StoogeWatcher's definitions

House of Buggin'

A short-lived sketch comedy show in 1995 that filled the gap between "In Living Color" and "Mad TV."

"House of Buggin'" was the brainchild of John Leguizamo and Luis Guzman, but its attempt to be a Latino "In Living Color" went nowhere.

by StoogeWatcher July 26, 2011

Nifonged

A term named after Mike Nifong, the disgraced Durham County, North Carolina, District Attorney who smeared the Duke lacrosse team for a 2006 rape that never happened.

The patriotic Americans got Nifonged by the left.

by StoogeWatcher July 15, 2010

Culture of Corruption

1. A term used by the Democratic Party in 2006 to describe the problems of the Republican Party.

2. A term Republicans use to describe the Democratic Party in response to William Jefferson's bribery scandal, Nancy Pelosi's hypocrisy on ethics, and Charlie Rangel's tax issues.

3. A book by conservative author and political blogger Michelle Malkin, subtitled "Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies"

These days, we're starting to see where the real Culture of Corruption is.

by StoogeWatcher August 21, 2010

Do As I Say Not As I Do

An expression used to call out hypocrites, including "environmentalists" with private jets, politicians who send their children to private schools while opposing measures to give other kids the same chance, or those who accuse others of racism while not hiring minorities.

Also the name of a 2005 book by Peter Schweizer, subtitled "Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy."

Hillary Clinton is basicallly proof of Do As I Say Not As I Do.

by StoogeWatcher July 30, 2010

60 Minutes II

A CBS version of the Sunday night staple that ran once a weeknight from 1999-2005. The show was famously controversial for those forged documents that ruined Dan Rather's career.

I wonder if SeeB.S. learned from the 60 Minutes II fiasco

by StoogeWatcher July 30, 2010

cartoon riot

The reaction of Muslims going ballistic in 2006 after the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published twelve cartoons that parodied Muhammad and Islam

Islam didn't help its case when the cartoon riots happened.

by StoogeWatcher November 21, 2010

Jyllands-Posten

A newspaper first published in Denmark in 1871 that became famous for cartoons of Muhammad published in 2006 that results in Islamist riots. The term is Danish for "Jutland Post".

I wonder how many people outside of Scandanavia knew about the Jyllands-Posten before the controersy

by StoogeWatcher November 21, 2010