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Ripping the Headlines Today, 3/5/18

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Ripping the Headlines Today, 3/5/18
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 … Read more

Things I, Donald Trump, Would Do in Addition to Running Unarmed into a School

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Things I, Donald Trump, Would Do in Addition to Running Unarmed into a School
Howard Zaharoff
Howard Zaharoff
Howard Zaharoff reads (a lot), writes (mostly humor), teaches (occasionally) and practices law (doesn't everyone?). He is the author of "Stump Your Lawyer!" (Chronicle 2007), and his work has appeared in The Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Amazing Stories, Computerworld, The Journal of Irreproducible Results, The Annals of Improbable Research and the books Growing Up Jewish (Penguin 1987) and Sex As a Heap of Malfunctioning Rubble (and Further Improbabilities) (Workman 1993), among other places.
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In his own imagination: Donald Trump, superhero! Here, the president lists all the things he would do, if needed: Smash through any locked doors using my shoulders and … Read more

Jerry Duncan interviews former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura

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Jerry Duncan interviews former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura
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 radio talk show host interviews former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura. ANNOUNCER Live from under a rock in your backyard, it’s The Jerry Duncan Show. … Read more

The Route Not Taken

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The Route Not Taken
Howard Zaharoff
Howard Zaharoff
Howard Zaharoff reads (a lot), writes (mostly humor), teaches (occasionally) and practices law (doesn't everyone?). He is the author of "Stump Your Lawyer!" (Chronicle 2007), and his work has appeared in The Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Amazing Stories, Computerworld, The Journal of Irreproducible Results, The Annals of Improbable Research and the books Growing Up Jewish (Penguin 1987) and Sex As a Heap of Malfunctioning Rubble (and Further Improbabilities) (Workman 1993), among other places.
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Two roads diverged on my Google Maps, And sorry I could not go where both led And drive one Tesla – lousy app! – I looked down one … Read more

Comedy Union Threatens to Turn All Politicians into Laughing Stocks if They Don’t Support Agenda

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Comedy Union Threatens to Turn All Politicians into Laughing Stocks if They Don’t Support Agenda
Ed Toolis
Ed Toolis
Ed Toolis is a Chicago humor writer and author of Humor, Comedy & Sketch Writing and There's an App for That, Books 1.1 and 2.0. Available on Amazon.
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The powerful Union of Comedy Writers and Actors (UCWA) can make laughing stocks of anyone who gets their way. For decades now, the Union of Comedy Writers and … Read more

Snakes on Air Force One – Not a Fable

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Snakes on Air Force One – Not a Fable
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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Air Force One is infested, and not in a good way President Trump’s C-PAC Conference speech with his rendition of Aesop’s Fable reminded me of my raging Ophidiophobia … Read more

The Cafeteria Lady Is Packing Heat

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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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More presidential wacky nonsense: arm teachers President Donald Trump tossed out some wacky nonsense, saying we should arm teachers, which encouraged the press and public to go nuts … Read more

The Zeitgeist, It Is A-Changing: Grassroots Progressive Victories Are Mounting

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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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Grassroots progressive wins are changing the defining spirit of our times. Last year’s grassroots progressive runs for office laid to rest much of the Democratic Party’s orthodoxy about … Read more

Lawyered Up & Liquored Down at Probe Central

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Lawyered Up & Liquored Down at Probe Central
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
Marilyn Sands
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A proud non-drinker, our president likes his Diet Coke It’s amazing!  How is it possible that a president could get thru the white-hot Russia Probe without Stormy… I mean JACK Daniels? But, no … Read more

Ripping the Headlines Today, 2/25/18

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Ripping the Headlines Today, 2/25/18
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.)
Paul Lander
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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 … Read more

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