Barack Obama should not be off limits for humor. Unfortunately, I haven't heard a whole lot funny about him. The only joke I've heard yet at his expense came in the by-now obligatory JibJab cartoon. So it's a relief to see others looking for material. Joel Stein at the Fish Wrapper got a good one from a writer for The Simpsons: "A lot of people are worried about Obama being assassinated because he's black. The solution to that is a much blacker vice president. I'm thinking Flavor Flav." I don't think that's a racist joke at all; the butt of the joke a racist, not Obama or Flavor Flav. (Well, maybe Flavor Flav a little bit but come on, the dude invites it.)
Wait, I take it back. Mary Katherine Ham scored a direct hit about a month ago.
Still, let's hear it. Good Obama jokes, not "Barack Obama walks into a bar. The bartender says, 'What can I get you, Mr. President?' So then Obama says, 'Bam! Your taxes got raised!'" That might be a good prediction, but it isn't particularly funny.
Q. Why will Jimmy Carter vote for Barack Obama?
ReplyDeleteA. Because Jimmy doesn't want to be the worst President in history.
Q. Why will Senator Hillary Clinton vote for Barack Obama?
A. Because he stole the primary election fair and square.
Q. Why will Jane Fonda vote for Barack Obama?
A. Because Ho Chi Minh is dead.
Q. Why will Jay Leno vote for Barack Obama?
A. Because he's running out of George Bush jokes.
Q. Why will David Letterman vote for Barack Obama?
A. Because he's running out of Jay Leno's George Bush jokes.
Q. Why will Senator Ted Kennedy vote for Barack Obama?
A. Brain tumor.
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