What democratic nation is home to the silliest political discourse in its elections?

This article on President Obama campaigning with Big Bird at his every campaign stop now brought this question to mind. And in the spirit of coequal contempt for Republicans, here is Rick Santorum explaining how he has voted many times to kill Big Bird, and how you can kill things and still like them.

Do you think Vladimir Putin’s bare chested bow hunting in Siberia or Italian prime ministers competing for votes by how many teeny-bopper boinking notches they have on their belts tops American silliness. Can you share any examples of silly election antics, whether from the USA or from the elsewhere?

With a month of angry attack ads and political putrescence to go, doesn’t this seem like a good time to Chill Out for a bit?