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89 Spoofs, Smears, Style Specials from the 2008 Presidential Election

— September 21, 2008 — Social Good
The 2008 presidential election has been a groundbreaking one on nearly every front, but especially on pop culture. Obama, Biden, McCain, and Palin have been vilified and honored, remixed and remastered, poked fun of and defended--all in front of a world audience.

Thanks to the glory of the Internet, these viral videos, Photoshopped images, cheeky cartoons, celebrity endorsements and denouncements, and tabloid cover stories of our presidential and VP nominees have all been preserved for us to entertain ourselves even after November has come and gone.

Whether you plan (or are able) to vote or not, let’s face it: The 2008 presidential race has been nothing if not thoroughly entertaining.
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Popularity
Activity
Freshness
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Remixing Presidential Candidates
Remixing Presidential Candidates
John McCain Fails The Test
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82
Candidates that Can't Count
Candidates that Can't Count
Obama's 'Seven' Ad Attacks McCain's Multiple Homes
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81
Nominee Name-Sharing
Nominee Name-Sharing
John McCain Supports Obama
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80
Politicians in Gossip Magazines
Politicians in Gossip Magazines
Publications Shift Their Focus
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79
Bipartisan Love-Ins
Bipartisan Love-Ins
Obama Meets O'Reilly
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78
Candidate Assassination Plots
Candidate Assassination Plots
Obama Threatened by White Supremacy Group
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77
Bad Taste Campaigning
Bad Taste Campaigning
John McCain & Sarah Palin Use 9/11 in Ad
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76
Candidates That Fight Back
Candidates That Fight Back
Obama Snaps, Threatens to 'Go Gangster' (SPOOF)
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75
DIY Political Finger Puppets
DIY Political Finger Puppets
Obama, Hillary, McCain
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74
Political Spoof Musicals
Political Spoof Musicals
Les Misbarack Mocks Sarah Palin, Obama, McCain
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73
Obama in China Olympic Broadcasts
Obama in China Olympic Broadcasts
Sen. Spends $5 Million on NBC Ads
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72
Voting For Politicians that Can Dance
Voting For Politicians that Can Dance
Why ObamaGirl Supports Barack
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71
Leave Barack Alone Videos
Leave Barack Alone Videos
Chris Crocker Stands Up For Obama Parody
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70
Presidential Candidate Branding
Presidential Candidate Branding
Obama's Time For A Change Watches
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69
Musical Politics
Musical Politics
Celebs Sing 'The American Prayer' For Obama
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68
Political Convention Visual Summaries
Political Convention Visual Summaries
Wordle Interprets DNC and RNC
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67
Political Remix
Political Remix
Chris Crocker Britney Spear Viral Remixed to 'Leave Sarah Palin Alone'
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66
Politicial Parody Attacks
Politicial Parody Attacks
Hockey Moms Against Sarah Palin
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65
Presidential Playlists
Presidential Playlists
McCain and Obama's Top 10 Music Playlists
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64
Political Swimwear
Political Swimwear
Obama, Clinton and McCain Politkinis
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63
Obama Documentaries
Obama Documentaries
HYPE: The Obama Effect
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62
McDumb as Bush?
McDumb as Bush?
McCain 894th / 899th in His Class, Can't Use a Computer, Obama Pokes
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61
Big-Speech Body Language
Big-Speech Body Language
Joe Navarro Rates Sarah Palin
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60
Obama Soda
Obama Soda
Jones Campaign Cola 2008 Has All the Candidates
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59
Viral Political Pranks
Viral Political Pranks
Barack Obama Rolling (Like Rick Rolling)
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58
Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator
Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator
What Would Sarah Name You?
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57
Politicians on Tabloid Covers
Politicians on Tabloid Covers
Sarah Palin & Obama in OK Magazine
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56
Viral Video Rebuttals
Viral Video Rebuttals
McCain Ad Defends Sarah Palin for Obama's "Lipstick on a Pig"
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55
Free Urban Propaganda
Free Urban Propaganda
Obama-Inspired "Obeyma" Stickers
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54
Spudtacular Viral Ad
Spudtacular Viral Ad
McCain Potato Parade
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53
Babies as Political Props
Babies as Political Props
Candidates Kids Off Limits, Yours, Not So Much
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52
Most Followed People on Twitter
Most Followed People on Twitter
Barack Obama is #1
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51
Political Spoofs
Political Spoofs
Sarah Palin Parodied by Sara Benincasa
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50
Controversy Political Comparisons
Controversy Political Comparisons
Madonna Likens John McCain to Hitler
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49
Ultra Sarcastic Political Ads
Ultra Sarcastic Political Ads
McCains' "Hot Chicks Dig Obama" Campaign
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48
Obama Crafts
Obama Crafts
Obama Earrings, Eco-Skirts & More
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47
Racist Obama Magazine Covers
Racist Obama Magazine Covers
Vanity Fair Parodies New Yorker
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46
Anti-Republican Photoshopping
Anti-Republican Photoshopping
John McCain as Warmonger
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45
CNN: Trend Hunter Featured
CNN: Trend Hunter Featured
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44
Political Search Wins
Political Search Wins
Sexy Sarah Palin Dominates New Obama & McCain Videos
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43
The Moose Diet
The Moose Diet
Sarah Palin and Ted Nugent Endorse Wild Game
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42
Palin Bashing
Palin Bashing
Sarah Palin Dissed by Meg Ryan, Pink, Jada Pinkett-Smith
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41
Celebrity Political Appeals
Celebrity Political Appeals
Matt Damon Trashes Sarah Palin
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40
Political Fashion Analysts
Political Fashion Analysts
Nina Garcia Hates Sarah Palin Glasses
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39
Celebrity Candidates
Celebrity Candidates
McCain Compares Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton
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38
Political Fashion Influencers
Political Fashion Influencers
Emulating Sarah Palin's Style
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37
FOX Business News: Jeremy Gutsche on Sarah Palin Fever
FOX Business News: Jeremy Gutsche on Sarah Palin Fever
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36
Paris for President?
Paris for President?
Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Celebrity Ad
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35
Photobombing Politicians
Photobombing Politicians
Obama, Biden, Their Wives + Woman on Floor
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34
Political Pinatas
Political Pinatas
Obama, Hillary, Bush & More
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33
Facial Remixing
Facial Remixing
Political Face Morphing
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32
Stripping as Political Support
Stripping as Political Support
Soap Stars on Daytime for Obama
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31
Political SNL Parodies
Political SNL Parodies
Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton
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30
Hunting Your Own Meals
Hunting Your Own Meals
The Sarah Palin Diet
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29
Presidential Serenades
Presidential Serenades
Jennifer Hudson's Star Spangled Banner for Obama
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28
Political Tattoos
Political Tattoos
Candidates Get Permanent Vote
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27
Graphic Obama Shoes
Graphic Obama Shoes
Candidates Baracked By Fashion
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26
Viral Political Celebrities
Viral Political Celebrities
Sarah Palin Trumps Obama & McCain on YouTube
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25
Political Sneakers
Political Sneakers
Barack Obama Nike Air Force One
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24
Right-Wingers in Tinsel Town
Right-Wingers in Tinsel Town
Celebrities Supporting John McCain and Sarah Palin
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23
Risque Political Sculptures
Risque Political Sculptures
Bare-Chested Michelle Obama Bust
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22
Political Botox
Political Botox
Sarah Palin's Chemically Assisted Beauty
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21
Political Emulation Wars
Political Emulation Wars
Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on SNL
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20
Music Video Politics
Music Video Politics
Madonna's "Get Stupid" on YouTube
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19
Sarah Palin Parodies Continue
Sarah Palin Parodies Continue
Gina Gershon for Funny or Die
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18
Cashing in on Palin Fever
Cashing in on Palin Fever
Sarah Palin Posters
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17
Political Footwear
Political Footwear
Sarah Palin Prefers Northface or Columbia, and People Actually Care
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16
Celebrities Attacking Politicians
Celebrities Attacking Politicians
Lindsay Lohan on Sarah Palin
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15
Political Parody Responses
Political Parody Responses
Sarah Palin liked Tina Fey Impersonation
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14
Controversial Political Satire
Controversial Political Satire
Obama Waffles Evoke Sterotypes
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13
Superimposed Politicians
Superimposed Politicians
Viral Sarah Palin Cartoons
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12
Judging Political Fashion
Judging Political Fashion
Project Runway Chooses Michelle Obama
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11
Fighting Feminine Power
Fighting Feminine Power
Tina Fey as Sarah Palin Leads to Talk of 'Bimbo Doctrine'
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10
Political Talk Show Controversies
Political Talk Show Controversies
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Burns Michelle Obama
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9
Record TV Premieres
Record TV Premieres
Sarah Palin & Michael Phelps Boost SNL Ratings
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8
Political Drag Contests
Political Drag Contests
The World's Most Powerful Men As Women
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7
Palin Power Products
Palin Power Products
Sarah Palin Merchandise
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6
Models as First Ladies
Models as First Ladies
Tyra Banks as Michelle Obama in Harper's Bazaar
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5
Political Fashion Icons
Political Fashion Icons
Sarah Palin in Vogue
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4
Sarah Palin Lookalikes
Sarah Palin Lookalikes
Tina Fey, Peggy Hill & Other Sightings
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3
Hacked Politicians
Hacked Politicians
Sarah Palin Yahoo! Email Hacked
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2
Extravagant Political Fashion
Extravagant Political Fashion
Cindy McCain's $300,000 RNC Ensemble
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1
Political Fashion Icons
Political Fashion Icons
Michelle Obama Style
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