Sarah Palin told Fox News she would be making her decision on a presidential run by the end of September.
She’s late.
Archive | September, 2011
Late night political humor
30 Sep
“Republicans are having trouble luring Gov. Chris Christie into the presidential race. They should try pie.”
–David Letterman
“The two American hikers have been released from Iran and they’re trying to reintroduce them to American culture. Right now, they’re in a screening room outside of Washington, going through Jennifer Aniston comedies.”
–David Letterman
“There was no communication for the two years they were captive. There were a couple of emails from Anthony Weiner, but that’s it.”
–David Letterman
“Arnold Schwarzenegger has commissioned a sculptor to create seven larger-than-life statues of himself in a Speedo. So I guess he’s taking the divorce well. … They’re eight feet tall and made of bronze and horse steroids.”
–Jimmy Kimmel
”I voted for Obama because he was black, not because I agreed with him. I barely agreed with him that he was black.”
–Daily Show Senior Black Correspondent Larry Wilmore
“It was sweet to elect the first black president, but what would be even sweeter would be to see the first black president kicked out of office by the second black president. It could happen, he [Herman Cain] just kicked Rick Perry’s Caucasian ass up and down the state of Florida, proving that politics sometimes is like a porn movie. … You know, a pizza guy shows up out of nowhere and (does) you.”
–Daily Show Senior Black Correspondent Larry Wilmore, on former Godfather’s Pizza CEO and GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain
Soundbites
30 Sep
In the past 24 hours:
“The scale of change I am suggesting is so enormous that I couldn’t possibly show you as a single leader all I am going to do. This is a beginning of a conversation.”
- Newt Gingrich, quoted by the Des Moines Register, unveiling his latest “Contract with America.”
Sarah Palin told Fox News she would be making any decisions on a presidential run by her own self-imposed deadline by the end of September, which is today.
“I hold my political cards close to my chest. I’ve certainly learned lessons along those lines, and I’m going to continue to do that until I’m ready to make an announcement. This is a serious decision, and I’m engaged in serious deliberations and within the next 24 hours, don’t look for me to make a decision.”
Michael Kinsley (Bloomberg): “Look, I’m sorry, but New Jersey Governor Chris Christie cannot be president: He is just too fat. Maybe, if he runs for president and we get to know him, we will overlook this awkward issue because we are so impressed with the way he stands up to teachers’ unions. But we shouldn’t overlook it — unless he goes on a diet and shows he can stick to it.”
Bachmann has a challenger
30 Sep
Democratic North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue has a reputation.
She likes to shoot-from-the-hip.
People who do that frequently shoot themself in the foot.
She sees herself as a folksy, I’m just-a-coal-miner’s-daughter and then says something that leaves her audiences shaking their heads.
This week she hits a home run.
Congress should suspend its elections next year to concentrate on fixing the economy.
“I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won’t hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover. I really hope that someone can agree with me on that,” Perdue said. “You want people who don’t worry about the next election.”
The blog-o-sphere went nuts.
