On AlterNet: satire

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "satire"

10 Signs God Is Furious With the Right

Paul Rosenberg, AlterNet. September 16, 2011.

Whatever disaster strikes, there's always an upside in religious rightland, always somebody to point the finger at with glee. Let's turn the tables.

'Pastafarian' Stunt: 'Religious Freedom' Is Not Freedom For All

Austin Dacey, Religion Dispatches. August 5, 2011.

On what grounds could we conclude that the man in the pasta strainer deserves less deference from the state than the woman in the hijab or the man in the kippa?

10 Funniest Videos Mocking Glenn Beck

Ole Ole Olson, News Junkie Post. October 18, 2010.

From Jon Stewart to South Park, from SNL to Donald Duck, there are dozens of great satirical skits of Glenn Beck on the Internet.

10 Things That Terrify Right-Wingers

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. June 12, 2010.

These are some of the things that keep American conservatives awake at night.

Atheists, It's Time to Stand Up to Jesus

Russell Blackford, Udo Schuklenk, Comment Is Free. November 9, 2009.

Civility has its uses, but atheists should not be afraid to mock faith to undermine religious power.

U.S. Launches War Against ... the Brits!

General JC Christian, Jesus' General. September 26, 2009.

Ok, not a conventional war with bullets and all that.

Conservatives Attempt Satire, Fail

Staff, Whiskey Fire. July 8, 2009.

Someone needs to stop the National Review Online before they hurt themselves.

Pentagon Reports Army Mascot 'Liberty' Killed in Iraq

Staff, The Onion. May 21, 2009.

Appointed by Bush in 2003 to distract from the horrors of war, Liberty's antics turned fatal yesterday when he cart-wheeled into a roadside bomb.

Cuckoo D'Etat: What Really Happened at Blagojevich's Impeachment Hearing

Scours Mopgood, AlterNet. January 31, 2009.

Satire: A sympathetic custodian has given AlterNet a detailed and hilarious description of how the disgraced ex-Governor's hearing went down.

Mike Huckabee Exposes Real Hate in America: Christophobes

Katie Halper, KatieHalper.com. December 6, 2008.

Mike Huckabee is a jackass.

Toby Keith's Holiday Message for Liberals

PZ Myers, Pharyngula. November 28, 2008.

I'm pretty sure this is satire. At least I hope so.

Brilliant Spoof: New York Times Satire Claims All Problems Will Be Solved By July 2009

Jason Linkins, Huffington Post. November 12, 2008.

New York City woke up to find that committed satirists had delivered a remarkably well-rendered facsimile of the Times.

Faux New York Times Issue Inspires Hope, Declares Iraq War Over

Justin Krebs, Open Left. November 12, 2008.

Unlike the Onion which pokes at the truth with absurd headlines, this clever parody wasn't so far-fetched.

America is Now 'Post Racial?' Don't Be Ridiculous

Dom Apollon, ColorLines RaceWire. November 12, 2008.

To all the conservatives saying that racism is now dead: please stop. Please ... stop. Seriously, what you're doing is embarrassing.

OMG! A New Attack Ad?!?

Bruce Kluger, David Slavin, AlterNet. November 11, 2008.

A lil' fun from the boys that brought you Young Dick Cheney: Great American.

McCain Hires Palin's Kenyan 'Witch Hunter' to 'Remove Evil Spirits from U.S. Economy'

William K. Wolfrum, Shakesville. September 26, 2008.

This is obviously satire. Sadly, the same can't be said for the video at the end of the post.

The Palin Doctrine: You Pay for Your Rape Kit, I'll Pay for My Tanning Bed

Katie Halper, KatieHalper.com. September 19, 2008.

This is funny ... but pretty much true ... so it's actually kinda sad.

Are 'Real' Journalists Jealous of Jon Stewart?

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. September 12, 2008.

It blows the conformist minds of big-name journalists to see "The Daily Show" regularly slam right-wing rulers.

Bush Arrives For Convention in St. Paul ... Nebraska?

Bob Geiger, BobGeiger.com. September 2, 2008.

Seems that the RNC really didn't want him there ...

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

Laura Flanders, Firedoglake. 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. 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. 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. June 20, 2008.

The star of "War, Inc." on why he decided to satirize the Iraq War.