Last week, comedy writers for the late night shows bemoaned their inability to write jokes about Obama. Alas, there’s nothing funny about the Great One–at least not in the minds of Harvard-educated white guys suffering from liberal guilt. In the off case they’ve been shamed into actually doing their jobs, they should check out this clip from the weekend. Obama said he expects to work with world leaders as president for the next 8 to 10 years.
Is the one-time constitutional law lecturer unfamiliar with the 22nd Amendment? If McCain had made the same mistake, Jay Leno might suggest his personal copy didn’t include that change since it was added after he was born. For Obama, the better route might be to suggest he will seek the repeal of the two-term limit, or that he wants to read the Constitution for the first time–that he’s saving the moment–for after he becomes president. There is also perhaps a joke in the fact that Obama appears to have a less firm grasp of reality than John McCain. Lest we forget, Obama has no idea where he is most of the time. He says things like, “Thank you, Sioux City!” even when he’s in “Sioux Falls.” (Obama might want to watch the episode of The Simpsons featuring special guest Spinal Tap for a tip on how to avoid this pitfall in the future.) Obama has also said he’s visited 57 states “with one more to go.” This would be A-material but for the fact Obama transcends politics, race, and comedy.
