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John McCain Returns to Saturday Night Live
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Jen Chung
Published May 18, 2008
Modified May 18, 2008
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Last night, Senator and presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain made a pair of appearances on Saturday Night Live. The first was a campaign commercial, emphasizing that America needs a really old, old, old, old President. But the other was more hilarious--during Weekend Update (video above), McCain urged Democrats not to pick a candidate any time soon--"take every possible second" to weigh their pros and cons.
And SNL did offer up a Barack Obama/Hillary Clinton commercial (below) that highlighted their similarities and differences:
McCain appeared on Saturday Night Live as a host in 2002 (musical guest, The White Stripes). And Lorne Michaels donated $2,300 to McCain's campaign last year.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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