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Would Romney have been as funny?

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor October 9, 2008 12:46 PM

Count Lorne Michaels among those very happy that John McCain picked Sarah Palin instead of Mitt Romney as his running mate.

Thanks in large measure to Tina Fey's scary-good impersonation of the Alaska governor, the ratings for "Saturday Night Live" are up 50 percent so far this season. Fey has portrayed Palin in three of the major sketches that open the show -- bits that have been swapped around the Internet long after they originally aired.

"I think the gods smiled on us with the Palin thing," Michaels, SNL's executive producer, told the New York Times in a story published today. "Like if he'd chosen Romney, I think it would be completely different."

"As exciting as a Romney-Biden debate would have been, it just would have been politics as usual," Michaels added.

While probably combative, "exciting" is not necessarily the adjective many would have chosen for such a face-off. Besides, who in the SNL cast would play Romney?

Viewers never found out, because while Romney was contesting the nomination, SNL was off the air due to the writers' strike. That annoyed Michaels to no end. "I was in a rage for three of the four months," he said, "then I sort of calmed down."

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I know Mitt Romney was a successful executive and a Presidential candidate with humor.I don't even know SNL until I read this piece.

Posted by skmj October 9, 08 03:54 PM
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When our nation slides into a Depression that makes the Great Depression not seem so great, I'll continue to say, "don't blame me- I voted for Romney."

Neither Obama or McCain have a clue about what to do. Obama is a child and McCain is a joke. I'm very sorry to have to say this, but America is about to reap the consequences of its choosing.

Posted by Shaun October 10, 08 11:04 PM
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Just revealed: Palin abused her power. This is the perfect opportunity for McCain to shake things back up and choose the best man to fix our economy- Romney.

His other option? LOSE MISERABLY- IT'S SET IN STONE- MARK MY WORDS.

(But, McCain won't do it- 1) he's stupid and 2) Romney would make him look like a child)

Posted by Shaun October 10, 08 11:06 PM
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As much as I admire Palin, I was crossing my fingers McCain would pick Mitt Romney. Who better than he to salvage our economy? Liberals might paint him as "too plastic", but the truth is that he's too perfect and people see that as a threat (possibly even McCain). McCain's last hope is to surround himself with Republican leaders like Romney and Giuliani.

Posted by Sharon October 14, 08 09:30 AM
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