mightiest office in the land.

Posted on: Dec 10, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Who are these people and why are they saying such outrageous things? Looks like it's time for the 2003 Totally Full of Crap Award.

Posted on: Nov 24, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Durst offers his annual list of objects, sights and experiences that make life just a tiny bit more worthwhile for a creaky reprobate.

Posted on: Nov 3, 2003, Source: AlterNet

When we said, "Mission Accomplished," we didn't actually mean "mission accomplished," if, in "mission," you assume we meant the act of subduing Iraq, and "accomplished" would refer to the event being over.

Posted on: Oct 27, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Our greatest enemy in the fight for what's right is the opposition party.

Posted on: Oct 15, 2003, Source: AlterNet

A vast left wing conspiracy is responsible for Rush Limbaugh's unfortunate addiction to hillbilly heroine.

Posted on: Oct 5, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Arnold makes his case for a Schwarzenegger-riffic 'Colliephonia.'

Posted on: Sep 30, 2003, Source: AlterNet

As opposed to the sitting governor, who can't get away with anything, Schwarzenegger gets away with everything, or more accurately, saying absolutely nothing.

Posted on: Sep 22, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Will Rogers said, "It's easy being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you."

Posted on: Sep 8, 2003, Source: AlterNet

President Bush writes to dear old friend Kofi Annan trying to make amends for spring-time quarrels.

Posted on: Sep 4, 2003, Source: AlterNet

My wife is convinced her people are flying down right now to bring her back to Mars and in preparation she has dropped a homing beacon and packed artifacts and the voluminous notes she has taken of our civilization.

Posted on: Aug 24, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Ten suggestions to help Gray Davis survive the recall.

Posted on: Aug 18, 2003, Source: AlterNet

The recall process in California has been called a circus, total chaos and a carnival. Which is it? Answer: More of a geek show populated by ventriloquists on a rusty roller coaster.

Posted on: Aug 10, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Only through the grace of Dubyah's faith have we finally been able to identify the fresh cancer poised to eat through the intestines of the American belly. And that toxic threat is gay marriage.

Posted on: Jul 31, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Thanks to car-alarm king Darrell Issa's deep and noisy pockets, we, the Golden-plated state have recaptured the zenith of zany.

Posted on: Jul 27, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Recently, President Bush has seen his poll numbers drop faster than a beer keg falling out of the loading bay of an airborne C-130.

Posted on: Jul 14, 2003, Source: AlterNet

The Democrats are almost as bad as the Republicans. But as we've seen in the last two and a half years, a lot of lives fit in the margins of that "almost."

Posted on: Jul 7, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Ending the 02-03 Major League Judicial Season on a decidedly quirky note, the Supreme Court left the building by blowing liberals a big fat wet sloppy farewell kiss.

Posted on: Jun 29, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead. Oh, Wait, No, He's Not. Sorry. Soon Though. Promise. And Repeat.

Posted on: Jun 23, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Since releasing her book, Hillary Clinton is all over the news, attracting as much praise as criticism.

Posted on: Jun 10, 2003, Source: AlterNet

If you think Rosenthal's victory will cause the Bush administration to slow down their feverish crackdown on medical marijuana, you might want to hold off on investing all your money in rolling paper manufacturers.

Posted on: May 22, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Now we're in charge of Iraq and still can't find nothing.

Posted on: May 12, 2003, Source: AlterNet

You just can't go wrong with a tax-cut like this. The list of winners goes on and on.

Posted on: May 8, 2003, Source: AlterNet

The Bush agenda: connect two totally disparate cause and effect links then get increasingly strident about it. And presto: instant policy.

Posted on: Apr 27, 2003, Source: AlterNet

It's the red white and blue tax cut and the only people lined up against it are un-American Saddam-loving Commie pinko yellow rat bastards.

Posted on: Apr 21, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Why aren't there any liberal talk show hosts?

Posted on: Apr 13, 2003, Source: AlterNet

"Commenting on the epidemic looting in Baghdad, Secretary Rumsfeld allowed that democracy is untidy" ... and other fine tidbits.

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