# Post Barack Obamaa Jokes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 17, 2008, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805 "2008-07-17T08:04:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/21 "2008-07-17T23:44:38Z")
[QUOTE=Weirddave] Well there’s the obvious: What’s black and white and red all over? Barack Obama [/QUOTE] And tonight’s grand prize for proof that the right has no sense of humor goes to Weirddave! Take a bow. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/22 "2008-07-18T00:36:50Z")
[QUOTE=Weirddave] Historically (before his pandering dash to the center) Obama has had rather Marxist economic views . . . [/QUOTE] [Yeah, right.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=474495) This might be a joke thread, but if you’re going to assert that **seriously** I’m going to ask for a cite. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/23 "2008-07-18T01:35:30Z")
Q: How many Obamas does it take to cross the Road? A: One, Hopefully. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/24 "2008-07-18T01:50:48Z")
Barack Obama, a priest, a rabbi, two sheep, and a penguin walk into a bar. The bartender says, “What is this, some kind of joke?” Barack Obama says, “No, it isn’t. Why do you ask?” ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/25 "2008-07-18T03:43:07Z")
No, I get it. Barack is so straight-laced it is impossible to make a joke about him. This is odd, yes? Google ad: Barack Obama Toy Store Obama Action Figures & Bobbleheads Superhero Captain Obama has arrived [www.ImagineGate.com](http://www.ImagineGate.com) I just went to the site! The man has an Official Action Figure! It is Official! Official satire! It is going to be a long eight years. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/26 "2008-07-18T03:45:28Z")
[QUOTE=Paul in Saudi] No, I get it. Barack is so straight-laced it is impossible to make a joke about him. This is odd, yes? [/QUOTE] Unless they’re jokes about Stiffley Stifferson taking a pratfall or a pie in the face, which is itself an ancient and venerable genre. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/27 "2008-07-18T03:55:37Z")
Well we ought to be able to re-use Al Gore (and older jokes). What is the difference between BO and a fireplace poker? Both are still, but he poker displays occasional warmth. (From Gladstone or Disraeli?) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/28 "2008-07-18T04:18:58Z")
[QUOTE=Paul in Saudi] Well we ought to be able to re-use Al Gore (and older jokes). [/QUOTE] Actually, that 2000 SNL triptych of skits about what would happen if Gore, Bush, or Nader became POTUS remains relevant this year, only without any equivalent of Nader. ---
**Author:** ![greatshakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58956e/32.png) [@greatshakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greatshakes)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/29 "2008-07-18T04:20:15Z")
[QUOTE=Exapno Mapcase] And tonight’s grand prize for proof that the right has no sense of humor goes to Weirddave! Take a bow. 😃 [/QUOTE] If this thread is any indication, the whole SD should take a bow. These jokes suck. Can’t anybody tell any funny ones? Get with it, Dopers. There was a time when funny didn’t mean sucking your favorite candidates dick, but meant \*something funny. \* ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/30 "2008-07-18T04:24:24Z")
[QUOTE=Exapno Mapcase] And tonight’s grand prize for proof that the right has no sense of humor goes to Weirddave! Take a bow. 😃 [/QUOTE] Funnily enough, I’ve seen a conservative leaning blogger claim that OBAMA is the one that’s humorless. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/31 "2008-07-18T04:33:14Z")
[QUOTE=Leaper] Funnily enough, I’ve seen a conservative leaning blogger claim that OBAMA is the one that’s humorless. [/QUOTE] True, but I have yet to hear McCain tell a good joke. And many lame ones, or worse. "Bomb bomb bomb Iran . . . " Worse than lame, and not even original; I heard that exact same song on the radio during the late-'70s hostage crisis. It was just barely funny **then.** ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/32 "2008-07-18T04:36:08Z")
Got this in an e mail the other day: A teacher in Elmira , New York , who is an Obama supporter, asked her 4th grade class,‘How many of you are Obama fans?’ Not really knowing what an Obama fan is, but wanting to be liked by the teacher, all the kids raised their hands, except for Little Johnny. The teacher asked Little Johnny why he has decided to be different? Little Johnny said, ‘Because I’m not an Obama fan.’ The teacher asked, ‘Why aren’t you an Obama fan?’ Johnny said, ‘Because I’m a Republican.’ The teacher asked him why he’s a Republican. Little Johnny answered, ‘Well, my Mom’s a Republican and my Dad’s a Republican, so I’m a Republican.’ Annoyed by this answer, the teacher asked, ‘If your mom was a moron and your dad was an idiot, what would that make you?’ With a big smile, Little Johnny replied, That would make me an Obama fan. ``` The seven dwarfs always left to go work in the mine early each morning. As always, Snow White stayed home doing her domestic chores. As lunchtime approached, she would prepare their lunch and carry it to the mine. One day as she arrived at the mine with the lunch, she saw that there had been a terrible cave-in. Tearfully, and fearing the worst, Snow White began calling out, hoping against hope that the dwarfs had somehow survived. 'Hello!...Hello!' she shouted. 'Can anyone hear me? Hello!' For a long while, there was no answer. Losing hope, Snow White again shouted, 'Hello! Is anyone down there?' Just as she was about to give up all hope, she heard a faint voice from deep within the mine, singing . . ... 'Vote for Barack Obama! - Vote for Barack Obama!' Snow White fell to her knees, crossed herself and prayed, 'Oh, thank you, God! At least Dopey is still alive ``` ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/33 "2008-07-18T04:41:12Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] Got this in an e mail the other day. [/QUOTE] JOHN STEWART: The only e-mail your grandmother will ever successfully open! ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/34 "2008-07-18T05:02:58Z")
Which candidate does the pirate favor? bARRRRack obama [QUOTE=greatshakes] These jokes suck. Can’t anybody tell any funny ones? Get with it, Dopers. There was a time when funny didn’t mean sucking your favorite candidates dick, but meant \*something funny. \* [/QUOTE] I think you’re missing the point, sweetie. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/35 "2008-07-18T05:15:12Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] Got this in an e mail the other day: A teacher in Elmira , New York , who is an Obama supporter, asked her 4th grade class,‘How many of you are Obama fans?’ Not really knowing what an Obama fan is, but wanting to be liked by the teacher, all the kids raised their hands, except for Little Johnny. The teacher asked Little Johnny why he has decided to be different? Little Johnny said, ‘Because I’m not an Obama fan.’ The teacher asked, ‘Why aren’t you an Obama fan?’ Johnny said, ‘Because I’m a Republican.’ The teacher asked him why he’s a Republican. Little Johnny answered, ‘Well, my Mom’s a Republican and my Dad’s a Republican, so I’m a Republican.’ Annoyed by this answer, the teacher asked, ‘If your mom was a moron and your dad was an idiot, what would that make you?’ With a big smile, Little Johnny replied, That would make me an Obama fan. ``` The seven dwarfs always left to go work in the mine early each morning. As always, Snow White stayed home doing her domestic chores. As lunchtime approached, she would prepare their lunch and carry it to the mine. One day as she arrived at the mine with the lunch, she saw that there had been a terrible cave-in. Tearfully, and fearing the worst, Snow White began calling out, hoping against hope that the dwarfs had somehow survived. 'Hello!...Hello!' she shouted. 'Can anyone hear me? Hello!' For a long while, there was no answer. Losing hope, Snow White again shouted, 'Hello! Is anyone down there?' Just as she was about to give up all hope, she heard a faint voice from deep within the mine, singing . . ... 'Vote for Barack Obama! - Vote for Barack Obama!' Snow White fell to her knees, crossed herself and prayed, 'Oh, thank you, God! At least Dopey is still alive ``` [/QUOTE] OK, except for the name changes these are older than McCain, but at least they’re jokes. But they’re not jokes about Obama. They’re fill in the blank jokes about the politician on the other side. You could have switched Obama and McCain’s names all the way through and the joke would be exactly the same. Somehow I don’t think that captures the spirit of the question. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/36 "2008-07-18T05:57:43Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] [Yeah, right.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=474495) This might be a joke thread, but if you’re going to assert that **seriously** I’m going to ask for a cite. [/QUOTE] It’s not hard. He said he’d favor raise taxes on the wealthy “for fairness”. Not to raise money for any particular program, but to make things fairer. That’s classic Marxist redistribution of wealth. He wants to nationalize 15% of the U.S. economy(UHC). That’s a Marxist plan through and through. I said he has Marxist leaning and, well, he does. You can deny it until you’re blue in the face, but you’d be silly to do so. It’s not a demonization of Obama, it’s what he himself has said. You wouldn’t be “demonizating” McCain if you said he favors continuing the war in Iraq, that’s his policy. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/37 "2008-07-18T08:51:25Z")
What’s the problem with Barack Obama jokes? His followers don’t think they’re funny and other people don’t think they’re jokes. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/38 "2008-07-18T14:01:17Z")
[QUOTE=Weirddave] It’s not hard. He said he’d favor raise taxes on the wealthy “for fairness”. Not to raise money for any particular program, but to make things fairer. That’s classic Marxist redistribution of wealth. He wants to nationalize 15% of the U.S. economy(UHC). [/QUOTE] So? You don’t have to be a Marxist, nor any kind of socialist, to support those things. FDR was no socialist. Neither is Hillary Clinton, whose UHC plan was considerably more comprehensive and statist than Obama’s. Obama is no more “red all over” than you are. Would that he were! ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/39 "2008-07-18T14:12:55Z")
> [@](#): > > Obama is no more “red all over” than you are. This is about as close to a joke as the Obama supporters will permit. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/40 "2008-07-18T14:26:50Z")
How many Barack Obamas does it take to change a light bulb? Nobody knows. As soon as he hears the word “change” he starts talking and won’t shut up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805.md?page=3)