Saturday, August 16, 2008

George W. Bush: Comic-Book Villain?

Drew Friedman, the author of The Fun Never Stops, Old Jewish Comedians, and More Old Jewish Comedians, sent us the following visual comment. It is entitled "No Joke."




Read Frank DiGiacomo on More Old Jewish Comedians.

George W. Bush: Comic-Book Villain?

Drew Friedman, the author of The Fun Never Stops, Old Jewish Comedians, and More Old Jewish Comedians, sent us the following visual comment. It is entitled "No Joke."




Read Frank DiGiacomo on More Old Jewish Comedians.

McCain, Obama On 'Last Comic Standing'

McCain, Obama On 'Last Comic Standing'


Both John McCain and Barack Obama appeared tonight on the finale of NBC's "Last Comic Standing" reality show. Both tried their standup routines from a mock presidential podium.



Who was funnier? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.



McCain:



Obama:



As Post TV Columnist Lisa de Moraes pointed out the other day, it seems that candidates are more willing than ever to appear on these shows to prove themselves human, or funny -- candidates see the need to be liked by voters. What started as the rare appearance on a late-night comedy show has become a parade of television appearances: Jon Stewart, Steven Colbert, Conan, Leno, Letterman, SNL...Lifetime's Army Wives. And there seems to be no end in sight. So stay tuned.

-- Ed O'Keefe

COMIC STRIP: Bush and China in competition in Beijing for hypocrisy

Ray Hanania’s World Comic Strip


President Bush competes with China for hypocrisy at the Beijing Olympics. Bush scolds China for human rights abuses but ignores human rights abuses in the United States since Sept. 11, 2001.

Friday, August 1, 2008

Obama and McCain Comic


OBAMA = BRITNEY AND PARIS?


From NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico MontanaroIn its latest TV ad hitting Obama, the McCain campaign calls Obama the "biggest celebrity in the world" -- and in the process shows clips of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. The ad continues, "With gas prices soaring, Barack Obama says no to offshore drilling. And says he'll raise taxes on electricity. Higher taxes, more foreign oil, that's the real Obama."
On Morning Joe yesterday, McCain manager Rick Davis compared Obama to Paris Hilton. "Barack Obama has become a global celebrity," he said. "I mean, Barack Obama has more fans across the world than Paris Hilton does. I mean, it's just an extraordinary thing. And I don't think anybody would underestimate that."
Unlike its TV ad blasting Obama (falsely) over the Landstuhl controversy, which ran just a handful of times, this new ad, the campaign says, will be cycled into the campaign's buy on national cable and in Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia, and Wisconsin.
*** UPDATE *** Obama camp's response: “On a day when major news organizations across the country are taking Senator McCain to task for a steady stream of false, negative attacks, his campaign has launched yet another," Obama spokesman Tommy Vietor said. "Or, as some might say, ‘Oops! He did it again.’ Our dependence on foreign oil is one of the greatest challenges we face. In this election the American people have a real choice -- between Obama’s plan to provide tax rebates to American families while creating a renewable energy economy in America that frees us from our dependence on foreign oil, and Senator McCain’s plan to continue the same failed energy policies by handing out nearly $4 billion in tax breaks to oil companies while investing almost nothing in the new energy sources that represent our future."