Politics and Pucks

As someone who studies politics, I sometimes get discouraged by the system. However, there's a reason I like studying politics. There's a lot of times in American politics, where we see a lot of silliness and humor. We have the annual White House Correspondents Banquet where the whole press corps takes a few hours to make fun of itself and of elected officials. At the same time, the President and their cabinet get to have a chance to make fun of themselves and then listen to a comedian as well!

There's also elections and the crazy advertising and people who are involved, that the media generally does not cover. Sometimes, these people are running for irony, others because they're serious. Meet Vermin Supreme. He's a Democratic candidate running for President in New Hampshire. He was seen at a debate recently, and here's what he had to say:



Anyone whose closing statement is sung to the tune of "the chicken dance" has my vote.

The full debate can be seen here, but I think this highlight reel is pretty fantastic.

(Via Mediaite)