Chocolate News: Is Obama Really Black? Chocolate News: Is Obama Really Black?
Comedian David Alan Grier implores White America to get over its irrational fear of voting for a Black man.
Oct 14, 2008 / Video / Chocolate News
Saturday Night Live: Obama and McCain’s Town Hall Debate Saturday Night Live: Obama and McCain’s Town Hall Debate
Many memorable moments from Obama and McCain's second debate get lampooned.
Oct 10, 2008 / Video / Saturday Night Live
Why I’d Be a Better VP than Sarah Palin Why I’d Be a Better VP than Sarah Palin
I've got the ethics, the family values, a passport and, like the Alaska governor, am perfectly aligned with God's will.
Oct 10, 2008 / Editorial / Rosanne Cash
Someone Watching Sarah Palin’s Campaign Tactics Imagines How She Might Challenge a Referee’s Call in a Sixth-Grade Hockey Game Someone Watching Sarah Palin’s Campaign Tactics Imagines How She Might Challenge a Referee’s Call in a Sixth-Grade Hockey Game
Push back on the pushy hockey mom.
Oct 8, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Saturday Night Live’s VP Debate: With Tina Fey, Queen Latifah Saturday Night Live’s VP Debate: With Tina Fey, Queen Latifah
In an uproarious recreation of the 2008 VP showdown, Fey introduces a flute for the 'talent portion of the debate.'
Oct 5, 2008 / Video / Saturday Night Live
Homer Simpson vs. Electronic Voting Homer Simpson vs. Electronic Voting
The Simpsons character encounters a corrupted electronic voting machine: 'This doesn't happen in America! Maybe in Ohio, but not in America!'
On a Clear Day, I See Vladivostok On a Clear Day, I See Vladivostok
The song of a political visionary--with apologies to Alan Jay Lerner.
Oct 1, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Tina Fey Plays Palin in Katie Couric Interview Parody Tina Fey Plays Palin in Katie Couric Interview Parody
Fey impersonates Palin in a hilarious sketch parodying the Republican's disastrous interview with Katie Couric.
Sep 28, 2008 / Video / Saturday Night Live
Ode to John McCain, Political Magician Ode to John McCain, Political Magician
With apologies to David Blaine, and none to John McCain, an ode to a political magician.
Sep 26, 2008 / Editorial / Evan Eisenberg
Stephen Colbert ‘Suspends’ His Show Stephen Colbert ‘Suspends’ His Show
Parodying McCain's campaign "suspension," Colbert briefly brings his show to a halt until the financial crisis is averted.
Sep 25, 2008 / Video / The Colbert Report