This week’s Political Humor Quick Hits looks at pigs, pointing, and protesting…

No Need to Freak Out about Pig Flu

The Pig Flu is nothing to worry about.

I know that the Baby Boomers are retiring and a current baby boom is underway, which puts about 1/3 of all Americans right in the wheelhouse of a pandemic.

Do not be concerned however. In the 1918 pandemic healthy adults were dying more often than infants and old people.

See? Everything will be just fine.

We also have a solid, secure border with Mexico and can stop anyone from crossing over illegally, especially those infected with pig flu.

So relax everyone. Things are going to be okay. Do not panic.

After all, we do not want a repeat of what happened on that fateful day at the country club swimming pool back in the 1970′s do we?

Pointing Politicians

Growing up, I was told that pointing at people is impolite so it is confusing why so many politicians are doing so much of it.

Come on Ted you are one of the beautiful people. I know it was your birthday bash and you got a Profile in Courage Award and all that but where are your manners?

You know better.

Hell, even your wife Vicky did a wave. A really weird one, but still it was not pointing.

Obama likes to let others do the pointing for him. Easier to deflect blame that way and keep high approval numbers.

During the 2008 Campaign John McCain pointed to a better future as President. Republican Lite? No thanks said the voters.

I Know Times are Tough But…

Is this really the right way to go about a protest over unpaid wages?

“A Serbian union official who chopped off his finger and ate it in a protest over wages that in some cases have not been paid in years, said Monday he did it to show how desperate he and other workers were.

‘ “We, the workers have nothing to eat, we had to seek some sort of alternative food and I gave them an example,” Zoran Bulatovic told Reuters. “It hurt like hell.” ‘

Not only did he cut off his own finger with a hacksaw and ate it but it wasn’t even his idea!

“Bulatovic said he decided to act after his deputy, “a single mother of three, was the first to say she would cut off her finger. I could not allow her to do that,” he said.”

Why cut off your own finger when you can get your boss to do it instead? That deputy, she is one smart cookie.

Bulatovic, well he’s only got nine more fingers to negotiate with so he better hope management doesn’t hold out too long.

I’ll give him credit for going far beyond what any union leader would have done in this country though. That deserves props and I’d like to shake his hand some day.

No, the other hand please.

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Political Humor Quick Hits is a weekly commentary on the news/current events written by Chris Cameron every Tuesday here at Radioactive Liberty. You can also read his weekly column here every Wednesday and his own style of original funny at his original humor blog Angry Seafood.

Category: Political Humor Tags: Humour, Joe Biden, Political Humor, President Obama, Swine Flu, Ted Kennedy