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Tina Fey calls Sarah Palin "sexism" charges baloney. She also explains her facial scar and talks about her Republicans parents

• Looking for holiday gift ideas? Check out our annual Political Gift Guide, featuring books, DVDs, and gag gifts for political junkies and humor enthusiasts

• Check out the week's best late-night jokes and the week in political cartoons

• Slate presents Sarah Palin's Turkey Interview Outtakes. Wait until you see what else she didn't notice!

Ann Coulter's jaw has been wired shut, proving that God has a sense of humor

David Letterman presents the "Top 10 Sarah Palin Excuses for the Turkey Slaughter"

• Happy liberals give thanks for Sarah Palin over at 23/6

The Daily Show recaps Sarah Palin's Greatest Hits

• Bill Clinton impersonator Darrell Hammond stops by Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" to talk about Hillary as Secretary of State

SNL presents a special obsenity-laced message from Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel

• Humorist Bill Shein looks at last-minute Bush initiatives

Sarah Palin pardons a turkey and hilarity ensues

Borowitz Report: Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy

Stephen Colbert stops by Good Morning America to promote his upcoming Christmas special, "A Colbert Christmas"

Saturday Night Live mocks Joe Biden and his propensity for gaffes

• Watch video of Rahm Emanuel roasting Stephen Colbert

David Letterman presents the Top Ten Things Overheard During Obama's Meeting With McCain. #1: "Maybe you'd be President-elect if you hadn't crossed Letterman"

• A group of pranksters handed out over a million fake copies of the New York Times, reporting that all of the world's problems will be solved by July 2009.

Borowitz Report: Bush in Race Against Time to Wreck Country

John McCain talks to Jay Leno about his election loss, saying, "I've been sleeping like a baby. Sleep two hours, wake up and cry, sleep two hours, wake up and cry.''

• Watch video of Barack Obama roasting his future chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, in 2005

David Letterman presents the Top Ten Things Overheard During the Bush/Obama Meeting. #1: "When can you start?"

• With the election over, Bill Maher bids farewell to douchebags

• Check out political cartoons and funny pics saluting Obama's historic victory

• Watch Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert call the election for Barack Obama as part of their Indecision 2008 live coverage

• McCain staffers are wasting no time throwing Sarah Palin under the bus, describing her shopping spree as "Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast"; revealing that she did not know Africa was a continent; recounting how she once greeted the McCain staff wearing only a towel; and dishing on her temper tantrums.

The Onion: Black Man Given Nation's Worst Job

Borowitz Report: Failure to Blow Election Stuns Democrats

The Onion: Nation Finally Shitty Enough To Make Social Progress

23/6: America to World: "We're Not Retarded!"

• Read a compilation of the best late-night jokes of election 2008

• Catch highlights from McCain's and Palin's appearances on Saturday Night Live's "Presidential Bash"

• View a gallery of the top 100 funny pictures and cartoons from the 2008 presidential campaign

• Have no fear, SuperBarack is here

• A Canadian comedy duo prank calls Sarah Palin and convinces her she's talking to French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Hilarity ensues.

• Watch John McCain on Saturday Night Live with Tina Fey as Sarah Palin in a skit that featured them addressing the nation on the QVC channel. McCain: "Look, would I rather be on three major networks? Of course. But I'm a true maverick -- a Republican without money."

• Forget the polls. If you really want to know who's going to win the election, look to these time-tested predictors: Halloween mask sales, the kids' vote, and the Washington Redskins.

Bill Maher takes a hilarious look back at the 2008 election in his latest installment of "New Rules"

• Take a look back at The Presidential Campaign in a Minute, courtesy of a 23/6

• Check out the top 10 funniest gaffes of campaign 2008

John McCain is set to appear on Saturday Night Live, where presumably he will attempt to swamp Sarah Palin for Tina Fey

• Mr. Straight Talk Himself stars in My Friends: The Musical, featuring McCain's favorite phrases

• The Moderate Voice looks at recent late-night jokes and how they provide a telling barometer of where the presidential race is headed

• In honor of Halloween, Howard Mortman looks back at the most frightening Halloween-themed rhetoric from recent presidential campaign history

Stephen Colbert announces that he will endorse (but not vote for) Barack Obama.

Barack Obama discusses his white half, socialism, and Sean Hannity on The Daily Show

• Watch a hilarious Daily Show segment on Sarah Palin "Goin' Rogue"

• Now you too can dress like Sarah Palin with the help of a fun interactive game

David Alan Grier of Comedy Central's "Chocolate News" has a special message for black people: be cool until Obama is elected

• During an appearance on David Letterman, Alec Baldwin imitates Sarah Palin, calls her "beautiful" And "Bible spice"

• Check out the 25 most devastating quotes about Sarah Palin

Tina Fey tells Conan O'Brien that Sarah Palin offered her daugther Bristol for babysitting

Duly quoted: "Now, because he knows that his economic theories don't work, he's been spending these last few days calling me every name in the book. Lately he's called me a socialist for wanting to roll-back the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans so we can finally give tax relief to the middle class. I don't know what's next. By the end of the week he'll be accusing me of being a secret communist because I shared my toys in kindergarten. I shared my peanut butter and jelly sandwich." --Barack Obama on John McCain's attacks (Watch video clip)

• Check out the 25 funniest viral videos of the 2008 campaign

• A top McCain adviser calls Sarah Palin a "whack-job," one-upping another McCain adviser who called her a "diva"

David Letterman presents the "Top Ten Sarah Palin Excuses for Spending $150,000 on Clothes": #1: The difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull: lipstick, Prada shoes, a Gucci handbag, and a few $3,000 suits

David Sedaris shares his thoughts about undecided voters: "I look at these people and can't quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot of attention? To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. "Can I interest you in the chicken?" she asks. "Or would you prefer the platter of sh*t with bits of broken glass in it? To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked."

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