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“Bondage” And More: Top Ten Jokes About Michael Steele And The RNC This Week

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This week, Michael Steele and the Republican National Committee showed the world that they weren’t a party of lame, old men. Late night hosts (and liberal newscasters) had a lot of material – from “bondage-themed nightclubs” to “lesbian sex” to a viral video mash-up.

Here are this week’s top 10 jokes about the RNC, Steele…and Voyeur.

This Week In Bad Health Care Jokes

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This week President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. This major health care reform bill was voted against by every Republican member of Congress as it made its way through the Senate and the House of Representatives. History was made, but quality late night jokes were not. Whether you are a Democrat celebrating a step in the right direction or a Republican turning to your favorite late night comedy host for a little comfort and laughter, everybody can cross party lines to agree: this week’s health care jokes just made us sicker.

Remembering The 2010 Oscars: Top 10 Late Night Jokes

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The Oscars are over, the winners are in. We saw a speech crasher, a director beat her ex-husband for the golden statue and more.

Now the late night comedians are weighing in. Here’s a list of the Top 10 Oscars-related jokes this week. What do you think? Leave your take in the comments!

Jay Leno Is Back: Giving Context To Week One Of The New Old Tonight Show

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“When it comes to going downhill, nobody is faster (than Lindsey Vonn), except NBC.”

(Jay Leno – 3/1/10)

“Welcome to The Late Show. My name is Dave Letterman. Same time, same host.”

(David Letterman – 3/1/10)

Giving Context To The Comedy Of The Vancouver Olympics

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“So I can’t say Olympics, or Vancouver, or winter or show geometric shapes of any size or color?”

(Stephen Colbert 2/22/10)

“These are not sports, these are drunken dares. Hey go down that hill on a sled. Oh, now try it on two sticks. Now do it with a rifle. I mean, you’re over thinking it.”

(John Hodgman, 2/24/10)

Giving Context To The Opening Of The Vancouver Winter Olympics

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“We’re very proud Canadians up here and I know the Vancouver people and the Canadians in general, in British Columbia, we really rallied around the (Olympic) Games and so that was sort of the moment to show people, that even though they weren’t in the stadium, they are part of the Olympic Games in Vancouver.”

(Wayne Gretzky – 2/13/10)

“Not everyone up there is happy about the Winter Olympics because putting on the games is expensive. Its costing Canadians like a billion dollars. A billion Canadian dollars, it’s like 40 bucks.”

(Craig Ferguson – 2/15/10)

Giving Context To A Week Of Budget Conversation On Cable TV

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“The deficit for the budget year (2011) is projected to reach a record $1.56 trillion. The President, who inherited $1.2 trillion of that from his predecessor, saying his priority (is) getting and keeping the economy on track.”

(Countdown with Keith Olbermann – 2/1/10)

“Mr. President, everybody has a boss and your boss is China.”

(The Glenn Beck Program – 2/2/10)

Giving Context To Pres. Obama’s State of the Union (And Reactions)

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“The more that TV pundits reduce serious debates into silly arguments, and big issues into sound bites, our citizens turn away. No wonder there’s so much cynicism out there. No wonder there’s so much disappointment.”(Barack Obama, State of the Union: 1/27/10)

“I thought (President Obama’s speech) was extremely partisan. I thought he regurgitated all the old lines of old speeches, doubled down cap and tax and on tax increases, more stimulus spending, (and) a (spending) freeze but the freeze doesn’t start for another year.”

(Hannity: 1/27/10)

Giving Context To A Week Of Scott Brown

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“This race was not supposed to be competitive. It’s Democrats in Massachusetts after all, the so-called Kennedy seat in the Senate, but now it may be the political explosion heard across the country.”(NBC Nightly News w/ Brian Williams: 1/19/10)

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