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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Late-night TV show hosts found humor in the presidential
campaign. A sampling from Thursday night:
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''If you watched the debate last night, you know John
McCain kept talking about this guy Sen. Obama met on the campaign trail
named Joe the Plumber. You know the saddest part of the Joe the Plumber story?
Last month he was an investment banker.'' -- Jay
Leno, NBC's ''Tonight Show.''
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''Sixty-seven percent of Americans say they've seen enough and they don't
want any more presidential
debates. The other 33 percent are plumbers who want to hear their name on
television.'' -- Conan
O'Brien, NBC's ''Late Night.''
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''With just 19 days left until the election, Barack
Obama warned supporters today to guard against overconfidence. Then he
boarded Air Force One, blasted `We Are The Champions' and shouted `I'm King of
the World.''' -- Amy
Poehler, NBC's ''Saturday
Night Live Weekend Update Thursday.''
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''It was interesting last night during the debate. At one point, John McCain
brought up Barack Obama's relationship with '60s radical William Ayers. And then
Barack Obama brings up McCain's relationship with John Brown at Harper's
Ferry.'' -- David
Letterman, CBS' ''Late Show.''
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''This Joe the Plumber is all over the place. He's been on `Good Morning
America,' Fox News. He was talking to The Associated Press. This plumber's done
more interviews today than Sarah
Palin has done since being chosen by John McCain.'' -- Leno.
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''It was a different John McCain, wasn't it? He was electric. He electrified
the crowd. And afterwards, Cloris
Leachman tossed him her hotel key.'' -- Letterman.
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''Barack Obama has begun running ads within video games. Obama ads can be
seen in video games such as `Madden NFL '09' and `Burnout.' Not to be outdone,
John McCain has begun putting ads inside many MRI machines.'' -- Seth Meyers,
''Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday.''
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''He (McCain) does a lot of weird stuff with his face. For one thing, he
blinks like he's sending Morse code signals through the TV set. ... It's almost
as if he's saying, `Is that a black guy beating me? I can't believe my eyes.'''
-- Jimmy
Kimmel, ABC's ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''
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''During last night's debate, Hillary
Clinton watched from the audience of Hofstra
University's auditorium. Bill
Clinton was also at Hofstra University but he watched from the Delta Gamma
Sorority House.'' -- O'Brien.
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Top 10 Messages Left on Joe the Plumber's Answering Machine: ''1. It's
Madonna. Are you seeing anybody?'' -- Letterman.
