And the media says that Barack Obama has no sense of Humor! Well what about....?

[NattPang]

Obama Releases List of Approved Jokes About Himself

Saying he is "sympathetic to late night comedians' struggle to find jokes to make about me," Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) today issued a list of official campaign-approved Barack Obama jokes.

The five jokes, which Sen. Obama said he is making available to all comedians free of charge, are as follows:

Barack Obama and a kangaroo pull up to a gas station. The gas station attendant takes one look at the kangaroo and says, "You know, we don't get many kangaroos here." Barack Obama replies, "At these prices, I'm not surprised. That's why we need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil."

A traveling salesman knocks on the door of a farmhouse, and much to his surprise, Barack Obama answers the door. The salesman says, "I was expecting the farmer's daughter." Barack Obama replies, "She's not here. The farm was foreclosed on because of subprime loans that are making a mockery of the American Dream."

A horse walks into a bar. The bartender says, "Why the long face?" Barack Obama replies, "His jockey just lost his health insurance, which should be the right of all Americans."

Q: What's black and white and red all over?
Barack Obama: The New Yorker magazine, which should be embarrassed after publishing such a tasteless and offensive cover, which I reject and denounce.

A Christian, a Jew and Barack Obama are in a rowboat in the middle of the ocean. Barack Obama says, "This joke isn't going to work because there's no Muslim in this boat."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/obama-releases-list-of-ap_b_112837.html

Disclaimer:
those aren't really Obama jokes,
but Obama really has joked about his ears,
his funny name,
his stinky socks,
the fact that he snores,
His briefcase left in front of the door,
and that he is not a perfect man; just ask his wife he has said

[u2spirit]

1. hilarious!

nt

[Bicoastal]

2. Well silly me, I thought that our presidential candidate SHOULD be talking issues day and night...

...but I guess I forgot that what he SHOULD be doing is cozying up to the media, a la McCain.

Not directed at you, but sheez.

[NattPang]

3. Yes. That was my point.

[RNdaSilva]

4. How 'bout this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnRvqLy47NI

[depakid]

5. On the other hand, that McCain- he's laugh a minute

McCain's humor often backfires
July 17, 2008



Ever hear that joke about waterboarding? How about the one about killing Iranians? And why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?

If you aren't familiar with those witty japes, then you've missed out on John McCain's lighter side. Rooted in a time before there was political correctness, and before there was the "South Park" backlash against political correctness, McCain's wisecracking persona is cutting at times, self-deprecating at others, and always amused by the political process swirling around him. Even in his pursuit of the White House, the candidate has — sometimes to the dismay of his handlers — managed to keep his sense of humor.

As he campaigns through the densest media thicket in American history, it's become clear that McCain hasn't acquired the layer of polish that produced, for instance, Ronald Reagan's gentle, oft-repeated jokes and Bill Clinton's colorful, folksy yarns.

McCain's humor, by contrast, makes him the political counterpart of the radio host Don Imus (whom he has defended): It's sharp, unrehearsed and, at times, way, way over the line. This cycle, he's drawn winces, and worse, for everything from a joking reference to domestic violence to a now-notorious little ditty about bombing Iran. Earlier in his political career, the Arizona press reported that he'd cracked a rape joke that would now probably end any politician's career, a joke his aides then and now say he doesn't recall making.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11823.html