Andy Borowitz

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Andy Borowitz is a comedian and writer whose work appears in The New Yorker and The New York Times, and at his award-winning humor site, BorowitzReport.com. He hosts "Countdown to the Election, with special guests Joy Behar (The View) and Jeffrey Toobin (CNN, bestselling author of "The Nine") at the 92nd Street Y in NYC on October 22 at 8 PM. Student tickets half-price. For tickets go to 92y.org.

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McCain Makes Historic First Visit to Internet

Posted July 21, 2008 | 09:28 AM (EST)


In a daring bid to wrench attention from his Democratic rival in the 2008 presidential race, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) today embarked on an historic first-ever visit to the Internet.

Given that the Arizona Republican had never logged onto the Internet before, advisors acknowledged that his first visit to the...

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Obama Releases List of Approved Jokes About Himself

Posted July 15, 2008 | 11:00 AM (EST)


Saying he is "sympathetic to late night comedians' struggle to find jokes to make about me," Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) today issued a list of official campaign-approved Barack Obama jokes.

The five jokes, which Sen. Obama said he is making available to all comedians free of charge, are as follows:

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McCain Issues Top Ten Funniest Ways to Kill Iranians

Posted July 9, 2008 | 10:46 AM (EST)


Citing what he called the "overwhelmingly positive response to my jokes about killing Iranians," presumptive G.O.P. presidential nominee John McCain issued today a list of his favorite humorous remarks on the subject.

Titled "John McCain's Top Ten Funniest Ways to Kill Iranians," the list was published on his official campaign...

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Obama Posing Threat to Rock Stars, Rock Stars Fear

Posted July 8, 2008 | 10:54 AM (EST)


Sen. Barack Obama's plan to deliver his acceptance speech for the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field in Denver has stirred concerns among America's rock stars, who fear that the Illinois senator may have eclipsed them in popularity.

The nation's prominent rock acts, such as Aerosmith and Metallica, have been...

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Liberal Bloggers Accuse Obama of Trying to Win Election

Posted July 2, 2008 | 07:43 AM (EST)


The liberal blogosphere was aflame today with new accusations that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) is trying to win the 2008 presidential election.

Suspicions about Sen. Obama's true motives have been building over the past few weeks, but not until today have the bloggers called him out for betraying the Democratic...

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McCain Proposes Tax Holiday for Beer Heiresses

Posted June 29, 2008 | 05:47 PM (EST)


Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain unveiled details of his economic policy today, telling an audience in Ohio that if elected he would support a real estate tax holiday for beer heiresses.

Sen. McCain said that his tax holiday plan could lead to a revival for the U.S. economy, arguing,...

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Cindy McCain Robot Gets New Head

Posted June 21, 2008 | 05:33 PM (EST)


"We have the technology."

That was the message out of the McCain camp today as Sen. John McCain unveiled a newly refurbished Cindy McCain robot, featuring a state-of-the-art replacement head.

While the Cindy McCain robot had been a fixture during the primary campaign, appearing at the senator's side at hundreds...

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McCain: Sunnis, Shiites "Trying to Confuse Me"

Posted June 16, 2008 | 07:22 AM (EST)


In a major speech on the war in Iraq today, presumptive GOP nominee John McCain said that the Iraqis have split into two factions, Shiites and Sunnis, with a sinister goal in mind.

"My friends, the Iraqis have divided themselves into these two groups for one reason and one...

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Fist Bump Overshadows Ass-Slap

Posted June 12, 2008 | 09:03 PM (EST)


The obsession with Barack and Michelle's "fist bump" on national TV last week has caused the media to ignore an equally important gesture that the couple shared just moments later, a prominent media critic said today.

"The mainstream media and the blogosphere have been buzzing about the fact that the...

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McCain Vows to Campaign in All Thirteen Colonies

Posted June 9, 2008 | 11:51 AM (EST)


Republican presidential nominee John McCain officially kicked off his general election campaign today, promising to bring his race for the White House to "all thirteen colonies."

At a campaign stop in the Dominion of Virginia, Sen. McCain said that if his Democratic opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, takes any of the...

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Bill Clinton Updates Facebook Profile

Posted June 5, 2008 | 01:37 PM (EST)


The endgame of Hillary Clinton's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination took an unexpected turn today as her husband, former President Bill Clinton, updated his status on a popular social networking site.

Visitors to Mr. Clinton's profile page at Facebook noticed that minutes after Mrs. Clinton suspended her campaign, President...

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Straight Man Accidentally Sees Sex and the City

Posted June 3, 2008 | 11:54 AM (EST)


A self-styled heterosexual man from Akron, Ohio said today that he was "traumatized" over the weekend after attending a showing of the new Sarah Jessica Parker film, "Sex and the City."

Hendrick Colton, 34, said that he bought a ticket to the summer blockbuster "Iron Man" at his neighborhood multiplex...

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Bush Refuses to Read McClellan's Book, Calling It 'A Book'

Posted May 28, 2008 | 10:52 PM (EST)


On a day when Washington was abuzz with the news that former White House spokesperson Scott McClellan had published a tell-all memoir, President George W. Bush offered his personal reason for not reading it.

"I have no intention of reading Scott McClellan's book," Mr. Bush told reporters, "because it's a...

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Hillary Rejects, Denounces Self

Posted May 24, 2008 | 03:43 PM (EST)


Responding to a chorus of outrage touched off by her comments about the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) made a bold attempt at damage control today by distancing herself from herself.

Many political observers had assumed Sen. Clinton would respond in some manner to the controversy...

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Hillary: Votes of Imaginary Friends Must Be Counted

Posted May 20, 2008 | 04:52 PM (EST)


Sen. Hillary Clinton (D - NY) introduced a new wrinkle into the math of the Democratic presidential contest today, urging the party's rules committee to include the votes of her "imaginary friends" in her final tally.

At a campaign rally in Louisville today, Sen. Clinton said that she is now...

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Hillary Vows to Fight on for Edwards' Endorsement

Posted May 14, 2008 | 06:54 PM (EST)


Just moments after former presidential candidate John Edwards endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) for president, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) vowed to "continue the fight" for Edwards' endorsement.

"My friends, I will fight for the endorsement of John Edwards, even if it takes all summer," she told supporters in Louisville, Kentucky....

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First Borowitz Report Video Ever!

Posted May 14, 2008 | 11:00 AM (EST)


The Democratic Party has finally decided who's going to break it to Hillary that it's time to get out of the race:

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Bill Clinton Switches to Obama

Posted May 9, 2008 | 09:00 AM (EST)


In what some Democratic Party insiders are calling a particularly ominous sign for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, former president Bill Clinton today became the latest superdelegate to switch from Sen. Clinton to her rival, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill).

Sources close to the former president said that Mr. Clinton had been...

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Math Favors Hillary, Says Huckabee

Posted May 7, 2008 | 05:52 PM (EST)


"Don't stop believing."

That's the message from former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee to Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) one day after her disappointing showings in the North Carolina and Indiana primaries.

Even though her rival, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill), is now less than two hundred delegates from...

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Obama Proposes Gas-bag Holiday

Posted May 5, 2008 | 07:41 AM (EST)


After a week in which a chorus of television pundits talked about the Rev. Wright controversy ad nauseam, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama introduced a proposal today to silence such repetitious discussions.

"I am proposing a gas-bag holiday," Sen. Obama told a capacity crowd in Indianapolis. "Under my plan, all...

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