A roundup of the latest political insanity:

• Watch John McCain squirm and squint after being asked a question about Viagra

• The news that Iran had apparently altered a photo of a missile test has touched off Photoshop mockery across the Web

• Borowitz Report: McCain Issues Top Ten Funniest Ways to Kill Iranians

• Last week FOX News aired altered photos of two New York Times reporters in an attempt to embarrass them. Now you can learn to Photoshop just like FOX News, courtesy of 23/6. Plus, check out Vanity Fair's Photoshop of Horrors, featuring retouched photos of Bill O'Reilly, Geraldo Rivera, and Co.

• John McCain and Barack Obama square off at the Beijing Olympics in the latest animated cartoon by Walt Handelsman of Newsday

• 23/6 presents a tribute to Jesse Helms in his own words

• Michael Kinsley writes about Al Franken's campaign quandary: how to explain away the bad jokes (Slate)

• Humor critic Paul Lewis looks at the cultural phenomenon behind "Achmed, the Dead Terrorist," which has been seen on YouTube some 50 million times

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