Bob McCarty Writes

A new national study among 316 self-reported Democrats, Republicans and Independents revealed that after viewing segments of Sarah Palin’s appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, Palin’s favorability ratings increased among all parties.
The study was conducted by HCD Research and the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion Oct. 18-19 to obtain Americans’ perceptions of Governor Palin’s [...]

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One would have expected NBC to boost its ratings tonight by capitalizing on Tina Fey’s ability to impersonate Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin like they’ve done before.  But, alas, no.  Instead, Saturday Night Live’s WEEKEND UPDATE THURSDAY election special did something more valuable — it tackled at least one issue the second presidential debate [...]

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Actress-comedian Tina Fey returned to Saturday Night Live last night and, alongside Amy Poehler who played Hillary Clinton, took on the persona of Sarah Palin. The skit contrasted Palin’s glibness with Clinton’s seething anger about not being the first woman to have a chance to be on a winning presidential ticket. Whether or [...]

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Much has been written and reported in recent months about the so-called “Oprah Effect” and its impact on the outcome of this year’s race for the Democrat presidential nomination. There has, however, been far less discussion about any role Oprah Winfrey played in sinking the White House “boat” of the first serious female [...]

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ST. PAUL — Even as Al Franken stretches out his big doughy hand to another potential voter inside Nina’s Coffee Cafe on a recent morning, it is easy to forget that Mr. Franken, the former “Saturday Night Live” star, the satirist and author, the liberal radio host, is trying to be elected to the United [...]

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