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Machiavelli’s Job Application

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Machiavelli’s Job Application
Tom Ballard
Tom Ballard
Tom Ballard is the author of two novels, The Last Quack and The President is Down (“Best novel I’ve read in decades” -- Mark Twain), as well as the screenplay, Eco-Agent Man, and the stage plays, Get to Know Your Duck and Romeo and Juliet: The Later Years. He lives in Seattle with his pet geoduck, Bob. More of his works can be found at www.TomBallardArts.com and on his YouTube Channel: TomBallardArts.
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Trump and Machiavelli: A match made in heaven Dear Mr. Trump, I was delighted to receive your Tweet! To answer your questions, I have taken the liberty of … Read more

Eve of Impeachment: A Song Parody

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Eve of Impeachment: A Song Parody
P. Beckert
P. Beckert
P. Beckert's is one voice vying for frequency room at the top of the opinion dial.Angered and bewildered by many of today’s events, P. Beckert uses humor as a tool to fightan onslaught of stupidity and ignorance that seems to permeate the airwaves and pollute the sensitivities of a once-brilliant nation. If you like her posts, become a follower and leave a comment. And don't forget to share on Facebook, Twitter and other social accounts! Syndicated from her I Said Laugh, Dammit blog.
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“Eve of Impeachment,” a parody of “Eve of Destruction” by P. F. Sloan Democracy it is explodin’ The house of cards, it is implodin’ Our President, he is … Read more

2018 Top 10 Comedic News Stories

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Will Durst
Will Durst
The New York Times says Emmy-nominated comedian and writer Will Durst “is quite possibly the best political satirist working in the country today.” The Humor Times says "Durst is the Sage of Satire, the Learned Lampooner, the King of Political Satire!" Check his website for upcoming stand-up performance dates. Will's books, including Elect to Laugh! A Hilarious, Common Sense Guide to American Politics are available at Amazon and better bookstores all over this great land of ours. From Ulysses Press.
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Truly the most wonderful time of the year: The 2018 Top 10 Comedic News Stories list has been released! Sit the kids down. Let the dogs out. Prop … Read more

Power Harassment Indifference: Income Inequality for Women Persists

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Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower
National radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and author of the book, "Swim Against The Current: Even A Dead Fish Can Go With The Flow," Jim Hightower has spent three decades battling the Powers That Be on behalf of the Powers That Ought To Be - consumers, working families, environmentalists, small businesses, and just-plain-folks.

Twice elected Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Hightower is a modern-day Johnny Appleseed, spreading the message of progressive populism all across the American grassroots.

He broadcasts daily radio commentaries that are carried in more than 150 commercial and public stations and on the web.
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Anti-feminist politicos continue to ridicule the reality of income inequality and harassment in the work place. Anti-feminist politicos and talk show yakkers try to ridicule the reality that … Read more

Ripping the Headlines Today, 12/10/18

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Ripping the Headlines Today, 12/10/18
Paul Lander
Paul Lander
Paul Lander is not sure which he is proudest of -- winning the Noble Peace Prize or sending Congolese gynecologist Dr. Denis Mukwege to accept it on his behalf, bringing to light the plight of African women in war-torn countries. In his non-daydreaming hours, Paul has written for Weekly Humorist, National Lampoon, American Bystander, Huff Post Comedy, McSweeney's, Bombeck Writers Workshop Blog and the Humor Times, written and/or produced for multiple TV shows and written standup material that's been performed on Maher, The Daily Show, Colbert, Kimmel, etc. Now, on to Paul's time-commanding Special Forces in Khandahar… (See all of Paul's "Ripping the Headlines Today" columns here.)
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Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is for. … Read more

The Trumpanos: A New HBO Series

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The Trumpanos: A New HBO Series
Tom Ballard
Tom Ballard
Tom Ballard is the author of two novels, The Last Quack and The President is Down (“Best novel I’ve read in decades” -- Mark Twain), as well as the screenplay, Eco-Agent Man, and the stage plays, Get to Know Your Duck and Romeo and Juliet: The Later Years. He lives in Seattle with his pet geoduck, Bob. More of his works can be found at www.TomBallardArts.com and on his YouTube Channel: TomBallardArts.
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Screenplay for a new HBO series that’s bound to be a big hit: “The Trumpanos” Logline: “Orange Daddy” Trumpano’s crime family fight their way to the top of … Read more

I Am Not Like All the Rest: Funny Lines from Online Dating Profiles

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Roz Warren
Roz Warren
Roz Warren Roz is the author of Just Another Day At Your Local Public Library and Our Bodies, Our Shelves: A Collection Of Library Humor. She writes for The New York Times and The Funny Times. Her work also appears in Good Housekeeping, The Christian Science Monitor, The Philadelphia Inquirer and of course, the Humor Times. Connect with her on Facebook, follow her on Twitter or visit her website.
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Reading online dating profiles can be cheap amusement! After I parted company with my last boyfriend, I joined an online dating site. After a year of perusing profiles … Read more

Nixon’s Waterloo… My American Scandal

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Nixon’s Waterloo… My American Scandal
Marilyn Sands
Marilyn Sands
Marilyn Sands is a former 80's Stand-Up Comic & Comic Booker. Sold Jokes to Joan Rivers & lesser lights. Was up one night & wrote 2 Madcap Screenplays & a Stage Play. Her hilarious book "CAN YOU PEE OUTDOORS" On-Line Dating Straight Lines is on amazon.com/dp/1733487409And, "OWNING THE STAGE, RENTING THE BALLS"!My Life as a Funny Girlis on amazon.com/dp/1733487417"Living proofyou don't have to be a success to write a Memoir"!And yes, this bio is my OBIT too!haha
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My Nixon story – how I handled our American scandal while in London in 1974. In London – don’t order the Spotted Dick… my almost International Incident! Enticed … Read more

The Jerry Duncan Show Interviews Vice President Pence and Vice President Biden

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The Jerry Duncan Show Interviews Vice President Pence and Vice President Biden
Dean Kaner
Dean Kaner
Dean B. Kaner is a playwright and screenwriter, having co-produced and co-written plays for the stage with performances in New York City, Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Boston, Detroit, Phoenix and Memphis. Check out The Jerry Duncan Show on YouTube, as well as on Instagram, and the sketch comedy A Bit of Biden (on Instagram) and at @abitofbiden on TikTok.
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Wherein our intrepid talk radio show host interviews Vice President Pence and former Vice President Biden. ANNOUNCER Live from under a rock in your backyard, it’s The Jerry … Read more

Trump Wants a Privatized Post Office

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Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower
National radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and author of the book, "Swim Against The Current: Even A Dead Fish Can Go With The Flow," Jim Hightower has spent three decades battling the Powers That Be on behalf of the Powers That Ought To Be - consumers, working families, environmentalists, small businesses, and just-plain-folks.

Twice elected Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Hightower is a modern-day Johnny Appleseed, spreading the message of progressive populism all across the American grassroots.

He broadcasts daily radio commentaries that are carried in more than 150 commercial and public stations and on the web.
Jim Hightower
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The current Oval Office occupant wants his Trump Stamp on all things public, including a privatized Post Office. D.T. (as aides refer to the present occupant of the … Read more

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