i am sure most of you are aware of the comedy central show south park, and i am also sure that at least a few of you are aware or saw last wednesdays all new south park having to do with the election. what amazed me was the the concession speech of john mccain and the speech given by barack obama were the last two things to end tuesday night, but happened to be the opening scene of wednesdays south park episode. this impressed me because of the quickness which they got those scenes incorporated into the new episode, quotes and all.

south park which started over ten years ago used to be nonsensical plots incorporated with bathroom humor. to quote seinfield “not that there’s anything wrong with that”. as south park has matured so have its plot lines. they have managed to use their humor in unison with topical events in everything from britney spears to the 2008 election.

wednesdays episode as previously stated had to do with the election, but focused on the aftermath. south park catured the extreme biases of both parties with the obama supporters partying in the streets with music, alcohol, chants of yes we can, and the ideology that things are instantly different and better now. the mccain supporters on the other hand think that america was they know it is over and are living in shacks, moving elsewhere, and trying to kill themselves. but the fun doesn’t end there. as it turns out the plot takes an oceans 11 turn and has mccain and obama as partners in a heist for the hope diamond (which can only be obtained through an escape tunnel from the oval office). together with help from their accomplices “michelle obama” (really their alarm cracking expert) and sarah palin (a british diamond thief) they attempt to pull off this heist. do they succeed? you’re just going to have to tune in and find out yourself.