Politics

Say what you will about the political competency of Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum or even Michelle Bachmann, but none of those candidates promised the entire nation a free pony while wearing half of a hip wader on their heads. And that's why Vermin Supreme, the self-proclaimed "friendly fascist" who looks like Gandalf from 'Lord of the Rings' after a bender, has our vote in the 2012 preside

Drag queen RuPaul is marching across New Hampshire (presumably in a pair of stylish yet comfortable matching pumps) to make sure the voters in the latest Republican Presidential primary know that he/she is not Ron Paul.

All eyes are on Iowa today for the Iowa caucuses, an event that occurs every four years and is significant for two reasons. One, it's the first event in the nominating process for the presidential election, and, two, it's the only time the rest of America pays any attention to Iowa. Well, whatever you think you know about Iowa is about to change once you watch this amusing video.

Kim Jong II may have been a brutal, totalitarian dictator, but none of his contemporaries could approach him in terms of sheer strangeness. (Well, maybe Gaddafi.) But Jong II was in a league of his own in terms of weird. As North Korea buries its Dear Leader, here's a few odd things that made the late Kim Jong Il who he was....

These days, if you're a politician, you have to go on the late night shows. It's almost as if you can't be taken seriously by the public if you don't hit Letterman, Leno, or 'The Daily Show.' Last night, Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney showed up on 'The Late Show' to make fun of himself with the 'Top Ten Things Mitt Romney Would Like To Say to the American People' list.

In this clever Funny or Die parody of the political ads which have been plastering the early primary states, four would-be St. Nicks run for the position of Santa Claus in 2012 and state their cases in a series of attack-style soundbites.

If we've learned one thing from Occupy Wall Street, its that people of all backgrounds and stripes have shown up to protest. Even some, well, that have stripes. And spots. And even fur for that matter. A new Tumblr called Awwccupy Wall Street has compiled a list of some of the movement's cutest protestors and there are a whole lotta dogs, cats and babies that are asking if they "can haz justi

Some of the many lessons in the new movie 'The Muppets' include the benefits of working together, remembering how important family is and that Fozzy Bear still tells corny jokes. But does 'The Muppets' teach kids to be capitalist-hating Communists?

Now that Herman Cain has suspended his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, he seems ready to admit that he borrowed liberally from 'Pokemon: The Movie 2000' during a speech (no joke). That has to be the strangest political confession of all time.

Back in February, 19-year-old University of Iowa student Zach Wahls spoke out about his family on the floor of the Iowa House of Representatives as it considered House Joint Resolution 6, which would've ended civil unions in the state. Zack's personal interest in the bill? He was raised by two lesbians.

Jon Huntsman may be lagging in the polls, but he certainly leads the Republican presidential field in daughters willing to make viral videos promoting his campaign. The three Huntsman girls latest effort  is a parody of the the Justin Timberlake song 'SexyBack' (without the dirty parts, of course) called 'Huntsman's Back.' And we can't decide if it's awesome...or excruciating. Or possibly both.  R

There are so many jokes to be made at the expense of Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain that there aren't enough comics around to write them. That's why Jimmy Kimmel actually had to outsource the jokes to India.

As holidays go, Thanksgiving sure has its share of odd traditions. Live parades with lip-synched musical numbers! Mincemeat pies and Jell-O molds! Grandma Ruthie removing her dentures at the dinner table! Not even the President of the United States is spared his share of the inanity...

Lt. John Pike, the UC Davis campus cop who pepper sprayed peaceful student protesters last week, now has his very own internet meme. Normally, Photoshop-assisted trends like this are fairly tongue-in-cheek (see "Disaster Girl.") But this meme, which shows Pike pepper spraying characters in famous works of art, finds a creative spin on his deplorable actions. Check out several examples be

Scott Adams, the outspoken and sometimes controversial creator of the "Dilbert" comic strip, announced on his blog that he wants to run for President of the United States. Will Dogbert be his running mate?