Friday, June 27, 2008
Political Humor
Best Late Night Jokes
For the Week of June 21 - 27
"The Supreme Court has ruled that individuals have the right to carry
guns...When the decision was read, it created pandemonium in the court. Justice
Scalia had to fire two warning shots to settle people down. And then at the
White House, just for fun, Dick Cheney went out on the lawn and peppered a buddy
with some birdshot." –David Letterman
"I didn't know this, I think some of the Supreme Court justices may be gun
owners. I had no idea. Clarence Thomas, for example, kept bragging about his
weapon." --David Letterman
"John McCain and Barack Obama are bickering, and you know what they're bickering
about? What to do when they catch Osama bin Laden. That's right. Obama wants to
bring him to trial, but John McCain wants to shoot him. Both really good ideas.
And I said to myself, guys, guys, how about somebody finding him first? Let's do
that." --David Letterman
"President Bush went to Iowa today. Really, what's the hurry? Don't want to make
the Katrina people jealous. No, he wanted to show Iowans that disaster is
difficult, but it can be overcome. Of course, people from Iowa were a little
confused. They weren't sure which disaster President Bush was talking about, the
floods, or his presidency." --Jay Leno
"Ralph Nader's in the news. Today, Ralph Nader attacked Barack Obama for
refusing to accept public financing for his campaign and said that Obama was too
closely tied to big business. Yeah, then the guy sitting next to Nader on the
park bench said, 'Shut up!'" --Conan O'Brien
"Hillary Clinton is taking a month off from her job as senator to
rest up from her campaign. How does that work? Think about this. You've been
neglecting your job, trying to get a better job. You don't get that job. So, you
take a month off from the job you were trying to get out of, and go on vacation.
Huh? Imagine if you tried that with your boss. 'Hey, boss, listen. Boss, I'll
tell you, I've been looking for another job. I am exhausted! I want to take a
month off. Here's where you can send my check.' Let me know how that works out
for you." --Jay Leno
"Hey, there was an interesting study released today which says that people who
live here in the state of California are less convinced that there is a God than
the people of any other state in the country. On an unrelated note, more than
800 wildfires here in California are currently burning out of control." --Jimmy
Kimmel
"Here's good news -- Bill Clinton will be out on the campaign trail getting
people to vote for Obama. Isn't that what he was doing for Hillary? But Bill
Clinton is campaigning for Obama. President Bush is campaigning for McCain. And
I'm thinking, wow, this could really be the year for Ralph Nader." --David
Letterman
"You know. People really like Barack Obama because he's an inspirational
speaker. But he was not the first one -- I was checking my presidential history
-- he was not the first candidate to use the phrase 'Yes we can!' Bill Clinton
frequently used that on interns." --David Letterman
"Well, ladies and gentlemen, the big story out there continues to be the high
cost of gasoline. Four bucks a gallon. I have stopped traveling anywhere that is
not downhill. Luckily, John McCain has the solution [on screen: McCain speech in
which he says he'll give a $300 million prize to whomever can come up with a
solution to the energy crisis]. Fabulous prizes! Who says McCain's campaign has
no new ideas? They have the new idea of offering millions of dollars to people
who actually have ideas. It's just the latest example of John McCain's brave
fight to keep Americans awake while he talks" --Stephen Colbert
"John McCain and Barack Obama have both laid out their energy plans. Obama wants
enough 'green' energy to power the entire U.S. economy, and McCain just wants
enough energy to stay up past nine o'clock." --Craig Ferguson
"President Bush and Senator John McCain were both touring the flood-damaged
areas of Iowa this week, but they did not cross each other's path. McCain said
he didn't want to join up with Bush because that might send the wrong message.
Yeah, nothing turns voters off more than people getting together for a noble
cause." --Jay Leno
"President Bush spoke at a campaign rally in support of John McCain. They raised
millions and millions of dollars, most of which will be used to repair the
damage of President Bush supporting John McCain at a campaign rally. So it's
kind of a wash" --Jay Leno
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