Political Irony

‘During a speech last night, President Obama announced that the U.S. will lead a huge multinational coalition to fight the terror groups in Iraq. Of course, most people just turned it off because they thought it was a rerun.’ – Jimmy Fallon

“The National Organization for Women is calling for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to resign. They made their demand in a video that Commissioner Goodell said he will watch in five months.” – Conan O’Brien

“Congress sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Wednesday demanding ‘the highest level of transparency’ concerning the league’s handling of the Ray Rice domestic violence incident. That’s right, Congress sent him a letter. They would have sent a video, but they wanted Goodell to see it.’ – Seth Meyers

“A new condo development in New York is charging a million dollars for parking spots. A million dollars to park your car — wouldn’t it be cheaper to just get a ticket every day for the rest of your life and park wherever you want?” – Jimmy Kimmel

“They’re now selling parking places in New York. You can buy a premium parking place for $1 million. When President Obama heard that, he said, ‘Hey, wait a minute. I’ll give you $2 million if you will take the place I’m in.'” – David Letterman

“Vice President Dick Cheney had a closed door meeting with House Republicans to discuss foreign policy issues. He wanted to sit down with them and have a real heart to… whatever is in there at this point.” – Jimmy Fallon