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Biting political satire

As the American presidential race hots up it gets increasingly difficult for us Brits to follow what’s going on.

As far as I can make out you’ve got Obama Biden Laden on one side and John McClane from Die Hard and Michael Palin on the other.

You see what I did there? I deliberately confused the names of the candidates with those of other prominent people from popular culture. I bet that has never been done before by anyone! And it only took me about two months to come up with it.

I’m such a comic genius.

And speaking of comic geniuses; in my extensive research for this post I discovered a community of YouTubers dedicated to “swedeing’ movies. Behold:

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12 Comments on “Biting political satire”

  1. #1 Rol
    on Sep 18th, 2008 at 3:29 pm

    Do you happen to have a needle and thread so I can stitch my sides back up? They appear to have split. Ta.

    Rols last blog post..The Liger Sleeps Tonight

  2. #2 Jeff
    on Sep 18th, 2008 at 6:33 pm

    Great effects! And to think the studios spend tens of millions of dollars really blowing up buildings to achieve the same thing. No wonder the ticket prices are so high.

    Jeffs last blog post..Let your kids try things

  3. #3 Phil
    on Sep 18th, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    That’s about as funny as a pitbull with lipstick.

    Phils last blog post..Return To Summer

  4. #4 DC Urban Dad
    on Sep 18th, 2008 at 8:45 pm

    Why did the Brits and Canadians get all the funny genes?

  5. #5 James
    on Sep 18th, 2008 at 8:52 pm

    I see being of Swedish heritage is not without its drawbacks. Have you tried our meatballs though?

    Jamess last blog post..Easy Rider!

  6. #6 Arjan
    on Sep 18th, 2008 at 10:14 pm

    I try following it by reading Socks & Barney.com with a critical eye and watching the news now and then..but you kinda wrap it up.
    @ Phil..you sure you don’t mean a pig with lipstick ^^
    @ James..only had those from Ikea, they’re delicious.

    @ movie: these people got time on their hands haha.

    Arjans last blog post..Shooty warriors rééémixxxxx

  7. #7 delmer
    on Sep 19th, 2008 at 3:19 am

    If only it were Michael Palin. Though, Sarah is turning it into The Silly Party.

    delmers last blog post..I’m Cured — Situations

  8. #8 Dan
    on Sep 19th, 2008 at 9:56 am

    Rol – If I didn’t know you better I’d suspect you were being sarcastic

    Jeff – Wait, those effects didn’t cost billions of dollars?

    Phil – but it’s not as good a kisser

    DC Urban Dad – I dunno, we produced Benny Hill too.

    James – Of course, we used to practically live at IKEA.

    Arjan – I keep up by listening to comedy podcasts, which I suspect don’t give me a completely unbiased view of proceedings.

    Delmer – She appears scarily popular though.

  9. #9 Jo Beaufoix
    on Sep 19th, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    Hee hee, you are such a talent.

    Jo Beaufoixs last blog post..Bu**er, and the missing letters aren’t ‘t’s

  10. #10 Dan
    on Sep 19th, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    Jo – I’m expecting a phone call from the Daily show any moment now

  11. #11 above average joe
    on Sep 19th, 2008 at 5:21 pm

    If John McClane was running he’d get my vote.

    Its the lesser of 2 evils once again.

    above average joes last blog post..Hope

  12. #12 VegasDad
    on Sep 19th, 2008 at 9:14 pm

    You funny Brits!

    VegasDads last blog post..a desert trek

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