# 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:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/101 "2008-07-22T21:21:49Z")
The Daily Show stuff on the trip last night shows the problem. Jon Stewart asked if he’d make a gaffe, say a geographical one, and then showed McCain screwing up. Obama even sank the 3 point shot. (I could see a “black guy makes a basket - big deal” joke.) The funny stuff was really about the media and how the MSM (except for Fox) has boners for him. For McCain the writers open their “old” joke file. For Bush the “moron” file. For Clinton the “sex crazy guy” file and for Gore and Kerry the “no personality” file. But there don’t seem to be any standard sets that fit Obama. In this thread, the light bulb joke was by far the best, since it worked naturally with change. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/102 "2008-07-22T21:23:26Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] Furthermore, the [University of Chicago](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_chicago) is a **private** university. [/QUOTE] And if anyone doubts this, I can scan a copy of the tuition checks I paid for my daughter. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Will\_Repair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/103 "2008-07-22T22:24:26Z")
[QUOTE=C K Dexter Haven] I frankly don’t remember where joke threads go… [/QUOTE] MPSIMS [QUOTE=C K Dexter Haven] …but the Games forum seems reasonable for those wanting to start such in future. [/QUOTE] No, oh please no. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/104 "2008-07-22T23:51:57Z")
I’m ahead of the curve! [http://www.suntimes.com/news/quicktakes/1067314,CST-NWS-qt22.article](http://www.suntimes.com/news/quicktakes/1067314,CST-NWS-qt22.article) > [@](#): > > Barack Obama campaign denies an airplane seat to a New Yorker writer for this week’s overseas trip after the magazine’s cover satirically portrays Obama as a Muslim: > > The campaign says there simply wasn’t room – and denies it is showing it has no sense of humor whatsoever about itself. > > Then again, this is what is going around: > > Q. How many Barack campaign officials does it take to change a light bulb? > > A. That’s not funny! :D:D:D:D:D ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/105 "2008-07-23T00:48:43Z")
I got a few chuckles out of [this essay](http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-stein18-2008jul18,0,3819643.column), last week. ---
**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 23, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/106 "2008-07-23T02:18:03Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] “How many Obama supporters does it take to change a light bulb?” “None. They light up as soon as they hear the word ‘change.’” [/QUOTE] For what it’s worth, I’ve told this joke to several people, both Obama supporters and people of unknown affiliation, and they all got a laugh out of it. ---
**Author:** ![tds1273](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@tds1273](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tds1273)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805/107 "2008-07-23T19:03:26Z")
[QUOTE=Voyager] The Daily Show stuff on the trip last night shows the problem. Jon Stewart asked if he’d make a gaffe, say a geographical one, and then showed McCain screwing up. Obama even sank the 3 point shot. (I could see a “black guy makes a basket - big deal” joke. [/QUOTE] I thought Colbert(or was it Stewart?) did well with the clip of Obama making the three. Roughly: ‘Oh yeah he made the shot, but he didn’t …(runs off a list of basketball defensive plays)…, which just goes to prove that he is weak on defense.’ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-barack-obamaa-jokes/456805.md?page=5)