Politics (Un)Seriously

Joe Biden has a message for the nation, at least a Saturday Night Live version, promising to make good on his reputation for gaffes. And this Biden clearly still feels he's in a contest with Sarah Palin. "You don't think I can give a train wreck interview to Katie Couric? Just name the time and the place!"

If you missed President-elect Barack Obama's interview on 60 Minutes last Sunday, you can watch the entire thing here. But, if you are running from a pack of wild demon wolves and all you have is one-minute before they descend upon you from the gates of Hell, then check out the abbreviated version below.

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It's one of the United States' oldest traditions, yet in light of the recent economic crisis some experts are suggesting we discontinue throwing money in a giant open pit and lighting it on fire. See what Onion News Network panelists have to say and leave your own thoughts on this radical suggestion in the comments section.


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The 2008 election is the gift that keeps on giving, especially to comedy show hosts. While the presidential race was wrapped up during prime time on Election Night, a handful of House and Senate seats still haven't been decided. Jon Stewart breaks out his fiddle to recap the three Senate races with no winner: Minnesota, Alaska and Georgia.

Rahm Emanuel took some time off from Barack Obama's transition team to do what he loves best: Roasts! This time, the target was Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert. Emanuel, who is known as a sharp-elbowed politician as well as a sharp-tongued jokster, had plenty of fun at Colbert's expense. But the President-elect's designated Chief of Staff didn't stop with the Colbert Report host. Also in Emanuel's crosshairs were Vice President-elect Joe Biden, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch and even Joe the Plumber, among others.

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A few weeks ago, we brought you Ben Affleck's Saturday Night Live take on MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, and now here's Olbermann ranting in person.

Yes, Barney, President's Bush's Scottish terrier, is in his Lame Dog days, and SlateV, lends him a bit of a brogue so he can do his video farewell.

Not exactly a paean to our 43d President, but this guy does a good George Bush. From the Atom Web Comedy site.

Somehow, we thought this famous scene from the 1977 movie Network was just right for the mood of these current hard times. And we tried to imagine Wolf Blitzer, instead of the crazed anchor Howard Beale (played by Peter Finch), showing up late for CNN's "Situation Room," his trench coat dripping after walking the streets aimlessly in a downpour, and then haranguing the Best Political Team on television with Beale's call to action. (We couldn't).

You've heard of issues referred to as the "third rail of politics." Spencer Tracy, playing the Republican nominee for President, Grant Matthews, steps on about a dozen of them as he tells his would-be campaign manager, in the 1948 film State of the Union, a few things he's about to speak his mind about. Played by the dapper Adolphe Menjou, the campaign manager heads for the door and when Tracy asks where he's going, answers, "I'm going to get pie-eyed."