John Cleese offers to write for Barack Obama

[emad]

Source: telegraph


Last Updated: 12:54pm BST 08/04/2008



Monty Python comedian John Cleese is to offer his services as a speechwriter to Barack Obama if he wins the Democratic nomination to become US president.

Cleese, who lives in California, told the Western Daily Press newspaper that his jokes could help the Illinois senator get into the White House.


"I am due to come to Europe in November but I may be tied up until then because if Barack Obama gets the nomination I'm going to offer my services to him as a speechwriter because I think he is a brilliant man," the 68-year-old said.

"I live in California now and only come back to England in May or June when my personal assistant tells me it is safe to do so," he added.


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Just when you thought that satire is dead...

[nuxvomica]

1. I see a new cabinet post: The Minister of Silly Walks

:D

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[TexasLady]

6. sounds good to me!

:rofl:

[zonkers]

3. Cleese is a kind, sharp funny man. Larger than life.

[emad]

4. Do not mention ze vor...

n/t

[timtom]

5. I'm impressed!

[jakem]

7. brilliant!

[ulysses]

8. Obama nails down the Python vote.

:D :thumbsup:

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

9. DON'T MENTION THE WAR!

:rofl:

[JP Belgium]

10. You mean like...

It's passed on!


This campaign is no more!

It has ceased to be!

It's expired and gone to meet 'its maker!

It's a stiff!

Bereft of life, it rests in peace!

If you hadn't nailed 'it to the perch 'it'd be pushing up the daisies!

Its metabolic processes are now 'istory!

It's off the twig!

It's kicked the bucket, 'it's shuffled off 'its mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!!

THIS IS AN EX-CAMPAIGN!!


(he should start right now)

[Kaleko]

24. Hee! You pulled the skit right out of my head.

(thundering)

That human parrot is dead! DEAD, I tell you. Expired long ago.

(in a pompous whisper)

It is no more.

[IDemo]

25. Or...

"Bring out your dead!.....bring out your dead!....."

"But, I'm feeling fine!"

"You'll be dead soon enough!"

[moggie]

11. Oh, this could be good

[mmonk]

12. Satire will never die with Cleese.

[struck_dumb]

13. yes Barry needs help

and yes, the Telegraph, while ususally on-target in at-home politics, is rabidly anti-Hillary. I am totally annoyed with them for it.

[mmonk]

14. Yeah, he's known for bad speeches.

:crazy:

[struck_dumb]

28. I don't like Barry's speaking style. Not a bit.

[JayFredMuggs]

17. You DO recognize satire when you see it, don't you?

This comment by Cleese was intended as satire. I guess you missed that.

Oh wait, maybe Cleese is saying Obama walks funny?

[MilesColtrane]

21. OK, we get it.

Barry was Barack's childhood nickname.

You are calling him a "boy".

Some people don't even bother to veil their racism any more.

[struck_dumb]

27. points for creative spinnery, however

I have posted today on why it's important for us and Barry to recognise that 'Barack' is not his only identity, Miles. I'd give you the link if I could be assed. I don't think many hot teens could be impressed by you calling their time of life 'childhood' and I bet his Gramma still calls him Barry.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

15. Do the election in semaphore!!!

[grantcart]

16. This will nail down the lumberjack vote

[JohnnyBoots]

19. Hahaha. Nicley done. nt.

[rug]

18. Is this where I come for an argument?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teMlv3ripSM

[JayFredMuggs]

22. No it isn't, Oh yes it is! No, it isn't!

:-)

[cooolandrew]

20. WOW. That gives you goosebumps even before reading. God bless you Mr Cleese.

[backscatter712]

23. Considering that people like me have been stealing his material...

to do things like mocking Hillary, I'd love to see him join the fun.

[emad]

26. John McCain is the ultimate dead parrot sketch fodder...

And next week's Spanish Inquisition visit by Ratzinger holds plenty of potential.

[Vinca]

29. He'd turn the White House into Fawlty Towers. LOL. nt

[rocktivity]

30. Cleese has election "experience"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31FFTx6AKmU

:rofl:
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