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By Daniel Kurtzman, About.com Guide to Political Humor since 2000

The Simpsons Satirizes Iraq War

Tuesday November 7, 2006
Watch a clip from The Simpsons' annual "Treehouse of Horrors" Halloween special, featuring a biting satire of the Iraq war.

The Daily Show Rock!
Watch a classic Daily Show parody spoofing midterm elections and Schoolhouse Rock.

Bill Maher's New Rules: Talking Points for Democrats
Bill Maher offers Democrats some pithy and amusing comebacks to Republican rhetoric.

Bill Clinton Jokes About GOP Campaign Tactics
Campaigning for Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb in Virginia, former President Bill Clinton offered this take on the Republicans' 2006 campaign formula:
"It goes something like this: 'OK, we really messed up, I mean this Iraq deal didn't work out too good, now Afghanistan is at risk, and we probably shouldn't have put that horse show association guy in charge of FEMA before Katrina, and you know, it was embarrassing when our senior White House aide that dealt with Mr. Abramoff had to go to prison, but Karl Rove didn't know him very well, he only had 485 contacts with the White House, and he's shy, Karl is, you've got to know him 486 times before he knows you.

'But what the heck, we're in power. What's the law? Yeah, we've got a lot of problems, but you still have to vote for us 'cause my opponent is a slug, and they're going to tax you into the poorhouse. On the way to the poorhouse, you'll meet a terrorist on every street corner. And when you try to run away from that terrorist, you will trip over an illegal immigrant.'"

(Watch video clip)
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