The latest political parody — Sh*t Politicians Say — just hit YouTube, keeping the unstoppable Sh*t [Insert Stereotype] Say meme alive for yet another day.
Go ahead and bemoan the meme all you want; you're still going to watch the clip. And you should because it has multiple purposes. Other than trying to induce laughs, the video serves as an advertisement disguised as a meme for Americans Elect. Let's call it a meme-vertisement for the the group's online political campaign.
Americans Elect dubs itself the "first nonpartisan nomination," which means it wants to provide Americans a third candidate — not just a Democrat or Republican — to vote for during the 2012 presidential race.
Sh*t Politicians Say landed just hours before Thursday night's Republican presidential debate and stars actor Joe Leon. In true political fashion, his character rattles off common jargon heard from people running for office.
Do these ring a bell? Moral fiber, family values, trust me, three-point plan, earmarks, tough question, children are our future, Washington outsider, jobs, my opponent — all sound familiar.
Taking jabs at politicians is nothing new. For example, this presidential election season alone has spawned funny memes poking fun at Rick Santorum's sweater vests and Rick Perry's controversial "Strong" commercial.
Bonus: Political Gaffes Caught on Tape
Speaking of Rick Perry, remember his "Oops" memory lapse during a debate in November? That moment and these nine other gaffes have been etched into our mind's eye for better or worse.
Barack Obama got the number of U.S. states wrong at a 2008 presidential campaign stop: "Over the last 15 months, we've traveled to every corner of the United States. I've now been in 57 states? I think one left to go. Alaska and Hawaii, I was not allowed to go to even, though, I really wanted to visit, but my staff would not justify it."
At a campaign stop in 2008, then-Sen. Joe Biden asked fellow politician Chuck Graham to stand up and be recognized by the audience. Biden then realized Graham was in a wheelchair. "Stand up, Chuck, let 'em see you. Oh, God love you. What am I talking about? I tell you what, you're making everybody else stand up, though, pal. I tell you what, stand up for Chuck. ... Can you tell I'm new at this?"
On set before a Fox News interview, Rev. Jesse Jackson thought his microphone wasn't on yet and fired off negative comments about Barack Obama. "See, Barack been, um, talking down to black people on this faith based. I want to cut his nuts off."
In 2006, then Sen. George Allen calls a campaign volunteer "macaca," meaning monkey. The volunteer's name was S.R. Sidarth. "This fellow here over here with the yellow shirt, 'macaca' or whatever his name is. ... Let's give a welcome to "macaca" here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia."
Former President Bill Clinton was filmed dozing off behind a speaker at a service to Martin Luther King Jr. in 2008. During his presidency, Clinton was known for taking naps throughout the day and even at public events such as New York Mets game.
During her "One Nation Bus Tour" in 2011, Sarah Palin told a reporter that Paul Revere warned the British about armed revolutionaries. Historians, however, say Revere didn't use bells, but rather alerted revolutionaries about the British. Palin claims her recollection is accurate.
At a post-caucus rally during the 2004 Iowa Democratic caucuses, Howard Dean let out a scream that some viewers found odd coming from a presidential contender. Dean finished third in Iowa.
While this campaign ad from Christine O'Donnell isn't necessarily a blooper, it did leave many people scratching their heads.
Starting at 0:20 in this reel of bloopers, George W. Bush says, "The challenge facing the United States is that we have to be right one time, I mean, 100 percent of the time."
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