Published 11/2/2008
at WSJ.com: Washington Wire
Elizabeth Holmes reports from New York on the presidential race.
John McCain hopes the road to the presidency goes right through Rockefeller Center.
The Republican presidential nominee appeared on the NBCs Saturday Night Live on Saturday. McCain was featured in two different skits on the popular television show on the weekend before Election Day.
McCain opened the show alongside actress and comedian Tina Fey as McCain’s running mate Sarah Palin . The pair began with a joke about competitor Barack Obama s 30-minute informercial that aired last Wednesday, saying that all the GOP ticket could afford was a spot on a fake QVC show. Fey, who looks like Palin with her brown hair and spectacles, said, “These campaigns are expensive,” as she subtly striked her clothes–a joke on the reported $150,000 wardrobe purchased for Palin.
Fey-as-Palin tried to sell a trio of dolls– Joe the Plumber, Joe Six Pack and Joe Biden . “If you pull this cord, he talks ...
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