What SNL Did Do: Week 3

So how did I do?

• Tom Brokaw acting pissy because the Senators won't follow the time rules. Oh yeah, they did that, but I thought the Tom Brokaw portrayal could have been pissier.
• Tom Brokaw acting pissy because the Senators won't follow the flashing lights. They didn't add the flashing lights element. I think the set was too small for that to work.
• Tom Brokaw acting pissy because the Senators got in the way of his teleprompter. They did this. And they did it very well.
• McCain pacing haphazardly in the background. And in the foreground. They did it very well.
• McCain laughing at his own jokes but no one else does. They didn't do this. They did the "that one" joke instead. I thought they wouldn't go after the "that one" joke because of the racial undertones but they attacked the joke appropriately and made it about McCain's antipathy towards Obama. Well done SNL.
• McCain mentioning the overhead projector. Nope. They didn't do this.
• Obama straight arming McCain when he tries to interrupt Obama. Didn't do this either.
• Obama telling Brokaw off and following whatever time rules he pleases. Nope.

The best joke, other than a wandering McCain was the "What will you do to ensure the Cubs never lose the pennant series again" question. They still can't find a way to make fun of Obama...just the negative attacks against him, i.e., "I can say Ayers is my best friend because I'm ahead in the polls." But it still wasn't that funny, more amusing than funny. And what was with the "I was abducted by aliens joke?" Anyway. Thats my scorecard for this week. If you want a better idea of what I'm talking about, click through and watch the sketch via hulu.