When sources revealed that Weekly World News, that infamous conspiracy tabloid, was being sold, no one figured it would be this soon before the new owners launched their Onion-esque makeover of the magazine.

The new Weekly World News is more topical than its predecessor, featuring mainly election-related jokes and Photoshopped pictures of the candidates with Bat Boy or Bigfoot. Hmm…is it just us or is the website set up exactly like Politico?

But if you wanted to know what the new owners at Bat Boy L.L.C. thought of our current polls, you don't have to look any farther than the front page, featuring a Bat Boy-endorsing Obama, and a tongue-in-cheek timeline of what Sarah Palin believes evolution looks like, titled "Palin-tology."

WWN only exists online for now, which new owner Neil McGinness says makes more sense in terms of advertising dollars. At this point, does anyone want to put their half-cooked stories into print anymore?

Oh, but let's not forget the merchandising:

"Our view is the dominance of special-effects movies at the box office, and the popularity of 'Heroes' and 'Lost' on prime-time television — shows that the fringe culture is more relevant than ever," Mr. McGinness told The Times. "And the Weekly World News embraces that fringe culture."

Bat Boy L.L.C. was previously owned by American Media (Star, National Enquirer) which aren't the most objective sources either, but how funny would it be if the one title that AMI passed on is the one that ends up making the big dollars through frugal printing strategies and over-the-top satire? Because God hates us, David Pecker would still keep his job.