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May 04, 2008

Political Shorts – 38

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Hillary Clinton’s embracement of John McCain’s summertime gas tax break gimmick is a last ditch attempt to get working-class support -- and it’s working! But why stop there? Here’s how she can keep the pander-fest going.

• Pledge to reduce the price of pork rinds during NASCAR season.

• Promise to order the National Gallery of Art to dedicate an entire wing to Elvis-on-black-velvet paintings.

• Add the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth to her MySpace Friends list.

• Deliver groceries to a poor family living in a trailer home/crystal meth lab.

• Continually mention in passing that she always wears her American flag bra strap pin.


John McCain said he didn’t mean to imply that the U.S. involvement in the Iraq war had anything to do with America’s reliance on foreign oil. He added, “We shouldn’t even be thinking about that until we’ve been there at least 75 years.”

Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton in presidential caucuses on Guam -- in spite of vicious rumors that his actual name is Biff Johnson.

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April 27, 2008

Political Shorts – 37

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Heading into the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, Barack Obama said, “There's no doubt that a campaign has to continually fine-tune itself.” Here are some suggestions that may help push him over the top:

• At the very least, wear a Reverend Wright “God Damn American” lapel flag.

• Forget the debates; challenge Hillary Clinton to a drinking contest.

• Every new campaign ad must contain at least one Monica Lewinsky subliminal message.

• Reach out to the working class. Propose a law that says “Jeopardy” cannot be harder to play than “Wheel of Fortune.”

• End every speech with “…and if they don’t like it, they should go back to where they came from!”


Hillary Clinton has challenged Barack Obama to a Lincoln-Douglas style debate. Obama said, “I’d love to but my stove pipe hat is at the cleaners.”

The Washington Post reports that President Bush’s plan to contract federal jobs to the private sector has fallen short. However, Wal-Mart is still accepting part-time applications for Secretary of Interior.

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April 20, 2008

Political Shorts – 36

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The New York Times reports that the Pentagon used a group of high-ranking retired military officers, each now a military contractor, to appear on news shows and promote the Bush Administration’s Iraq policies. Here are some of their comments that didn’t make it on the air:

• Pay no attention to that Bush flunky clutching my balls.

• The United States has no chance winning in Iraq without my new combination night vision goggles/electric toothbrush.

• To show you how well my WMD detector works, we’ve hidden a nuclear bomb under one of your seats.

• Tim, I’m wearing a pair bullet-proof underwear and loving it!

• Oprah, let me just say this: You get a tank, and you get a tank, and you get tank and you get a…


A Washington Post article questions whether John McCain’s bad temper will prevent him from getting elected or affect his ability to govern. It might if his first State of the Union Speech begins with: My fellow Americans, you want a piece of me?

Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope to visit an American synagogue. He was greeted with cries of “Wow, now that’s a Yamaka!”

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April 13, 2008

Political Shorts – 35

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Hillary Clinton and John McCain have branded Barack Obama an elitist for saying that small-town voters in economically distressed areas are “bitter.” Obama must take immediate steps to show he’s a regular guy. Here are some suggestions:

• Pledge to appoint a Secretary of NASCAR.

• Be videotaped at a firing range shooting at bottles of Gray Poupon.

• Pledge to use his position as ex-president to eventually earn $109 million in about eight years.

• Announce he’s started smoking again and is up to three packs of Camels a day.

• Dump his wife and marry a woman who is both babe-a-licious and heiress to a beer distributorship fortune.


The New York Times reports that former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is having a hard time finding a job. In fact, he’s so desperate he’s placed an ad on Monster.com reading, “Will say ‘I don’t remember' for food.”

John McCain outlined his plans to ease the burden on struggling American homeowners. The plan is very simple: If you no longer own a home, you won’t be struggling.

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April 06, 2008

Political Shorts – 34

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Despite allegations of fatal shootings of civilians and tax violations, the State Department has renewed Blackwater USA’s multimillion-dollar contract to protect diplomats in Baghdad. However, Blackwater, which has received almost $1.25 billion in federal contracts since 2000, must adhere to the following conditions:

• During training sessions, Blackwater cannot invade West Virginia.

• All Blackwater human resource personnel must follow the Geneva Conventions when interviewing persons for secretarial help.

• Each Blackwater employee must partake in a yearly comprehensive three-second review of the United States Constitution.

• No waterboarding USO entertainers.

• Monthly status reports must be printed on index cards (until George Bush leaves office).

According to just-released records, Sen. Hillary Clinton and former President Clinton have made nearly $109 million since they left the White House. And that’s not including money for Hillary’s upcoming book, “It Takes a Gated Village.”

Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr has formed a presidential exploratory committee and may seek the Libertarian party nomination. Possible campaign slogans include: “I’m not joking. I’m really running for president.”

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March 30, 2008

Political Shorts – 33

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During an appearance on ABC's “The View,” Barack Obama implied that his former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright regrets his incendiary statements. In fact, since retiring, Wright has pledged to:

• Bless a factory that manufacturers American flag lapel pins.

• Nominate the Tuskegee Syphilis Study for a long-deserved Nobel Prize in medicine.

• Criticize Rosa Parks for taking a white insurance executive’s seat on a bus.

• Thank policemen for taking an interest in his life each time they ask: “How can a black guy afford a car like this?”

• Let the world know that no man has contributed more to African American culture than Charlie Pride.

New Cuba President Raul Castro is letting citizens have cell phones, thereby allowing them to call friends and relatives to say, “Stroke, stroke, stroke.”

Mitt Romney appeared with John McCain at Republican fund-raiser in Utah. This was the hardest thing Romney has had to do since switching from Honduran to Guatemalan landscapers.

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March 23, 2008

Political Shorts – 32

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Hillary Clinton learned this week that New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is just not that into her. As a result, here are a few things suddenly removed from Richardson's schedule:

• Discuss upcoming fantasy football draft with Bill Clinton.

• Deliver key note speech to “It Takes a Village” chatroom.

• Judge Miss Chunky Chick beauty pageant.

• Be fitted for “Richardson/Clinton 2008" velour sweat suit.

• Say to Hillary Clinton each night, “Really? I didn’t know ‘La Bamba’ was your favorite song.”

Dick Cheney celebrated Easter at a nondenominational service in Jerusalem. It was his most profound religious experience since he cashed his first Haliburton check.

A registered sex offender is running for mayor of Wilmer, Texas. His campaign slogan is: “I never met a man on the Internet, claiming to be an underage girl, I didn’t like.”

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March 16, 2008

Political Shorts – 31

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Meg Whitman, eBay’s outgoing CFO, is going to co-chair John McCain’s national presidential campaign. Here are five fund-raising ideas she may not have considered:

• Highest bidder gets a Straight Talk Express steering column that keeps veering to the right.

• Top 10 bidders receive all-expense paid anything courtesy of Boeing.

• Top 25 bidders get to visit U.S. troops in Iraq any time during 2085.

• Top 50 bidders will spend a week with McCain’s mother at a fantasy shuffleboard camp.

• Top 100 bidders will receive a photo of McCain’s forehead on which is an image of the Virgin Mary.

Rev. Jeremiah Wright has been removed as “spiritual adviser” to the Barack Obama campaign. However, the campaign is in talks with a free agent spiritual advisor who has been clocked at 4.3 seconds in the 40-yard dash across water.

With the Pennsylvania Primary in mind, the Obama campaign is also entertaining thoughts of going with an Amish spiritual adviser.

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March 09, 2008

Political Shorts – 30

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Samantha Power, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and unpaid adviser to Barack Obama, resigned on Friday after calling Hillary Clinton “a monster.” Nothing, of course, could be further from the truth as demonstrated by the following comparison:

• Frankenstein was created by a mad scientist. Hillary Clinton was raised by an overbearing father.

• The Creature from the Black Lagoon was played by actor Ben Chapman (who recently died on February 21, 2008). Hillary Clinton is played by herself.

• Godzilla has appeared in 28 movies. Hillary Clinton has appeared in 20 presidential debates.

• Dracula sucked the blood out of unsuspecting victims. Hillary Clinton has sucked the innocence out of Barack Obama’s childhood.

• King Kong carried a woman to the top of the Empire State Building and then gently set her down. Who knows what Hillary Clinton did with most of Bill’s girl friends?

President Bush vetoed legislation passed by Congress that would’ve banned the CIA from using waterboarding and other interrogation techniques considered by most to be torture. Bush added, “In order for this administration to function, we must be able to torture both terrorists and the English language.”

A John McCain adviser said Karl Rove is now informally advising the campaign. McCain said it was purely coincidental that after their first meeting, the Senator remembered that one of his jailers in Vietnam was Hillary Clinton.

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March 02, 2008

Political Shorts – 29

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Keys to this week’s Super Tuesday:

Ohio -- Hillary Clinton must convince voters that only she can prevent Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum from being moved to Bombay.

Rhode Island -- Barack Obama needs to tailor his message to the nation’s tiniest state: Small Change We Can Believe In.

Texas -- Remember, es la economía, estúpido.

Vermont -- It’s a rocky road without the support of Ben & Jerry.

Dmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin's hand-picked successor, easily won Russia's presidential election, causing President Bush to complain, “If Clinton and Obama can’t pronounce his name, what chance have I?”

John McCain has refused to renounce the endorsement of Texas televangelist John Hagee who is accused of being anti-Catholic, anti-gay, and anti-black. An amazed McCain added, “And yet he doesn’t hate the Jews.”

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February 24, 2008

Political Shorts – 28

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Ralph Nader announced he will run for president as a third-party candidate. Here are some possible campaign slogans:

• Yeah, it’s me again.

• My suit will be ready on day one.

• Admit it, you’ve wondered what it would be like if I were in charge.

• Can you spare some change we can believe in?

• If I don’t win this time, my relatives will have me committed.

The Bush administration announced U.S. telecommunications companies have agreed to cooperate “for the time being” with spy agencies’ wiretaps -- as long as surveillance targets agree to a two-year service contract that includes phone, cable, and Internet.

John McCain denied his campaign is being run by lobbyists -- during his daily Verizon press conference and before his Sealy Posturepedic nap.

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February 17, 2008

Political Shorts – 27

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Struggling to close a $4.4 billion deficit, New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has proposed making drug dealers pay tax on their illegal drugs. Here are some other taxes and fees the governor should consider:
• Prostitutes are levied a graduated booty tax, which would depend on how much junk they’re packing in their trunk.

• Salespeople must buy a license to sell fake Rolex watches out of a car.

• Squeegee men must charge a 10 percent tax on each vehicle which can be collected by threatening to urinate on it.

• Crack addicts will pay an excise tax on all valuables stolen to supply their habit. Amy Winehouse will be charged double.

• Police must pay a tax on all bribes and payoffs, but can deduct the cost of laundering dirty cash. There is also a 10 percent reduction if your name is Serpico.

President George H.W. Bush has endorsed John McCain -- but only after son Neil emerged from a Bangkok brothel and announced he wasn’t running.

In the Netherlands, people protested outside a theater where a 104-year-old singer who once performed for Adolf Hitler sang for the first time in four decades. He didn’t help his cause when he goose-stepped across the stage using a walker.

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February 10, 2008

Political Shorts – 26

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On Saturday, Barack Obama easily swept the Louisiana, Washington, and Nebraska presidential contests. Key factors included:

Louisiana -- Hillary Clinton should never have said, “President Johnson’s Great Society programs were partially responsible for Fats Domino’s piano style.”

Nebraska -- Hillary Clinton should never have said, “President Johnson’s Great Society programs were partially responsible for the popularity of corn on the cob.”

Washington -- Hillary Clinton should never have said, “President Johnson’s Great Society programs were partially responsible for rainy weather and the Windows operating system.”

After winning the Kansas caucuses, Mike Huckabee said, “I didn't major in math. I majored in miracles, and I still believe in them.” His next miracle: President McCain appoints him Secretary of Freebies.

Dick Cheney joined with lawmakers in signing a Supreme Court brief that goes further in support of gun rights than the one submitted by the Bush administration. He then boarded an F-16 fighter jet to go pheasant hunting.

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February 03, 2008

Political Shorts – 25

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Five biggest questions that will decide Super Tuesday:

• Does Romney have enough hair gel to cover 20 States?

• Can Hillary Clinton get her likeability ratings above Osama bin Laden’s?

• Will Rush Limbaugh’s meds kick in before his attacks on John McCain cause irreparable damage?

• Can Bill and Hillary stop Roger Clinton from endorsing Barack Obama?

• Will Mike Huckabee be able to channel an endorsement from Stonewall Jackson?

Bad week for Rudy #1 -- Rudy Giuliani's concession speech included thanks to his wife, Judith, her daughter, Whitney -- but not his own kids. Apparently, he’s still angry at them for skipping Thanksgiving at his mistress’ apartment.

Bad week for Rudy #2 -- Diego Caiola of Miami Beach gives a two-hour Gianni Versace Murder Tour that ends in front of the mansion where the former fashion designer was shot. It's almost as popular as the tour that ends where Rudy Giuliani's candidacy died

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January 27, 2008

Political Shorts – 24

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Barack Obama’s easy victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary and his overwhelming support from blacks indicate the Clintons have not reached out enough to African Americans. Here are some suggestions for Bill and Hillary:
• Secure a new quote from Toni Morrison: “Hillary Clinton will be the nation’s first Black Panther president.”
• Post a Hillary and Charles Rangel “I Got You Babe” duet on YouTube.
• Suggest the Clinton’s are equally involved in the White- and Blackwater scandals.
• Claim that Hillary’s mother marched with Martin Luther King and George Romney.
• Spread a rumor: Barack Obama’s real father was a Rhodesian plantation owner named Emil.

John McCain has accused Mitt Romney of being a manager and not a leader. Romney responded with a scathing PowerPoint presentation.

Caroline Kennedy has endorsed Barack Obama. Asked why, she responded: “After marrying a Jew, endorsing a black for president was the only way I could get my grandfather to roll back over in his grave.”

Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Liz has signed on as one of Mitt Romney's senior foreign policy advisers. Her best advice: "Whatever my dad did, do the opposite."

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January 20, 2008

Political Shorts – 23

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The Bush administration is about to announce the overhaul of FEMA. Among the changes:
• To eliminate confusion, disaster victims will be told to flee their homes in alphabetical order.
• If relief does not arrive for flood victims within a reasonable amount of time, Anderson Cooper can be used as a floatation device.
• People living in FEMA trailers must also be provided with biohazard pajamas.
• President Bush must be notified within six months upon the commencement of a major emergency response.
• FEMA’s toll-free emergency phone line has added the following item to its menu of options: “Press 9 to find out if anybody is in charge.”

John McCain has won the South Carolina Primary, proving that American is ready for new leadership.
Hillary Clinton has won the Nevada Democratic caucuses, proving that American is ready for new leadership.
Mitt Romney has won the Nevada Republican caucuses, proving that American is ready for new leadership.

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January 13, 2008

Political Shorts – 22

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Dennis Kucinich, who won less than 2 percent of the vote in the New Hampshire primary, is asking for a recount. Kucinich is suggesting possible voter fraud, but there may be other reasons for his low number of votes:
• He’s Dennis Kucinich.
• Members of “Short People for Kucinich” couldn’t reach his button on the voting machines.
• Experts underestimated the ability of “Vegans for Hillary” to get out the vote.
• People can’t get the image of Eleanor Roosevelt with a pierced tongue stud out of their heads.
• He’s Dennis Kucinich.

Hillary Clinton advisor Sidney Blumenthal was arrested the day before the New Hampshire primary in Nashua, N.H. on a charge of drunken driving -- just minutes after he announced Clinton was beating Obama among 18-39-year-old moose.

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January 06, 2008

Political Shorts – 21

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The Iowa Caucuses – What have we learned?

• Mike Huckabee has proven there’s one thing Jesus wouldn’t do: charge exorbitant consulting fees to help a Republican win.

• Bill Clinton thought selling the country on the idea of universal health care was tough -- until he tried to sell Iowa on the idea of Hillary as president.

• “Mitt Romney spent millions of dollars in Iowa and all he got was this lousy T-shirt.”

• Barack Obama has a powerful and inspirational message: “I am not Hillary Clinton.”

• John Edwards could crash into the sun and still not catch fire.

The New Hampshire Primary – What will we learn?

• Mitt Romney reached the end of the road. Or has he more positions than a triple-jointed contortionist?

• Evangelical Christian voters from Iowa will be disappointed when their favorite candidate addresses a group of “Nashua Pagans for Huckabee.”

• It takes the average Wellesley College undergraduate years of counseling to erase the trauma of canvassing door-to-door one weekend for alumna Hillary Clinton.

• Barack Obama’s message of hope will be enough to win over New Hampshire voters. Or will he need to dip into Oprah’s swag bag?

• The Granite State will be the biggest test for Ron Paul. Can his blimp make it over Mt. Washington?

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December 31, 2007

Political Shorts - 20 -- Year in Review

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Politics / Humor - Top Stories of 2007

• Nicole Kidman denies she is pregnant.

• Mitt Romney announces he believes Nicole Kidman is pregnant. One week later, he says he believes she isn’t, claiming his opinion has evolved.

• Hillary Clinton refuses to acknowledge she was wrong when she said she believed Nicole Kidman was pregnant.

• Rudy Giuliani admits authorizing a police escort for Nicole Kidman to buy a First Response Pregnancy Test Kit at a Long Island drug store.

• Barack Obama pledges to unite people who think Nicole Kidman is pregnant and people who think she made up the story for publicity.

• Mike Huckabee criticizes other candidates for “politicizing Ms. Kidman’s situation,” saying, “This is just between her, Jesus Christ, and the NRA.”

• John Edwards criticizes the Nicole Kidman pregnancy gossip as another example of “the inequities between A-list and B-list celebrities.

• Joe Biden refuses to comment on whether he thinks Nicole Kidman is pregnant, “This country is going to hell in a hand basket, and not one reporter has asked me about Jamie Lynn Spears!”

• Fred Thompson refuses to say whether he thinks Nicole Kidman is pregnant, but acknowledges, “I may have gotten smashed at a cast party and done God knows what. If so, I’ll do the gentlemanly thing and marry her.”

• Dennis Kucinich refuses to take a position on Nicole Kidman’s possible pregnancy, saying, “Why should I care? My wife is hotter and taller.”

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December 28, 2007

Political Shorts – 19

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Are you surprised to learn Mitt Romney watched his father march “hand in hand” with Martin Luther King? Don’t be. He’s not the only candidate whose relative touched greatness.
• Hillary Clinton’s husband, Bill received his first penicillin shot from the grand nephew of Louis Pasteur.
• Mike Huckabee’s father, the first member of the Columbia Record Club, collected 10 free wax-coated phonograph cylinders from Thomas Edison. He then signed up his entire family and collected 300 more.
• Barack Obama’s mother appeared on Art Linkletter’s short-lived show, “Wives Have the Weirdest Last Names.”
• Rudy Giuliani watched his uncle march a Joe Valachi associate into the trunk of a waiting car.
• Dennis Kucinich’s father was business partners with ObeWanKanobe.

According to a CNN-WMUR poll, Hillary Clinton is beating Barack Obama, 42 percent to 25 percent among females -- although both are trailing Joe Biden among female impersonators.

Mike Huckabee is adopting a tougher stance on immigration. For example, he now feels no illegal immigrant should be allowed to stay in this country until he or she has vacuumed Huckabee’s pool.

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December 17, 2007

Political Shorts – 18

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Mitt Romney needs to stem the Huckabee tide and quick. Here are some suggestions:
• 150-slide PowerPoint presentation: “Connecting with the Little People.”
• Deliver a “Torture in America” speech. Few Americans know where Mormons stand on waterboarding.
• Match Huckabee freebie for freebie. Never turn down another complimentary continental breakfast.
• It’s not enough to demand Huckabee apologize to Bush for saying the president had a “bunker mentality.” Romney should also send his landscaping company over to mow the bunker’s lawn.
• Acquire, at any cost, the endorsement of Larry the Cable Guy.

To soften her image, Hillary Clinton has been campaigning with her mother and daughter. To toughen her image, she plans to campaign with a Joseph Stalin impersonator.

Rudy Giuliani has been reworking his stump speech. Key changes: avoid words that rhyme with “affair,” “motel,” and “quickie.”

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December 10, 2007

Political Shorts – 17

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While working for television evangelist James Robison, Mike Huckabee said he made himself sound more knowledgeable by reading issues of Reader’s Digest. In fact, he prepped for his last debate while waiting to get his teeth cleaned.

Shortly before she married Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham tried to enlist in the Marines. She was rejected when a recruiter told her, “You're too old, you can't see, and you're a woman.” Or as Bill calls that: “My closing-time dream date.”

The Republican presidential candidates held a debate on the Spanish language network Univision. Here are the five least-subtle pandering statements made:
Fred Thompson -- If elected president, I will declare salsa to be the national condiment.
Mitt Romney -- No one should be allowed to be a citizen of this country unless they can speak English or operate a leaf blower.
John McCain -- Now Freddy Prinze, there was a comedian!
Mike Huckabee -- Pardoning Pablo Escobar would’ve been the Christian thing to do.
Rudy Giuliani -- I’d send a limo half way around the world to pick up Rita Moreno.

In 1992, Mike Huckabee advocated isolating AIDS patients from the general public and opposed increased federal funding in the search for a cure, saying homosexuality could “pose a dangerous public health risk.” However, he did propose decreasing Arkansas Medicaid fees on leeches and exorcisms.

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December 03, 2007

Political Shorts – 16

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will give a speech at the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas this week, explaining his Mormon faith. In order to reach out to evangelical Christians, Romney will begin his talk with: “Ich bin ein Okie from Muskogee.”

Top five headlines from a Giuliani presidential administration:
• Air Force One flies First Lady to jazzercise class
• Air Force One flies First Mistress to jazzercise class
• Attorney General Bernard Kerik sworn in at his Rikers Island cell/office
• White House intruders identified as president’s children from second marriage
• Government olive oil contract awarded to Giuliani Partners

Keith Kerr, the retired gay Army colonel who, during the CNN/YouTube Republican Debate, asked the candidates about their views on gays in the military, turned out to be connected to the Clinton campaign. The Clinton campaign responded: “Thank God! We thought it was Barbra Streisand without her makeup.”

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November 26, 2007

Political Shorts – 15

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The Middle East peace talks begin this week in Annapolis, Maryland. Here are President Bush’s five keys to a successful conference:
• Even though it’s the holiday season, do not lead the participants in a rousing rendition of The Dreidel Song.
• Do not try to settle any differences with a mountain bike race.
• No watching TV during negotiations.
• No new nicknames for world leaders without first clearing them with Condoleezza Rice.
• The Golan Heights are not a WNBA team.

Barack Obama said the experience of living in another country as a child gave him a better feel for international issues than other candidates. Joe Biden was quick to point out he’s a regular customer at International House of Pancakes.

Mike Huckabee has been endorsed by pro wrestler Ric Flair, thus clinching the support of voters who think Mike Huckabee was Tammy Wynette’s third husband.

John Edwards says we can lower the cost of heating oil by increasing regulation of oil companies and promoting energy efficiency -- or closing off the back wing of his mansion during the winter.

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November 11, 2007

Political Shorts – 13

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Bernard B. Kerik revealed his defense strategy when he proclaimed: “My life has been marked by challenge…, “Whether it was growing up, being a cop, Rikers Island, the New York City Police Department, or the worst challenge, until this time, my challenges during and after 9/11. This is a battle I’m going to fight.”

Here is a sample of what the government can expect:

Prosecutor: Why didn’t you disclose the $250,000 loan from a wealthy Israeli industrialist whose companies did business with the federal government?
Kerik: 9/ll

Prosecutor: Why didn’t you report as income the $255,000 in renovations to your Bronx apartment?
Kerik: 9/11

Prosecutor: Why didn’t you report the $20,000 consulting fees in 2002?
Kerik: 9/11

Prosecutor: What is the capitol of Indiana?
Kerik: 9/11

Pat Robertson endorsed Rudy Giuliani for president. Robertson said it’s the hardest thing he’s had to do since voting for Sanjaya on “American Idol.”

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November 07, 2007

Political Shorts – 12

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Hillary Clinton said the other candidates are not piling onto her because she’s a woman, but because she's winning. Bill Clinton said it doesn't matter. He just loves the image.

Fred Thompson said he was unaware of his campaign co-chairman’s drug dealing past. Although in retrospect, Philip Martin's nickname, “Mr. Medellín,” should have tipped him off.

Former Vice President Walter Mondale has endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton for president. In addition to his support, Mondale told Clinton, “Feel free to use my ‘Where’s the beef?’ line. It never fails to kill.”

The New York Times reports the Bush administration is considering plans to close Guantanamo prison. Here are five possible uses for it:
• Guantanamo Bed, Breakfast, & Waterboarding Inn.
• Disney World - Guantanamo -- It’s a small cell after all.
• George W. Bush Presidential Library and Enhanced Interrogation Center.
• Club Med - Guantanamo -- You’ll come for the sun. You'll stay because we say so.
• Motel 6 - Guantanamo -- We’ll leave the light on -- until you talk.

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October 28, 2007

Political Shorts – 11

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Mitt Romney explained that his mixing up the names of Osama bin Laden and Barack Obama was simply a mistake. He also said this when he referred to:
• Hillary Hitler
• Massachusetts Gov. Deval Putin
• Rudy Mussolini
• O.J. McCain
• Attila the Huckabee.

Fred Thompson is pledging to get tough with illegal immigrants -- just as long as it doesn't cut into his nap time.

Five signs you’re suffering from campaign debate fatigue:
• You’ve seen every pant suit owned by Hillary Clinton.
• You can identify Mike Gravel and Ron Paul.
• You change channels if you know there won’t be any shots of Dennis Kucinich’s babe-alicious wife.
• You know when Rudy Giuliani will say “9/11” before he does.
• The candidates start to make sense.

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October 21, 2007

Political Shorts – 10

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President Bush has imposed new sanctions against Myanmar. These include:
• Cancellation of “Queer Eye for the Myanmar Guy”
• Import ban on all Myanmarian brutal military officer bobble-head dolls
• No more White House Myanmarian karaoke nights
• Removal of the Myanmar double cheese burger from all restaurant menus
• No Myanmar NFL expansion team

Hillary Clinton said illegal immigrants will not be covered by her proposed healthcare plan -- unless they can afford a $50,000 co-payment in her also-proposed "Norman Hsu Campaign Donation Health Plan."

Lynne Cheney said she’d be uncomfortable with Hillary Clinton as president -- and yet she goes to bed each night knowing she may be shot in the face.

Critics question Nancy Pelosi's decision to push for an Armenian genocide resolution in Congress -- particularly since we’ve yet to acknowledge the brutal thumpings received by the Notre Dame football team.

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October 07, 2007

Political Shorts – 9

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Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy has disappeared after calling in sick a week and a half ago. Here are five possible scenarios that may explain his whereabouts:
• He is taking former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey’s advice to get in touch with his inner cabaret singer.
• He is waiting in line for Bruce Springteen tickets.
• He is being forced to listen to the long version of how Donald Trump bagged Miss Wyoming.
• He needs more time to rehearse his scratchy voice before phoning again to claim he really is sick.
• He suffers from the most common ailment in New Jersey -- disappearing without a trace.

President Bush said he may be willing to compromise on Congress’s proposal to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program -- if Congress is willing to specify that all heart and liver transplants will be performed on an out-patient basis.

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September 30, 2007

Political Shorts – 8

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During the latest Democratic debate in New Hampshire, leading White House candidates could not guarantee to pull all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by 2013 -- or as it is now being called: the nuanced response heard round the world.

A lawyer representing some inmates at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba says he has been prohibited from giving his clients such items as Speedo swimsuits and Under Armour briefs. Authorities, however, claim that before interrogations, prisoners receive the option of being tortured in boxers or briefs.

In his just-released autobiography, “My Grandfather's Son,” Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas attempts to set the record straight about his contentious nomination hearings. For example, what actually impressed him about Long Dong Silver was the porn star’s ability to use service station rest rooms without leaving his car.

The airport men’s room where Sen. Larry Craig was arrested has undergone renovations. Changes include:
• Each stall has a TV broadcasting Fox News.
• The middle stall has been endowed by George Michael.
• Translators fluent in Spanish and French hand signals are now on duty.
• Thursday is Bojangles tap night.

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September 23, 2007

Political Shorts – 7

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Politics / Humor - Top Stories
Mitt Romney released a 67-page booklet called “Strategy for a Stronger America” in which he presents 10 challenges for a stronger nation. Here are some challenges that didn't survive the first draft:
• Curbing out-of-control campaign promises
• Ending the tide of illegal immigrants -- after they've finished mowing my lawn
• Confronting radical jihad --- preferably with the help of somebody else’s kids
• Criminalizing abortion by Monday -- and legalizing it by Wednesday
• Winning the global economic competition -- while earning $8.50 an hour with no benefits

President Bush accused the Democratic Congress of out-of-control spending, proving once again, he’s the man who puts the chutz in chutzpah.

Rudy Giuliani “accidentally” received another cell phone call from his wife during a speech to the NRA. Will it help promote him as a family man? It depends if the call was from wife number 1, 2, or 3.

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September 02, 2007

Political Shorts - 4

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Politics / Humor - Dogging allegations
While waiting to appear with his future companion on “Oprah” to plug their new Boise bed and breakfast as well as his I’m-glad-I-got-that-off-my-newly-waxed-chest memoir, Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) has hired a legal team that includes Michael Vick's lawyer, Billy Martin. This case may have nothing to do with a dog-fighting gambling ring, but it does raise the obvious question: When betting on anonymous men’s room sexual encounters, how can you tell who’s winning?

In a related story, Mitt Romney announced he’s never set foot in a public restroom.

In a related story to the related story, Mitt Romney announced he did knock on restroom stall doors in the 1960s but only while doing missionary work.

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March 02, 2007

Micromanaging Mitt

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Humor / Politics - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his advisers created a 77-slide PowerPoint presentation identifying potential problems for his campaign and possible remedies. Here are some additional recommendations.

Never punish people by making them sit through a 77-page PowerPoint presentation.

Emphasize that his polygamist great-grandfather had sought help for his sexual addiction at Promises Malibu Treatment Center.

Beef up his foreign policy resume by including the week he spent at Club Med - Brigham Young.

Utilize his spouse. Example: Stepford Wives for Mitt.

Point out that his hair, though too perfect-looking, can stop a bullet at point blank range.

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December 15, 2006

Less Than Mitts the Eye

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Politics / Humor - Most folks agree Mitt Romney’s Mormon religion should not exclude him from being president. Still, the big question in the back of many minds is where does he really stand on polygamy? Is he truly against it? Is he just towing the official Mormon party-pooper line? Or is there another reason why he’s never been keen on keeping a bevy of brides?

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November 28, 2006

What's Happening to the Mass. GOP?

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Mass. Politics - Republican values of God, guns, gays, and ghoulishly-handsome governors aren’t cutting it in Massachusetts. Kerry Healey’s impression of Dead Candidate Walking didn’t help. No one likes a one-party system, but is it asking too much for a candidate who can do a decent Frank Sargent impersonation, and doesn’t pander to right-wing radio knuckle draggers?

October 18, 2006

Hmmm...Has Karl Rove Moved to Massachusetts?

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September 18, 2006

Mitt's To Do List

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Humor / Mass. Politics - Things Mitt Romney needs to do to complete his transformation from moderate to conservative Republican:

• Change his name Billy Joe Romney

• Claim to have proof of WMDs in Cambridge

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