Like sending a fat, unloved child off to summer camp, today we wave goodbye to the 2008 campaign season, the tears conspicuous by their absence in our eyes. And judging by the tone of some of the comments we’ve been getting around here (”Fuck you guys!”) it’s not a moment too soon. America and the world are pretty much politiced-out.
We did have some fun though, didn’t we? From the insane amount of Ron Paul insanity on Digg, to the carefree misogyny of the Democratic primaries, to our own Dan O’Brien’s quixotic attempts to fingerbang a certain Vice Presidential nominee, there were a lot of good memories this past year, intermixed amongst the thousands of tedious, unpleasant memories. Reflecting my sentimental and hopelessly romantic nature, this whole time I’ve been keeping a scrapbook of these fun times. I present to you below a small sample.
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January 1st, 2009 at 6:50 pm
ahaha tom cruise is so badass
and obama with his birds
December 10th, 2008 at 2:38 am
wtf is up with tom cruise WDs???
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:03 am
No wonder Obama won. He has attack birds.
November 19th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Great job with the pics…
laughed my dead of at the baby sacrifice one.
did anyone look at mccains face with palin, INstant boner moment for him
November 18th, 2008 at 11:19 am
79thhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 5th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
What? You guys are still using those silly electronic voting machines? You’d think you would have learned by now.
November 5th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I did kingmonkey. I actually wrote in Tits the Nun. I did it with shame in my heart the whole time I was typing as well.
November 5th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
I tried, Kingmonkey. I tried.
November 5th, 2008 at 10:57 am
[...] http://www.cracked.com/blog/campaign-2008-rememories/ [...]
November 5th, 2008 at 9:56 am
I’m a bit surprised and disappointed that Tits the Nun didn’t win. Even Cowgirl McFakeknockers should have done fairly well.
For shame, America– you didn’t vote in the erotic nun.
November 5th, 2008 at 6:47 am
Oh, and the birds were the best. The penguin one is going on my desktop!
November 5th, 2008 at 6:46 am
Um…it wasn’t necessarily homo crap (but hey, I’m not a homo and maybe it was…) but it WAS Tom Cruise before he went bonkers. Don’t you recognize “Top Gun”? Homoerotic fighter pilots! Dreamin’ of the good ol’ days…..
November 5th, 2008 at 6:19 am
Bob is like a closeted Haley Joe Osmond.
He sees gay people.
November 5th, 2008 at 4:26 am
I am calling it now for Ron Paul! Not all the votes are counted yet!
November 5th, 2008 at 2:33 am
[...] from Cracked.com, thanks to Dan, who showed them to me and made me giggle. a [...]
November 5th, 2008 at 1:29 am
I never knew Obama had such a thing for birds. Don’t listen to HomicidalOrange (murderous fruits know nothing) the bird thing was done just the right amount. I laughed so hard at the penguin.
November 5th, 2008 at 12:56 am
Hilarious. The bird thing made me laugh so much.
November 4th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Interesting, some good pictures but the bird thing was overdone, funny the first time though
November 4th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
oh silly Wu-tang clan…
November 4th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Love in an Elevator would have been freakin awesome. Oh well.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
I hate you, Bob. You’re what’s wrong with the world. If you and all the people like you were executed, the global average IQ would go up by 10 points.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Who’s the faggot who photoshopped all the homo crap?
November 4th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
HAHAHAHAHA! PENGUIN! HAHAHAHAHA…
November 4th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
this makes me sad
November 4th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
best boobies clip ever! who’s nailin’ paylin! russell brand’s firing on the bbc! boobies!
http://www.tokillfor.com/view_video.php?viewkey=bfa4055a7d13cd430dde&page=1&viewtype=&category=mr
November 4th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
LOL!
November 4th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Great work. Still chuckling…
November 4th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
When I woke up this morning it dawned on me that far and away the best choice for the lyrics on the last page would have been “Love in an Elevator.”
Oh well.
November 4th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
[...] love the bloggers on Cracked.com. And one of the blogs is called “Campaign 2008: The Year in Pictures“. Go check it out, it’s great. The best three things in this blog are 1) the pictures [...]
November 4th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Obviously whoever posted the Ron Paul pic is NOT ignorant. The joke is that A LOT of people don’t know who he is even though they’ve seen him a lot.
November 4th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
fuck whoever made the ron paul pic. Ignorant prick.
November 4th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
He points a lot. it summons the birds to roost on it. *Sigh*. Yeah, the Katie Couric one is definatly not photoshopped. Nice album, though. Should do this more often with other categories.
November 4th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
…what is the bird and obama thing? i don’t get it..
November 4th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
You know, Barack Obama dosen’t always wear his america pin. Do you really want someone with no america pin as president? Really? Ok it’s true I don’t care either.
November 4th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I laughed so hard at the bird thing this morning and now I can’t remember why.
November 4th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Anyone else think Joe T. Plumber looks shockingly like a thinner Michael Chiklis?
November 4th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Barack Obama uses Bird Attack!
John McCain takes twenty damage!
November 4th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
The best thing about the picture with the eagle is the wistful look on Hilary’s face.
“Goddamn eagles always go to him, can’t even summon a goddamn chaffinch.”
November 4th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Well done! The Curic one was priceless.
November 4th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
You made me well up.
November 4th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Hilarious pictures. Honest LOLs.
November 4th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
The birds were hilarious. That’s a potential internet meme I could enjoy for the full 15 minutes.
November 4th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
OK, so John McCain likes Tom Cruise (shirtless) and birds like Barack Obama. It’s actually pretty funny.
November 4th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
I’ve been on the fence about which candidate to vote for, but thanks to Cracked, I’ve made my choice. Apparently, penguins like Obama, and I like penguins, so…
I’m voting for the penguin!
November 4th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Election day has passed anti-climactically. I only discovered yesterday I couldn’t vote owing to me not being registered and not actually living in America. My tears of regret and uselessness are drying on my cheeks.
But whatev. Fab aviary Bucholz.
I also cry for the satirists who are seeing their favourite scratching post sign off the political stage soon. And George Bush.
Guess Tina Fey better look for work.
But as much as I like light satire, I think Hannah Montana has got off lightly recently.
Let the Miley-baiting recommence!
To the Disney-mobile!
November 4th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
That was sweet. It’s nice to see your romantic side, Bucholz.
And Classybroad, I love you. You inspire me.
November 4th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Well yeah, seeing as it’s PHOTOSHOPPING!
November 4th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
That’s some shitty writing
November 4th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
freakingnews has the best election chops
November 4th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
haha!
obama with the penguin was fab!!
Also liked the back cover
very touching *sob*
November 4th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I thought Statler and Waldorf would have been excellent moderators for one the debates. Even though they are obviously old school republicans.
November 4th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
wait…….you mean to tell me these are all photo shopped? so McCain and Obama are not a couple?…….dam you cracked!……..you got me again!
November 4th, 2008 at 11:30 am
A Sarah McLachlan quote on Cracked. I am complete. Thank you, Cracked, for making a baddish day gooder.
November 4th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Bucholz, you just discharged laughs all over my face. And early in the morning too. Well done.
November 4th, 2008 at 11:08 am
that made me so happy inside.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Wait a minute…penguins can’t fly…someone would have had to put it there…
November 4th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Yawn!
November 4th, 2008 at 10:54 am
November 4th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Ah brings back memories…
Obama: I own an aviary, and I’m going to get some use out of it, dammit!
Hillary: Thug 4 life, yo! I hope no one notices this is a cardboard cutout.
Giuliani: How many babies does Satan want before he makes people give more than two shits about 9/11!
McCain: I watched Top Gun 70 times… this week.
Ron Paul: This time no one can stop me, not even Superman! Muhahaha!
McCain: Nah guys, you’re looking for Michael Cain. And it’s not even Christmas eve.
Palin: I got it at Costco.
Couric: Dammit, Palin, you made me use my incredibly long ellipse. I was saving it special.
SNL: DREAMS DO COME TRUE!
Joe the Plumber: Shortly after, Joe put on a bee suit to escape the IRS.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:45 am
I dont get the obama birds D:
November 4th, 2008 at 10:44 am
i think i liked the cover of the scrap book the most. it just caught me by suprise.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:37 am
The birds perched on Obama’s finger is photoshop GENIUS. Love it!
November 4th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Mccain and the Muppets… Priceless.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:06 am
The birds indeed are priceless… or at least confusing. Jeez, is Obama a mahogany coatrack?
November 4th, 2008 at 9:56 am
The birds… priceless…
November 4th, 2008 at 9:55 am
I think we all like the birds, this made me a little teary eyed when i realized obama won’t be calling me after today anymore
November 4th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Is it bad that the ones that made me laugh the hardest were the bird ones?
November 4th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Oh wow, McBush really is an old washed up rag.
JIff
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November 4th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Surprisingly good. All that I must say is thanks for the chuckles, and birds.
November 4th, 2008 at 8:58 am
“to our own Dan O’Brien’s quixotic attempts to fingerbang a certain Vice Presidential nominee…”
DOB tried to fingerbang Joe Biden. God, that’s disgusting!!!!
November 4th, 2008 at 8:46 am
I love the idea that the needs of Joe the plumber have became so great he has taken literal form to shout at Obama. And possibly refer to him as ‘boy’ as often as he can.
November 4th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Awesomeness.
November 4th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Is there something homoerotic about Sarah McLachlan?
November 4th, 2008 at 8:26 am
So, tomorrow is when the 2012 presidential campaign starts, right?
November 4th, 2008 at 8:15 am
“politiced-out.”
How about “poiticked off,” instead?
November 4th, 2008 at 8:11 am
How about some screen shots of Palin with her top off?
November 4th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Heh.
Barack ‘Birdman’ Obama.
His hope-o-meter goes way up with that Eagle, but sort of falters with the Penguin.
November 4th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Oké, techinicaly I was forth. And more technicaly, I spelled technically wrong. Multiple times.
Who cares!?
November 4th, 2008 at 8:05 am
awesome
November 4th, 2008 at 8:04 am
Third! And… Who cares!?
November 4th, 2008 at 8:03 am
I liked the recurrent theme of the bird on Obama’s finger. It made me chuckle.
November 4th, 2008 at 8:02 am
First?
November 4th, 2008 at 8:02 am
first!