"Gird Your Loins! By the Beard of Jupiter, Gird Your Loins!"

I thought the bit with the Obamas was mildly funny - and not offensive at all. But it's hard to beat Tina Fey - and Sarah Palin may have provided the best copy for comedians in history.

Now, can somebody explain how you spend $22,000 in two weeks on a make-up artist? I wonder how many people died last week for want of medical care.

That was an extremely funny skit.
Although I was looking forward to Tina Fey.

People have taslked about the negative tactics of McCain in this campaign. What I wonder if the poll numbers had been reversed and the media a bit more unbiased as a whole what would Obama's campaign been like recently. Anybody think it would have been more negative??

Who's offended? You must be projecting. I'm Obama all the way, and I thought it was really funny. Although I disagree, I thought the part where he completely goes off the rails at the end is the best part. He's sort of rattling off crazy Apocalyptic prophecy and the coming of the Anti-Christ. I love the Murtha interjections, too.

We can laugh at ourselves. I forget who said it, but a great observation is that conservatives tend to employ the "anger and shouting" method of attack, liberals/progressives tend to prefer sarcasm as their form of aggression.

Funny skits! "SNL" is just as good skewering the Dems as it is skewering the Repubs!

excuse me, what's this about Obama supporters being "up in arms" about these skits? They were funny.

Not as funny as McCain "guaranteeing" a victory on Nov. 4, but the comedians aren't THAT creative.

Loved the interspersed shout-outs to obscure locals; a great Biden impression. Craaaaazy

If Sarah Palin's approval ratings are down, it's the result of the same kind of tactics that were used against Clinton. People believe what they read especially when it's over and over again. Opinions become truth. The media has willingly let themselves be used. Troopergate is a drop in the bucket compared to what others have done. Never fear though, as soon as the unrealistic promises are not kept, the same thing will happen. It's inevitable.

Obama just too risky at this time.

I think it is hysterical that the lefties on here are so up in arms that their Messiah is finally getting a little knocked by SNL. Wait until next saturday night after the half hour infomercial that preempts the World Series....smart move for PA and FL.

Mike in NC, you're almost right.

"McClatchy reports today that her approval rating in her home state has tumbled to 68% -- still high but surely not the country's best. The poll by a local firm that works for both parties was taken Sept. 20-22. McClatchy writes: "Palin’s popularity has swooned as new information about the local abuse-of-power investigation known as Troopergate has trickled out, and as national and local media pick over her track record as a governor and small-town mayor.

"Palin still has overwhelming support among Alaska Republicans. But many Democrats and independents, who gave her positive marks just a month ago, have changed their views....

"Brad Coker, managing director of Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc., said an approval rating in the 60s for a governor is good. His recent polling in six western states found two governors with approval ratings in the low-80s, two in the 60s and one in the 50s."

Also, contrary to McCain's statement that Palin is "overwhelmingly popular" with Americans, in a new survey Pew finds that 51% of Americans now believe that Palin is unqualified, up from 37% after her announcement."

If you have another source, please let me know.

The opening sketch was funny but got a little too kooky toward the end.

The Obama variety show, on the other hand, was funny all the way through--the cheesy skits felt like I was watching Pink Lady and Jeff.

It is Sen. Obama who truly promises fundamental change in Washington. You need look no further than the guilt-by-association lies and sound-bite distortions of the degenerating Obama/MSM campaign to see how readily he embraces the divisive, fear-mongering tactics of Karl Marx.

Captain America

Palin now has a 35% aproval rating!

You 80% number is from Jan 2008 in Sept 2008 she has a 35% aproval rating in Alaska.

Nice! They missed the point that Obama is trying to make the US a socialist country but other than that they were right on target.

Dem for McCain/Palin- Obama scares the h*ll out of me

The Alaska newspaper must be catering to the 20 percent of all Alaskans who weren't pleased with Gov. Palin.

She has an 80% approval rating as governor. Highest rating of any US governor.

Gird your loins! Is gonna be Obama (D-ACORN) top foreign policy adviser. So says ObamACORN during his last debate.

Crazy Joe, potentially one heartbeat away from the presidency. Gird your loins!

Ironic, but SNL may have done more to shine the light on the candidates than the MSM.

WOW!!! EVEN THE ALASKA BIGGEST NEWS PAPAER ENDORSED OBAMA!!!!! BYE-BYE-PALIN !!!!

Alaska enters its 50th-anniversary year in the glow of an improbable and highly memorable event: the nomination of Gov. Sarah Palin as the Republican vice presidential candidate. For the first time ever, an Alaskan is making a serious bid for national office, and in doing so she brings broad attention and recognition not only to herself, but also to the state she leads.

Alaska's founders were optimistic people, but even the most farsighted might have been stretched to imagine this scenario. No matter the outcome in November, this election will mark a signal moment in the history of the 49th state. Many Alaskans are proud to see their governor, and their state, so prominent on the national stage.

Gov. Palin's nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey this race for the presidency -- but it does not overwhelm all other judgment. The election, after all is said and done, is not about Sarah Palin, and our sober view is that her running mate, Sen. John McCain, is the wrong choice for president at this critical time for our nation.

Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, steady hand. The same cannot be said of Sen. McCain.

Since his early acknowledgement that economic policy is not his strong suit, Sen. McCain has stumbled and fumbled badly in dealing with the accelerating crisis as it emerged. He declared that "the fundamentals of our economy are strong" at 9 a.m. one day and by 11 a.m. was describing an economy in crisis. He is both a longtime advocate of less market regulation and a supporter of the huge taxpayer-funded Wall Street bailout. His behavior in this crisis -- erratic is a kind description -- shows him to be ill-equipped to lead the essential effort of reining in a runaway financial system and setting an anxious nation on course to economic recovery.

Sen. Obama warned regulators and the nation 19 months ago that the subprime lending crisis was a disaster in the making. Sen. McCain backed tighter rules for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but didn't do much to advance that legislation. Of the two candidates, Sen. Obama better understands the mortgage meltdown's root causes and has the judgment and intelligence to shape a solution, as well as the leadership to rally the country behind it. It is easy to look at Sen. Obama and see a return to the smart, bipartisan economic policies of the last Democratic administration in Washington, which left the country with the momentum of growth and a budget surplus that President George Bush has squandered.

On the most important issue of the day, Sen. Obama is a clear choice.

Sen. McCain describes himself as a maverick, by which he seems to mean that he spent 25 years trying unsuccessfully to persuade his own party to follow his bipartisan, centrist lead. Sadly, maverick John McCain didn't show up for the campaign. Instead we have candidate McCain, who embraces the extreme Republican orthodoxy he once resisted and cynically asks Americans to buy for another four years.

It is Sen. Obama who truly promises fundamental change in Washington. You need look no further than the guilt-by-association lies and sound-bite distortions of the degenerating McCain campaign to see how readily he embraces the divisive, fear-mongering tactics of Karl Rove. And while Sen. McCain points to the fragile success of the troop surge in stabilizing conditions in Iraq, it is also plain that he was fundamentally wrong about the more crucial early decisions. Contrary to his assurances, we were not greeted as liberators; it was not a short, easy war; and Americans -- not Iraqi oil -- have had to pay for it. It was Sen. Obama who more clearly saw the danger ahead.

The unqualified endorsement of Sen. Obama by a seasoned, respected soldier and diplomat like Gen. Colin Powell, a Republican icon, should reassure all Americans that the Democratic candidate will pass muster as commander in chief.

On a matter of parochial interest, Sen. Obama opposes the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but so does Sen. McCain. We think both are wrong, and hope a President Obama can be convinced to support environmentally responsible development of that resource.

Gov. Palin has shown the country why she has been so successful in her young political career. Passionate, charismatic and indefatigable, she draws huge crowds and sows excitement in her wake. She has made it clear she's a force to be reckoned with, and you can be sure politicians and political professionals across the country have taken note. Her future, in Alaska and on the national stage, seems certain to be played out in the limelight.

Yet despite her formidable gifts, few who have worked closely with the governor would argue she is truly ready to assume command of the most important, powerful nation on earth. To step in and juggle the demands of an economic meltdown, two deadly wars and a deteriorating climate crisis would stretch the governor beyond her range. Like picking Sen. McCain for president, putting her one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world is just too risky at this time.