MORE SARCASM FROM THE ONION

Nation Finally Shitty Enough To Make Social Progress November 5, 2008 | Issue 44•45 WASHINGTON—After emerging victorious from one of the most pivotal elections in history, president-elect Barack Obama will assume the role of commander in chief on Jan. 20, shattering a racial barrier the United States is, at long last, shitty enough to overcome. http://www.theonion.com/content/news/nation_finally_shitty_enough_to EXCERPT: "As we enter a new era of equality for all people, the election of Barack Obama will decidedly be a milestone in U.S. history, undeniable proof that Americans, when pushed to the very brink, are willing to look past outward appearances and judge a person by the quality of his character and strength of his record. So as long as that person is not a woman."