Breaking News: A surprise Halloween party guest
Oh, those wicked and naughty--and clever--folks over at the Barack Obama campaign offices.
Someone casually watching NBC's "Saturday Night Live" show tonight wouldn't have expected any surprises during the opening sketch about a mock Hillary Clinton Halloween party at her home in Chappaqua, N.Y. Guests kept complimenting "Hillary," adorned in a bride's dress, on her witch's costume.
One after another the regular cast came out in costumes and accents and hairdos of vague resemblance to the other Democratic presidential candidates. But to make sure you got it, "Bill" had to say something like, "Oh, look! It's Joe Biden and Chris Dodd." Hardy har-har.
But then someone unfamiliar came out in a Barack Obama mask. "Who is that under there?" "Hillary" asked.
What a surprise when the mystery guest removed the mask and it was the real Barack Obama. Large audience screams and applause. And that big Obama smile.
"So you dressed as yourself?" "Hillary" asked.
"I have nothing to hide," said the real Obama. "I enjoy being myself. I'm not gonna change who I am just because it's Halloween."
Oooh, ouch! Guest host Brian Williams was funnier. But you can't buy time like that. See for yourself.
--Andrew Malcolm
Andrew Malcolm's immigrant parents repeatedly stressed the importance of active participation in a democracy. Early lessons included learning the alphabetical list of states by watching televised roll calls of national political conventions. That childhood exposure led to a lifelong fascination with politics, including 40-plus years of covering them and a brief stint practicing them as press secretary to Laura Bush in 1999-2000. A veteran foreign and national correspondent, Malcolm served on the Times Editorial Board and was a Pulitzer finalist in 2004. He is the author of 10 nonfiction books and father of four.
Johanna Neuman is a veteran Washington correspondent for both The Los Angeles Times and USA Today, having covered presidents and politics as far back as Ronald Reagan. A former president of the White House Correspondents Assn., she authored a book on media and foreign policy, “Lights, Camera, Wars.” Most recently she was co-author of the 
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that was good show with barack obama
Posted by: jason | November 04, 2007 at 02:26 AM
Wow, the skit with Obama in it was really funny! Obama did a great job!
Andrea
Posted by: Andrea | November 04, 2007 at 09:35 AM
Just follow the money. Forget anything these politicians say. Study the findings of the Federal Elections Commission. Senator Clinton is a shill for Big Business. She is even a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, along with our friend Richard "Dick" Cheney. Research Hilary's role in Whitewater. Besides the fact that the Senator knows who murdered Vince Foster. On the other hand, Obama has accepted virtually no campaign financing from the Fortune 500, while Hilary is on their pad for close to a million dollars. Obama is the only statesman of the bunch, and this comment comes from a white red-neck. Barack has my vote. You go Obama.
Posted by: rob n. seattle | November 04, 2007 at 09:41 AM
hey rob in seattle - any evidence about the Vince Foster Allegation?
if nothing is there to back it up, you are just a liar blowing smoke.
And, I'm voting for Neither Hillary or the inexperienced Obama.
Posted by: robert | November 04, 2007 at 03:14 PM