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Obamas In Pyjamas...

Could I get up in the middle of the night to watch Barack Obama's inauguration speech? I'd like to say "Yes I can", but no, I couldn't - I was too shagged. I have been trawling the net for something funny to post about Obama in honour of the occasion of his inauguration, but couldn't find anything I thought was funny enough. So far, from a comedian's perspective, Obama is sadly wanting! The only thing he's given us so far is a momentary stuff up taking the oath, and really, who wouldn't? So many big words! I hope he knows we expect more from our American presidents! I think we'll be going from feast to famine, comedy wise. Maybe they'll go from actual famine to having something to eat in the third world, however - we can only hope. So I'm posting some Will.I.Am, because the occasion deserves a post, and because I really love Will.I.Am. Can we really watch this one more time? Yes we can.

Top 10 Bushisms...

Q. When is a comedian not a comedian?  A. When he doesn't know he's a comedian! I know it's all over, but lets recap some of the magical moments of the Bush presidency. These 'Bushisms' were compiled by Daniel Kurzman, from About.com - the best and most hilarious political blog ever.

10) "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream." —LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000

9) "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." —Greater Nashua, N.H., Jan. 27, 2000

8) "I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft." —second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004

7) "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." —Saginaw, Mich., Sept.

6) "You work three jobs? … Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." —to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005

5) "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." —Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004

4) "They misunderestimated me." —Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000

3) "Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?" —Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000

2) "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004

1) "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002

So long, Dubya... and thanks for all the laughs!

I had hoped to have my blog up and going months before now, so I could have indulged in a little Bush bashing of my own, and soaked up the excitement and media frenzy that was the US election. I'll admit, I was a little hooked on the whole thing - including the big names coming out to tell America to 'GET OFF YOUR ASSES AND VOTE, Y'ALL!'.  After it was all over, I was at a bit of a  loose end!

I was elated with the result, of course, but I'm missing the media coverage - especially Tina Fey's Sarah Palin impersonations. You would think that Sarah, like Dubya, could not possibly be made any funnier than she already is. But you would be wrong! And although most people would have seen most of the funny You Tubes from that time, I think there are a few that deserve another go around. So I'm going to be 'fashionably late' and post them anyway, because at the end of the day, what did George Bush really do wrong? Apart from Iraq. And screwing up the global economy. And playing golf while New Orleans drowned. And... well, ok - pretty much everything else! But he was god's gift to comedians everywhere, and for that, I'm going to pay tribute from now until inauguration day. And possibly then some. Until I have closure.

Let's start with one of my absolute favourites, which I think is based on a spoof by that other great Dubya, Will Ferrell. It's made by a funny kid who goes by the name of, that's right - 'Funny Kid'! Ain't that the truth, though!