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Aloysius J. Gleek:
--- Quote from: Artiste on February 18, 2009, 12:46:25 am ---What do you think of that pic?
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Hilarious! (LOVE the sneakers!)
Thanks so much, Artiste! I must look out for "Swiss artist Dave" (who knew??)
;D
HerrKaiser:
It just gets more insane. :-X
Aloysius J. Gleek:
Also posted in the 'In the New Yorker' thread:
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,31506.20.html
From the New Yorker:
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2009/02/23/090223sh_shouts_mccall
Our President’s New BlackBerry
by Bruce McCall
February 23, 2009
1. Oath-of-Office Interactive Memory Game.
2. Press to delete announcements of new Iraq self-government start date.
3. Press to play prerecorded “Love to, but this term’s no good” response to Senator McCain lunch request.
4. Tap to get today’s White Sox 2009 astrological chart.
5. Push for hourly update on Michelle clothing expenditures.
6. Alarm flashes if Malia and Sasha are jumping on Lincoln’s bed.
7. Push to get Rahm Emanuel’s Wisecrack of the Day.
8. Push to set automatic “Line no longer in service” response to incoming Hillary calls.
9. Press to activate simulated busy signal on incoming Caroline Kennedy calls.
10. Push to reset automatic cigarette-break reminder buzzer.
11. Tap once to activate C.I.A. briefing. Tap twice to activate C.I.A.-briefing lie detector.
12. Press to activate simulated nuclear alert ten minutes after Vice-President Biden enters Oval Office.
13. Automatic alert beeps if Al Gore is within one mile of White House.
14. Press to divert incoming Bill calls to Hillary’s number.
15. Press for Mensa chat line.
16. Mute button for twenty-four-hour live CongressCam.
17. Press for Illinois Attorney General’s office Crisis Hot Line.
18. Push once to add another ten billion dollars to bailout plan.
19. Press to refresh current Cabinet roster.
AND
Also from the New Yorker:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/02/23/090223fa_fact_mayer
A Reporter at Large
The Hard Cases
Will Obama institute a new kind of preventive detention for terrorist suspects?
by Jane Mayer
February 23, 2009
The artist: Guy Billout
“We don’t own the problem,” Greg Craig,
the White House counsel, says.
“But we’ll be held accountable for
how we handle this.”
mariez:
OMG, the Blackberry stuff is hilarious! :laugh: Hard to pick a favorite. Thanks for posting, John!
Marie
Aloysius J. Gleek:
http://www.hbo.com/billmaher/
http://boards.hbo.com/topic/Maher-Overtime/Submit-Questions-Overtime/2000004432
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