Respect Authority

Alright I know this isn’t meant to be a silo for all manner of viral videos and, to be honest, I’m not the biggest fan of viral videos to begin with—the hit-or-miss aspect offends me. (There’s a reason I watch so much television, where discerning viewers are free to pass judgment on an entire series after just a single episode). That said, I was more than a little excited for the premiere of Funny or Die Presents on HBO, not only because it gives me a little tickle in my tummy to know TV still has some measure of power (FOD is otherwise a fairly popular video Web site, so it says something that they bothered with television at all), but also because I hate watching shit on my laptop.

FOD is unquestionably sophomoric, so there were times I felt disadvantaged by my lack of a 14 to 25-year-old penis, but overall the show had enough gems to make it more than worth it. This is one of them:

Fuck, shit, piss, cunt, change.

By now we’ve all heard the cute anecdotes of his notorious temper:

The best Rahm Emanuel story [was the time when he] grabbed his steak knife and, as those who were there remember it, shouted out the name of another enemy, lifted the knife, then brought it down with full force into the table.

“Dead!” he screamed.

The group immediately joined in the cathartic release: “Nat Landow! Dead! Cliff Jackson! Dead! Bill Schaefer! Dead!”

HAHAHAHAHAHA. An angry Jew carving out a list of tzu to deal with later. Change certainly has come to America. Funnier still, Rahm Emanual’s brother is none other than Mr. Ari Emmanual, vis-á-vis Gold, from HBO’s Entourage. Who adorably deals with interoffice drama like so:

This should certainly alleviate any lingering doubts among dude-bros that an Obama White House wouldn’t still be a bastion of frat house masculinity. However this isn’t the only Hollywood connection Obama brings to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue; turns out Obama actually is a venerable celebrity whore covered in Hollywood jizz. John McCain, you dropped the ball. Read More ›