11. Barney Frank Rips Apart Idiotic Town Hall Protester
In response to a questioner at a town hall meeting who compared Obama to Hitler, Rep. Barney Frank said, "On what planet do you spend most of your time?" He accused her of propagating "vile, contemptible nonsense," and added, "Trying to have a conversation with you would be like trying to argue with a dining room table."More »
12. Twitter Users Mercilessly Heckle Rep. Pete Hoekstra
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) wins the award for the year's dumbest Tweet by a public official. After Hoekstra put up a ridiculous poster on Twitter likening the oppression of the Iranian people to the plight of House Republicans, Twitter users began mercilessly heckling Hoekstra en masse, turning his idiotic statement into a full-blown Internet meme. "To Hoekstra" quickly acquired its own definition, which is "to whine using grandiose exaggerations and comparisons."More »
13. Glenn Beck Rails Against Obama's 'Oligarhy'
Glenn Beck, FOX News Channel's resident paranoid conspiracy theorist, claimed on his show that he had deciphered a secret code that he said was proof President Obama was trying to create an "Oligarhy." As Keith Olbermann joked, "Oligarhy? Did Obama steal the letter 'C'?"More »
14. Obama Wields a Lightsaber
President Obama gets his geek on by wielding a lightsaber during a fencing demonstration on the White House lawn. As one commenter imagined him saying, "You can't win, teabaggers. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine." Another commenter quipped, "Well I guess having a Jedi as President is better than when we had Jar Jar." And another asked, "Does this mean Cheney is his real father? And that Cheney is a black Muslim from Kenya?"More »
15. Bobby Jindal Channels Kenneth the Page from '30 Rock'
While delivering his widely panned GOP response to Obama's Not the State of the Union address, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal appeared to channel Kenneth the Page from NBC's "30 Rock," the bewildered hillbilly portrayed by Jack McBrayer. As Gawker put it: "Jindal just couldn't quit with the wide-eyed 'aww, shucks,' Howdy-Doody delivery, apparently rehearsed in front of a Kindergarten class."More »
16. Jon Stewart Demolishes Jim Cramer in 'Daily Show' Face-Off
In the culmination of their "week-long feud of the century," Jon Stewart tore apart CNBC's Jim Cramer during an appearance on The Daily Show. "I understand that you want to make finance entertaining, but it's not a f***king game," Stewart told Cramer, who looked like a deer in headlights as Stewart accused the CNBC host and his network of being irresponsible cheerleaders in the lead-up to the stock market meltdown. It was the most brutal drubbing Stewart gave to a squawking head since he went on "Crossfire" in 2004 to accuse Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala of being "partisan hacks" who were "hurting America."More »
17. President Obama Orders Stephen Colbert to Shave Head
Under direct orders from Commander-in-Chief Barack Obama, General Ray Odierno shaved Stephen Colbert's head during a taping of the show in Iraq. "I say if Stephen Colbert wants to play soldier, it's time to cut that man's hair," Obama decreed.More »
18. Photo Makes Rounds of Obama Supposedly Checking Out Girl's Butt
A seemingly incriminating photo appeared to show Barack Obama checking out the butt of a 16-year-old Brazilian girl at the G8 Summit. The video, however, told a different story. Obama instead was offering his hand in a gentlemanly gesture to another woman walking up the steps. The real culprit was French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who was clearly gawking at the girl.More »
19. Wanda Sykes' Limbaugh Joke Stirs Controversy
Comedian Wanda Sykes, the featured entertainer at the annual White House Correspondent's Dinner, raised right-wing hackles when she likened Limbaugh to a 9/11 hijacker strung out on Oxycontin. "He just wants the country to fail," Sykes said of Limbaugh. "To me that's treason. He's not saying anything different than what Osama Bin Laden is saying. You might want to look into this, sir, because I think Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker but he was just so strung out on Oxycontin he missed his flight."More »
20. Obama Draws Big Laughs at Radio and TV Correspondents' Dinner
President Obama skewered the media in a stand-up routine at the Radio and TV Correspondents dinner. "It wasn't easy coming up with fresh material for this dinner," Obama said. "A few nights ago, I was up tossing and turning, trying to figure out exactly what to say. Finally, when I couldn’t get back to sleep, I rolled over and asked Brian Williams what he thought."More »
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