http://2hangmen.com to close our mouths and kill our minds they hung us side by side Tue, 12 May 2009 07:51:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We at 2 Hangmen realize the economic pain you’re feeling. We recognize that we’re in the midst of this country’s worst economic crisis since Depression 1.0 and we’re going to do something about it! Effective immediately we’re withdrawing from the Presidential Debates until this problem is fixed (unlike someone we ... http://2hangmen.com/archives/10-ways-to-save-the-economy.php As the two hangmen at 2Hangmen.com, we exchange a lot of emails about ongoing events. Unfortunately, our schedules don’t always allow us to blog about them. But given the ongoing, shenanigans in Washington about the bailout, we thought you might enjoy seeing some of our raw, unedited email. Ben starts it ... http://2hangmen.com/archives/bailout-rants.php The best line from the debate was when John McCain said, “The Iranians have a lousy government, so therefore their economy is lousy…” Unfortunately, I don’t think Senator McCain understood the implications of that statement for the American economy which he currently says is “in the most serious crisis since ... http://2hangmen.com/archives/lousy-government-lousy-economy.php Politics is a topic that can really get people wound up. As you've probably gathered from our occasional political cartoons, we like to lighten the mood every now and then and today is one of those days. So, several hours of work and thousands of pieces later... I'd like to present ... http://2hangmen.com/archives/lego-obama.php I have to admit I was a bit shocked, but there it was - nestled in my inbox right between a notification of my lottery winnings and an offer for Super Viagra – a plaintive cry for help from Mitt Romney. Now I don’t usually get emails from politicians (except ... http://2hangmen.com/archives/advice-for-mitt-romney.php John McCain's choice of Governor Sarah Palin as is running mate caught most of the world, including the Obama campaign, by surprise. Since that time Democrats have struggled with deciding on their game plan for attacking the relatively unknown Alaskan. Fear not, Obamanauts, your candidate and party have apparently settled ... http://2hangmen.com/archives/democratic-double-standard.php Taking the wrong lesson from Ronald Reagan's background as an actor, the Republicans have become masters of selecting someone the electorate is unfamiliar with and feeding them the "right" lines to get elected. It worked with George Bush and apparently John McCain has decided it will work with Sarah Palin. Gov. ... http://2hangmen.com/archives/republican-lies.php [caption id="attachment_77" align="aligncenter" width="417" caption="Just your average All-American couple"][/caption] With a tip of the hat to Grant Wood. Thanks to TOONrefugee.com for providing this custom 'toon! If you enjoyed this post you might enjoy some of these other political cartoons. http://2hangmen.com/archives/republican-gothic.php It's become a political mantra of both the left and right, "FAMILIES ARE OFF-LIMITS." Barack Obama, "I think that it is an example of the erosion of civility in our political culture the she's [Michelle Obama] been subject to these attacks." Hillary Clinton, ""I became Chelsea's mother long before I ran for ... http://2hangmen.com/archives/family-off-limits.php At roughly 2:43am Central time, I received Barack Obama's much anticipated text message announcing his choice of Joe Biden as his running mate. The message simply states: Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden to be our VP nominee. Watch the first Obama-Biden rally live at 3pm ET on www.BarackObama.com. Spread ... http://2hangmen.com/archives/biden-answers-3am-call.php