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28 September 2009
Roundup of Sunday Funnies - United Nations, Cartoons
From Denny: Awww, come on, we all knew the comics and cartoonists just couldn't leave it alone when it came to United Nations humor! And we are so glad they couldn't keep their hands off or their mouths shut... :)
The Daily Show
Jon Stewart: All the world's bigwigs converged on Gotham (New York City) by jumbo jet, helicopter, motorcade and, of course, jumbo chopper-cade. All to make it to their important meeting about climate change.
The Jay Leno Show
Jay Leno: Moammar Gadhafi-duck, this moron, was at the U.N. today. He talked forever. He talked on Israel and the swine flu and the JFK assassination. Where was Kanye West to grab the microphone away?
Late Show
David Letterman: Look at how tight security is down at the harbor. See there, they got a ... [Screen shows Statue of Liberty wearing Secret Service-style sunglasses]
The Tonight Show
Conan O'Brien: As usual, he was all over the place. Take a look at this. [Video of Gadhafi speaking, with translation captioned as, "We need to work toward peace by understanding each other. For example, this Chinese restaurant menu says free eggroll with order, but when my food arrived ... there was no eggroll."]
From Denny: You know a Democrat is in the White House when it seeps into the cartoon culture. Love it, Ziggy!
And since we are talking about political "fat cats" this is fun:
And, to remember, darn, we are starting yet another work week:
To catch up over at Dennys Global Politics (I was busy this weekend putting up collections of news clips on various stories):
7 Videos: Former President Bill Clinton on Meet The Press
5 Videos: G20 Conference Highlights, World Sanctions Against Iran, Obamas Vision, Diplomatic Security Story, How Irans People Will Fare Under New Sanctions
3 Videos: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Interviewed About Iran Nukes
Video: Giving Abused Afghan Women Hope
2 Videos: Terrorist Zazi Close to Finishing That Bomb
Video: Irans Speech Rejected by United Nations Delegates, No Thanks!
Video: Iran Protestors Outside United Nations