Funnies: Will Real OBL Please Stand Up
A look at the best in late night political comedy.
Sept. 9, 2007 — -- A roundup of the late-night comics.
David Letterman: President Bush was in Iraq for eight hours. Nice to see he has an exit strategy.
Jay Leno: The Republicans had their 789th debate last night. The big issue, of course, was the war in Iraq, and the candidates were split over it. Some Republicans were in favor of it, the other Republicans were really, really in favor of it.
Leno: We have an advanced copy of the bin Laden tape. We are the first ones to get it, and we're going to play it for you now. His words are chilling.
Sen. Larry Craig's voice over bin Laden video: Let me be clear, I am not gay. I have never been gay. I hope you appreciate my openness to all of you.
Bill Maher: Yesterday [President Bush] was in Australia and, listen to this, a TV comedian dressed himself up over there as Osama bin Laden and got within feet of Bush's hotel. ... Bush's spokesman said it was obvious the guy isn't the real bin Laden because they caught him.
Jimmy Kimmel: If I was Larry Craig, here's what I'd say. I was thinking about it. I'd say, "Here's the deal: I'm not gay, but my feet are."
Conan O'Brien: Sen. Fred Thompson, who used to be on "Law & Order," traveled around Iowa today on a bus to kick off the first official day of his campaign. After spending the day on a bus in Iowa, Thompson said, "Screw this," and went back to television.
