"Saturday Night Live" skewers Palin, Obama, McCain and both Clintons

As election day draws ever nearer, politics is taking center stage on "Saturday Night Live."

Last night, recent Emmy winner Tina Fey returned for a second go-round as Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, interviewed by Katie Couric (Amy Poehler). (How good is that impersonation? Check out Couric's interviews with Palin on the "CBS Evening News" here, here and here. And sharp-eared Ticketers will note that some of the language in the sketch -- about the bailout of the financial sector, job creation and healthcare reform -- is taken verbatim from the CBS interview.)

Later came the debate between Barack Obama (Fred Armisen) and John McCain (Darrell Hammond) -- with Hillary Clinton (Poehler) waiting in the wings, just in case.

And finally, the versatile Hammond returned during the "Weekend Update" segment as Bill Clinton.

-- Leslie Hoffecker

Comments

[keith]

It's a comedy tv show, who cares?

[Meester Coffee]

Maybe they should have included Obama not being able to remember John's name.

[jason]

Anyone that saw the Couric interview knows exactly where this comes from. It amazes me that such an intelligent man as McCain made such a asinine decision just to stir things up and make up a loss in poll numbers.

[Bruce C. Atwood]

A SNL skit to be seen:

Scene 1:
President Palin with the generals, with her finger on the trigger for launching the Nukes to Russia:

General 1: "We are on the brink, Madam President. Pick up the red phone and talk to Putin!"

Palin: "That would be a blink! God made me president for a reason!!"

(launches Nukes to Russia)

"Its so exciting to be following GOD's PLAN for Armageddon. The Rapture will be so much fun! Just think, billions of Chinese, Indians, Muslims, and don't you just love it, the Jews, go to Hell!
And me and my Christians friends go to Heaven!"

Scene 2:

There is no scene 2.

[j.g.]

Lighten up! What's funny is funny!

[listening_skills]

To Meester Coffee

Maybe, but I would prefer to forget McCain altogether, so this helped me :)

[Anderson Pooper]

Thanks for reminding me why I stopped watching SNL - long and boring skits that just aren't funny.

[sk]

SNL did not capture McCain's grumpy, angry posture right in fact made him look a lot more attractive, fun and thus acceptable! On the flip side, Obama's 'I agree/You are right 13 times' was not captured either. Racial joke at Obama's expense was not at all funny. I feel SNL is in fact increasing the acceptability of Palin and McCain - just like it did when Al Gore/Bush were portrayed as stiff Vs stupid but funny (and simple)! I think they9SNL) do have an impact on how everyone decides on who to vote for. Waiting for both Obama and McCain campaign to claim that SNL is in tank for the other candidate :-D

[Mitchell in NY]

There is a lot of funny stuff here, but Palin is in her own class. Best to enjoy it, because if she wins, there will be mighty scary times ahead.

Palin/McCain: Cows, Good Old Boys (and Gals), and the Daily Show
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[steve rodriguez]

In the 2008 election CNN, LA Times, NY Times and MSNBC have drop to the comic level of SNL!!!!

[Kim]

I think all of you people in the news media and people who mock the political candidates are just using that platform to ehance your lunacy ego. Shame on all of you and hope you wind up in hell for your low life mockery of a good person.
We all know who the female is thats running for V.P. and here's to spell it out for you, you people are wrong, its very bad to mock anyone for your own pleasure a disgrace.
Shame on you people our economy is in shambles and you
guys stoop to the lowest level of mockery to discredit her.
My comments.