Funnies: Celebrity Candidates?
A look at the best in late night political comedy.
July 27, 2008— -- Here's a roundup of the late night comics.
Craig Ferguson: Barack Obama went to the doctor today. He has a sore hip. Apparently finally, the two presidential candidates have something in common.
Jay Leno: The McCain campaign has run that commercial where they're comparing Barack Obama to various Hollywood celebrities. And as you know, if there's one thing the Republicans will not stand for it's electing some Hollywood celebrity to public office. Except for Ronald Reagan, Fred Thompson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clint Eastwood -- you know except for those.
Leno: McCain is trying to portray Obama as arrogant. When Obama was asked what he thought about being called arrogant, he said he was above having to answer that question.
Conan O'Brien: Time magazine says that many top Republicans are worried that lately John McCain has been taking too negative a tone. Yeah. When he heard this McCain said, "Shut your pie holes."
Steven Colbert: The Justice Department is calling it a conflict of interest. Please. Veco is a major oil drilling company and Senator Stevens worked tirelessly to allow drilling in ANWR [the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge]. That's not a conflict of interest. Their interests line up perfectly.
Jon Stewart: The media is not going to be buying it. [montage of news coverage from various cable shows questioning Obama] "A little arrogant. Is Obama presumptuous? Is he arrogant?" Stewart: He's running for president. He thinks he should run the free world. Aren't they both a little arrogant?
