From: Travis Subject: CaglePost: Campaign Jokes Are Telling Date: Sunday, September 21, 2008,
[image: THE CAGLE POST] <http://caglepost.com/> Would you like to reprint our cartoons on your site or in your publication? It's easy! Visit us here <http://politicalcartoons.com/>. * <http://caglepost.com/ticker.aspx>* Cartoon by Eric Allie<http://cagle.com/politicalcartoons/PCcartoons/allie.asp>- Comment on the cartoon<http://caglepost.com/cartoon.aspx?id=B64255EA-0E1C-4289-B8D8-219A0CDA9263> We have a great collection of cartoons called "Talking Pigs With Lipstick!" LOOK! <http://cagle.com/news/TalkingLipstickPigs> *Campaign Jokes Are Telling*<http://www.caglepost.com/column/Tom+Purcell/7802/Campaign+Jokes+Are+Telling.html> by Tom Purcell <http://www.caglepost.com/c/15/Tom+Purcell.html> - Comment on the column<http://www.caglepost.com/column/Tom+Purcell/7802/Campaign+Jokes+Are+Telling.html> If there's truth in humor, what do late-night jokes tell us about the presidential campaign? John McCain is old. Most jokes about him dwell on his age. None of the jokes are biting, however, and many are laugh-out-loud funny: "Earlier today, John McCain released 1,200 pages of his medical records. Or, as his doctor calls it, Chapter One." -- Conan O'Brien "Cindy McCain sprained her wrist. Doctors say it's nothing serious -- she probably did it cutting John McCain's meat into little tiny pieces." -- Craig Ferguson "Good news for John McCain -- his poll numbers are up 4 percent, liver spots down 3 percent." -- Jay Leno Where jokes are concerned, there hasn't been much interest in Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden, but that may change if he keeps making gaffes: "Joe Biden put his foot in his mouth the other day. He told a crowd that Hillary is as qualified or more qualified that he is. Plus she still has her original hair." -- Jay Leno However, there's tremendous energy surrounding Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Initially, the Palin jokes were nasty and targeted her political positions aggressively. Several jokes attacked Palin by way of her 17-year-old daughter, as reflected in this Conan O'Brien line: "Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has many views. She says she's opposed to same-sex marriage. Yeah, Palin says... *READ MORE<http://www.caglepost.com/column/Tom+Purcell/7802/Campaign+Jokes+Are+Telling.html> * Follow Daryl each day on Twitter at: twitter.com/dcagle<http://twitter.com/dcagle> [image: Visit the newest cartoons by all of our cartoonists!]<http://caglepost.com/ticker.aspx> ------------------------------ *TO UNSUBSCRIBE (Do Not Reply): email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or CLICK HERE<http://list.caglepost.com/unsubscribe.aspx> . Copyright Cagle Cartoons Inc, Columns and cartoons copyright the respective cartoonists and columnists. All Rights Reserved.* -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
