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John McCain On Saturday Night Live

The fact that shows like can thrive for decades on political satire and parody, lampooning presidents and presidential wannabes alike, says a lot about our democracy. And SNL can often be brutally unforgiving. For that reason, I give a lot of credit to politicians who agree to appear on the show.

McCain’s running mate, , has already appeared on Saturday Night Live and was, primarily, the butt of their jokes. Last night, it was ‘s turn and it looked to me like a candidate who has conceded defeat while taking some jabs at the running mate who has been a drag on his ticket. The opening sketch was remarkable in its portrayal of Palin and, more importantly, McCain’s agreement to participate in it:

That’s one funny McCain. The audience clearly appreciated he and Cindy McCain’s willingness to play along. McCain also made light of his campaign’s strategy for winning the election:

Lastly, . It’s a must see.

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Powell Endorses Obama

Former Republican Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell, endorsed Democrat for president today on Meet The Press. He actually made the announcement outside the NBC studios:

Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama on Meet The Press

Colin Powell Press Conference

This clip is of a press conference Powell held after taping Meet The Press:

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So It’s Kluwe’s Fault, Huh?

So Reggie Bush‘s two punt returns for touchdowns are all punter Chris Kluwe‘s fault? Really?

It’s more than a little pathetic to see coach Brad Childress taking out his special teams coverage unit’s incompetence on one player of that unit, or, as ProFootballTalk.com (the blog the pros read) says, .

The coverage units have been woeful all year and most of it has to do with missed tackles. And by the way, the coverage units are just as bad when Kluwe is not on the field during kickoffs.

So, , Childress is working out punters either for the purpose of signing one or to send a blunt message to Kluwe to get better at kicking the ball out of bounds.

That, and calling Kluwe out publicly, are pretty classless.

Kluwe has been a top-notch punter for several years. In 2005, he was the franchise. He doesn’t deserve the berating he’s getting.

Besides, the guy’s awesome at Guitar Hero ( via :

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Best Presidential Debate Body Language Moment

The most telling silent moment of last night’s debate came when Senator defended himself against Senator ‘s charges that he would be reckless in foreign affairs because he was too inexperienced. At the 4:50 mark of the following video, Obama summarizes McCain’s charges that he’s wet behind the ears while Senator McCain is somber and responsible but then he brings up McCain’s singing of “Bomb Iran.”  (CNN sucks. Their video embed script doesn’t work. Follow this link to see their higher quality clip). Watch Senator McCain’s body language during that exchange:

McCain’s body practically slumps; he looks crestfallen and his head droops toward the floor as if to say, “Ugh, you got me.”

Here’s the video of McCain singing “Bomb Iran,” the parody of the Beach Boys song: