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This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 00:25, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
Due to the fact that this is an article about Paul Shanklin, and not about Rush Limbaugh or Chip Saltsman, the long section about "Barack the Magic Negro" constitutes WP: Undue. It also qualifies as WP: Recentism I propose that it be removed. JenWSU ( talk) 15:18, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
Do we really want to compile a list?
(The album Talk Radio Classics alone contains Impersonations of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Clinton, Hilary Clinton, Ross Perot, Homer Simpson, Bart Simpson, Marge Simpson, Mister Miagi ("Kung Fool" trailer sketch), Al Gore, Tipper Gore, Larry King, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Barney Frank, Ted Kennedy, Robert Byrd, O.J. Simpson and a number of original fictional characters (Mister Miagi ("Kung Fool" trailer sketch), Ted Kaczynski's Neighbor ("Old Ted" song parody), Bad Student ("Wonderful School" Song Parody), Boss and Subordinate ("Diversity PSA" parody), "Mahatma Sandals", "Ali got hismoolah", "I bling Do" ("Your Price is right" Sketch))
Other impersonations he has done include, but are not limited to Kim Jong Il, Alan Greenspan, Barack Obama, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Vladimir Putin, Jimmy Carter, James Carville, Dick Cheny, John McCain, Tom Daschle, Osama Bin Laden, Bing Crosby, Morgan Freeman, Louis Farrakhan, Richard Nixon's Ghost, George Bush Senior, George W. Bush, Ronald Regan, John Edwards, Dick Gephart, and Don LaFontaine.
His vocal impressions are not limited to impersonations of real people. He has created dozens of original and generic characters for various sketches, including but not limited to reporters, neighbors of important figures, "Boris Baikov" (a generic enforcer, used for a number of "Amerika of the future" sketches like "Cowboy boots" and "Fatty Foods"), Taliban members "Blowin' Up Country", "The 11 Days of Ramadan", and others), and others.
Seriously, "Citation needed" could turn into several paragraphs if they really want it that way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.36.159.246 ( talk) 00:40, 19 May 2013 (UTC)