I, on the other hand, find the catch phrases "Fired up. Ready to go" and "Yes, we can" to be trite, pedestrian, and juvenile. Many Obama supporters seem to disagree.

I checked back on the same thread after the skit, and they were all, "SNL hasn't been funny for thirty years," and "that guy sucked" and "Clinton News Network."

Let's define COOL: being cool is about being avant garde; it's about being on the leading edge vs. trailing along behind the mob. Ergo, it isn't about following trends; it's about taking the risk of being unpopular (aka uncool) and having the balls to question existing trends.

By that definition, Jon Stewart et al are not cool and neither was SNL until last night.

Last night, SNL, the once venerable arbiter of cool, made the definitive point that when something 'cool', like Obamania, goes virally mainstream it's no longer cool: no longer bold, or fresh, or daring, or original - it's group think.

The Obama skit was great, but the brass balls award goes to the SNL Weekend Update skit with Tina Fey.

Tina Fey did the penultimate cool thing - she took the most stigmatized, uncool, position in America - she supported Hillary Clinton.

It was a kick when Tina reclaimed and redefined the word b*tch: "B*TCHS GET S*IT DONE".

But the biggest punchline of the night came when Tina did a brillaint new twist, and double entendre, on the old saying that such and such is the "new black". She ended the segment with a clarion call that you can put on a t-shirt:

Let's define COOL: being cool is about being avant garde; it's about being on the leading edge vs. trailing along behind the mob. Ergo, it isn't about following trends; it's about taking the risk of being unpopular (aka uncool) and having the balls to question existing trends.

By that definition, Jon Stewart et al are not cool and neither was SNL until last night.

Last night, SNL, the once venerable arbiter of cool, resurrected itself and made a definitive, highly relevant point: when something 'cool', like Obamania, goes virally mainstream it's no longer cool: no longer bold, or fresh, or daring, or original - it's group think.

The Obama skit was great, but the brass balls award goes to the SNL Weekend Update skit with Tina Fey.

Tina Fey did the penultimate cool thing - she took the most stigmatized, uncool, position in America - she supported Hillary Clinton.

It was a kick when Tina reclaimed and redefined the word b*tch: "B*TCHS GET S*IT DONE".

But the biggest punchline of the night came when Tina did a brillaint new twist, and double entendre, on the old saying that such and such is the "new black". She ended the segment with a clarion call that you can put on a t-shirt:

When you have pointed to clear examples of bigoted language, such Matthews constant barrage or Shuster's comment, I agreed with you although I may not actively discuss the matter.  

I wish I was a "real" Democrat like you who feels very comfortable casting aspersions about Obama and his supporters.

BTD,

Let me ask politely: isn't it possible that Fred Armison's Obama was meant as a criticism of Obama?

Armison's Obama was a clueless and unfunny wooden figure, a very unfunny imitation in a very hilarious sketch.

Hillary was threatened by the actress playing Campbell Scott & Obama looked oblivious the whole time.

I think the writers and actors meant to say, look at who Obama really is. At least that is what I saw and it heartened so many of us.

It is not too much to hope that SNL goes after the unfairness of the election. Talk Left has made this a topic on many threads.

http://www.pollster.com/08-US-Dem-Pres-Primary.php

But, that does not do much for Obama. He is still at or below 25% heading into December, when Oprah undertook that highly publicized campaign sweep through Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. Then, boom, his support swells into the January primaries at which point the media talks non-stop about what a winner he is.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-10-21-endorsements_N.htm  

It certainly seems to have had an effect in South Carolina and New Hampshire where no other national events crowded the images (see the state polls). In Iowa, the effect appears not so dramatic, but Iowa had two local debates during December to offset the positive national media narrative, "Oprah hearts Obama."

1.  In a prior debate, gays ganging up on her question by Campbell, evoking the "Now Campbell....there are certain impediments" response....

2.  In another prior debate, the close-out "diamonds or pearls" question from Campbell to Hillary.

3.  Campbell asked Obama the plagiarism question in the Austin debate.

4.  Also in Austin, Campbell asked Obama a foreign policy/commander-in-chief question--and she looked visibly upset--as if she were sucking lemmons, as contrasted with her look of fawning admiration to Hillary's "Now Campbell" response--as Obama states that Hillary was for the Iraq war, Campbell's disapproving reaction being remarkable enough to draw a long camera shot.

5.  The final question to Hillary in Austin was from Campbell.  She asked it to Obama first, knowing that Hillary would have the last say.....That exact question had been recycled from a prior question asked Hillary in an interview, I think by Tim Russert, to which she had responded, "I think we all know what that (my hardest time in public life is) was; and it was clear what was coming when Campbell asked that question in Austin....Good answer by Hillary; nice assist from Campbell.    

The SNL image of a b*tch was that of a nun force- feeding kids to memorize state capitals--how is that a "positive?" ...That image hurts Hillary.

Now, Gold Meir as a "kick-as* b*tch"....that would tend to be more positive.  Or, going the glamour angle, maybe one of the Sex in the City grande dames as a b*tch would have made b*tch seem cool.

SNL said on an un-ironic level everything wingers have been saying about Hillary for years....And the skit didn't have a flip-side, "cool" reflection of the face-value winger view....

When combined with having two female Valley Girl twits say that b*tches get things done (but only inconsequential things), it is hard to see how SNL is something that feminists would like.....