Comedy writer Pedro Bartes: “With the midterm elections around the corner, Republican strategists have decided to pull money from places where they are losing, giving critics of the Iraq war false hope.”
Jon Stewart, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”: “This weekend Ohio Republican Bob Ney pled guilty to (Jack) Abramoff-related bribery and corruption charges…Ney asked for leniency in sentencing because he says he has a drinking problem. If you’re keeping score at home, that now makes alcohol responsible for corruption, anti-Semitism and homosexual pedophilia.”
Michael Feldman, public radio’s “Whad ‘Ya Know?”: “The Bush administration announced a boycott of North Korean products. Expect a shortage of pea-sized gravel this winter.”
Comedy writer Jim Barach: “Baseball announcer Steve Lyons was fired by Fox Sports for his racially insensitive comments about Lou Pinella during a game. He was immediately rehired by Fox News.”
Comedy writer Janice Hough: “Time magazine’s cover story on Barack Obama annointed him the Democrat’s new ‘rock star,’ although some people think the 45-year-old is too young to be president. Actually, given the recent success of the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Madonna, I’d say Obama’s also too young to be a rock star.”
Courtesy of Ken Rasak and Newsday.com