Barak Obama Taps Dalai Lama

In a move sure to solidify his anti-war base while at the same time providing fodder for his critics, Barak Obama selected His Holiness the Dalai Lama as his vice-presidential running mate.

The decision surprised many who expected Obama to pick a strong pro-military candidate to shore up his tough-guy image especially in light of McCain’s recent well-received campaign promise to rip open the chests of our enemies and eat their still-beating hearts.

Pundit Sean Hannity believes Obama’s choice can only help McCain. “Obama has picked a gay cross-dressing commie peace-nik Buddhist Islamo-facist terrorist as a running mate and I think the American people will have something to say about that.”

“Yes, the Dalai Lama has his negatives,” admitted Obama advisor David Axelrod, “there is the whole man-of-peace saffron robe thing not to mention those glasses. But we feel that this will be offset by the strong ‘brand appeal’ of an Obama/Lama ticket.

Axelrod went on to announce that a group of grassroot supporters, the Obama/Lama Mamas, are launching an informational campaign to help familiarize voters with the new ticket. “We’ll be meeting neighbors door-to-door,” said Obama/Lama Mama Emma Amarra, “We’re calling it ‘Obamalama Ding Dong’.”