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The Week's Best Late-Night Jokes

Sunday September 14, 2008
Late-Night Political Jokes "They're selling Sarah Palin action figures online. I don't know where they get the outfits for these, but she looks like the sluttiest librarian of all time. Sad incident at Toys 'R' Us today -- a Sarah Palin doll shot My Little Pony." --Jimmy Kimmel

"Well, it's a very strange political campaign. I mean, out on the campaign trail, John McCain and Sarah Palin are talking about how they stood up to the Republican party. They fought the Republican establishment. And they battled Republicans. Their message: vote Republican." --Jay Leno

"Federal investigators said that members of the Bush administration who were in charge of overseeing billions of dollars in oil royalties received gifts and had illicit sex with oil company employees. They actually had sex with oil company employees. You know, when the Republicans said 'drill everywhere,' I had no idea." –Jay Leno

"Because of Sarah Palin, people are now asking the question: Is she ready to be president? If, God forbid, something happens to John McCain is Sarah Palin ready to be president? I don't think we need to worry about that, because Bush has lowered the bar so tremendously." --David Letterman

"The campaign is coming down to one very important issue: putting makeup on farm animals. That seems to be where we're at. Oh, this is so stupid. Did you hear about this? Yesterday, Barack Obama attacked John McCain's policies, implying it's more of the same by saying ... you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. To which Bill Clinton said, 'You know, I've tried that, and you're right. … Well, now McCain is demanding an apology. Do you believe that? Two senators arguing over lipstick, and neither one of them is Larry Craig." --Jay Leno

"Of course, now everyone's digging into Sarah Palin's past. There's an old picture of Sarah Palin circulating on the internet right now, and she's wearing a t-shirt that says, 'I may be broke, but I'm not flat-busted.' Yeah, John McCain was upset when he heard this and asked, 'What's the internet?'" --Conan O'Brien

"The Wall Street Journal said today Democrats are sending an army of lawyers and investigators up to Alaska to look into the background of Sarah Palin. And of course, John McCain is furious. He said, 'Hey, if I didn't look into her background, there's no reason you should be looking into her background.'" --Jay Leno

"Experts say -- this is interesting -- that since Sarah Palin became the vice presidential nominee, there's been an actual spike in the sales of her style of eyeglasses. Gone way up. Yeah. Yeah, with Palin's glasses, you'll be able to see everything, except what the hell your teenage daughter's up to." --Conan O'Brien

"Barack Obama is going to have lunch with Bill Clinton this week to discuss Democratic strategy. They're going to get together and talk. You know, they haven't been that friendly up to this point. Of course, it's tough agreeing on a restaurant, because the two men are both so different. Finally, they settled on a 'Hooters' that serves arugula." --Jay Leno

"Dick Cheney told reporters this week, there's no reason why Sarah Palin cannot be a successful vice president in the McCain administration. In fact, not only can she shoot a lawyer in the face, she can field dress him as well." --Jay Leno

"I kind of like that Sarah Palin. You know, she reminds me, she looks like the flight attendant who won't give you a second can of Pepsi. No, you've had enough. We're landing. Looks like the waitress at the coffee shop who draws a little smiley face on your check. Have a nice day." --David Letterman (Read more of Letterman's jabs at Palin)

"And the big guns are out. The Democrats have sent Hillary to Florida to go after Sarah Palin. So, that makes two Clintons trying to nail her now." --Jay Leno

"Oprah Winfrey's in the middle of a big scandal, because she is refusing to have Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on her show. The friction started because Palin said if she's elected, she'll be the most powerful woman in the country. And Oprah said, 'The hell you will!'" --Conan O'Brien

"McCain was introduced at the convention last night by his wife -- I won't say 'trophy wife' -- but she did $300,000 worth of clothes and jewelry on, no matter to the party of the little guy. But Cindy McCain talked about how his character, honor and integrity made him the exact kind of married man she was looking to pick up at a bar." --Bill Maher

"Bush didn't make the convention because the hurricane, Gustav, hit New Orleans, but actually didn't. Bush was at the Hurricane Command Center, taking credit for a perfect emergency response to a perfect non-emergency. Although he actually did cause some panic, because viewers at home saw him sitting there, doing nothing, and they thought maybe it was another terrorist attack." --Bill Maher

"New Rule: Republicans must stop saying Obama is an elitist and just admit you don't like him because of something he can't help, something that's a result of the way he was born. Admit it---you're not voting for him because he's smarter than you." --Bill Maher

Read last week's jokes, check out our daily late-night joke roundup, or browse the late-night joke archive.

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John McCain Jokes
Barack Obama Jokes

Comments

January 17, 2008 at 3:11 pm
(1) TortillasDeLote says:

Arizona has the funniest candidates for President. It would only be funnier, if it wasn’t for real!

If you think the national leading candidates were hitting rock bottom, Arizona has just set the bar lower, much lower. Unbeknown to cable news pundits spinning themselves silly around polls, Arizona’s Primary is destined to make history. A grouping of dark-horse candidacies has doubled the choices for our nation’s highest elected office. Historic with four women on the ballot. Project White House 08, a microcosm of the national race, offers as much passion and absurdity as any of the front-running campaigns.

Tired of back-biting politics? Mud-sligning and name-calling?

Flip those national campaigns the proverbial finger and join the brave candidates of the Arizona Primary in their bold experiment in politics.

Project White House 08

“Thank you for your support, citizen.”
http://www.projectwhitehouse08.com

January 18, 2008 at 2:40 am
(2) Partner Rumble says:

Shocking Hillary Clinton ad!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxAVN0kWdC8

January 22, 2008 at 11:39 am
(3) Jonathan says:

I thin Jay Leno’s joke was the best. lol Visit my blog to see more funny Political Cartoons at http://www.political-cartoons.org

January 29, 2008 at 2:10 pm
(4) Stacy says:

I don’t know how many votes you get for American Idol, but Dancing with the Stars you get 7 and Dance Wars you get 5. In Florida’s Primary, you only get 1 vote for President, but if you are a Democrat, it doesn’t even count!

February 9, 2008 at 5:15 am
(5) Don L says:

love all the pictures - say are there any conservative humorists or was Will Rogers the last?

Since ridicule is the best way to destroy a candidates integrity, I don’t suppose it matters.

February 23, 2008 at 1:13 pm
(6) Steve says:

It’s like a political TiVo — I can even read Leno’s jokes w/o that annoying voice.

Anyway, you’ve been included over at “Something Smells Funny” (found2bfunny.blogspot.com). Congrats! Feel free to brag to your friends.

February 29, 2008 at 11:46 am
(7) J 4 JOKES says:

Oh yes!
:)

March 7, 2008 at 2:14 pm
(8) Edward Ayres says:

McCain has enough delegates to claim the nomination. When I saw the “1191″ behind him I thought it was his birth date.

March 9, 2008 at 6:00 pm
(9) Angry Voter says:

i love the humor about the election… checkout this site as well…

www.thecandidateschat.com

March 16, 2008 at 4:24 pm
(10) RHM says:

The only thing worse than these guys are the wives that stand by their men.

http://thecandidacy.com/2008/03/13/elliot-spitzer-is-an-ass/

March 24, 2008 at 8:35 pm
(11) Chris says:

“Vice President Dick Cheney is in Baghdad. While he was in Iraq, he said that it’s a successful endeavor. At least I think that’s what he said. It was hard to hear over the explosions.”

Woah… that is… dull?

March 25, 2008 at 3:49 pm
(12) Harrison Waters says:

Obamanation - A Poem To Make One Shudder
OBAMANATION

Obama goes to church for twenty years
And sits and listens with those huge ears
Yet, expects us to believe he doesn’t hear?
That’s an Obamanation.

And have you noticed how close a name
Can be to a person’s lifetime game?
Like Hitler’s name’s a clue - A. Hit.
And that’s an Obamanation.

I get a bad feeling when I hear
The name that goes with those big deaf ears,
That pray upon our racial fears,
I hear an Obamanation.

Goodbye to hope and peace and change
Obama’s sainthood is most profane
Please do not laugh at my explanation
Obama is an Obamanation.

It seems like God is sending us a clue
To protect our red, white and blue
From false prophets, the likes of who
Bear clues - It’s Obama, Nation!

His preacher-monster, hateful bigot,
Spews death and blood like an open spigot
Don’t join the ranks of foolish exaltation
I believe he’ll lead us to O’, say it, Bomb A Nation.

The devil assumes a pleasing shape
While teaching hatred of whites, that is spiritual rape,
What’s in his name that excites my imagination?
I believe he wants to O’, say it, Bomb Our Nation.

He wants to bomb America, that’s right, with “change”
Whatever that means, it is horrifyingly strange
To preach hatred of whites should bring condemnation
Especially when the name’s an Obamanation.

April 4, 2008 at 2:09 pm
(13) MARY says:

TO HARRISON WATERS,
DO YOU BELONG TO THE NEO-NAZI PARTY? OR MAYBE YOUR JUST A FOX NEWS JUNKIE.

April 4, 2008 at 3:04 pm
(14) Brad says:

Thought you’d like this. It’s a George W. Bush as Caligula, trailer remix! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENzNMg0nu80

April 9, 2008 at 8:16 pm
(15) William Hale says:

Here are more of the weeks funniest jokes
THE DAILY DUMP

April 24, 2008 at 7:45 am
(16) KEn says:

Great quotes and jokes. Apart from getting all these serious issues going on about politics, jokes tend to bring a little laughter.

Find more politics and election news on this blog that I often go to:

Breaking News, Jokes. Join the conversation

April 30, 2008 at 11:27 am
(17) Jason Fujioka says:

The campaign for president this year, is just to easy to joke about. I think this video is pretty funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYH86eYxR4Y

May 10, 2008 at 7:19 am
(18) Tom C says:

Googdbye Hill-a-ry
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to stick about
While those around you groaned
They crawled out from Capitol Hill
And they whispered into your brain
They set you off NAFTA
And they made you change your stance

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a pigeon in a storm
Never knowing what to do
When a black man came along
And I would have liked to know you
But you always lied
Your integrity burned out long ago
Your defeat never will

Selling out was tough
The toughest lie you ever told
Washington creating a grinch
And Monica was the price you paid
Even when you lied
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that there were no snipers in Bosnia

Goodbye Hill-a-ry
From the young man in the 22nd congressional district
Who sees you as something more than deceptive
More than just our cheated first lady

May 14, 2008 at 5:06 pm
(19) tyman says:

So many candidates from which to pick, yet not one that’s worth a flick

Pick Boogers For President!

June 14, 2008 at 4:11 pm
(20) Glenn Brank says:

TOP 10 THINGS FOR OBAMA TO REMEMBER ABOUT HAVING HILLARY ON THE TICKET

10. Don’t leave Bill alone with Michelle.

9. Never accept Hillary challenge to beer-and-a-shot contest in redneck
bar.

8. Take phone off hook to avoid her annoying 3 a.m. calls.

7. Bill could be your best entrée to black community.

6. Let Hillary grill prospective pastors for you.

5. Try matching suits if she agrees that pinstripes are slenderizing.

4. Send her to Iran and Iraq, watch ‘em beg for peace.

3. Kick off the Inaugural Ball with Elton John singing, “The B*tch is Back”

2. If she gets out of line, send her back to Bosnia – this time, call ahead
for snipers.

AND the NO. 1 thing to consider…

Whenever Hilly stands behind you, have Secret Service frisk her for her
“favorite” guns.

June 20, 2008 at 3:50 pm
(21) eliana says:

Sure, he used to be a Democrat, but on the other hand he is willing to say anything, and next to John McCain, he’s almost charismatic. Plus, in the GOP’s southern base, his religion is less despised than Mitt Romney’s. Let’s check him out:

Current job: U.S. senator from Connecticut

Age: 66.

Astrological sign: Pisces.

A-hole factor (1-10): 11.

Vibe: Annoying.

For more about Joe Lieberman.: http://www.236.com/news/2008/06/19/i_wanna_be_number_two_joe_lieb_1_7243.php

June 27, 2008 at 12:13 pm
(22) robert says:

a twist on ferguson’s joke:

“John McCain and Barack Obama have both laid out their energy plans. Obama wants enough ‘green’ energy to power the entire U.S. economy, and McCain just wants enough power to keep his energy friends in the ‘green’.”

June 28, 2008 at 3:49 am
(23) Hillary Kitten says:

The Top Ten Signs of the Obamessiah

Obama preached to the multitude by the side of the lake.

Obama created new states from out of the void.

Obama turned whine into Kool-Aid® for his followers.

Obama came to us carried upon a donkey.

Obama triumphed over the beast, the enemy of all men.

Obama was stoned and yet he has risen.

Obama’s flock has millions of sheep.

Obama will reign over us from a house with many rooms.

You must have no other candidates before Obama.

Obama will raise voters from the dead. Count on it.

July 2, 2008 at 6:44 pm
(24) Late Night Joker says:

I’m a bit tired of the McCain and Obama jokes already. We need the VP candidates to get announced soon so Letterman and O’Brien will have new fodder for entertainment.

In the meantime, I’d rather go back to making fun of George W…

July 19, 2008 at 1:50 am
(25) TennMom says:

Conan, you insulted the million of Americans who wear dentures! There’s no way McCain’s yellow teeth aren’t his own. Either that, or he’s too cheap to buy some Polident.

July 20, 2008 at 1:36 pm
(26) jolou1 says:

What great poetry, song lyrics and humorous lists posted here, people! I’ve enjoyed them all!
You’re a talented bunch! :)

July 25, 2008 at 2:51 pm
(27) jd says:

…I’d rather go back to making fun of George W…
Hey, that’s Dubby’s job. Let him enjoy it while it lasts!

July 26, 2008 at 2:03 am
(28) UncleBlowhard says:

I expect Obama can rise above the cacophony of lame jokes the same way he walks on water :-)

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