Sarah Palin killed on SNL

Kitten,

I've seen a few GOP bloggers almost immediately after the skit predict (and encourage?) that the "Obama: AYERS!" chant be used at Palin rallies. See this from the Anchoress, for example.

It makes me suspect that this line was contributed by the McCain campaign, who I imagine had some input into the writing of the skit.

I could be wrong...but the way Poehler voiced these lines made me think she was registering a protest and was determined that the lines not achieve the viral effect that the McCain campaign wanted and hoped for.

Meanwhile, Alec Baldwin is defending Palin's appearance on the show in a new Huffington Post blog entry, wondering exactly what people expected. An excerpt:

"It's not Meet The Press. It doesn't 'ask the tough questions' or 'set the agenda.' It attempts, with varying degrees of success, to make people laugh. That's it. Whether they skewer and savage people in order to do so, they don't care. When you come on a show like that, you are prepared in advance to get worked over. Palin knew that. Palin came on to be a good sport. And she was. She was polite, gracious. (More so than some of the famous actors who come through there, believe me.)

"However, I assume that, like Meet the Press, SNL feels an obligation to offer their special forum to any and all public figures and officials who are current. Headline making. And in SNL's case, would make for a hit show. Several people decried SNL for giving her a spot on the show. You're kidding, right? The woman is the Vice Presidential nominee of one of the two major parties in this country. Don't put her on SNL? With all of her exposure and the Tina Fey performance? What reality are you in?"