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The Onion Called It Seven Years Ago...

Brian Fairbanks — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:56:00 GMT

First, they predicted the emergence of Joe the Plumber in a story published in the nineties. Then, they perfectly encapsulated the Bush Administration... just days into W's first term.

The story went on to "quote" Bush on his administration's support for nation building, something Bush the Candidate had said he was against.

During the 40-minute speech, Bush also promised to bring an end to the severe war drought that plagued the nation under Clinton, assuring citizens that the U.S. will engage in at least one Gulf War-level armed conflict in the next four years.

In a high-profile story today that was picked up by CNN, MSNBC, and various other outlets, Joe Garden, an Onion editor and our pick to replace Conan O'Brien when Conan takes over the Tonight Show, had this to say:

Writers at the satirical paper still speak reverentially of the story, in which Bush promises to take the country into a deep recession, worsen the environment and "end the severe war drought that plagued the nation under Clinton."
"Wow, was that prescient," marvels Joe Garden, the Onion's features editor.
"We get asked a lot if we secretly want Republicans to win since there's so much more material," [assistant editor Megan Ganz] says. "The thing is, we always say, we have to live in the country, too. And also, when stuff is really going bad, it's harder to make jokes." [CNN]

Check out the original story here.

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Video of the Day: Dana Carvey Returns To TV

Brian Fairbanks — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:01:00 GMT

We try our best to avoid the painful comedy that is the Tonight Show With Jay Leno. But Wednesday night's show, with Dana Carvey, was the best we've come across in years.

Leno is best when things either go wrong or when he loses the cymbals-crashing punchlines. The other night, he was loose, off-the-cuff, and on a roll... and then Dana Carvey took over...

Now we realized why we missed him so much since he left SNL and the spotlight...

via Hulu.

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This Week In Gayness: H&R Block Hates Gay Taxpayers

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:30:00 GMT

Jay Leno, late night TV host and alleged funnyman, had some unintelligent words for the LGBT community in his interview with Ryan Philippe. And they for him.

Sally Kern is under attack! Hatemongers row merrily, merrily along to save the day with their fun-loving hate!

The state of Vermont favors same sex marriage. The outrage! Gays to marry? What's next, a transgendered man will be allowed to give birth?!

Gay Youth Report Higher Rates Of Drug And Alcohol Use...see! We told you "Will and Grace" was going to fuck you up for life.

H&R Block apparently doesn't do taxes for people who are in Connecticut civil unions. Yet another reason to avoid paying altogether, spend your savings on pump-action shotguns, and wait for the Feds to come and "accidentally" bomb you back to the Stone Age.

Headline of the week: Leno Homophobic, Homoerotic At Same Time [VideUhOh]