The Onion is a true source of pleasure for me. We go way back. In fact, when I was in college, I printed out a story entitled “Jews Sue God Over Breach of Contract” – an exceptionally funny article which I wanted to share with the guys in my dorm – and I was even more entertained by how many people came by asking me if this was for real.

It’s that kind of humor, unpredictable twists of the absurd packaged in ultra seriousness, which is also making the Onion an excellent purveyor of online videos. Of all the humorous election videos I’ve seen, this has to be in the top 3: