Posted by Blue Stockings | According to HuffPost, Al Franken helped with the writing. Well, allegedly. Apparently to his opponents Franken is known as "Angry Al"---as if being angry with the current state of politics were a bad thing. Anyway, he doesn't seem to want to claim credit. (The Politico)
As to the history of this sketch, The Politico saith:
A Franken campaign aide said the candidate had been taping an ad earlier in the week and had wondered out loud how McCain could include the disclaimer candidates are required to include in their commercials — “I’m John McCain, and I approved this message” — when his spots were so “over the top.”
Later that day, Franken talked to Michaels about topics unrelated to the show and mentioned his thought but did not suggest a sketch.
However, Michaels talked to Meyers about Franken’s idea and the current writer, believing there was a funny sketch there, called his predecessor and they discussed it further.
Meyers then wrote it up.
Franken’s campaign sought to downplay the conversations, noting that the idea grew out of a discussion between old friends and that Franken had not been pitching an idea.
And a source close to the show said it was not uncommon for past "Saturday Night Live" stars to suggest ideas to current writers and cast members.
But word that the network’s signature comedy show has allowed a liberal Democrat Senate candidate to shape content mocking the Republican presidential nominee may fuel sentiment that the network is sympathetic to the left.
Naturally, the usual wingnuts are on hand to denounce him. As Gawker says:
The bit would have had whiny Wingers complaining that NBC is a bunch of lefty pinkos anyway—since it features McCain recording his approval for campaign ads that accuse Barack Obama of supporting "tax cuts for pedophiles," health care for Osama Bin Laden, and "fathering two black babies." But now that Franken has been outed as the original author of the piece, they're really going to poop their frightened pants.
The best part of the skit is the guy with the sarcastic voice.
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Posted by: james | November 07, 2008 at 08:55 PM