Wall Street Humor Turns Bitter

Jokes about the economic crisis and Wall Street's role in it are starting to turn a bit more bitter. Witness Jay Leno's monologue on the Tonight Show last night...

"I listened to president Bush's speech. I think I understand this whole economic crisis. See, rich people on Wall Street made a big mess, and they're too rich to clean it up. So the rest of America, you know, their maids and butlers, they have to clean it up for them. You see how easy it is?"

"As far...as this whole" $700 billion "thing is concerned, they keep saying, 'We have to act now. We have to act now.' This is like a bad TV offer. 'Just 10 easy payments of $70 billion each. Operators are standing by, but you have to act now!' "

"To give you an idea how bad the economy is, Wall Street investors are now clinging to their guns and religion."

"I'm not saying our money has lost its value, but I dropped $5 today and I got charged with littering."

"John McCain got personally involved in the bailout yesterday. He bailed out of Letterman.' "

Source: Frontrunner

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