Election Issues Today

Oh, I was as amused as anyone by Tina Fey’s performance on SNL’s intro segment.  I truly appreciate this woman’s talent (and writing ability, and wit, and gumption, etc., etc).

However…I thought she did the accent a little overboard; you see, she made Sarah Palin sound like she might be from North Dakota, or Minnesota.  Ya, you know, even Canada, eh?

As for Saturday Night Live’s season premier, it was all downhill after Tina Fey and Amy Poehler did their Palin and Clinton impressions.  The rest of the program was poorly written, not particularly original, and many skits went on too long, like they were “stretching” for time.  That didn’t seem to matter much, as the show’s season premier ratings were their highest in seven years, or so I read.

I suppose that some of their best material was prepared for the Obama appearance so it could not be used, since Senator Obama cancelled his appearance due to Hurricane Ike hitting Texas and Louisiana. He could have been perceived as “un-presidential” to be participating on SNL under the circumstances.

Of course, a joint appearance with John McCain to ask for contributions toward relief efforts there could have been beneficial, but perhaps that would be too much cooperation.  After all, they just put country ahead of politics for the 9/11 observance at Ground Zero. Doing something for country ahead of politics twice in one week would have been a lot to ask…I guess.

The one bright spot for me was Kristen Wiig, who makes me laugh every time she shows up in a skit.  Ah well, back to the campaign.

The latest economic fallout from Lehman and Merrill Lynch resulted in a 500 point drop in the Dow Industrials, and I think that portends that this election will now hinge on who is perceived as being able to handle what is quickly becoming a major economic crisis.