Twitter Co-Founder on Colbert. And Those Google Rumors.
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone (his real name is Isaac) was on Stephen Colbert last week. Kara Swisher: Stone–the spokesmodel for the hot microblogging service–does very well and is even charming, even...
View ArticleLook Back in Amazement
With a tip of the hat to my good friend, The One True Tami, The Moderate Voice invites you to look back and remember what was probably the greatest breakthrough in zoological research of the last...
View ArticleIt Reminded Me Of Mr. Ed, The Talking Horse
For a guy in the broadcast industry for 30 years, one would expect Ed Schultz not to be conned by a politician. That’s exactly what transpired in Monday’s launching of “The Ed Show” on MSNBC....
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The Great Performers: Abbott and Costello And The Susquehanna Hat Company
Comedy fans and aspiring comedians take note. Here is a fest: the great comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello performing their famous, hilarious burlesque-derived Susquehanna Hat Company skit. In...
View ArticleBea Arthur Dead at 86
Click here to view the embedded video. ET: Arthur passed away at her home on Saturday. The spokesman said she was battling cancer, but did not elaborate on the cause of death. In the video above Rosie...
View ArticleTwo Special Bea Arthur Moments
Several young TMV readers requested a bit more of Bea Arthur. So, after a search on You Tube, here are two SPECIAL bits that illustrated how she was multi-talented — whether in theater, television,...
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GOP Representative Virginia Foxx and Marshall McLuhan
This week Rep. Virginia Foxx, a grandmother, called the murder of Matthew Shepard, specifically the two convicted murderers’ intent to kill a man for being homosexual, “a hoax.” Mrs. Shepard, Matthew’s...
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That Which Dare Not Be Spoken Aloud: Swine Flu
———- CODA: To TMV Readers. I appreciate your bearing with me on the size of my editorial cartoons that are sometimes apparently cut off left or right side on some monitors. I am just learning to...
View ArticleA New High in Right Wing Humor
As one of the regularly appearing authors at Pajamas Media, as well as here at The Moderate Voice, I am frequently called upon to employ the humor and satire tags, covering my occasional efforts to...
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Not So Frequently Asked Questions About The Swine Flu (Guest Voice)
Not So Frequently Asked Questions About The Swine Flu by Will Durst Q. What is swine flu? A. A respiratory disease caused by a type-A influenza virus that has mutated into H1N1, and is currently...
View ArticleBarack Obama’s First 100 Days
The Capitol Steps wonders if it’s a case of Obama-Mia. Meanwhile, the auto industry is ailing and its new theme song is “Help Me, Honda.” The post Barack Obama’s First 100 Days appeared first on The...
View ArticleDom DeLuise Dies: Hollywood’s Beloved And Somewhat Untapped Comedy Talent
When the news hit that comedian actor Dom DeLuise died today at age 75 of cancer, in one sense it wasn’t a huge surprise: he had reportedly had cancer, and for months now the supermarket tabloids have...
View ArticleVideos Of Barack Obama’s Comedy Routine At White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The annual White House Correspondents’ dinner is over — an event that in recent years has been marked by controversy. And this year it most likely won’t be any different: the laugh-generating but...
View ArticleVideos of Wanda Sykes’ Comedy Routine At White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Actress comedian Wanda Sykes’ comedy routine at the White House Correspondent’s dinner is sure to generate a slew of controversy — as have other comedians’ monologues there in recent years. In her...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush was Funnier
In all of the dust that has been flung around following the comedic stylings of Wanda Sykes, one little point has been overlooked… President Obama gave a mediocre performance at the WHC Dinner. The...
View ArticleWhere Are You Stephen Colbert ??
Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert has been working over the past few months to correct oversights by various organizations who have failed to properly honor him. He recently succeeded in getting NASA...
View ArticleColbert Singing to the Choir
A recent study looked at liberal and conservative reactions to Stephen Colbert’s satire. Heather LeMarre, one of the study’s authors, was a guest on On The Media Friday. She explains that both...
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What’s So Funny About Washington? (Guest Voice)
What’s So Funny about Washington? by Michael Winship A joke is a sometime thing, as wide as a church door or as delicate as a rose. The right or wrong word, too many or too few, their placement or...
View ArticleDid Sacha Baron Cohen Really Surprise Eminem When He Landed On Him?
Forget all the big political and economic stories and mysteries, the real mystery now raging is: did Sacha Baron Cohen REALLY surprise rapper Eminem when he landed on him at the MTV Movie Awards? You...
View ArticleLady Blago in Distress
This is one subject which, even more than its important value in analyzing our cultural and political shift, should remind the readers of TMV exactly how much your authors here lay it all on the line...
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