Well, not exactly. Barack Obama didn’t make it, but Saturday Night Live viewers got the next best thing: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, with the kind of biting satire — as opposed to ham-handed, if often funny, jabs — that’s been lacking from the campaign.
Via The Caucus, Barack Obama canceled a planned appearance on Saturday Night Live’s season premiere and scaled back campaigning Saturday because of the seriousness of Hurricane Ike. His campaign released this statement Friday night:
In light of the unfolding crisis in Texas, Senator Obama has decided it is no longer appropriate to appear on “Saturday Night Live” tomorrow evening.
People reports Barack Obama plans to make an appearance on the season premiere of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, hosted by Olympic medalist Michael Phelps tomorrow night.
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