2008 Presidential Election Update 10/27/08: McPalin, Campalin, John McCalin
By Chris Dunmire, Non-Political Fiven Correspondent
 When I first concocted this feathery scheme back in 2005, I didn't have a particular use for my political comic other than to pop that corny joke you see near the end of this page (although it would have made the perfect Ross Perot). Since then I have become aware of a certain Senator Byrd out there, but honestly, I didn't know!
But with one of the most history-book making presidential elections in my lifetime only week away — not to mention how saturated everyone is with politics and Tina Feylin-Saturday Night Live satire — I decided to take this Nit Wits comic out of its cage and give it another debatable round. Count my vote!
We are on the verge of paradigm-shifting stuff here. Barack Obama and Joe Biden vs John McCain and Sarah Palin. "Who are you voting for?" is the question of the week. On November 5, 2008, what will the world feel like when the winner is standing tall?
Comic relief time — polytical humor. Ever since John McCain chose diva Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate, I've been dying to manifest this bit-o-wordplay about the Alaskan Governor:
"Does Sarah really
Palin comparison
to Joe Biden?"
And speaking of puns,
"Will Obama be
Barack after spending
all that money on
political campaign commercials?
And
"How is Joe
Biden his time
in anticipation of November 4?
Speaking of Joe, I thinking "Joe the Plumber" will appreciate my Nit Wits #35 YouTube crack from last year, well, PantsCrackPete that is. Every plumber is intimately familiar with the u-tube, now if they'd only become familiar with the belt...
Weeks ago I received an e-mail from Better Homes and Garden announcing their Presidential Pumpkin Templates. They've actually got a lot of cool 'n free Halloween related gizmos including an online pumpkin stencil maker and other printable celebrity pumpkin carving templates besides the current presidential and vice presidential candidates. The BHG site requires you to register and give them your e-mail before they give you any of the goodies, so you get another chance to decide if it's worth it.
Face it — you've got to be pretty popular to get your face on a pumpkin. Heck, all of the candidates are celebrities right now. You can't turn to any TV channel without seeing any of them called to the red carpet.
Who's going to win the election this year? Will pigs ever look good in lipstick? And where will the un-elected ones be in a year from now? Still, baby, still, where will the USA be in a year from now? If only a little bird could tell us. •
Printable Political Humor & Coloring Creativity
More political humor: I've created a coloring page and poster out of my parroting polytican for your printable amusement:
» Print the Polytician Coloring Page
Color in between the lines (PDF 36KB)
» Print the Polytician Campaign Poster
Show your support for Byrd (PDF 56KB)
Nit Wits #19: Polytician (from 2005)
Featherbrained Schemes
I love the absurdity! Honestly, this joke popped into my mind out of nowhere, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's been around forever. Or would they say, birds and politics don't mix!
She: What do you call a parakeet who runs for office?
He: I don't know, what?
She: A POLYtician!
Ba • dum • ching! (what truly terrible corny humor) •
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