Satire is, according to Merriam-Webster, “trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly.”  All I know is, they bring the truthful funnies.

During election season, the amount of information, either truthful or rumored about a candidate is ripe for a clever wit’s picking.  There are tons out there proliferating impersonations and delivering facts in a manner that mirrors the candidate, only humorously.  There are, however, others, who take that truth and add some spice to it.

“Paris for President” music video

I’m pretty sure everyone’s well aware that Paris Hilton is running for Prez.  I mean, the “old guy” said she was, so she guesses she is?  After the hilarious video and its follow-up, Paris Hilton comes up with a music video announcing her stand on the issues.  “Paris for President” is chanted repeatedly over an electro beat while creepy doll-faced secret agent guys dance around in the background.  “No more player-hatin’ in the U.S.A.” and “Fashion police?”  Sounds solid, don’t you think?

“The Vet Who Did Not Vet”

This one’s hilarious.  Using Seuss-ian rhymes, it gets its point across.  It does announce itself by the beginning that it’s a “cautionary tale.”  I’m not sure if kids will get the big points of this video, but still, it’s pretty entertaining — real-world caution juxtaposed with child-like visuals.  Why is it so funny?  Because it’s TRUE!  What bothers me is the last few seconds on this one, since it turns into an endorsement.  I like my satire neutral, so that I can smile at funnies made about each one.  (While still taking the issues seriously, of course.)

“McCain – Obama Dance-Off”

Forget the elections!  Settle the issues in a dance-off!  That way, people know what exactly they’re voting for.  This feature by mini-movie features some slick editing, something right up there with those silly video edits they make on Leno or O’Brien.  But of course, dancing skills should NEVER EVER replace true ability to lead, because if popularity’s any indication — we’re all pretty much screwed if the winner in the dance battle wins.  (That’s so non-neutral of me, wasn’t it?)

Well, those’re my favorite political satire videos at the moment.  Though I was initially tone-deaf for Paris’ music video, the lyrics are starting to catch on.  Let’s not hope that I won’t chat that next week on 11/4.

Do you know any other good political satire vids that I missed?  Share ‘em over the links, or discuss them over @ The Jabber.

Alec Baldwin recently revealed his reaction on the Palin-SNL acceptance.  Some fans hated it because it didn’t skewer Palin enough, while some still applaud SNL for being the only one with the guts to make fun of politicians who are right in front of them.

Thing is, it’s just too hard to not talk about Sarah Palin.  Well, there’s always the Tina Fey resemblance.  On the other hand, here are some other reasons:

The Quotes! Can you imagine foreign policy being reduced to “I live next to Russia!”  How about her being stunned when asked what exactly a VP does?  Can you imagine a world where she didn’t say that and we loved her all the more because of it?  How about the “Thanks, but no thanks!” or the “you betchas?”  It’s too easy because sometimes her speeches feel like they’ve been practiced in front of a mirror and rehearsed repeatedly.  Any semblance of spontaneity is gone.  It’s also the content of whatever she says: 80% is misquoted, the other 20% just makes us go “huh?”

The Hair and Make-Up! Many have commented that they hate the hair — while a more recent study shows that more people are trying to get the same hair.  Boosting the profit of stylists.  But wait, there ‘s even more — according to word that’s gone out, Palin spends even more of the Republican budget on her make-up artist — even more so than McCain!  It’s also been stated that she’s putting on heavier blush these days as a result of the spotlight being on her even more intensely.

The Clothes. $150,000 on clothes for the last two months?  Have we been working especially hard to buy her those hot new shoes?  Republicans are already reporting an outcry after hearing this, plus, the Democrats aren’t too far behind and are probably not going to let this slide.

That Beauty Queen thing. Treating the elections as a beauty pageant doesn’t mean that you could gloss over the real important stuff, like the question-and-answer portion, or, for that matter, the talent portion.  Finding the right answer to “how would you achieve world peace?” probably hasn’t been that hard for her.

That Hustler porn thing. When has porn not been famous?  It’s one of the rare dirty secrets that a lot of people has but is refusing to step out in the open.  So maybe someone asked the question, “what’d it look like, watching that hawt VP get nailed?”  Well look no further, because Hustler’s coming out with something that emulates the answer in their new adult film, “Who’s Nailin’ Palin?”  With a Sarah Palin-lookalike facing untold horrors, such as neighboring Russkies and whatnot, facing down with an Obama-alike, etc, I’m guessing it’d be a parody megamix.

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The week’s funny pages — they say art imitates real life, and I say that’s a major cliché — so let’s look at the funny pages about the politicians.  I’ve already highlighted the strong political statements on bumper stickers — now let’s see what the cartoonists are saying!

I mean, with all that’s going on in real world politics, the cartoonists won’t ever have to run out of material.  The funny thing is, most of the comics are true; politics is absurd.

When your campaign’s clogged … who ya gonna call? – Who the heck is Joe the plumber?  If you’ve been watching ANY of the major news networks, or have been attending Republican rallies, then you’d know exactly who he is.  As a matter of fact, he’s become a staple in all of Ms. Palin’s speeches.  Way to divert attention!  Now if only he could solve the clogged-up media…

With all these truths, who needs issues? -  Honestly, McCain seems intent on destroying his opponent by any means necessary — even if it means using the facts against him.  So he knows a supposed terrorist … now how is that  being ‘Country first’ again?

I shrug. – Obama’s been known to be aloof against all of the issues piling up on him.  Have you heard him address the allegations personally?  I think not.  If you were to give someone a gift, and that person refuses, to whom does the gift belong to?  Plus, if you were to give insults to someone and that person refuses, to whom does the insults belong?

Heightened reality – As far as we know, this is how McCain perceives Barack Obama — which is basically urging his supporters to quake in their boots and vote for him, because he’s not ‘that one.’

You betcha! – Can’t have one of these lists and not have Palin on it.  Sarah Palin, did bring up Obama’s previous association with one Mr. Ayers.  That he was “palling around with terrorists.”  Such strong words … and she stands by it.  I wonder what McCain is thinking about her now.  Have you noticed that since then she hasn’t had any more prominent statements to release?  Well, save for that appearance on SNL where she was bobbing her head as Amy Poehler rapped about the Republican party.  Plus, she was wearing nice boots that time.  Rawr.

Do you agree with these comic depictions of the candidates?  Are they told in heightened reality, or are they saying it as it is?  Discuss it over @ The Jabber.