A Collection of Bad Political Twitter Jokes from the DC Earthquake

Holy potatoes that was some kinda Washington Earthquake of 2011 that we just had! Everyone has fallen into the Potomac River. But not before everyone got to make a bad joke on Twitter relating to current national politics! Because it's in DC, know? You can tell it's a "bad" political earthquake joke if it's a political earthquake joke in general. Here's a poorly culled selection.

• "Krugman says it wasn't big enough."
• "DEVELOPING: Earthquake turns Gallup offices upside down. Obama now at 62% approval."
• "Ron Paul promises further earthquakes if media continue to ignore him."
• "We wouldn't be having earthquakes like this if Hillary were president."
• "CantorQuake: Trembling at the Heart of GOP Claims We Don't Need Government."
• "Shorter Romney: earthquakes are people, my friends."
• "The real earthquake coming out of Richmond today was the disappointing Richmond Fed manufacturing survey!"
• "For you junkies: Until now, Mineral, Va best known in pol world as home of late Del. V. Earl Dickinson, legislative power and Approps chair." (This isn't really a joke, just... wow.)
• "John McCain is suspending his campaign until this earthquake thing is under control."
• "Huntsman issues statement confirming earthquake; primary hopes dashed."
• "BREAKING: Pundits point to Palin's promise to "shake up Washington" as proof of her rhetorical complicity."
• "Dear Mother Nature, thanks for shutting down the federal government today."
• "Obama extends hand of partnership to earthquake, calls for Palestinian state."
• "I think Chris Christie just jumped into the race."
• "Give them a tax cut. Earthquakes are job creators...for people who sweep up glass."
• "CNN, live in Mount Vernon. Washington is dead."

That last one was mine. What? Bad DC political earthquake jokes are irresistible.

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