The truth about Obama and McCain

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are known for delivering quick turnarounds on current events. Think Elian Gonzalez and the spider-hole capture of Saddam Hussein.

So maybe it's no surprise that the "South Park" creators were poised to deliver an Obama-centric episode less than 24 hours after the Democratic nominee was declared the winner in Tuesday's presidential election. Or maybe they just figured, like Garry Trudeau, that a Barack Obama victory was a safe bet.

Either way, we're treated to the apocalyptic sight of Randy Marsh and the other Obama supporters partying 'till they puke and Mr. Garrison and the other despondent McCain supporters hoarding ammunition and hunkering down in a bunker.

I can't believe that Sean Hannity wasn't all over this, but
apparently Obama and McCain are world-class jewel thieves who spent 10 years scheming to run against each other in the 2008 election to guarantee one of them would win. That way, while the country was still going nuts over the election results, they would have access to the Oval Office to use the secret escape hatch to burrow into the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and steal the Hope Diamond.

So Obama is George Clooney and McCain is either Brad Pitt or Elliott Gould (individual viewers should decide for themselves). Oh, and Sarah Palin is really a brilliant cat burglar with a British accent that she
keeps under wraps to let everyone believe she's a bumbling hillbilly, and Michelle Obama is the computer hacker in charge of disabling the Smithsonian's optical relay laser security, or something like that.

And they all like to say, "Boom, baby!" every time another part of their intricate plan falls into place.

"Bloody brilliant," as "South Park" Palin might say, as was the triage nurse's explanation for why she needs to know if the patients in the overcrowded E.R. waiting room are either Obama supporters or McCain supporters.

"Then I'll know if he partied too hard or tried to kill himself," she tells Kyle and Stan.

In other words, the South Park guys are telling everyone to get over themselves.