When I'm feeling down nothing picks me back up like Valium and tequila.

Kidding! I would never drink tequila - that shit burns!

Seriously now, when I do get a bout of the blues there is one old faithful that turns my frown upside down and it's called Auto-tune The News. For those who haven't stumbled upon ATTN it is actually/factually the best thing on YouTube.

The premise is very simple (and you know what they say about the simplest things in life): take a song's worth of political satire, mix it with some news clips and add Kanye's little friend Auto-tune.

While there's no doubt that listening/watching Katie Couric sing about melting ice caps is pants-off funny, the real genius comes from the lyrics by the ATTN crew. Take this little snippet about gay marriage for example:
 
Shawty, now you sounding so fine
Give me your number, we can bump and grind
Talkin about politics all night
Leavin the club in the mornin light
If we get carried away
We might get gay-married today


Or this about Republic house parties:

You saying Republicans on crack?
Are you cozy with the Democrats?

News reader: I just don't think that either party
Right now offers a whole lot

You'll see some real change
From the 3rd party at my house
Poppin champagne, bacardi; gettin crunked out
Triple rhymin with Joe Biden
While we Imbibin Hennessy
Come on over--drinks on me, homey

Alright, maybe it works better when it's in context. Check out the clips to date from the ATTN crew.