From Deseret News archives:
Campaign comedy
Barack Obama "took time out to take his kids trick-or-treating. That was nice. He would only let them take candy from households making over $200,000. No candy from anybody under $200,000!" — Jay Leno, NBC's "Tonight Show."
"Halloween: It's the dead, walking among the living. That's what Halloween is. They come back to life. They're dead, but they're walking around. No, wait a minute — that's the McCain campaign." — David Letterman, CBS' "Late Show."
"They had to put out a special warning today (for) Sarah Palin's traveling press corps: Don't dress up as an animal, or she might shoot you." — Jimmy Kimmel on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
"Oprah Winfrey says she plans to attend Barack Obama's election night rally in Chicago. So, win or lose, Obama's going home with a new car." — Conan O'Brien on NBC's "Late Night."
"(Obama's) whole campaign is like the craziest movie premise ever: 'Barack Obama has five days to spend $150 million."' — Jon Stewart on Comedy Central's "Daily Show."
After Obama's successful infomercial earlier this week, "John McCain is thinking of making one. But his is for the Craftmatic Adjustable Bed." — O'Brien.
"Earlier tonight Barack Obama aired a half-hour infomercial to attract more voters. Apparently, if you watched the entire infomercial, Barack threw in a free set of Ginsu knives or a Bedazzler." — O'Brien.
"They now say that there may be some friction between John McCain and Sarah Palin. Staffers suspected there was something wrong when McCain started referring to Sarah Palin as 'that one."' — Letterman.
"On a campaign bus trip, John McCain actually snubbed Sarah Palin ... But listen, to be fair, here's what actually happened. She was busy, on the bus trip, in the rear, out the window, shooting squirrels." — Letterman.
"It's not looking good for McCain. In fact, today he went down to Ikea because I think he realized this could be his only chance to put together his own cabinet." — Leno.
