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In case you missed it: McCain on SNL

Posted by Jason Tuohey May 19, 2008 10:37 AM

John McCain yukked it up on Saturday Night Live this weekend, making two cameos in which he joked about his age and implored Democrats to stretch their nomination battle past the convention. Click play below to watch McCain on Weekend Update:

So far, the reviews on McCain's appearance have been pretty good. Washington Post style columnist Tom Shales wrote "McCain won't be joining the cast, of course, having other preoccupations, but he did a first-class job in two appearances on the season finale."

Politico's Jonathan Martin opined that, in joking about his age, McCain, 71, actually came across as more youthful:

"Appearing last night on 'SNL' — a venue that doesn't scream old fogey — he used the start and finish of his bit to make fun of, in his words, his 'oldness.'

And it doesn't hurt that in between he joked about a pop culture reference that few in his generation would get. Hard to imagine even the Gipper riffing on 'gaydar.'"

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9 comments so far...

  1. He knocked it out of the park!
    Can't wait for his landslide victory!

    Posted by Janet May 19, 08 12:07 PM

  1. McCain was hilarious. And joking that he has the "oldness" necessary to perform the job of president served to point out the stupidity of making the argument that he can't do the job because he is too old. It was a brilliant move by McCain, and it was well executed. Far less wooden than appearances Obama has made on comedy shows. (So eloquent.)

    Posted by Ethan May 19, 08 12:14 PM

  1. Although I'm a Democrat I thought that McCain's appearance on SNL was hysterical and I was really impressed.

    Posted by sonia paz May 19, 08 01:50 PM

  1. McCain all the way in 2008!

    Posted by The Man May 19, 08 02:24 PM

  1. I love him.

    Posted by Karen May 19, 08 03:35 PM

  1. I loved the "fight amongst yourselves" line. Hysterical!

    Posted by Sondra May 19, 08 04:06 PM

  1. BRAVO ZULU!

    THAT OLD FIGHTER JOCKEY WAS ON TIME ON, TARGET AGAIN! CAN'T WAIT FOR HIS ADMINISTRATION TO BEGIN.

    Posted by RW MONDAK May 19, 08 07:56 PM

  1. I wonder if they were required to give him equal time?

    The only thing that was funny was the bit about pork barrel spending on a "Gaydar" jammer. (I don't know whether its pro-gay or anti-gay, or even whether such a device would work . . .)

    The old age references only succeeded in drawing attention to his condition.

    Posted by TSA May 22, 08 08:55 AM

  1. did that guy just call being old a condition? Sometimes the things people say really scares me... so the guys old, cant wait until the real sparring starts and we can focus on something besides age and race.

    Posted by CC June 15, 08 11:44 AM
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