Two funny men + the world’s worst movies + politics + intrigue + a room full of egotistical prima donnas = well, you may say it’s one of our annual staff meetings… but in reality it’s the OSCARS!!
These two may have had a tad too much before the show. What jokes could theses two legendary comedians be cracking? Or are they just cracking up?
Click on the photo and put words in their mouths!!
VP JB (Biden’s stage name) in Israel… Unveiling plans to construct new settlements in Jerusalem.
Oh, I’m between jobs… You know, permanently. “Are Unemployment Benefits No Longer Temporary?”
You can take my home, but not my bird! Oh, you took the bird too?!
A Pittsburgh-area woman is suing Bank of America, claiming it wrongfully repossessed her home and saying that a bank contractor trashed the house and took her parrot.
There’s a rule of thumb that says the most volatile subjects for any discussion are politics and religion. We’ like to add two more: Leonard Nimoy (don’t mess with Trekkies), and… military funerals.
Military funerals are sad enough affairs as is… A loved one, serving the nation, lost in the line of duty.
Imagine then, uninvited guests to the same funeral, picketing, protesting shouting “God hates you” and “You’re going to hell” displaying signs “Thank God for Dead Soldiers” and “God Blew Up the Troops.” Click here to continue reading The trials of picketing military funerals >>>
Okay… the Academy of Arts and Sciences in Hollywood has voted… but a lot of folks weren’t too happy with the results. Particularly on the big daddy of all awards – Best Picture. The Hurt Locker? Avatar? Precious?
Cast your vote for your choice for best Picture. Let’s see if those Hollywood types really know what makes a great movie.
Check out the Poll below to see what the real people think… Click here to continue reading Cast Your Vote here for Best Picture >>>
Now that a woman has captured the Oscar for ”Best Director” for the first time in history… perhaps it is time for women to advance into other male dominated arenas. The cartoon above has an interesting spin on the subject… What are your thoughts? (Cartoon by Kal)
Massacre in Nigeria. 500 killed due to religious tensions.
We’ve had enough and are heading home. Northrop Grumman leaves competition for new Air Force tanker.
Another earthquake rocks the world. A 6.0 magnitude quake rocked parts of Turkey killing over 50 people.
Big news from Iraq this week (and US Democrazy is not talking about The Hurt Locker winning best picture).
Iraq, last weekend, held its national election for parliament.
How did the election go? Despite threats of violence, car bombings, and other risks estimates show that voter turnout was around 62% (a respectable amount about equal to America’s turnout for the 2008 Presidential election). Click here to continue reading Second Time Lucky? >>>
We at U.S. Democrazy would like to thank our Moms, the Internet, and – oh wait, blogs can’t win an Oscar. If we were to win an Oscar though, we would have the best speech ever (that might be a gross overstatement), but since we can’t, here are some other memorable speeches!
Click here to continue reading Film Festival: The Oscars >>>
Here at USDemocrazy, we know that happiness can affect our work.
For example, we are a lot happier when our editor is not in the room. Amazingly, we have discovered a fellow who understands happiness of workers like ourselves… Click here to continue reading Don’t worry, be happy? >>>
US Democrazy writes on a vast variety of topics. Despite popular beliefs, we are not experts on most of these subjects.
How then, you may ask, do we learn about what we are going to write on? Click here to continue reading Awesome Sites: Get your facts straight. >>>
Thanks to blog.creativethink.com!
We here at USDemocrazy know all about consequences. Like that time that we didn’t study and failed, or that time we slept in and were late to class… Click here to continue reading Unintended consequences >>>
We here at USDemocrazy are constantly looking for interesting ways to keep you misinformed. So, with you in mind we are introducing this week a special new segment for your entertainment pleasure! Click here to continue reading What’z Been Up Thiz Week? >>>
President Obama is trying to conclude his efforts to pass a Health care bill for Americans. When you think of health care, many folks also think about drugs. The cartoon above seems to suggest that unhealthy amounts of money are being earned in the trade of medical drugs. What do you think? (cartoon by KAL)
It’s OSCARS week!! Here’s a few links to keep you updated on what’s going on in Hollywood in the run-up to its biggest party of the year:
We at USDemocrazy are not good at much. But one thing we are good at is… screwing up. In fact we are rather experts on the subject.
So, we are naturally drawn to news of other people’s screw-ups… to see how our competition is faring. Click here to continue reading Scandals? Child’s play. >>>
