Via Hot Air, SNL's opening sketch lampooned Joe Biden for his prophecy that Obama's election would lead to an international crisis and mocked Jack Murtha for his recent statements that his constituents are racists/rednecks:
And this skit, in which Obama turns his 30 minute televised national address into "The Barack Obama Variety Half-Hour," is worth watching as well:
If the
SNL writers really don't let their political leanings get in the way of their jokes, why did they wait until now to introduce a Jeremiah Wright character? Wouldn't it have been more relevant to have run a Wright skit back in March or April? He really provided so much material from his conspiracy theories to his hypocritical denunciations of wealth. Alas, I imagine
SNL writers plan on keeping Obama's 'crazy uncle' confined to the attic so as not to offend the Obama-voting demographics that watch the show.