If one thing recently became clear about the prospect of an Obama presidency, it is this: If the Illinois senator gets the Democratic nomination and then in November accumulates more electoral college votes than any other party's nominee, "Saturday Night Live" will have no choice but to find someone who can do a decent Barack impression.
The opening skit of the first show after the writers strike saddled Fred Armisen with the task of playing Obama, but the actor's attempt at mimicking the senator's voice was so ineffectual that the writers deftly gave him not that many lines. While that was enough to get through the skit, and may be sufficient for the few shows left they'll attempt before the summer break, it won't cut it for the next four years.
(Assuming SNL stays on the air that long, yes.)
This may help explain why host Tina Fey seemed to tout Clinton's candidacy during the Weekend Update segment. She may have a personal preference for the former first lady, but she may also be trying to give her erstwhile W.U. co-host Amy Poehler the gig: portraying Hillary in every skit about the White House resident for the next four years.
There are many sides to one's political inclinations.
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