John Kerry's debate prep

October 4, 2004 3:52 AM

John Kerry's debate prep session (as imagined by Harry Shearer). 90 second streaming Real Audio.
posted by planetkyoto (18 comments total)

This is very funny. Thanks!
posted by Evstar at 4:51 AM on October 4, 2004

Nice !
posted by elpapacito at 5:23 AM on October 4, 2004

I want to listen, but I am morally opposed to Real Player.
posted by sycophant at 5:27 AM on October 4, 2004

did Kerry listen to that rompy music after his prep session? who knew?!
posted by NationalKato at 5:40 AM on October 4, 2004

Ha! That's a damn good Kerry voice.
posted by josephtate at 6:04 AM on October 4, 2004

I am morally opposed to Real Player

There's always Real Alternative.
posted by Ljubljana at 6:23 AM on October 4, 2004

The clip was from the end of the Sept. 26 broadcast/webcast of Harry Shearer's Le Show (It's all scripty navtown, so you have to click the links yourself).
posted by planetkyoto at 6:34 AM on October 4, 2004

Perhaps more true than you think.
posted by jjg at 6:49 AM on October 4, 2004

I want to listen, but I am morally opposed to Real Player.
posted by sycophant at 7:27 AM CST on October 4

Well, at least you have a good reason, considering what Real Player and his henchmen did to your family.
posted by Ynoxas at 7:25 AM on October 4, 2004

from jjg's link:

Aides used a buzzer to help him keep his answers short.

I laughed and laughed when I heard this (on ATC, natch).
posted by mwhybark at 7:29 AM on October 4, 2004

Ah, yes, there is no topic so humorous that it can't be made more dull and grating by a Harry Shearer voice impression skit.
posted by ChrisTN at 8:15 AM on October 4, 2004

ChrisTN, bzzzZZZZZZZ!!!! try again.
posted by Peter H at 9:16 AM on October 4, 2004

I can't stop hearing Mr. Burns and Principal Skinner whenever Harry Shearer does anything non-Simpsons related, so this was pretty distracting.
posted by PrinceValium at 9:36 AM on October 4, 2004

I love Harry Shearer
posted by Pretty_Generic at 9:43 AM on October 4, 2004

I heard it on NPR.
posted by nofundy at 9:48 AM on October 4, 2004

Very good, and hey! it worked. : >
posted by amberglow at 9:57 AM on October 4, 2004

Also great is this clip from May featuring Dan Rather, Don Rumsfeld, and the Abu Ghraib follies.

"Now put in your mouth and moo like a cow!"
posted by euphorb at 11:51 AM on October 4, 2004

Shearer nailed it this time.

See here and here for some measurements of how well it worked.
posted by myl at 12:03 PM on October 4, 2004