Barack Obama Cancels ‘SNL’ Appearance Due to Hurricane Ike
Barack Obama has canceled his highly-anticipated appearance on "Saturday Night Live" in consideration of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ike, says Reuters. "In light of the unfolding crisis in Texas, Sen. Obama has decided it is no longer appropriate to appear on ‘Saturday Night Live’ tomorrow evening," Obama’s campaign said. The Democatic presidential hopeful had reportedly planned on flying in from New Hampshire to appear in a sketch on "SNL"’

Barack Obama “SNL” Season Premiere Appearance Cancelled
Senator Barack Obama has cancelled his eagerly-awaited appearance on tonight’s season premiere of Saturday Night Live out of respect for victims of Hurricane Ike, which has devastated parts of coastal Texas. The Democatic presidential hopeful had been scheduled to appear in a sketch on tonight’s episode of SNL, hosted by Olympic champion Michael Phelps. “In light of the unfolding crisis in Texas, Sen. Obama has decided it is no longer appropriate to appear on ‘Saturday Night Live&

Now or Later, Royal Court Downstairs, LondonKicking a Dead Horse, Almeida, LondonLipsynch, Barbican, London
Political theatre does not get much more topical than this. Written by the fast-rising Obie-winner Christopher Shinn, Now or Later is set in the Democrats' hotel-HQ on the night of the American presidential election. So what we have here is, surely, the 2008 US equivalent of David Hare's The Absence of War (famously based on Neil Kinnock's 1992 Labour campaign). Actually, no. Shinn adopts a strikingly different approach. Besides the fact that his Democratic candidate &n

Barack Obama Cancels Tonight's 'SNL' Appearance Due to Hurricane Ike
He steps back out of respect to potential victims of the hurricane. Barack Obama has cancelled his highly-anticipated appearance on tonight's "Saturday Night Live" in consideration of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ike, says Reuters. "In light of the unfolding crisis in Texas, Sen. Obama has decided it is no longer appropriate to appear on Saturday Night Live tomorrow evening," Obama's campaign said. The Democatic presidential hopeful had reportedly planned on flying in from New

Barack Obama Cancels Tonight's 'SNL'
Barack Obama has cancelled his highly-anticipated appearance on tonight's "Saturday Night Live" in consideration of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ike. Read All 14 Comments Read All 14 Comments Posted by: Adekemi Full Story: www.nbc15online.com Related Topix People - Barack Obama Politics - US Politics, US News Entertainment - Comedy, Television News - Hurricane, Weather Comments Showing posts 1 - 14 of 14 Ozzie Joined: Mar 16,

Obama Waffles [Barack Obama]
Sigh. Stay tuned for a 500-word editorial from Charles Krauthammer about the "Aunt Jemima Doctrine." (yahoo.com)

Phelps, Obama Slated For 'SNL' Opener
Things have changed for Barack Obama since he last appeared on "Saturday Night Live." The Democratic presidential nominee's campaign revealed Thursday that he would be making his second appearance on the ... Leave a Comment Leave a Comment Posted by: Top Ex Ed Full Story: www.wftv.com Related Topix Entertainment Sports - LeBron James (2008 Beijing Olympics), Summer Sports, Olympics, Michael Phelps, Olympic Swimming, Swimming, Ryan Lochte Comments

Barack Obama Cancels SNL Appearance
The Democratic presidential nominee scales down his weekend plans in the wake of Hurricane Ike Read the full story

Barack Obama Cancels SNL Appearance
The Democratic presidential nominee’s spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, told the Associated Press that Obama didn’t feel like it was appropriate after the storm made landfall in Texas. In addition, the hurricane may affect the tone of the NBC show’s season premiere, which will be hosted by Olympian Michael Phelps. “If it’s serious, it will change everything for us,” the show’s creator and producer Lorne Michaels told Politco on Friday. “The tone of the show will shift

Barack Obama Cancels SNL Appearance Due to Hurricane Ike
Barack Obama has cancelled a guest appearance on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live because of Hurricane Ike, which made landfall in Texas Friday night. "If it's serious, it will change everything for us," SNL creator-producer Lorne Michaels told Politico Friday, before Obama had cancelled. "The tone of the show will shift, and it would be inappropriate for the senator to do if it looks in any way like it's going to be a tragedy," Michaels explained. The Democratic presidential nominee has

Barack Obama Cancels SNL Appearance
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Barack Obama Cancels SNL Premiere Appearance
Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama has cancelled his scheduled appearance on tonight’s season premiere of Saturday Night Live. His rep cited Hurricane Ike as the reason, telling the press today that “Obama didn’t feel like it was appropriate after the storm made landfall in Texas.” In fact, the whole show might be changed up, depending on the severity of the storm, which has been downgraded to tropical storm status.

Barack Obama Cancels SNL Appearance
The Democratic presidential nominee scales down his weekend plans in the wake of Hurricane Ike

Obama cancels SNL appearance because weather hates politics
The White House campaign faced its second storm-forced disruption Saturday as Barack Obama offered to raise funds from his army of donors for victims of the monstrous Hurricane Ike. With Ike coming ashore on Galveston Island in Texas and threatening Houston, a major oil processing center, the Democrat appeared likely to tone down a fearsome offensive against what he calls Republican John McCain's "lies." Obama canceled a planned appearance on the cult comedy program "Saturday Night Live" as he anxiously f

Obama Waffles: racist Obama Waffles banned
Obama Waffles sold at a Washington DC summit were banned. The packaging contained material that was offensive because it showed Obama as a racial stereotype. Values Voter Summit organizers closed down the booth that sold Obama Waffles mix. Activists had bought boxes of Obama Waffles which ahd an illustration of Obama with thick lips and pop out eyes. Obama Waffles was created by Bob DeMoss and Mark Whitlock, both writers by profession. DeMoss and Whitlock are from Franklin, Tennessee. The Obama Campaign

Live From New York It’s Barak Obama
I’m having a hard time deciding which candidate to vote for. My husband hasn’t told me what I should think, and I’m dangerously close to making a decision.   Good thing that Mr. Barak Obama will be doing a hard hitting news show tomorrow night.   Remember the last time he was on the NBC Saturday night news?   I set my Tivo, did you?   *Jessica Gottlieb is a freelance writer in Los Angeles, she sets the feminist movement back each day at her website, this is an original

Palin Thinks Obama Regrets Not Choosing Clinton for VP
On the political front...Does Barack Obama regret choosing Joe Biden over Hillary Clinton for his VP pick? Sarah Palin thinks he does, and she's talking about it in the TV interview that is dominating political news coverage. "I think he's regretting not picking her now -- I do," John McCain's running mate told ABC News' Charles Gibson. Palin also heaped praise upon Clinton, Obama's former rival in the Democratic presidential nomination race. "What determination and grit and even grace throug

Palin Thinks Obama Regrets Not Choosing Clinton for VP
Does Barack Obama regret choosing Joe Biden over Hillary Clinton for his VP pick? Sarah Palin thinks he does, and she’s talking about it in the interview that is dominating political news coverage on TV. "I think he’s regretting not picking her now — I do," John McCain’s running mate told ABC News’ Charles Gibson. Palin also heaped praise upon Clinton, Obama’s former rival in the Democratic presidential nomination race. "What determination and grit an

“SNL” Debuts With Tina Fey As Sarah Palin, Michael Phelps As Host
Tina Fey returned to her old show for an opening sketch featuring her and Fey’s former “Weekend Update” co-host Amy Poehler as Sen. Hillary Clinton. The NBC comedy show’s season premiere opened Saturday with a “nonpartisan message” where the two pleaded for an end to sexism in the presidential campaigns, which have seen Sarah Palin enjoy sudden popularity after Hillary Clinton’s loss to Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination. Amy Poehler, who has sparked

One-Two Comedy Punch Of Phelps And Obama To Create Laugh Explosion On 'SNL' [Not That Strong A Swimmer]
newVideoPlayer("/Tina_Maybe.flv", 506, 423,"");Saturday Night Live certainly has balls. They already booked an unfunny guest host in Michael Phelps for this weekend’s season premiere, and now they’ve decided to compound the non-laughs by bringing in Barack Obama, an unfunny politician. At least he speaks clearly and doesn’t have an underbite like certain 8-time-gold-medal-winners we know. His sketch is still being worked out, but expect lipstick-on-a-pig jokes-a-plenty.Meanwhile the real question rema

Obama Needs To Release His “Righteous Rage!”
With the media swooning over the new current political rock star celebrity Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and the with a media “blackout” freezing out news coming from Barack Obama and the Dems, Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington says now is the time for Obama to yell ENOUGH - and “release his righteous rage.” Throughout the campaign, Obama has often repeated the line that what brought him to the race was as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. described it as 

`SNL’ debuts with Fey as Palin, Phelps as host
After wild conjecture over whom would play Sen. John McCain’s running mate on "Saturday Night Live," Fey returned to her old show for an opening sketch featuring her and Fey’s former "Weekend Update" co-host Amy Poehler as Sen. Hillary Clinton. The NBC comedy show’s season premiere opened Saturday with a "nonpartisan message" where the two pleaded for an end to sexism in the presidential campaigns — which have seen Palin enjoy sudden popularity after Clinton’s loss to Sen. Bar

Michael Phelps Prepares For ‘Saturday Night Live’
Tonight is the night that 14-time Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps will make his comedic acting debut as he hosts the season premiere of Saturday Night Live live from NYC. It was previously reported that Senator Barack Obama would be making a cameo on tonight’s season premiere ep but due to the severity of [...]

Michael Phelps, Jerry O’Connell Host SNL, MADtv
Heads-Up: History-making Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and Do Not Disturb star Jerry O’Connell will be providing hosting duties tonight when weekend television’s two late-night series return to open new seasons. Tune in to NBC’s Saturday Night Live, back for Season 34 (!), at 11:29pm EST to catch Phelps in action and Fox’s MADtv, now on its 14th season, at 11pm EST for O’Connell. SNL will also welcome music guest Lil Wayne and reportedly Democratic presidential nominee Senat

A Note On Sarah Palin, Tina Fey, and SNL
It's finally here! Tonight is the season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" — the 34th of its kind and probably its most anticipated. Since SNL returned from the writer's strike last February and shook up the campaign, ridiculing the press for being too soft on Barack Obama and in so doing shaming...