August 28th, 2008 Pueblo, Colorado
I’m back from Colorado! Fired up and ready to go!
No, I wasn’t actually in Denver — I was visiting my brother’s family in Pueblo, but we did watch the speech. And my brother’s step-daughter called in the afternoon, and had gotten tickets to the show, so we did have family representation there. ;^)
Anyway, to kick off the general election in my typical satirical fashion, some Palin humor!!!
Let’s have a fun campaign, kids!
www.borowitzreport.com
August 29, 2008McCain: Obama Lacks Experience Running 5,000-Person Town in Alaska
Extolls Veep Pick’s QualificationsSen. John McCain (R-Ariz) used the announcement of his vice-presidential pick, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, to blast the experience of his Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill), arguing that Sen. Obama has never been the mayor of a 5,000-person town.
“The Presidency of the United States of America is the toughest job on the planet,” Sen. McCain said. “And my friends, the best testing ground for that job is being the mayor of a 5,000-person town in Alaska.”
Sen. McCain unleashed a savage attack on Sen. Obama, claiming that his Democratic opponent would be “at a loss” when faced with the challenges of running a 5000-person municipality in Alaska.
“Let’s say a constituent calls you and says that a caribou has wandered onto his front lawn,” he said. “My friends, Barack Obama wouldn’t know what to do.”
He used the hypothetical situation to draw a sharp contrast with his vice-presidential choice: “Sarah Palin would take out her gun and shoot the caribou.”
Mr. McCain said that an understanding of foreign affairs, Congress, and other issues that a president has to deal with is “overrated,” adding, “That’s what ‘Presidency for Dummies’ is for.”
While saying that her “vast experience” was the main reason he selected Gov. Palin, Sen. McCain said that she also had the other three qualifications he was looking for in a vice president: “She is pro-life, pro-drilling, and willing to housesit.”
Andy Borowitz – Winner Of The First-Ever National Press Club Award For Humor – is a comedian and writer whose work appears in The New Yorker and The New York Times, and at his award-winning humor site, www.borowitzreport.com
2 Responses
This latest Repub idiocy tests my sense of humor. Does Jon Stewart start again tomorrow?
Finding all my responses to this selection run toward tasteless notions. I’m determined to give ALL attention to getting Obama into the White House. Local campaign office opened yesterday (Saturday) with many people registering to vote. Great buttons– HOPE in Vietnamese, Korean–his two adorable daughters, “Vote for our Daddy.” Will show on my blog.
Thanks, Donna, needed to re-focus today.
Pretty sure your place will go Obama. Work on some of those neighboring states, huh?
My more involved CA friends are all heading off to do tours of New Mexico and Nevada. Or making phone calls into those states. My main focus as ever is keeping people informed and passing along the facts to confront the smear campaigns.
But I think I will most likely stay forever on the sidelines in politics — I have a pretty realistic view of what Obama can and can’t do, given the flying monkeys they will be throwing at him. This crew of Republican clowns is going to take a very long time to clear out of our politics, if ever. And until the Dems really stand up to them and nail them to the walls, it’s hard to give them my full support.