By p. joseph potocki on March 2, 2010
Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning agreed today…to participate in a new study which compares the IQ’s of elected Republicans with those of flatworms.
Posted in FEATURES, NEWS | Tagged atheists are smarter, IQ, Jim Bunning, liberals are smarter, satire, U.S. Senate, unemployment benefits extension
By p. joseph potocki on February 21, 2010
“It’s about seeing the world as what it can be, and not what it is.” —K.R. Sridhar on 60 minutes, back in February 21, 2010
Posted in FEATURES, Newz Futures | Tagged 60 Minutes, Bloom Box, clean energy, corporate power, fuel cells, K.R. Sridhar, Newz Futures, personal energy independence, Tea Party
By p. joseph potocki on February 20, 2010
“Conservatively, one out of every three homeless men who is sleeping in a doorway, alley or box in our cities and rural communities has put on a uniform and served this country.”
Posted in FEATURES, NEWS | Tagged Beyond Chron, Care Not Cash, Gavin Newsom, L.A. Times, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, San Francisco homeless, San Francisco Public Library, SFBG Blog, The Savage Nation
By p. joseph potocki on February 10, 2010
WASHINGTON — In a move Fox News is calling “brilliant statesmanship” and “the best use of their time,” Senate Republicans have dropped a political bombshell by ripping pages from Lewis Carroll.
Posted in FEATURES, NEWS | Tagged Barack Obama, Fox News, Harry Reed, Mitch McConnell, Republican filibuster, Republican obstructionism, Sarah Palin, satire, Senate Democratic weakness, Tea Party
By p. joseph potocki on February 3, 2010
Times are heady for train travel proponents here in the San Francisco Bay Area… Is this enhanced rail service a 21st Century economic boon for the Bay Area, and, perhaps for the state?
Posted in FEATURES, NEWS | Tagged 1869 Transcontinental Railroad, BART, California High Speed Rail, San Francisco Bay Area news, SF Muni
By Doc Pingree on January 27, 2010
U.S. Supreme Court makes corporations people – Boeing shops Armani – Chevron shops Tiffany – Right Wing mass media – Michael Weiner-Savage – Sam’s Club – Pacifica floating fixer upper – Joey’s Ice Cream Espresso Sausage Wash & Dry – new earthquake warning system – Goldman Sachs banksters – mummy mom & candidate kid
Posted in NEWS, Pingree Report, VIDS | Tagged comedy news, corporate personhood, earthquakes, Goldman Sachs, Michael Savage, Nancy "Sunny" Bostrom, Sam's Club, san francisco, satire, Supreme Court
By p. joseph potocki on January 26, 2010
Nearly 50 North Bay activists rallied Tuesday evening demanding congressional Democrats follow-through on enacting progressive health care reform.
Posted in FEATURES, NEWS | Tagged congressional Democrats, health care reform protest, MoveOn.org, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County
By Will Nevrluz on January 22, 2010
Friday morning’s surprise 5-4 decision means all nine seats of the Supreme Court will be traded on the NYSE once its IPO offering is completed.
Posted in FEATURES, NEWS, The Corporate Coddler, with Will Nevrluz | Tagged BBQ, cannabalism, corporations, fascism, public outrage, satire, U.S. Supreme Court
By Will Nevrluz on January 20, 2010
“The election carnage was such that even eminently Fair & Balanced Fox newscasters say they’d be shocked to see another Democrat candidate risk leaving the Party’s deep warren—ever again.”
Posted in NEWS, The Corporate Coddler, with Will Nevrluz | Tagged Democratic Party loss, Fox News, Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Senate race, national news, Republican Party, satire, Scott Brown
By Doc Pingree on January 3, 2010
Great Recession Special – PG&E’s “Go-Carbon” and “Scrooge You” campaigns – Hungry tech – goodbye to a neo-fascist radio – Dollar Store jobs for docs – Smoking on Mars – Treasure Island’s trove – AT&T’s Operation Chokehold – Geothermal Energy & Earthquakes – SF Bay Tsunamis – Dining on Billionaires – Cuddly Pups, Warm Blankies and a shameless Pitch for Viewer Contributions.
Posted in NEWS, Pingree Report, VIDS | Tagged AT&T, earthquakes, Federal Reserve, Google, Great Recession, PG&E, puppies, San Francisco history, satire
By p. joseph potocki on December 23, 2009
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, joined by House counterpart, John “The Brown Bruiser” Boehner, promise to “kiss the mat for Republicare.”
Posted in FEATURES, NEWS | Tagged comic news, congress, health care reform, humor, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, NEWS, Republicans, RNC, robust public option, satire
By Dick Bingo on December 16, 2009
Two up-and-coming Fox Newscasters demanded Monday that their own pay be slashed to no more than 67 cents an hour — unless management would like to pay them less.
Posted in FEATURES, NEWS | Tagged Fox News, James Rosen, Juliet Huddy, minimum wage, Roger Ailes, Rupert Murdoch, satire
By Dick Bingo on December 15, 2009
“It’s just politics,” Lieberman told reporters, “and in politics there are winners and there are losers. I’m clearly the winner.”
Posted in NEWS | Tagged health care reform, Joe Lieberman, spineless Democrats
By p. joseph potocki on December 13, 2009
A near-double of Frank Chu, world-renowned billionaire and star of the hit television series, The Richest Family, has been apprehended.
Posted in FEATURES, NEWS | Tagged comic news, Frank Chu, San Francisco eccentric
By p. joseph potocki on December 12, 2009
Exceptionally hungry buyers dance for the chance to buy foreclosed East Bay scraper.
Posted in NEWS | Tagged home foreclosures, satire, Wells Fargo
By Dick Bingo on December 11, 2009
…we’ve outsourced national intelligence services to Xe, the Christian-crusader-owned private army, formerly known as Blackwater.
Posted in BAY TIME INFORMER, FEATURES, NEWS | Tagged Afghanistan, Anti-Pinkerton Act, Blackwater, Christian crusader, Dashiell Hammett, Department of Justice, Erik Prince, fascism, HUAC, Iraq, no bid contracts, Pinkerton Agency, State Department, Total Intelligence Solutions, Xe
By p. joseph potocki on December 7, 2009
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February, 2010
OAKLAND — Wacky-weed warehouse weighs-in with working widgets
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY — Christian wants Mt. Diablo renamed to honor St. Iran Contra
WASHINGTON — California’ s $2.3 Billion high speed rail future funded
SAN FRANCISCO — Prop 8 backer claims marriage for couples who can have kids. Gays and lesbians can. Sterile and elder hetros [...]
Posted in NEWS, Used News | Tagged looking back in time, recent news, recent San Francisco Bay Area news, recent San Francisco news
By Doc Pingree on December 4, 2009
This Week: Brain vaccine requires brains — Honda’s robot war — Kansans spanked, San Francisco style— Rupert Murdoch urged to pony-up and use a hanky
Posted in NEWS, Pingree Report, VIDS | Tagged Arianna Huffington, Asimo, comic news, Folsom St. Fair, Google News, Great Recession, Honda, Huffington Post, Larry Ellison, Larry Flynt, Rupert Murdoch, San Francisco Bay Area news, San Francisco news, satire, Who's Nailin' Paylin
By Doc Pingree on November 24, 2009
Cable Car Crash leads to Nymphomania — Mayor Gavin Newsom turns down street cleaner job — Local Zombies protest unfair economic treatment
Posted in NEWS, Pingree Report, VIDS | Tagged cable cars, Colma, Gavin Newsom, Hank Plante, Hearst family, nymphomania, San Francisco Bay Area news, San Francisco history, satire, zombies
By Doc Pingree on November 16, 2009
Mayor Gavin Newsom curses broom — Larry Ellison chases clouds — Toyota worms out of Fremont — McDonald’s delivers corporate sector breathing-wage jobs
Posted in NEWS, Pingree Report, VIDS | Tagged billionaires, corporate America, Gavin Newsom, humor, Larry Ellison, San Francisco news, satire, Silicon Valley, Toyota
By Doc Pingree on November 13, 2009
Sharks owner judged one, heads to prison — Bankrupt Wilkes Bashford promises to stay snooty — Palace Hotel cites record profits, demands worker concession — Bay Bridge still stuck — recent tit-jobber Carrie Prejean plugs no-jeans video antics
Posted in NEWS, Pingree Report, VIDS | Tagged Adobe Systems job cuts, Bay Bridge, Bay Bridge S curves, Carrie Prejean, Gavin Newsom, humor, John Yoo, Merriman Curham & Ford, Napa Wine, Oakland Raiders, Palace Hotel, San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose Sharks, satire, Tom Cable, Wilkes Bashford, William "Boots" Del Biaggo