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Laura Flanders: Vanity Fair's Retort to the New Yorker's Obama Cover Misses the Mark

Laura Flanders, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. July 24, 2008.
If Vanity Fair wanted to flip the New Yorker cover on the GOP, they'd have to portray the media's lies about the candidate. Not the true stuff.

Tonight on GRITtv: The New Yorker's Obama Cover Controversy

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. July 14, 2008.
Laura Flanders, Hendrik Hertzberg, and Danny Schechter discuss the magazine's inflammatory cover.

Guest Post by John McCain: 'My Secret Plan to Fix the Economy'

General JC Christian, Jesus' General AlterNet: Election 2008. July 14, 2008.
McCain's been reaching out over at the General's place, and we're bringing you the latest.

John Cusack: Why We Write

Brave New Films, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. June 20, 2008.
The star of "War, Inc." on why he decided to satirize the Iraq War.

Oh, McCain: Satirical Cartoon Lands Big Political Punch Line in Big John's Kisser.

Brave New Films, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. June 12, 2008.
If you loved "Schoolhouse Rock," you'll love this.

Sign the "Ex-Hillary Fans For McCain" Pledge

Katie Halper, KatieHalper.com AlterNet: Election 2008. June 11, 2008.
Who needs constitutional rights when you can have revenge?

Sen. John McCain: 'A Response to all Those Rotten Cosuckers Who Say I Have an Anger Problem'**

General JC Christian, Jesus' General AlterNet: PEEK. April 11, 2008.
It's fairness and balance.

Six Ways to Win The Iraq War Debate Against Your Really Dumb Friends

Lee Camp, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 11, 2008.
If the consequences weren't so tragic, our discourse would be a hilarious joke.

**The Onion: New Poll Shows Bullsh*t Is the Most Important Issue for US Voters [VIDEO]**

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. March 6, 2008.
Yet more funny because it's true news from the Onion.

The Colbert Rapport

Larry Bogad, TheNation.com. November 7, 2007.
Stephen Colbert's fake run for president in South Carolina had the potential to shake up electoral politics in a way that only a prankster could.

The Best Bits of Political Satire From The Simpsons, Family Guy Season Premieres [VIDEO]

Manila Ryce, AlterNet: Video. September 24, 2007.
The Simpsons and Family Guy return with Stephen Colbert and parodies of Rush Limbaugh, Halliburton and American hubris in general.

Yachts Will Save America's Middle Class!

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 8, 2007.
Eddie Torres: Tired of seeing U.S. manufacturing off-shored to China? Fear not, America's 21st century yacht-based economy has arrived!

Top 10 Reasons Why Paul Wolfowitz Was a Great World Bank President

John Cavanagh, AlterNet. May 19, 2007.
Progressives should think twice before rejoicing over Wolfie's departure.

Bush '03 v. Bush '07 [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. April 25, 2007.
Jon Stewart pits the old W against the less old W.

Colbert & the end of the War on Terror [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. April 23, 2007.
Don't listen to that limey shemale...

Colbert Challenges the Pope on Iraq [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. April 17, 2007.
Choose: Pope or Boyd K. Packer?

Colbert's racist Imus moment [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. April 11, 2007.
Daily Show: Imus dons "contrition shades and the stetson of regret."

Bush intervention [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. April 11, 2007.
There's a 60-year-old white male with a problem...

Bush fk-up commemorative plates [VIDEO]**

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. April 3, 2007.
The gift that keeps on giving...

Jib-Jab: This crap's what they call the news? [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. March 29, 2007.
The grouchy political animators are back...

Colbert says Impeach Bush now... [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. March 23, 2007.
Or you're a bunch of wimps...

White House Maintains "Right to Lie" [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. March 22, 2007.
Daily Show on Attorney Scandal...

Cartoons, comediennes, and copyright

Philip Barron, AlterNet: PEEK. March 19, 2007.
Philip Barron: Family Guy's take on Carol Burnett: Infringement, fair use, or just plain mean?

Simpsons vicious FOX News parody [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. March 15, 2007.
FOX: "Your voice for evil"

Fox's New "Daily Show" ripoff: Ann Coulter's Misdirected Hate Speech [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. March 12, 2007.
Only a hair shy of not being satire at all...

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