SNL on McCain/Palin

SNL Writers: "We can't wait for this election to be over so we can finally wash the stench of Obama's ass from off our heads."

Last week's SNL McCain-Obama skit was written by Al Franken.  Last night's was, apparently, written by Kieth Olbermann. Must have been.  It evidenced the same "What the hell, why pretend anymore," flair that Olbermann displayed while hosting NBC's embarrassing convention coverage.  McCain, dundering old fool suggesting  that he and Obama suspend their campaigns to host town hall pie eating contests,  and nude debates.  The only moment of satirical truth to emerge was McCain discussing useless Obama earmarks like, "8.2 million for something called the Tony Rezko Hush Money Fund." “ OBAMA: John I removed that earmark as soon as Rezko started cooperating with Federal prosecutors." (You can nearly hear the audience gasp on that one.)   ” In sum, this is a replay of SNL's Chevy Chase portrayal, in 1976, of President Gerald Ford (a former Univ of Michigan All-America football player) as a clumsy oaf who couldn't take two steps without falling down.  If SNL's meme is to cast McCain as senile clown, the Sarah Palin script casts her as a sort of dumb Arkansas hick, evidently their perception of Alaskans.  Here again, the real satire in the Palin interview was unintentional.  I don't know who the interviewer was supposed to be, but her snobbish, dismissive, and condescending presence perfectly captured the drive-by media.  Here's  a parody video that my son Rejuoy sent me.  It successfully parodies NBC's parody.  It works, because it's recognizable truth.