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first, before the funny — here’s “the video that started it all”  — “Yes, We Can” 

about 4 minutes long.

If you’re into laughing and politics, these are highly recommended . . .

McCain’s “Yes, I Can” video —

length:  1:39

Hillary under sniper fire in Bosnia:

1 min.

The Mac vs. PC Guys—

30 seconds

The brilliant Clinton – Cruise Campaign

2:31

Ch-ch-ch-Changes

1:44

Another McCain “No, You Can’t” parody

2 minutes

Hillary and Reese Witherspoon in the Election

1:30

Baby Got Barack  (great funny music rap)

4 min.

Obama: The Musical  (it’s silly season!)

1:30

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Stephen Colbert’s brilliant priceless skewering of Dubya at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner in 2006.

24 min.  (although, you can cut out around 16:50 when it goes into the video piece)

One of the funniest parts is watching how Bush doesn’t even “get” that he’s being ridiculed (at least for the first 5 minutes).

This is probably the single most priceless, overt, ballsyest skewering of a President ever executed, or at least ever caught on film. And I’m not really a huge fan of Colbert, but even his pauses are comic mastery.

This is what Lenny Bruce’s entire life was leading towards. He died so that Colbert could eventually do this. This is the peak of the mountain that Lenny & Carlin & David Steinberg & Mort Saul & others were all blazing the trail up.

How Colbert keeps going, keeps a straight face, and doesn’t just panic and run the hell out of there in the middle is just titanium balls with a Groucho ‘stache.

Remember: “Reality has a well known liberal bias.”

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For one of the most historic events in American history — check out my Obama Inauguration Adventures.

For how Woodstock promoter Michael Lang used my reports in his book — check out how Obama’s Inauguration was like Woodstock.

For an account of the most jubilant night in the history of New York — check the Election Night 2008 Adventure. 

For a night in New York that started out just as joyous — check out the Election Night 2004 Adventure.

For the kind of creations that got us across the historic finish line — check out my poem and video for Where Wayward Jekylls Hyde.

For an on-the-campaign-trail adventure — check out the physical altercation I was in the middle of with Al Franken at a Howard Dean rally in ’04.

For my tribute to a great political reporter — check out my Tim Russert tribute.

For a full listing of great reporters and news sources — check out my Political Sources Primer.

For how well these sources work — check out my 2012 election predictions.

… or here’s the 2008 projections — in both, I’m over 98% correct.  😉

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Brian Hassett  — karmacoupon@gmail.com

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