2008

• Biden Blunder Scale

  Saturday Night Live

  You don't think Joe Biden can give a train-wreck interview with Katie Couric? Just name the time and the place and he will bring the train.

• On the Trashing of Sarah Palin

  Calvin Trillin

  It wasn't her idea, was it?

• Que Sera, Sarah?

  Annabelle Gurwitch : Republican Party

  As Sarah Palin goes back to Alaska, take a moment to appreciate some other Sarahs.

• Stephen Colbert Reflects on 'Change'

  The Colbert Report

  Colbert laments that many 'hard-working scaremongers' may lose their job now that Obama has won the presidency.

• Race in America, November 5, 2008

  Calvin Trillin

  It's been a long time coming.

• Jon Stewart & Friends' Post-Election Fears

  The Daily Show

  Now that the election is over and Barack Obama has been elected, what will we have to make fun of?

• Ben Affleck Spoofs Olbermann

  Saturday Night Live : Media Analysis

  What if Keith Olbermann delivered a scathing special comment in defense of his fluffy white cat?

• Sarah Palin Goes Rogue on McCain

  Saturday Night Live

  Tina Fey pokes fun at Sarah Palin's post-election ambitions, while McCain himself shows he still has a sense of humor.

• McCain Ads By Hollywood Part II

  The Landline : Film

  What if John McCain's negative ads were remade by David Lynch, M Night Shyamalan and Juno director Jason Reitman?

• Sarah Palin's Bubble Deflates Just as Her Clothing Bills Arrive

  Calvin Trillin

  All dressed up with no place to go.

• Pullin' a Biden

  The Daily Show

  The candidates' mistakes are called gaffes, bloopers, or as they're known on the street--'Pullin' a Biden.'

• Vet Who Didn't Vet

  YouTube

  This is a cautionary tale about what happens when politicians fail to vet their running mates.

• Obama Variety Special

  Saturday Night Live

  What if Barack Obama and friends decided to play it safe with his prime-time special by putting on a 70s-style variety show?

• Will Ferrell's Bush Returns to Back Palin

  Saturday Night Live

  President Bush compliments Sarah Palin's 'folksiness' and implores voters to picture his face whenever they think of John McCain.

• Negative McCain Ads Remade by Hollywood

  The Landline

  What if iconic Hollywood directors John Woo, Kevin Smith and Wes Anderson took a crack at creating a John McCain attack ad?

• The Republicans Change to a New Robocall Message After Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama on Meet the Press

  Calvin Trillin

  Time to slime the general!

• Report From the Socialist International Conspiracy

  Barbara Ehrenreich : U.S. Economy

  Our operatives on Wall Street were doing a good job bringing down capitalism one hedge fund at a time. But then Goldman Sachs staged a counter-coup.

• What America Is Palin Talking About?

  The Daily Show : Sarah Palin

  Jon Stewart rips Sarah Palin and the McCain campaign's suggestion that only certain parts of the country are 'pro-American.'

• Palin's Alaska Rap

  Saturday Night Live : Television

  Amy Poehler brings the house down with a Sarah Palin-inspired hip hop ode to Alaska and the McCain campaign.

• 'Word War III'

  The Daily Show

  The final debate isn't about the animosity between the candidates, but about you, the people who remind them to keep a never-ending supply of Purell on them.

• The Plumber Debate

  Saturday Night Live : Presidential Election 2008

  McCain celebrates his 'best friend in the whole world', Joe the Plumber, who has a 'magical plunger' that will fix all our economic problems.

• The Penguin Predicts McCain's Performance

  YouTube

  In preparation for his last debate with Obama, McCain should take a few pages from the Batman villain's playbook.

• 'He's Not One of Us'

  Calvin Trillin

  The wisdom of the crowd.

• First Black President?

  Chocolate News : African-Americans

  Comedian David Alan Grier implores White America to get over its irrational fear of voting for a Black man.

• Town Hall Debate Deconstructed

  Saturday Night Live

  Many memorable moments from Obama and McCain's second debate get lampooned.