McCain Jokes vs. Obama Jokes

See Also: The Best Obama & McCain Jokes of 2008

Since all of the late-night shows were in reruns this week, we've compiled some of the best McCain jokes and Obama jokes from recent weeks to fill the humor void.

For all that's been said about comedians having a difficult time poking at Obama, lately the jabs have been hitting Obama a bit harder than McCain. Granted, there have been twice as many jokes targeting McCain, but while he mostly gets mocked for his age, Obama has been getting skewered for being a flip-flopper, an elitist, and a novice, as well as for having a Messiah complex.

A sampling of recent punch lines:

"Barack Obama now says he is open to offshore oil drilling. So, apparently, when he promised change, he was talking about his mind." --Jay Leno

"Italy is designing clothing based on how Barack Obama dresses. And I said, well, yes, that will connect him with the angry working-class voters." --David Letterman

"John McCain has also inspired a new line of clothing. And I believe if you want some of the John McCain stuff, it's being sold at the Very Old Navy." --David Letterman

"Have you seen the new commercial? The McCain campaign compares Barack Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. And today the Obama campaign released an ad comparing John McCain to Zsa Zsa Gabor and Bea Arthur." --Jay Leno

"Demeaning Obama is not why this is a dick move by McCain. It's a dick move by McCain because one of the fine young ladies featured in this ad (on screen: photo of Paris Hilton)…her parents, the Hiltons, contributed $4,600, the maximum you can contribute, to the campaign of none other than John McCain. John McCain is saying to the Hiltons, 'I thank you kindly for your support. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go take a nationally televised dump on your daughter.'" --Jon Stewart, on McCain's attack ad comparing Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears (Watch video clip)

"After a quick meet-and-greet with King Abdullah, Obama was off to Israel, where he made a quick stop at the manger in Bethlehem where he was born." --Jon Stewart, on Barack Obama's Middle East trip

"While Barack Obama was campaigning in Germany, he spoke to a half million people in Germany, a half million people. And while he was doing that, John McCain, he wasn't laying around, no, no. John McCain was out driving in his driveway and he backed over the mailbox." --David Letterman

"Obama rejects public financing –- so he's not only a secret Muslim, he’s a secret hypocrite." --Stephen Colbert

"It's time the media started trumpeting McCain’s exciting story: He's old and no one likes him." --Stephen Colbert

"John McCain has been accused of stealing policy ideas from Wikipedia, which is ridiculous. Everybody knows McCain doesn't know how to use the Internet, so how could you even accuse him of that?" --Craig Ferguson

"Barack Obama is now denying that he is email pals with the beautiful actress, Scarlett Johansson. Remember that story? They were saying that Scarlett Johansson and Barack Obama were emailing each other. He says no, it's not true. In fact his exact words were 'I did not have textual relations with that woman.'" --Jay Leno

"McCain said Iraq and Afghanistan have a common border. No wonder they can’t find Osama bin Laden. We've been searching an imaginary border." --David Letterman

"The Democrats are now preparing for their convention in Denver, and they have hired the first ever director of greening. They say that this year that everything about their convention will be green, including nominating a candidate who's only been a senator for a couple of years." --Jay Leno

See Also: The Best Obama & McCain Jokes of 2008

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