Welcome to the Moron Quotient

The Moron Quotient is a parody of news programs like Meet the Press, and PBS NewsHour and inspired by Talk of the Nation and Fox and Friends. Each weekly “programme,” (actually, a transcript of a program that never took place) brings together panelists from the Panel of Morons–experts in the field of ignoramity–to discuss a particular issue with an expert on that topic.

Previous episodes are listed below. Enjoy!

January 15, 2012: Sports
Arranged Marriages: The Presidential Primaries and the BCS. Should the primary system for selecting presidential candidates and the BCS be changed? Madame Goo-Goo and Professor Gumbie join host Bob Burnham in investigating this question.

January 8, 2012: Politics
The Republican Debate. The Panel of Morons host a debate of the candidates for the Republican nomination.

January 1, 2012: National News
Sympathy for Bill Maher. Prof. Gumbie and Gov. Bribescam join host Bob Burnham and Satan in discussing the absence of virtue in public discourse.

December 25, 2011: National News
Operation Santa’s Slay. Ben D. Over, Madame Goo-Goo, and the Grinch who stole Christmas debate the proper place of religion in the public sphere–the so called “war on Christmas.” 

December 18: 2011: Entertainment
Hollywood’s Communists. Is Hollywood a front for communists who are secretly pushing a Marxist agenda on an unwitting public? Katie Quip and Professor Gumbie, along with King Friday XIII,  join host Bob Burnham in discussing this question.

December 11, 2011: Politics
It Can Be Done. Bob, Governor Bribescam, and Madame Goo-Goo discuss Michele Bachmann’s immigration policies with Speedy Gonzales.

December 4, 2011: Science & Technology
The 2011 Ig Nobel Prizes. Ben D. Over joins host Bob Burnham to discuss the 2011 Ig Nobel Prizes. Two genetically engineered mice also join in on the conversation.

November 27, 2011: National News
Turkey Jihad. The Panel of Morons discuss an Islamo-fascist plot uncovered by Pamela Geller to impose Sharia law with halal turkeys. Ben D. Over, Professor Gumbie, and Foghorn Leghorn join host Bob Burnham to discuss the radical Islamicization of Thanksgiving.

November 20, 2011: Entertainment
Immaculate Pamela? Bob Burnham discusses Pamela Anderson’s upcoming role as the Blessed Virgin Mary in “A Russell Peters Christmas with Professor Gumbie, Katie Quip, and a very special guest. “A Russell Peters Christmas” is scheduled to air on December 1st.

November 13, 2011: Politics
Smilin’ Herman. Madame Goo-Goo, Governor Bribescam, and special guest Harvey Birdman, attorney-at-law, discuss the impact of the sexual harassment charges against Herman Cain on his bid to become the Republican nominee for President.

November 6, 2011: Entertainment
A Fairytale with an Unhappy Ending. On October 21, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Kris Humphries after only 72 days of marriage. Madame Goo-Goo, Katie Quip discuss the impact this tragedy with our special guest, Slappy the Squirrel.

October 30, 2011: International News
Between Iraq and a Hard Place. On Friday, October 21, President Barack Obama announced that all remaining U.S. troops will return home from Iraq by the end of the year. Discussing the end of the Iraq War and its implications for the United States and the Middle East are Ben D. Over, Professor Stewie Gumbie, and our strategic analyst, Cap’n Crunch.

October 23, 2011: International News
America’s Good-Time Game? Madame Goo-Goo, Katie Quip, and Johnny Cornball, the sports editor for Crossword Illustrated, talk about the high-stakes sport of professional Scrabble.

October 16, 2011: National News
We Are the 99%. What began as a response to a call by the group Adbusters on July 13, 2011 to restore democracy and end “corporatocracy” in the United States, the Occupy Wall Street movement has gathered steam. Today, similar protests can be found worldwide: in Chicago, Tokyo, and London. Governor Bribescam and Professor Stewie Gumbie discuss this movement with an organizer of Occupy Sesame Street, Big Bird.

October 9, 2011: Politics
All My Fascist Friends Are Here on Monday Night! During an appearance on Fox & Friends, country music superstar Hank Williams Jr.—the voice of ESPN’sMonday Night Football—compared President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. Did he go too far? Ben D. Over, Amber Leggs, and Dr. Nigel Bidwiddle try to answer this question.