“Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump?” asks an ominous narrator as a distant crowd chants “Obama! Obama! Obama!” and a gas pump is juxtaposed with Sen. Barack Obama’s picture. Onion parody? YouTube mash-up? No, this is the latest television ad from the McCain campaign, and it has host and guest on “Countdown With Keith Olbermann” cracking up.

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