June 23, 2006 - Pensito

Fox News Readies ‘Daily Show’ Ripoff Starring Laura Ingraham — We’re Laughing Already

June 23, 2006February 26, 2007 Jon Ponder

The tipster said, “The writers and producers should be embarassed to show this one to [Fox News Channel CEO Roger Ailes].”

TVNewser is reporting scuttlebutt that the Fox News Channel is prepping a satiric news show to compete with Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show, with Jon Stewart.” According to the TV news blog on the Media Bistro website, the host of the show is radio talk show host and professional Clinton-hater, Laura Ingraham:

An anonymous tipster says Ingraham’s pilot is known as “Watch This Right Now.” The tipster calls it “an absolutely terrible rip off of Daily Show” including a “music and video montage” and “mouth replacement of known news figures.” (Huh?) “They want to keep it a secret so they hired all freelance tech people,” the tipster adds. “The writers and producers should be embarassed to show this one to Roger.”

If I were compelled to come up with a one-word description of Ingraham, the word would be “humorless.” In all the years she has been in the public eye, I can’t think of a single funny thing she has said. Does she think she’s funny? Maybe. Here is how Ingraham describes an exchange from her radio show that she remembers as being “hysterical,” in which she punked an anti-war activist who hadn’t read up on Ingraham’s pro-Bush, pro-war stance:

One of the most hysterical exchanges I’ve had is with Maya Jones, who represents an anti-war group called Not In Our Name. I tried to debate her, and she said, “You really should tell people who are coming on if you’re not going to agree with them. I came on to promote the anti-war march, and I only have a few more minutes left.” She finally hung up on us.

OMG! LOL! Can you stand it?? Those liberals, huh? Can’t live with ’em, can’t shoot ’em.

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Quote du Jour

June 23, 2006 Buck Banks

Must conservatism always be in the hands of cavemen or brutal enemies of the spirit?

— Thomas Mann (1875-1950), German novelist

In Miami We Have Home-Grown Loser Terrorists

June 23, 2006June 23, 2006 Buck Banks

Seas of David: Okay, it’s kind of a catchy name for a group of terrorists, but it’s also pretty pathetic. Apparently, the FBI stung a bunch of wannabe terrorists who were operating from a warehouse in Liberty City, one of Miami’s poorest, mainly black inner city neighborhoods.

The members of the group — all seven of them — apparently spent their time at the warehouse exercising and not eating meat, and they supported themselves by selling shampoo and “hair grease” on the street.

Alleged targets of their operation included the Sears Tower in Chicago and FBI headquarters in Miami, as well as several other unnamed locations. as far as the FBI can tell, the group has no ties to al Qaeda and no explosives or weapons.

For the whole story, including some amusing quotes, visit the Miami Herald’s cover story here.

Day: June 23, 2006

Fox News Readies ‘Daily Show’ Ripoff Starring Laura Ingraham — We’re Laughing Already

Quote du Jour

Must conservatism always be in the hands of cavemen or brutal enemies of the spirit?

— Thomas Mann (1875-1950), German novelist

In Miami We Have Home-Grown Loser Terrorists

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.