We are proud to announce the winners of About.com's 5th annual awards competition saluting the year's best political humor. Thanks to everyone who voted, and congratulations to the comic geniuses behind this year's winning entries.

And the Winners Are…

Best Overall Humor

		About.com's Pick White House.org www.whitehouse.org
		People's Pick The Onion www.theonion.com
Nominees			Vote Totals
• The Borowitz Report		www.borowitzreport.com	14%
• JibJab		www.jibjab.com	24%
• The Onion		www.theonion.com	28%
• ScrappleFace		www.scrappleface.com	18%
• White House.org		www.whitehouse.org	16%

Best Web Cartoons

		About.com's Pick Mark Fiore www.markfiore.com
		People's Pick JibJab www.jibjab.com
Nominees			Vote Totals
• Get Your War On		www.mnftiu.cc	9%
• The Illustrated Daily Scribble		www.theillustrateddailyscribble.com	30%
• JibJab		www.jibjab.com	33%
• Mark Fiore's Animated Cartoons		www.markfiore.com	19%
• Too Stupid To Be President.com		www.toostupidtobepresident.com	9%

Best Satirical News

		About.com's Pick The Borowitz Report www.borowitzreport.com
		People's Pick The Onion www.theonion.com
Nominees			Vote Totals
• The Borowitz Report		www.borowitzreport.com	15%
• The Onion		www.theonion.com	51%
• ScrappleFace		www.scrappleface.com	24%
• Skewpoint		www.bobsfridge.com	4%
• The Specious Report		www.thespeciousreport.com	6%

Best Election Parody

		About.com's Pick This Land JibJab
		People's Pick This Land JibJab
Nominees			Vote Totals
• Florida Voting Machine		Boom Chicago	10%
• Good To Be In DC		JibJab	10%
• Howard Dean Scream Remixes		Various Sources	11%
• This Land		JibJab	49%
• Will Ferrell's White House West		America Coming Together	20%

Best Parody Site
 (Individual Achievement)

		About.com's Pick Lie Girls www.liegirls.com
		People's Pick You Forgot Poland www.youforgotpoland.com
Nominees			Vote Totals
• Enjoy the Draft		www.enjoythedraft.com	12%
• Lie Girls		www.liegirls.com	28%
• Pleasure Boat Captains For Truth		www.pleasurecaptains.com	15%
• Rowboat Veterans For Truth		www.rowboatvets.com	14%
• You Forgot Poland		www.youforgotpoland.com	31%

Best Parodies
 (Ongoing Achievement) 

		About.com's Pick White House.org www.whitehouse.org
		People's Pick White House.org www.whitehouse.org
Nominees			Vote Totals
• Betty Bowers: America's Best Christian		www.bettybowers.com	23%
• Chortler		www.chortler.com	15%
• Internet Weekly Report		www.internetweekly.org	10%
• MadKane's Political Humor		www.madkane.com	18%
• White House.org		www.whitehouse.org	34%

Best Bush Humor 

		About.com's Pick Billionaires For Bush www.billionairesforbush.com
		People's Pick White House.org www.whitehouse.org
Nominees			Vote Totals
• All Hat No Cattle		www.allhatnocattle.com	29%
• Billionaires For Bush		www.billionairesforbush.com	20%
• George W Bush.org		www.georgewbush.org	4%
• Too Stupid To Be President.com		www.toostupidtobepresident.com	14%
• White House.org		wwww.whitehouse.org	33%

Best Blog

		About.com's Pick Wonkette www.wonkette.com
		People's Pick Wonkette www.wonkette.com
Nominees			Vote Totals
• Blame Bush		blamebush.typepad.com	12%
• IMAO		www.imao.us	33%
• MadKane's Notables		www.madkane.com	10%
• ScrappleFace		www.scrappleface.com	6%
• Wonkette		www.wonkette.com	39%

Best Print Comic Strip

		About.com's Pick This Modern World www.thismodernworld.com
		People's Pick Doonesbury  www.doonesbury.com
Nominees			Vote Totals
• Bad Reporter (Don Asmussen)		www.sfgate.com	7%
• The Boondocks (Aaron McGruder)		www.workingforchange.com	25%
• Doonesbury (Garry Trudeau)		www.doonesbury.com	41%
• Slowpoke Comics (Jen Sorensen)		www.slowpokecomics.com	5%
• This Modern World (Tom Tomorrow)		www.thismodernworld.com	22%

Best Late-Night TV Comedy

		About.com's Pick Daily Show With Jon Stewart www.comedycentral.com
		People's Pick Daily Show With Jon Stewart www.comedycentral.com
Nominees			Vote Totals
• Daily Show With Jon Stewart		www.comedycentral.com	65%
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien		www.nbc.com	9%
• Late Show With David Letterman		www.cbs.com	8%
• Real Time With Bill Maher		www.hbo.com	7%
• Saturday Night Live		www.nbc.com	5%
• Tonight Show With Jay Leno		www.nbc.com	6%

Best Humor We Couldn't Find A Category For

		About.com's Pick Jesusland Anonymous
		People's Pick Fuck the South www.fuckthesouth.com
Nominees			Vote Totals
• 2004's Scariest Halloween Costumes		www.thestranger.com	7%
• Bush's Faces of Frustration		Democratic National Committee	10%
• Bush vs. Jesus		Mad Magazine	16%
• Bush and the Yawning Boy		Late Show With David Letterman	7%
• Diebold Variations		homepage.mac.com	4%
• End of the World		www.albinoblacksheep.com	5%
• Fuck the South		www.fuckthesouth.com	21%
• GOP Convention Video Remix		www.buzzflash.com	6%
• Jesusland		Anonymous	18%
• Sloganator Memorial		homepages.nyu.edu	6%

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