Quote:I'm prepared for a host of Obama jokes - I have no problem with that. I just didn't think the ones you posted were very funny. Either that, or they were so clever that they referenced things I didn't get. The walk on water one was slightly amusing.
The references are there in several of them. As I said earlier, they're mostly Republican talking points.
Quote:How does Obama keep his staffers on their toes?
He raises the urinals up a couple of feet.
Generic joke. Could have been said about anyone. No political message here.
Quote:Why wonât Obama laugh at himself?
Because it would be racist.
Basic laugh at political correctness. Nyuk nyuk, the left has no sense of humor, isn't it hilariously absurd.
Quote:What do Obama and Osama have in common?
They both have friends who bombed the Pentagon.
There appears to be no joke here. There are, however, three talking points: One, link Obama and Osama as often as possible. The one letter difference is a gift. Two, imply (but do not state) that Obama is a terrorist. Three, remind people of the (largely irrelevant) link between Obama and Bill Ayers and the Weather Underground.
Quote:Why did Obama change his name from Barry to Barack?
He thought Barry sounded too American.
There is also no joke here, just a talking point: Obama is very foreign, and not Apple-pie-American like the rest of us normal folks. Scary scary. (Edit: Also not correct, as Obama's name has always been Barack, and "Barry" was a nickname. However, the "joke" needs to imply that Obama does not *want* to be American, reinforcing the talking point.)
Quote:Why is Barack Obama so thin?
If he were any heavier he wouldn't be able to walk on water.
The joke is that Obama is seen as the messiah. Funny enough concept, Jon Stewart did it better.
Quote:What is the difference between Biden after Obama picked him and a dead Kennedy supporter?
One was a merry Joe and the other was Mary Jo.
Ah, Chappaquiddick. 40 year old Ted Kennedy joke. (Still) funny only if you already hate Ted Kennedy, and even then, not an Obama joke, but a repurposed (grim) Kennedy joke.
-Jester