Comments on: McCain and Obama come together to make fun of McCain and Obama

By: Cowboy

Cowboy — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:43:43 +0000

Maybe I need to lighten up a bit but I found this disturbing. Though both had some good jokes that made me chuckle, seeing the kind of extravagance that our political “servants” are used to is kinda sickening. Cracking jokes about the economy while sipping champagne only further establishes the fact that these guys are completely out of touch with the regular American and enjoy a much more plush lifestyle than the majority could ever dream to have. Sad.

By: Steven Gardner

Steven Gardner — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:55:47 +0000

Cinc and Amp, Palin said you could see Russia from Alaska. Tina Fey, impersonating Palin, said she could see it from her house.

By: Lane

Lane — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:52:14 +0000

McCain was much funnier overall, but Obama had the only line that actually made me laugh: “My middle name isn’t what you think.. it’s actually Steve.”

By: Ampersand

Ampersand — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:56:40 +0000

Cincinnatus: Yes, Giuliani really did cross dress. Behold: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IrE6FMpai8

By: Amp

Amp — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:37:08 +0000

Cincinnatus: It was a reference to Palin’s comments on how you can see Russia from Alaska (or something along those lines; I don’t remember exactly what she said).

By: Cincinnatus

Cincinnatus — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:15:10 +0000

I don’t get the joke about the Russian Tea Room. What’s that about?
Did Giuliani really cross dress?

By: Clumpy

Clumpy — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:16:44 +0000

Y’know, McCain was funnier, mainly because his material built on itself rather than consisting of one-liners. Obama seemed a little nervous and didn’t have a lot of comic timing. Anyway, it wasn’t a contest .

The end of McCain’s speech seemed a little patronizing to me, as well as both candidates’ comments toward Hillary.

By: Rob D.

Rob D. — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:19:02 +0000

My favorite was when McCain said that Obama would suspend his campaign at the first sign of an economic recovery.

By: Clumpy

Clumpy — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:06:10 +0000

I wanted a shot at Dubya squinting and thinking hard at some of these guys’ surprisingly witty one-liners. “He was pandering to the strict constructionist crowd.”

By: Steven Gardner

Steven Gardner — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:32:53 +0000

I also appreciated the serious comments and praise for each other they had. It’s worth finding the rest of Obama’s speech.

The humor, I think, makes the serious comments more meaningful. It’s like the old days of seeing the cartoon before the movie. Today, I suppose, I would mean the trailers. Somehow all the humor better prepared me for the scant seriousness. The humor also helped eliminate some of the nasty feelings many might have felt about one or the other before. I hope that’s true, anyway.