This blog's name comes from former Ronald Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan's off-camera description of the process that John McCain employed in choosing little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate in the 2008 presidential campaign.
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Roger Ailes Admits White House May Have 'Legitimate Complaints' About Fox News (VIDEO)
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Lorne Michaels, Seth Myers on Politics & SNL (FishBowlNY)
Mar 03, 2010
... Eventually, the conversation turned to politics, and Lorne Michaels insisted, "We try very hard not to be partisan. Whoever you are we're against it." Seth Meyers said getting across a point of view is not a priority, "You try so hard to be funny, you just worry about that."
Michaels said that when Sarah Palin was on she was "incredibly gracious," "extremely likeable," and "clearly a star." In regards to those famous political sketches, he said, "We deal in the world of perception. It's not real."
If you're one of those people who thinks SNL's not as funny as it used to be, you're not alone. Michaels says, "[People say,] 'You know what the great period was?' It's almost always when they were in high school." He said that's the time when "people bond with the cast."
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Giving Context To The Daily Show’s Megyn Kelly Takedown: They Have A Point (Mediaite)
March 4th, 2010
The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart set out last night to prove FNC anchor Megyn Kelly was not as “fair and balanced” as she is purported to be, and in fairly convincing 10-minute segment they made the point loud and clear.
But the Daily Show was edited to prove that point – so we watched the full two-hour America Live today, and frankly, Stewart has a point.
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