McCain Adds To Laughingstock Reputation

CLEVELAND - I must admit, Sen. John McCain has a great sense of humor when he wants to show it. As abrasive and combative as his presidential campaign has been, it's nice to see him display his self-deprecating side.

Too bad he's running for president.

McCain, 72 took a small detour off the campaign trail to Manhattan and appeared in two skits last night of the long-running sketch comedy Saturday Night Live. Leading off the show with the brilliant Tina Fey (yet again as Governor Sarah Palin), McCain poked fun at himself in a skit built around the home shopping channel QVC. McCain's wife Cindy had a cameo in this scene.

Later, during the "Weekend Update" segment of the show, the Republican nominee traded lines with cast member Seth Myers and outlined his desperate "strategies" for getting folks to vote for him, which he soon admitted probably wouldn't work anyway.

This is the second time in three weeks that the Republican ticket has been "in on the joke" on SNL. McCain's running mate Palin appeared in the Oct. 18th episode along with her doppelganger Fey.

Personally, I enjoyed McCain's lighter side. However, I can't help but to make note of the fact that SNL is obviously making a mockery of the McCain-Palin ticket. Ratings for the show this season have been through the roof as the show's focus has largely been on the soon-to-be-over election campaign. With Fey doing a pitch perfect impersonation of the often comically clueless Palin, the show has clearly established their pro-Democrat stance in a less than subtle way.

The best part is that McCain and Palin actually contribute to the joke that their campaign has become.

McCain-Palin: 10 More Days of The Circus

CLEVELAND - The dog and pony show, better known as the John McCain/Sarah Palin campaign will finally reach its end in ten days.

Thank goodness!

We will finally elect a new U.S. president on November 4th, and that day can't get here fast enough. With the front running Barack Obama, the Democrats are all smiles but cautions against over confidence. 

McCain-Palin isn't in such a good position.

McCain had been an embarrassment all by himself. Bringing the clueless Palin into the fray in late August has only made the Republicans an even bigger laughingstock. Sure, Palin has her legion of fans and McCain has his share of misguided supporters, but overall, this presidential ticket reeks of desperation and you-gotta-be-kidding-me humor.

Look no further than Saturday Night Live, as they ridicule this sham of a campaign each and every week.

Sen. Obama has gotta be constantly laughing any time he gets a moment away from the cameras. The grandfather and the schoolteacher ticket should make for a great children's book in the future, maybe even a movie or comic strip. But that's about it.

How funny.

Palin's Appearance on SNL Proves She's A Joke

CLEVELAND - Republican V.P. nominee Sarah Palin has run the gamut from GOP energizer to national laughingstock. Saturday Night Live has done an expert job in illustrating her path.

Thank you, Tina Fey.

Fey, a former SNL writer and cast member bears an uncanny resemblance to Palin. During the past several weeks, she has lampooned the Alaska governor in several pitch perfect skits. Last night, the real Palin made a cameo on the show in both a skit involving Fey and another during "Weekend Update."

The show poked fun at Palin right in her face!

With Sen. John McCain choosing the previously unknown governor as his running mate, he was taken to task for making such a risky move. When Palin became a national sensation, he was applauded.

That was short-lived.

Though Gov. Palin has regained a bit of her luster recently, it has become clear that she's woefully unqualified for her position. Going on a show that has essentially mocked her unmercifully time and again only proves how much of a sideshow clown she truly is.

Some good advice for Palin: just go. Go away.