Gems of this Primary's Jabs

After a decided, if predicted, win in West Virginia, Hillary Clinton stands poised to take on some daunting delegate math.  Some find her endurance frustrating, others claim it may irrevocably damage the Democratic party, and others want the former first lady cum junior senator to push on, with or without the Democratic party.  Whatever the case, this election has created unprecedented fodder for new media satire.  Lets run though a few of the gems of this primary’s jabs.



In the most recent Saturday Night Live, which had all but expired prior the advent of its viral internet hits, and which recently launched a political website, leads the charge with some pointed observations about the candidate’s….errr …stamina,

and, earlier, a comment on the media’s alleged favoring of Obama. ###





Even earlier, Larry David, creator and star of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm and the funny behind hit sitcom Seinfeld, responds to Hillary’s “3AM Phone-Call” advertisement:



“I don’t care if it’s 3 a.m. or 10 p.m. or any other time. I don’t want her talking to Putin, I don’t want her talking to Kim Jong Il, I don’t want her talking to my nephew. She needs a long rest. She needs to put on a sarong and some sun block and get away from things for a while, a nice beach somewhere — somewhere far away, where there are…no phones.”  (I recommend the audio version)



Keeping things in perspective, The Onion notes that “living bullshit” is “the earmark of a true winner,”

Poll: Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters

though maybe not this time…