Best Obama Punch Lines

As Barack Obama gets ready to accept the Democratic nomination, we salute the best Obama humor to date:

Best Obama Joke: "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 (More Obama jokes)

Funniest Obama Quote: "I've now been in 57 states -- I think one left to go." –Barack Obama, at a campaign event in Beaverton, Oregon (Watch video clip)

Best Obamaisms: Slate's Encyclopedia Baracktannica, featuring such neologisms as "Barack Ness Monster," "Post-Baracalyptic," "Barackturnal," "Obamatose," "Baracklamation," and "Post-Baratic Stress Disorder"

Best Obama Nickname: Joe Biden Accidentally Calling Obama "Barack America"

Best Obama Spoof Video: The Empire Strikes Barack

Best Obama Dance Video: Barack-Roll (a twist on the Internet phenomenon knows as Rickrolling)

Best Obama Music Video: Obama Girl's "Crush on Obama"

Best Obama Cartoon: Obama at Clinton Convention

Worst Obama Cartoon: The New Yorker's Obama Cartoon

Funniest Obama Picture: Not. This. Time.

Best Celebrity for Obama: Scarlett Johansson, who boasted about her text-messaging relationship with the Democratic candidate and declared, "I am engaged to Barack Obama ... My heart belongs to Barack."

Best Obama Campaign Ad: John McCain's Seven Houses

Best Obama Top 10 List: David Letterman's Top Ten Signs Barack Obama is Overconfident. #1: Been cruising for chicks with John Edwards

Best Fake News Item: New McCain Ad Attacks Obama Kids; Cute, Not Ready to Lead, Ad Claims (Borowitz Report)

Best Parody: If They IM'd: Barack Obama and the Media That Totally Want to Have His Babies (23/6)

Most Inspired Obama Web Site: Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle

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