UPDATE: Obama cancels SNL appearance.
Over the weekend, Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama will appear on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. Although SNL lost most of its creative juices long ago, the show's writers were thankfully reinvigorated during the primaries. This one should be fun.
How much do you want to bet the Republican noise machine will use this and Obama's recent appearance on Letterman as further "proof" Obama is more Hollywood celeb than presidential timber? Of course the John McCain campaign will push this silly meme. At the same time they shop around Sarah Palin to the covers of People, Time and Newsweek—and deny it!—and will forget McCain's own appearance on last season's finale of SNL.
Obama to Appear on Saturday Night Live [AP]
Thompson Claims Palin "Hasn't Been on the Cover of Time Magazine and Newsweek" [Think Progress]
Democrats should stop believing the Republican criticism. Obama, go back to the crowds! We need more spice and passion!
Posted by: alberto | 12 September 2008 at 11:34
is this the one with michael phelps presenting?
this should be interesting..though, im not sure if its going to do much for obama as a whole...
ill have to try and check in...during commercial breaks for BBC America's Primeval (love tihs show! :))
Posted by: Ryan Canty | 12 September 2008 at 11:43
This I'll have to watch. I haven't watched SNL since Janet was on there back in 2004, lol, but this I want to see.
Posted by: S. Flemming | 12 September 2008 at 12:00
So ... what happened? He wasn't on the show as broadcast on the West Coast? Did McCain get to NBC?
Posted by: Chris | 14 September 2008 at 12:44