Apparently someone on Earth still watches The McLaughlin Group and thank god for that, because old coot host John McLaughlin tends to say some pretty funny things about this Barack Obama character. A couple of months ago he interrupted Eleanor Clift’s Obama analysis and shouted “WARREN HARDING WAS A NEGRO,” which is true. While McLaughlin’s performance yesterday doesn’t quite match that, it’s still a fine piece of old coot theatrics: he rants that Obama is an “oreo,” meaning he wants to dip him in milk and eat him. And here’s a longer version in which you can view Peter Beinart’s slappy reaction. [YouTube, CNN]

Did you know that The McLaughlin Group is still on the air? It is, broadcasting live each week direct from 1986. Last Sunday’s was apparently insane. We didn’t catch it, but HuffPo’s Rachel Sklar, Pat Buchanan fetishist, did, and she’s posted the video. MORE »