Forget the debates. This is the political moment millions have been waiting for: Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live"? You betcha.
The skits and jokes, as always, are still unknown, but one gag setup seems sure: Sarah, meet W. The Alaska governor will be appearing with host Josh Brolin, the star of the new movie comedy about President Bush.
Whether Palin and look-alike actress Tina Fey will appear together tonight has not been announced.
Palin suggested her fate is in the hands of the show's writers.
"I haven't seen a script, not at all. They haven't even hinted about what that script is going to say," she told radio talk-show host Neal Boortz on Friday.
Candidates with humor on their minds are finding other avenues to reach voters. Joke-filled speeches by presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama at the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a charity event organized by the Catholic Archdiocese of New York for the benefit of needy children, were shown live on cable TV Thursday night and excerpted on news channels Friday.
Obama made fun of the backdrop he'd had for his stadium acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. "Could somebody tell me what happened to the Greek columns that I requested?" he asked.
McCain lampooned Obama's primary opponent, Hillary Rodham Clinton, as well as himself. "Even in this room full of proud Manhattan Democrats, I can't shake the feeling that some people here are pulling for me," he said, before adding: "I'm delighted to see you here tonight, Hillary."
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