Want Obama in a Punch Line? First, Find a Joke
July 15, 2008
Note to all you media funny guys: Barack Obama is not funny. There is no comedic "take" on him, nothing easy to turn to for an easy laugh, like allegations of Bill Clinton's womanizing, or President Bush's goofy bumbling or Al Gore's robotic persona.
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