Last night Saturday Night Live produced two sketches taking on the Democratic field for president. Though at first glance the sketches the theme of the show seemed like a skewering of the party frontrunner with Hillary Clinton dressed as a bride being told repeatedly she made a wonderful witch and with an appearance by the real Senator Barack Obama questioning her authenticity. There was however, a lot more going on.
With an appeasing and VP slot hungry Bill Richardson played by the former castmember Horatio Sans, with Joe Biden & Chris Dodd showing up to a Clinton Halloween party with the same costume and remarking how either might have been more noticeable had the other not run, with a slick kiss-ass John Edwards and a straight-jacket covered Mike Gravel, SNL took on the entire field painting a pretty sorry picture of Democrats. The theme was carried on with a skit late in the night showing these candidates and a Wizard of Oz rendition of Dennis Kucinich (Amy Poehler does double-duty playing both Clinton & Kucinich) conspiring to take down Clinton with the intent of “worrying about” Barack Obama later. Their plans don’t go very far. Read the rest of this entry »
After watching the last few debates I want to say something to you. Please stop saying “My friends” before every sentence.
One of the most difficult things you need to overcome in this election is age. In 2000 for some reason the press painted you out to be a “maverick” ready to take on Washington. Lets face facts, you were old then and frankly after several decades between the House and Senate you were Washington. Still that was your reputation and you used it well.
But John, if I can call you John, this isn’t Tammany Hall and you aren’t standing on an actual soapbox trying to get union men to swing your way. We have elections on computers now, you should get with the program.
I offered some great advice early on in the campaign to you under the idea of “Don’t Make Your Web Site in Black & White”. I doubt I was the one you listened to but someone else must have said something because you wised up and added blue and red to the thing. Now I really think you should listen to this bit too. Please, please, please discontinue opening every one of your sentences with “my friends”.
Hillary’s worst habit is chocolate, Rudys last music purchase was Verdi’s “MacBeth”, Obama says he is a pretty good poker player & McCain’s worst habit is coffee. The Associated Press has asked the candidates a series of questions you didn’t even know you wanted the answers too and their shocking, mind bending responses probably won’t interest you too much either… but they are there anyway.
Personally I think they should have gone Inside the Actors Studio style and asked “What’s your favorite curse word? What sound or noise do you love? As president you get one free murder, how will you use it?” (The only correct answer to that last one being Osama bin Laden)
Comedian Chris Rock appeared on SNL this weekend to open the show with what is one of the funniest skits I have seen on the show possibly in years. Check it out on the Saturday Night Live site.
It has finally happened, the Internets now have an alternative to Ted Stevens Series of Tubes analogy! Quite possibly my favorite House speech of 2007 so far (I know its early) comes from David Wu (D-Oregon) who likened the administration to Klingons. “Do not let Klingons in the White House” was the Reps brave message. Who should we let in the White House? Wu has a thought on that, why Vulcans of course.
As Homer Simpson once said “When will people learn, democracy doesn’t work!” I might not entirely agree with the sentiment but
