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The Lighter Side Last Updated: Jun 24th, 2008 - 22:26:22


The Lighter Side
The new attack on the new Iraq, after all, it has joined the Axis of Evil
By Dan Lieberman

It has become obvious to any international crime watcher that the new Iraq has entered a dangerous phase of anti-American activities and must suffer the consequences. In effect, the Nouri al-Maliki government has allied itself with the dreaded Axis-of-Evil. Just look at the record.

Feb 13, 2007, 00:28

The Lighter Side
Give war a chance
By Walter Brasch

From the tumbleweed towns of Texas to urban Houston and Galveston, from the Rust Belt to the Bible Belt, Americans have taken to the streets to protest.

Feb 7, 2007, 01:05

The Lighter Side
The voice of the people
By Jack Doman

Following is the text of George W. Bush's Presidential Address to the Nation that he may or may not deliver, via television, on or about January 16, 2007.

Jan 10, 2007, 00:10

The Lighter Side
Winning our way out of Iraq with the math weapon
By W. O. Coach

Perhaps we've been a tad too hard on Bush and his stratergery for winning the war he started in Iraq. Simple math suggests he might have known what he's doing all along.

Dec 19, 2006, 00:25

The Lighter Side
Follow us home
By Jack Doman

The administration�s latest reason to stay the course in Iraq is, �If we leave they will follow us home.� The president has repeated this in every speech or interview for the past week or so. Some of the Republican candidates are parroting the line, as well.

Nov 1, 2006, 00:31

The Lighter Side
Spinning
By Jack Doman

October 30, 2006: Republican National Committee Headquarters. A backroom. The elite Republican leadership gathers round a mahogany conference desk. The mood is especially somber, but this meeting starts like all the rest.

Oct 27, 2006, 00:37

The Lighter Side
Mickey Z. interviews Condi
By Mickey Z.

My exclusive interview with Condoleezza Rice:

Oct 17, 2006, 00:29

The Lighter Side
How you can learn to stop worrying and love the bomb
By Bev Conover

Hey, there is money to be made here. Big bucks for enterprising entrepreneurs. And we're not talking just duct tape and plastic sheeting. No siree!

Oct 13, 2006, 01:19

The Lighter Side
The nuts and Dolts of America�s downfall
By Mark Drolette

�Hey, Mark: I got a question for ya!� my brother-in-law, a rabid right-winger, said as he approached me from across the yard at a recent family gathering.

Oct 4, 2006, 02:13

The Lighter Side
Professionalism on the march
By Frank Fuller

Professionalism is on the march here in Kartoon Kountry. Our leader informed us of this recently by mentioning repeatedly all the professionals who are toiling under vague guidelines in all parts of the world. For them to be effective professionals, they need to know clearly what the law is.

Sep 26, 2006, 00:41

The Lighter Side
"The Flying Wi-Fi" -- working out the bugs
By Bernard Weiner

My Silicon Valley friend, one of the most innovative scientists in the country, the one who invented the truth-spray "B.S. Away,"* ushered me into his lab.

Sep 14, 2006, 00:15

The Lighter Side
Madame Jane predicts: "With Bush in jail, a new 9-11 threat is avoided . . ."
By Jane Stillwater

"Expect the best," the cards say. What? I always expect the worst! What can be worse than Bush in the White House, a quagmire in Iraq and Afghanistan, our phones being tapped, our liberties being threatened, Jesus being dissed by war-mongering crackpots hyping The Rapture and our economy on the skids?

Sep 7, 2006, 00:23

The Lighter Side
Y'all come to the Busheviks' Fear Fest
By Bev Conover

Yes, George and Dick and Don and Karl are rounding up the party favors for the mother of all Fear Fests, which will run from Sept. 11 through Nov. 7 (and maybe a bit longer if the vote isn't fixed their way).

Sep 6, 2006, 01:24

The Lighter Side
On your mark, get set, bomb!
By Remi Kanazi

Ladies and gentlemen, grab your rockets and start firing. The sovereign state of Lebanon must respond to the gross violation of UN Resolution 1701, by destroying Israel if necessary. The Lebanese population cannot wake up every morning, wondering if their rogue state of a neighbor is going to drive them into the sea or possibly up to the mountains (it depends which direction the Israeli forces drop in from).

Aug 28, 2006, 00:20

The Lighter Side
God�s Middle East peace plan
By James Underwood

Jeremy saw it as he was scrolling through the latest batch of images from the big telescope. He went past it before it registered, then he went back. There it was. A black spot where stars should be. He looked at the next image taken an hour later. Looked the same. The next image again same. But the fourth image showed a tiny star to the upper left of the black spot. The spot was moving.

Aug 15, 2006, 00:56

The Lighter Side
Executive Order: The Frozen Embryo Bill of Rights
By Frank and Susan Fuller

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution, the Creator and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to make the Homeland stronger and more perfect, the following rights are hereby ordered to apply to all Frozen Embryos from now until it is determined that they are former embryos.

Jul 27, 2006, 00:51

The Lighter Side
SHHHH!!!
By Jerry Mazza

The Air Force Link, official(?) website of the US Air Force, reports the �Air Force Office of Scientific Research has begun funding a new research area that includes a study of blogs.� In fact, �Blog research may provide information anal-ysts and warfighters with invaluable help in fighting the war on terrorism.� Why not blogism? That�s all it is. No t-word, necess� SHHH!

Jul 12, 2006, 00:56

The Lighter Side
New version of Nigerian phishing e-mail scam promises jobs, riches, poker and great lunches
By Frank Fuller

It takes a con artist to know a con artist. At least that's how I interpret this e-mail I recently received. It seems to be a new version of the Nigerian phishing e-mail that promises you millions, if you will  show good faith by sending some money to them.

Jul 6, 2006, 00:54

The Lighter Side
In support of our troops at Haditha
By Aaron Sussman

Calm down. Take a moment and think.

Jun 15, 2006, 00:45

The Lighter Side
"With the benefit of hindsight, many in the Democratic Corporation now question the timing of the acquisition . . ."
By Kerry Tomasi

The passengers seated in Coach were becoming increasingly and understandably anxious.

Jun 15, 2006, 00:41


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