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Bons Mots
bons mots
Mar. 5, 2012
Barbara Bush: RINO
“I think it’s been the worst campaign I’ve ever seen in my life.”
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
Feb. 27, 2012
Mitt Romney Fails to Connect With the Everyman, Part XXXVI
This is getting ridiculous.
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
Feb. 24, 2012
The GOP Is Kind of Scaring Jeb Bush
“It’s a little troubling sometimes.”
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
Dec. 28, 2011
Mitt Romney Said This Today
“I’m not going to change my positions by virtue of being in a presidential campaign.”
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
Dec. 13, 2011
David Axelrod’s Sage Analysis of the Newt Gingrich Campaign
“The higher a monkey climbs on the pole the more you can see his butt.”
By
Dan Amira
the third terminator
Nov. 30, 2011
The Secret to Mayor Bloomberg’s Success
A very large bladder?
By
Noreen Malone
bons mots
Nov. 30, 2011
Today in ‘Spectacular Tales of Newt Gingrich’s Narcissism’
“This is like watching Walton or Kroc develop Walmart and McDonald’s.”
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
Nov. 16, 2011
Herman Cain Not Even Pretending to Care About ‘Knowing Things’ Anymore
“I’m not supposed to know anything about foreign policy.”
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
Oct. 31, 2011
Steve Jobs’s Cryptic Final Words
“OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.”
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
Oct. 28, 2011
Herman Cain Prefers the Term ‘Jewishly Challenged’
“I think that the so-called Palestinian people … “
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
Oct. 21, 2011
This Is How Hillary Clinton Reacted to News of Muammar Qaddafi’s Death
It’s kind of awesome.
By
Noreen Malone
bons mots
Oct. 17, 2011
President Obama Tries to Sass Republicans Into Passing His Jobs Bill
“Maybe they just couldn’t understand the whole thing all at once.”
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
Oct. 3, 2011
Bob Dylan Is David Remnick’s White Whale
Bob Dylan is really not interested in doing the ‘New Yorker’ Festival.
By
Bennett Marcus
bons mots
Sept. 30, 2011
Jay-Z Pokes Fun at Brooklyn’s Gentrification
An easy target, sure, but he does it with subtle grace.
By
Noreen Malone
international intrigue
Sept. 26, 2011
Carla Bruni Only Wants Two Simple Things in a Man
Why are all the European heads of state so hilariously European?
By
Noreen Malone
bons mots
Sept. 15, 2011
Just to Clarify, Barack Obama Is Not an Old White Southern Man
Dov Hikind wasn’t sure we were following.
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
Sept. 13, 2011
This Is What President Bush Said Two Days After 9/11 When Told There Was a ‘Credible Threat’ to the White House
It’s actually kind of awesome.
By
Noreen Malone
bons mots
Aug. 22, 2011
All-Mormon GOP Ticket Probably Not Happening
“There would be too many jokes about that.”
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
Aug. 15, 2011
Bill Clinton Has a Bit of a Crush on Rick Perry
“He’s a good looking rascal.”
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
Aug. 11, 2011
Gay Talese: ‘There Are Midgets That Are Attractive, But I Never Met One’
The legendary writer explains why he’s never had sex in the back of his 1957 Triumph TR3.
By
Chris Rovzar
oh pawlease
Aug. 11, 2011
Tim Pawlenty Is Managing Expectations for Tonight’s GOP Debate
His goals are our goals.
By
Noreen Malone
bons mots
Aug. 3, 2011
Mitch McConnell Admits That Hostage-Taking Is Exactly What the GOP Did
Don’t call them terrorists though.
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
July 29, 2011
Tell Us What You Really Think, Bruce Bartlett
“I think a good chunk of the Republican caucus is either stupid, crazy, ignorant or craven cowards.”
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
July 26, 2011
Rick Warren Doesn’t Want to Pay More Taxes
The megapastor’s megagaffe.
By
Adam K. Raymond
bons mots
July 25, 2011
Crazy Glenn Beck Quote Reminds Us That Glenn Beck Still Exists, Is Crazy
He compares the campers killed in Norway to the Hitler Youth.
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
July 25, 2011
Hugo Chávez Wants to Remain President of Venezuela for ‘Reasons of Love’
He’s seeking a third, apparently amorous term.
By
Noreen Malone
bons mots
July 20, 2011
‘Rarely Have I Encountered Such Swagger, and I Tried to Respond in Kind’
Larry Summers on the Winkelvii.
By
Noreen Malone
bon mots
July 19, 2011
Tell Us What You Really Think Of Con Ed, Mr. Mayor
A little tough love can be a motivator.
By
Noreen Malone
bons mots
July 15, 2011
Hillary Clinton Wants to Get Off the Merry-go-round
It is no longer merry.
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
July 14, 2011
Michele Bachmann Is Perfectly Comfortable With Yiddish
Do they do nails at the Choot Spa?
By
Noreen Malone
bons mots
July 12, 2011
Stephen Sweeney Has No Regrets
He’s still angry with Chris Christie.
By
Mike Vilensky
bons mots
July 8, 2011
Michele Bachmann Happy People Still Find Her Sexy
“Listen, I’m 55 years old. I’ve given birth to five kids.”
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
July 8, 2011
Jay-Z Not Happy With Employment Numbers
“Numbers don’t lie. Unemployment is pretty high.”
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
July 5, 2011
David Paterson Stunned by Governor Cuomo’s Ability to Accomplish Things
“I think it’s just stunning.”
By
Dan Amira
candor
July 4, 2011
Bill Clinton: ‘I Just Kinda Like Jon Huntsman’
“Jon Huntsman hasn’t said what he’s for yet, but I just kinda like him.”
By
Mike Vilensky
bons mots
June 29, 2011
Michele Bachmann Refuses to Mud Wrestle With Sarah Palin
Even though that’s probably what the Founders would have wanted.
By
Dan Amira
house of style
June 28, 2011
Bristol Palin Finally Weighs In on Michele Bachmann
“Do you think that people don’t notice you’re dressing like my mom?”
By
Mike Vilensky
jamie dimon
June 24, 2011
Jamie Dimon Doesn’t Fear What Others Cower Before
Five little things he thinks we’re worrying too much about.
By
Noreen Malone
bons mots
June 24, 2011
Glenn Beck to Rick Santorum: ‘I Could Kiss You in the Mouth’
Okay, now you’re just being confusing on purpose.
By
Chris Rovzar
bons mots
June 18, 2011
Moving Forward, Bill Maher Would Like Nancy Grace’s Alibi Every Time Someone Is Killed
“I’m not saying she did it …”
By
Mike Vilensky
bons mots
May 29, 2011
Mike Tyson Would Be Uncomfortable in a Room With His Former Self
“That guy’s a creation.”
By
Mike Vilensky
and party every day
May 15, 2011
Gene Simmons Believes His Online Haters Are Just Sad, Smart Young Folks
“If you tear down the structure, there’s nowhere to go.”
By
Mike Vilensky
bons mots
May 12, 2011
Rahm Emanuel: I Have One of Five Major Chief-Executive Jobs in the United States
Don’t Tell Lloyd.
By
Chris Rovzar
goldman gods
May 6, 2011
The Lloyd Blankfein–Evelyn Davis Dialogues
“Evelyn, you’re still at the podium.”
By
Jessica Pressler
bons mots
Apr. 28, 2011
Peter Orszag Got Ben Stein Booted As Citigroup Conference Speaker for Sexist Jokes
A woman e-mailed Orszag to complain.
By
Nitasha Tiku
bons mots
Apr. 21, 2011
Mike Huckabee Doesn’t Want Any Part of Glenn Beck’s Insane Conspiracies
He gets pissed after Beck calls him a “progressive.”
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
Apr. 20, 2011
Moses, Lincoln … Flynt
What they have in common, according to Flynt.
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
Apr. 17, 2011
Dennis Walcott to Teachers: ‘You Will Never Hear Me Say a Bad Thing About You’
The incoming city schools chancellor starts off on a nice note.
By
Mike Vilensky
bons mots
Apr. 15, 2011
Barney Frank to
Playboy
: ‘Antigay Prejudice Is Diminishing’
“Places that have gay marriage have had none of the negative consequences that people warned us about.”
By
Mike Vilensky
bons mots
Apr. 14, 2011
Ten People We Wish Had Used the Kobe/Kyl Non-Apology
Andy Cohen, Donald Trump, even Barack Obama — they could all learn a lesson from these guys.
By
Chris Rovzar
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