thePULSEBy Leeanne Griffin
It doesn’t matter if you side with the donkeys or the elephants – the upcoming presidential election has provided enough entertaining fodder for the next century. Although at times the jokes write themselves, there are plenty of web sites that take them to another level of hilarity. Here are a few favorites.
Borowitz Report: www.borowitzreport.com
“Fake news” at its sharpest, award-winning humor writer Andy Borowitz’s web site provides readers with daily updates on the election, with more than a few jabs at the right. Recent headlines include “Palin Blames Daughter’s Pregnancy On Media; Demands That Media Marry Bristol” and “Obama De-Friends Rev. Wright On Facebook.”
But it’ll be pretty hard to top “Levi Johnston’s Convention Diary:” “I get off the plane in Minnesota and some creepy old dude who smells like my grandma is gettin’ up in my grill…then I realize it’s that John McCain dude from TV who’s always approvin’ his message…when this week is over, I’m totally getting wasted!!!”
JibJab: www.jibjab.com
JibJab burst into the scene in 2004 with the widely viewed “This Land is Your Land” video, featuring a showdown between a cartoon George W. Bush and John Kerry (a highlight for Bay Staters: Dubya opens the clip by scrawling ‘Mass-Uh-Chew-Sits’ on a map of the United States). JJ is back with an updated-for-2008 animated clip starring Barack Obama, John McCain, the Clintons and more as they head down the campaign trail.
Best parts: McCain, in a hospital gown, growls about his years in a “rat hole” in North Vietnam while telling voters not to worry about his skin cancer or swollen glands. Obama skips through the forest followed adoringly by doe-eyed animals while preaching change. After smashing her philandering husband over the head with a frying pan, Hillary Clinton vows to come back to run in 2012.
Funny or Die: www.funnyordie.com
If you loved seeing Will Ferrell get evicted from his apartment by a tiny toddler in “The Landlord,” you’ll love FOD’s take on the election. In “McCain’s Roommates,” two twentysomethings confront their messy third apartment-mate. “He’s using that same old POW argument,” says one resignedly, “but he is a hero.”
Don’t miss the Levi Johnston MySpace Chronicles – watch as the swaggering teen deflates each time his iPhone rings: “I get to be a husband and a father….yeahhhh….” and the panic on his face when the Republican National Convention prevents him from going on an ice fishing trip.
