Gene Veith notes the latest issue of Mad Magazine. Like him, I grew up enjoying Mad; I don’t remember when I stopped reading it, but judging from the latest issue, there are quite a few things adults still can enjoy that offset the juvenile humor. It documents President Obama’s first 100 minutes in office, and in true bipartisan fashion, takes plenty of swipes at both parties.
00: Finish up inaugural address
01-02: Round up Michelle and kids, give finger to Bush and Cheney, head to Oval Office
03: Remove stupid flag pin from lapel
04: Rescind order that all White House TVs be set to FOX News
05-06: Send thank you note to George Bush for helping me get elected
07: Schedule weekly brunch with Bill Ayers
08: Submit Keith Olbermann’s name for Presidential Medal of Freedom
09: Fill out change of address forms
10-13: Sneak out to Rose Garden for a quick smoke
14-16: Watch trailer for new Star Trek movie
17-19: Begin fundraising for 2012 campaign
20: Reject request for exclusive interview with Black President magazine
21-22: Pressure Harry Reid to appoint Jeremiah Wright new Chaplain of the Senate
23-24: Scrape eight years worth of chewing gum off the bottom of the Oval Office desk
25: Go on Facebook; put out a friend request to Ahmadinejad (with no preconditions)
26: Remind Biden to “shut his f*#king cakehole”
27: Check Amazon’s ranking of The Audacity of Hope
28-30: Organize pick-up basketball game with Supreme Court: Robes vs. Skins
31-34: Sneak out to Rose Garden for a quick smoke
35: Decline Barney Frank’s invitation to Sex and the City marathon
36-37: Make some calls; arrange for Cheney to be put up at Walter Reed after his next heart attack
38: Screw with Secret Service agents by shouting out, “Hey, it’s almost prayer time, which way is Mecca?!”
Here’s a PDF excerpt of the issue. Enjoy! (More Mad here.)
