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I really enjoy sharing great sites with friends. But for some reason, I don't have many friends. Is it my lousy taste in sites? I don't think so, but you be the judge. Just visit these outstanding winners of my MadPick Site Award.

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  • Newsback News discussion community. The forum and news website made especially so that users can comment about current events and talk about the news with other people.

  • Walter Brasch Walter Brasch is an author, columnist, social issues journalist and political satirist.

  • Nobojo A look inside the wacky world of Bob Jones University, the world's largest fundamentalist Christian school.

  • Cartoon File Great panel cartoons for your electronic or print usage.

  • Will Durst Will Durst is one hell of a political humorist! I saw him perform live in NYC's Town Hall at a Laughing Liberally event, and he was terrific!

  • Julie Goldman Some call Julie Goldman "charmingly deviant." I call her extremely funny. Like Will Durst, she was a stand-out at NYC's Town Hall Laughing Liberally concert in May 2006.

  • Barry Cuda Singer, pianist, and wonderful entertainer Barry Cuda a/k/a The Pianimal performs in Key West, when he's not touring. He has several terrific recordings out, four of which I own. You can buy them at his site. So what are you waiting for?

  • Red Tractor USA Red Tractor USA is a very entertaining, left leaning political satire site.

  • Just Kidding Cartoons Rod Maclean's Just Kidding features his very amusing education cartoons, school cartoons, and teacher cartoons.

  • DamnThe.com 'Lowbrow humor for highbrow people!' Your place on the web for humor, viral videos, funny stories, interviews, and much, much more.

  • Funny Videos Funny videos, pictures, games and animations are updated daily at Stupid College.

  • Encyclopedia Spuria This fun site is a "wikipedia of mis-information," packed with fallacious facts, bogus biographies, and nonsense neologisms.

  • Office Life Office Life presents useful ideas to the average office worker in a humourous light.

  • Home Music Recording This site is packed with helpful home music recording tips, info, and equipment suggestions.

  • Jack Clark's "Blast The Right" Podcast Insightful and entertaining political commentary and advice on how to talk to rightwingers from Jack Clark, publisher of TheRationalRadical.com.

  • Harley Hahn A fun and informative site by the best selling author of Harley Hahn's Internet Yellow Pages, which is now online.

  • Jason Love Amusing cartoons ("Snapshots") by Jason Love.

  • The John Kasper Band Political songs, written and performed by New Jersey songwriter John Kasper. I especially like his antiwar song Don't Think Twice, which features Anthony Krizan from the Spin Doctors on guitar.

  • NetWits NetWits is a loosely disorganized band of online (and occasionally off the wall) humorists. Are they funny people? Is it a good organization? They let me join. Need I say more?

  • Serious Kidding Amusing "terse-verse humor" and movie reviews by Grant Brad Gerver.

  • Bright 'N' Perri An entertaining two-man satirical garage band that "flies in the face of corporate greedmongers, neo-con fascists, manicured lawns and rancid pop divas."

  • DeadBrain - US Edition Claiming "Everyone's a target" (excluding Chelsea Clinton, that is), DeadBrain.com is America's Least Reliable News Source. Originally a British satire brand, DeadBrain expanded to the US in 2003 with an independent edition, specializing in pop culture and political propaganda.

  • Republican Society Magazine Republican Society Magazine is the "voice of Nazi America." It defends the homeland by satirizing Republican life.

  • Desperate Houseflies My pal Dale McFarland, publisher of the wonderfully satirical The Specious Report, has created a delightful, ongoing parody of Desperate Housewives.

  • Global Wills Online Global Wills provides immediate printable wills online for over thirty countries, as well as providing legal information on wills and information on tax issues such as Gift Tax, Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Probate Tax and Capital Acquisitions Tax.

  • Acronym Finder Acronym Finder is a great resource for finding out what acronyms and abbreviations stand for.

  • Cartoons and Photography by Alan J. Levine Who can resist a site that features a cartoon dog that runs for Congress? Levine's cartoons and photos are well worth checking out!

  • Internet Fiction Internet Fiction is a collaborative site of writers, journalists, columnists, artist, and musicians, where you can "read, view and listen to insightful and original work."

  • Media Web Directory MediaWebDirectory.com is designed to be "your one-stop destination for anything you can think of that is about or related to media." Categories include, alternative news, breaking news, radio, tv, satire, current events, newspapers, and magazines & ezines.

  • Car Henge If I ever get to Nebraska, I will have to check out this place: " Just north of Alliance Nebraska, along Highway 87, stands a replication of Stonehenge, England's ancient mystical alignment of stones that chart the sun and moon phases. Stonehenge stands alone on a plain in England. Carhenge, created from vintage American made automobiles, towers over the plains of Nebraska."

  • Mabels . . . Maintaining Bygone Times For the over 50 UK, providing daily support & services, senior health & related articles, nostalgic goods & retirement gifts, leisure, hobbies, crafts & home & gardening resources.

  • Hysterical Management Comedy Booking Agency This agency books professional standup comedy shows for comedy clubs and special events for business and civic organizations.

  • Global Politician An informative journal of politics, history, economics and international affairs. Global Politician is full of information about popularly-known, as well as little-known events in the U.S. and around the world.

  • Bill Jacobs Here you can listen to Bill Jacobs' wonderful song parodies, including "If George Only Had A Brain" and "You Razzle Dazzled 'Em."

  • Music Instruments, Guitar Lessons, & More A resource for creating and selling music from the comfort of your home.

  • Bill O'Reilly, Con Man An informative site about Bill O'Reilly, "an ideological con man, misleading the gullible to their detriment."

  • Jill Salter -- Does This Look Funny To You? Original one-liners, plus articles and columns about working, not working, and looking for work.

  • Sean Hannity, Evildoer An interesting site which asks (and answers) the question: "Will Jesus Send Sean Hannity to Hell?"

  • Loads of Odes Loads of Odes is a place for "real life poetry,where biographical and cynical rhyme and verse poems can be posted and read."

  • GreensforImpact.com GreensforImpact.com is a group of Green officials who are trying to convince Greens and independents in swing states who might vote for Nader or Cobb to support Kerry instead. Sounds like a great goal to me.

  • ShakeItUpBaby.com This entertaining humor site specializes in short films, media satire and political parody.

  • Domestic Violence and Music Therapy This unusual site examines the power of using popular music as a way for people to express their feelings. It includes examples of therapeutic messages in popular music, as well as original music by Freudian Slip, the therapeutic rock band.

  • Irregular Times IrregularTimes.com features original liberal commentary, resources, and the largest collection of Election 2004 bumper stickers anywhere on the web.

  • MPN Medical Jokes and Cartoons Collection of medical jokes and cartoons, sorted into specialties. It's part of a larger medical web site.

  • PieMan.org An entertaining anti-Bush site brought to you by the PieMan himself.

  • Dale McFarland My pal Dale McFarland is a Dallas based pianist who performs jazz, latin, blues and other music. You may also know him as the very witty publisher of The Specious Report.

  • Guardiansofprivilege The on-line home of The Legend of Rob N. Hood, a satirical narrative of the last four years -- the story of what happens when the Greatest Country in the World acquires a president whose mission is to rob the poor (and middle class) to give to the rich.

  • Driving Votes Driving Votes' goal is to provide you with everything you need to register voters in swing states and to "get your friends together for a road trip for democracy."

  • Word-Detective The online version of The Word Detective, a very entertaining newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language.

  • FoxLies A parody site about your favorite cable network.

  • Bush-Trashers This site sells anti-bush music and Bush-trashing clothes.

  • Stop The French Bashing This site tracks the US anti-French campaign and urges us to "Stop The French Bashing." Sounds good to me.

  • PoliticalSongs.net This fine site showcases humorous and creative songs which speak to current political topics, using music to cut through political spin.

  • Teacher Humor TeacherHumor.com features jokes, cartoons and other humor related to teachers and education.

  • Presidentially Speaking: Cronies, Nannies, Fautors & Fops An entertaining exhibition that includes the political caricatures of The Wizard of Whimsy and essays by Chris Lamb and Bruce Springsteen.

  • The Truth on Terrorism and Iraq A well research fact-sheet about 9/11, terrorism and Iraq.

  • The Bush Presidency The goal of this fine new site is to document the George W. Bush Presidency from its beginning "so that, come this election, we do not forget the full Administration record."

  • ExtraUgly.com's Anti-Bush T-shirts Amusing Anti-Bush T-shirts from ExtraUgly.com -- shirts with just the right attitude.

  • Steve The Whistler The official website of Steve "The Whistler" Herbst, a grand champion whistler who's "made whistling into an art form," according to Dino Anagnost, Musical Director of NYC's Little Orchestra Society. The site features sound clips from Herbst's CD.

  • Punliners.com This site features -- you guessed it -- puns ... plus wordplay, jokes, comics, & games.

  • Citizen Reno Comedienne Reno is probably the funniest comic I've ever seen -- she's as quirky and as inventive as they come. I caught her act at New York City's Rocky Sullivan's where the hilarious Barry Crimmins presides over "Satire For Sanity: Political Stand-up from Barry Crimmins and Friends," every Tuesday night.

  • Barry Crimmins Barry Crimmins is a brilliant political satirist and activist and the MC of "Satire For Sanity: Political Stand-up from Barry Crimmins and Friends," every Tuesday night at New York City's Rocky Sullivan's.

  • AudioComedy.net This entertaining site features a huge collection of funny mp3s, amusing audio files, fake ads, prank calls, and more.

  • Lawyer News Lawyer News features daily legal news updates and info about lawyers, law firms, law schools, and the practice of law. According to its self-description, it's "dedicated to connecting lawyers with information about the business of being a lawyer, and consumers with information about the practice of law."

  • Trivia, Puzzles and Daily Weird News This fun site is updated daily with new trivia quizzes, puzzles, riddles, interesting strange links and various other activities that will challenge your wits. You can win daily award points which can be used to win monthly prizes.

  • Humor Resources A well organized directory of humor related websites.

  • The Cartoons and Humorous Illustrations of Mark Anderson Mark Anderson offers many hundreds of clever and amusing cartoons to browse, a free daily cartoon and emailable cartoons!

  • Trivio Humor Directory and Search Engine A UK based directory of humor links and free e-greetings cards.

  • Dump Bush This site asks (and answers) the question: "Geez, Just How Dumb Is George Bush Jr?"

  • Struggle For Democracy This election related site features a political song, Tip of the Spear, which document its lyrics with links.

  • The Bushiad and the Idyossey A clever and unique Homeric satire about George Bush and the war in Iraq.

  • Bush Guide 2004 An online version of Chris Fick's satirical book about Bush.

  • Tony Blair Servin' USA Clever song parody about Bush's favorite poodle.

  • Cartoons by Joe Kohl Outrageous cartoons and tee shirts by veteran cartoonist Joe Kohl.

  • MyStolenNation With biting humor, twisted cartoons, and revealing commentary, MyStolenNation strives to put a smile on your face and a thought in your head. And it succeeds very well. If you're a free thinking aficionado, this site's for you.

  • Distressed American Entertaining and insightful protest art by Brad Russell. His site's theme is: "Bush is a joke. Laugh him out of office." Sounds like a plan!

  • The Axiom Foundation An online international think tank working towards improved political accountability from governments and organisations alike, by raising the awareness of important issues and ideologies.

  • Wilson's Almanac & Planet Directory Free email-zine featuring Daily Celebrations: folklore of each day; global festivals; ancient Christian & pagan calendar customs; New Age; spiritual; alternatives; On This Day; inspiration; and humor.

  • George W. Bush Quiz Book Paul Slansky of The Clothes Have No Emperor fame has assembled his excellent New Yorker Bush administration quizzes into book form.

  • George W. Bush Is Shameless This site's worthy goals are "teaching the American people about their Extremist Resident" and exposing the "real priorities and objectives of President Bush and the Republican party."

  • Gigglesmania Funny movies, pictures, sounds, humor columns, and greeting cards.

  • Eric's Political Comics Eric Zahler's political comics, flash movies, and other humor at the expense of Bush & the GOP.

  • No Chimp Left Behind The official site for the book that asks (and answers) the question: What if the president can’t speak properly because he is really a hairless chimp who was switched at birth?

  • Satirium Original satire, humor and parody by Bill Stockton, a former editor at The New York Times. Read all about the Protesters Bush Brain Security Lapse, a Machead's re-creation of Beethoven's 5th, and more.

  • The Modern Art Museum of Calquier An entertainingly satirical mock art museum.

  • Stick it to Bush A George W. Bush voodoo doll -- a great gift item for your favorite liberal. (Don't miss the Dubya resume page.)

  • Say What? A weblog of classic humor from U.S. District Judge Jerry Buchmeyer.

  • The Mother of All Election (Satire) Coverage from TheSpeciousReport.com The Specious Report now features a comprehensive listing of 2004 Presidential election-related articles from the Internet's best satirists, in addition to its own home-grown humor.

  • Dan's Cartoons Entertaining cartoons about a wide variety of subjects, organized topically.

  • Los Dichos Comic Column A bilingual (English/Spanish) and interactive comic strip column, which invites readers to send in proverbs, phrases and famous quotes and inspire new strips.

  • Living Being Media Political commentary and humor from a site whose goal is to "help Bush find a new job, maybe in the national guard in Iraq or Afghanistan."

  • Comics Resources A directory of comics related websites and discussion groups.

  • Jesus Plays the Catskills Excerpts from Sam Weiss's humorous retelling of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

  • Joe Ditzel, Comedian, Author, Really Bad Golfer -- The online home of comedian Joe Ditzel offers Joe's humor columns plus links to lots of other humor and fun.

  • Stephen Kramer's Cartoons & Humor Entertaining toons and humor by cartoonist, humorist, and copywriter Steve Kramer.

  • The Institution of Silly & Meaningless Sayings This entertaining site's mission is to provide "wordplay humour with quality examples and information relating to isms."

  • News Hax Satire News An entertaining parody news site featuring spoofs related to entertainment, current events, editorials, interviews, politics and technology.

  • DuJour Topical Humor with Harold & his Friends This site features Robert Seymour's entertaining seasonal, work, sports, medical and other topical cartoons.

  • SillyBush.com This site is dedicated to preserving the legacy of George W. Bush. However, it might not be exactly the kind of legacy Bush has in mind.

  • Buddy and Hopkins: Music Cartoons Jason Nocera, the creator of Buddy and Hopkins, combines Nocera's two loves on this site – music and cartooning.

  • Computers-Suck.com An entertaining humor site with an ironic name -- it has almost nothing to do with computers.

  • Vote Bush Out Save America Sells anti-Bush T-shirts. $.50 per shirt sold goes to the Democratic Presidential Nominee.

  • DisassociatedPress.com Entertaining news spoofs which take on just about everybody.

  • Persuasive Authorities Legal Resources & Links A well organized legal resource directory including legal search engines, state and federal law resources, law review articles, things that law students and new practitioners should know, and legal humor links.

  • Law Related Weblogs (Blawgs) Courtesy of Louisiana Legal's Legal Beetle Directory of the best law sites and legal links from around the world, we have an annotated list of law related weblogs, also known as blawgs.

  • GlossyNews Who can resist a humor site whose slogan is "because chicks dig satirists?" No, wait -- its slogan is "Contains 32% Truth by Volume." No, wait -- it's.... You'll just have to visit often to find out its slogans, because a different one pops up each time. And while you're there, check out its terrific spoof news stories.

  • Perplexing Times Who knew being perplexed could be so much fun or that an infant could be an investigative reporter? Entertaining humor with a unique point of view!

  • A Half Bubble Off This entertaining new New Zealand site is features "humor, satire, parody, and other such evil stuff."

  • Suddenly Senior Frank Kaiser's syndicated humor column is a delightfully amusing look at life after 50. He's been aptly described as “the Andy Rooney of the Internet."

  • ThomasMc A daily news and opinion magazine that questions the status quo. And the status quo sure as hell needs questioning.

  • Foundation for a Patriotic America This self-described "non-partisan organization" is "committed to enforcing genuine American patriotism in the world's greatest nation." It features articles, political forums, and the sort of patriotic links Dubya wouldn't approve of.

  • ModerateIndependent.com This new political site promises to be a winner. And it boasts a great slogan: "not left, not right, just right."

  • Caricature Zone This fun site offers free pics of movie stars, rock celebrities, sport champions & famous politicians. And don't miss their You Are The Artist feature.

  • Gagarama Despite my language barrier, I was happy to discover this fine German satire site. And I'm honored to be included in its special anti-Bush satire links page, much of which is in English.

  • Wall Street Poet At this witty site, "John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley meet Alan Greenspan" and "satirical verse gives a fun spin to financial markets."

  • Beltway Bard At this sister (brother, actually) site of the Wall Street Poet, "satirical verse puts a fun (and sometimes a biting) spin on doings inside the Washington Beltway."

  • StartChange.net StartChange.net is packed with how-to information for protests and activists. This fine site says it's "anti-war, pro-freedom, and fully supports individual human rights." Don't miss its protest song page.

  • Compassionate Conservatives Downloadable anti-war songs from a band with a killer name and clever lyrics.

  • Richardland.com Richard Bushnell's "internet theme park" from the self-described "most brilliant idiot in the world" is packed with articles, facts, info, humor, and propaganda about war, Iraq, and everything else that captures Bushnell's attention.

  • SearchHumor.com Well organized directory of humor and comedy sites.

  • Don McMillan's Technically Funny Comedian Don McMillan's site features a link to a mpg of one of his performances plus info about how to see him perform live and buy his comedy CD's.

  • Barrhead Travel Scotland's Barrhead Travel is packed with UK info about holiday travel, flights, cruises, and other travel related information.

  • Bud Bites The weekly rantings of Bernard "Bud" Eichelhardt -- a well written and reasoned opinion column dealing with poltics and other subjects, by an opinionated, New York pundit.

  • Government Guide This handy site allows you to search for local political info by zip code or city and state.

  • Anecdotage This entertaining site features funny stories about famous people -- "anecdotes from Gates to Yeats."

  • Mike's Zine This site features news spoofs, humorous short stories, tasteless humor, and college humor. How could I resist a site with a story headlined "White House Opposes Affirmative Action, Bush Returns Yale and Harvard Diplomas?"

  • Republicanpress.com This entertaining parody site turns Republican propaganda on its ears and most definitely won't amuse Republicans. Liberals should find it funny, however.

  • The Tucson Enema Zany satirical newspaper serving Tucson and the Internet world.

  • News-At-Ten Witty spoof news site whose apt slogan is "Like the news, but ... different."

  • DraftGore Launched by "grassroots Democrats from across the country who believe Al Gore is the only true voice of the Democratic Party and the only viable and deserving candidate for the nomination in 2004." Perhaps Gore will comment on this site and movement in his weblog.

  • Albino Squirrel Preservation Society This University of Texas based organization seeks to do just what its title says. Sounds fine by me, so long as they don't get in my basement.

  • FertileOctogenarian Features an entertaining assortment of legal humor links.

  • ChessLaw A well organized and comprehensive law portal featuring legal research and legal education links.

  • ExplodingCigar Strange news, weird events, quirky sites. What could be more enticing?

  • Small Business And Government Grants Info A comprehensive free resource packed with dozens of guides, tools and techniques.

  • StillRuns.com Car related word games, funny car photos, and other auto related fun.

  • Family-Friendly-Fun This site's stated purpose is to enhance the quality and enjoyment of family life for special needs families.

  • OutragedComics Terrific editorial comics and cartoons from a liberal viewpoint.

  • ChangingLinks This fun site allows you to view random, hand-picked sites.

  • FindLaw A very well organized legal portal, including a directory, a search engine, and original law-related commentary.

  • LawHumor.com This entertaining site is "dedicated to the proposition that zealous representation of clients and furtherance of the public good can be only enhanced by a healthy willingness to poke fun at ourselves appropriately on occasion."

  • LawpSided.com Entertaining law related site, courtesy of Sean Carter -- a lawyer, stand-up comedian, humor writer, author and public speaker. Impressive, huh? Plus he went to a much more prestigious law school than I did, damn him!

  • Other Funny Humorists When I'm not writing humor or playing with my husband, I read the competition. Here are some entertaining humorists I think you'll enjoy.

  • RealityParenting An entertaining parenting site with an off-color sense of humor. Fun, but not for the timid-hearted.

  • Power-of-attorneys.com A light hearted look at America's wacky legal profession; includes lawyer jokes, cartoons and off the wall lawsuits.

  • University of the Bleeding Obvious This entertainingly wacky site defies description. And who can resist a name like that?

  • Stu's Views Entertaining daily law and lawyer cartoons, organized topically by lawyer/cartoonist Stu Rees. Yes, lawyers can be funny. Rees runs another excellent site, StarvingArtistsLaw.com.

  • Bear Left! This fine site helps you "get your leftest bearings" with excellent commentary and political analysis plus one of the best progressive links pages I've ever seen.

  • Evil GOP Bastards Who can resist a site with a great name like that? I sure can't. The goal of this site is: "Exposing the hideously ugly truth about the Republican Party." And they do a fine job of it.

  • Liberal Links Ever since I started writing Dubya's Dayly Diary, I've discovered many excellent left-leaning political sites. So many, in fact, that I decided to devote an entire page to them.

  • Centre for Political Song The Centre for Political Song, which is based in Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland, was established "to promote and foster an awareness of all forms of political song. The Centre's collection includes material across the globe, throughout the political spectrum and includes all genres of music." I'm honored to have my political song parodies included in its archives.

  • Lord Bonkers' Diary This entertaining British site takes a satirical look at the Liberal Democrats and British politics in general. The author explains that" Lord Bonkers was Liberal MP for Rutland South-West 1906-10." Lord B is the - fictional - diarist for Liberator, the radical Liberal periodical.

  • Nothing Like The Truth Nothing like the truth features "asticles concocted entirely out of thin air by David Marsden from self-imposed-exile on the beautiful tiny pink-sandy-beached, casino-rich, lottery-ridden, private-members-only-golf-club-scarred, walled-and-heavily-guarded-estate-cluttered, off-shore-bank and international-accountancy-conglomerate-infested Eastern Caribbean island paradise of Baruba."

  • Beyond Mainstream This informative & entertaining site offers a "progressive perspective and a forum for creativity, activism and self-discovery." Features include politics, the arts, health, spirituality, lifestyle options, offbeat humor, etc.

  • Radio Connection An entertainment industry school with 5,000 students worldwide who train on-site at major film studios, video production companies, radio and TV stations, recording studios and record labels.

  • SmilePoetryWeekly.com Home of original funny family friendly poetry and of the free ezine, Smile Poetry Weekly.

  • Pollstar - The Concert Hotwire Wondering when your favorite performer's giving a concert in your neighborhood? Just pop the artist's name into Pollstar's search engine.

  • The New York City Blogger Map A creative project to bring together New York City's bloggers via a map of the city that shows where the bloggers are, organized by subway stop.

  • Hairofthedawg.com This entertaining cartoon site presents a comical perspective on a dog's life.

  • Shiola.com This fun site asks: "What's the point?" It explores that question "through the mediums of Horrorscopes, Available Domain Names, Photo Humor, Public Opinion Polls," etc.

  • The Tormented Life of Tom Perri This site is packed with funny, clever song lyrics. Be sure to check out "The Real Dick Cheney."

  • DubyaSpeak.com A comprehensive, entertaining, and sometimes frightening collection of memorable Dubya utterances, organized topically. It's constantly updated, so visit often and contribute your own favorite Bush quotes.

  • Radical Fringe News, commentary, and humor from the left of center, plus Democratic Spine Awards granted to the woefully small number of Democrats who show some spine.

  • Wingee's Funny Stuff The creator of this humor site describes himself as a lunatic. And who am I to disagree? While you're there, be sure to help him "save the polyesters."

  • Bag and Baggage Yet another interesting lawyer's blog, this one from a California-based appellate lawyer. It includes Denise Howell's musings on legal topics and much more. I especially appreciate her links to "blawgs" -- lawyer blogs. Of course that means I'll be visiting lots more sites instead of getting some work done.

  • Thepeoplesvoice.org This site was established "to promote truth, freedom, and a just and fair society." At the top of its list of concerns is the grave threat posed by the "domination of our economy, our government, our culture, our media, and the environment by large corporations."

  • Q Fever - Medical Humor And Satire For Healthcare Professionals I know it's hard to believe, but medicine can be funny.

  • Randy Glasbergen, Cartoonist Entertaining cartoons from Randy Glasbergen, a contributor to just about every publication you can think of.

  • VBN2001 VBN2001 is "dedicated to opening minds and hearts to new insights, alternatives and solutions." It publishes and links stories "concerning topics of interest to anyone with a stake in democracy."

  • Ernie the Attorney An eclectic weblog from a practicing attorney whose interests include law, media, music, politics, & much more.

  • The Shifted Librarian You're liable to find just about anything on this "information maven's" weblog. And it's almost sure to make you smarter.

  • Motley Web News A quirky assortment of links to news stories, some satirical and some real, but so strange you almost think they're satire.

  • Business & Safety Cartoons by Goff Hundreds of cartoons searchable by topic or keyword, for use in presentations and newsletters. Very funny stuff!

  • XPDNC Labour Directory A well-organized, comprehensive labour directory.

  • Witworld/Witnews Witworld is home to the entertaining Witnews Humor Weekly (WHW) ezine. WHW zeroes in on the ludicrous, the silly, or the just plain inane aspects of top news stories.

  • The News' Dark Time The publisher of this liberal publication believes that, "It's been the Dark Time for News for a few years now." It offers "some of the news that's not fit to print."

  • Life's a Stitch: The Best of Contemporary Women's Humor A terrific, new Random House humor anthology, whose contributors include Wendy Wasserstein, Delia Ephron, Anna Quindlen, Kathy Najimy, Christine Lavin, Erma Bombeck, Julie Gold, Cathy Guisewite, Merrill Markoe, Patricia Volk, Signe Wilkinson, Jane Wagner, Judith Viorst, Fran Capo, Molly Ivins, Lynn Johnston, Julie Haslton, Roz Chast, and many other terrific writers, cartoonists, and singer/songwriters. I'm proud to say that one of my humor columns is in the book too.

  • BrokenNewz.com This entertaining satire site promises that "When New Breaks, We Fix It." I, for one, can't resist a site that warns: "Broken Newz is only intended for a mature audience, and not for our Mothers either."

  • The Toque This funny Canadian satire site will target everyone, even our beloved Oprah. But then I've targeted Oprah too. Maybe The Toque and I should duke it out.

  • Christine Lavin Christine Lavin is a terrific singer/song writer and a very funny lady. You can also read some of her wonderful writing in this great, new Random House humor anthology: Life's a Stitch: The Best of Contemporary Women's Humor. And I'm proud to say that one of my humor columns is in the book too.

  • John Fanzine This odd site defies description, so I won't even try, but do check it out.

  • The Gamer's Nook This blog of a self-described gamer, talks about everything from President Shrub to masturbation synonym collections. Now that's what I call diverse interests.

  • Hugo James Publishing A fun new book publishing company whose focus is "The Future Fun: Evolving Entertainment and the Nature of Play."

  • First Blush For some reason, most of the poltical news weblogs (at least the ones I keep hearing about) have a right of center point of view. At last, here's one that doesn't.

  • ToonToons.com Comedy monologues and cartoons written and illustrated by Gary Hogg.

  • The Estrogen Files An entertaining Cyber Sitcom created by stand-up comics Fran Capo & Anna Collins and featuring "comedy, mayhem and male misinterpretation." An excerpt appears in a great, new Random House humor anthology: Life's a Stitch: The Best of Contemporary Women's Humor. And I'm proud to say that one of my humor columns is in the book too.

  • Hollywood Pulse The slogan of this funny site is: "Stimulating Irregular Heartbeats Since 2001." It features parody news stories, fake letters, and more about Hollywood celebs and other alleged entertainers.

  • Debbie Farmer -- Family Daze -- Family humor columns by the very entertaining Debbie Farmer, whose work also appears in this great, new Random House humor anthology: Life's a Stitch: The Best of Contemporary Women's Humor. And I'm proud to say that one of my humor columns is in the book too.

  • TheSchmews.com European news spoofs & satire plus the "Silly Links League."

  • God's Right Hand This satirical site's goals are to "to exalt the righteous, smite the unworthy, and succour the oppressed." Sounds good to me!

  • Chortler The slogan of this entertaining satire site is "Chortler: All the Gnus Fit to Sprint. Parody without Frontiers." All politicians are fair game here. Be sure to check out the "Poltical Chat Room."

  • Last Laugh A "satirical look at life under our first unelected president." It features humor that's both entertaining & thought-provoking.

  • The Rag Snide humor, offbeat interviews & the world's shortest "Complete Internet Index."

  • JokingAround.com Jokes, humor, fun, links, downloads, & games.

  • AsGoodAsNews.com This is the "news satire for people who can read."

  • Way2MuchSense.com This site features "original commentary aimed at the vast middle of American politics." And most of it indeed makes a lot of sense.

  • Bent Soup This satire site features parody news stories and spoof headlines. My favorite is "Scientists declare they have isolated the gene that makes us want to isolate genes." Or maybe it's... Hell, they're all funny.

  • Pip's Web Site This entertaining site features humorous articles, interactive games, downloads, jokes, related links, & more.

  • Editoriality Entertaining "right of center" animated political cartoons by H. L. Demond, whose credits include Cracked Magazine & the Austin American-Statesman.

  • Cursor.org An irreverent, informative, and entertaining look at the media. Its "Media Patrol" column is a great way to keep up with news, commentary, and noteworthy events.

  • WriteHumor.com This entertaining and informative site features tips for writers, articles on writing humor, humor columns, & articles on the writing life. It also features author interviews including an interview of moi.

  • Club Domainatrix This association for domain owners has an engaging zest for word play. Be sure to check out its members' links.

  • RonzPranks.com This site features self-described "low brow humor for the masses." It's "dedicated to enriching the planet with our sick brand of humor, setting a new standard in the art of prank calling."

  • LawComix A collection of entertaining and savvy legal cartoons by lawyer-cartoonist Charles Fincher.

  • LarryFlynt.com First Amendment crusader Larry Flynt's site, featuring news, articles, & links related to free speech, individual rights, & civil liberties, including his own suit against the USDOJ re battlefield access for the press.

  • ThadeusAndWeez A cutting-edge political comic strip delivering maximum-strength irony.

  • TheWebLogReview.com This "peer to peer review of weblogs" is a well-written and well-organized weblog review publication. If you have any interest in the weblog craze, this site is a "must read." And I'd say that even if it didn't give my Dubya's Dayly Diary an enthusiastic review.

  • goLiberal.org This fine site's stated goals include promoting "progressive solutions to today's problems" and facilitating "education, research, and discourse with articles, links, and tools to aid students and activists.

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