When Jokes Go Bad

Thu, 11/02/2006 - 9:27am — Riggsveda

More than 2000 Americans died after Bush flubbed his little joke, and the American people voted him back into office. But somehow Kerry's remarks are on a par with child molestation or apostasy. This, in itself, seems a meta-joke so monstrous that it almost makes you believe there's a God. Funny folks, you fellow Americans of mine.

UPDATE: For some reason the video above won't open on this website, so click here. Thanks to Music for America for the video.

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