The opening skit was fantastic, too;  it took the media to task for loving Obama and, while recreating the last debate on CNN, said they were all "in the tank" for Obama.

One of the questions to "Obama" was "Can we get you anything?" And another: "Are you mad at me?"

At one point "Hillary" tried to interrupt and they scolded her and told her she owed everyone  an "Obamapology"

I've been on the fence really since Edwards left the race. I clearly dislike Obama but that did not translate in support for Hillary until now.

As she does in Ohio and Florida.

No one seriously expects to convert dedicated followers of the other side. The point is always to get at those in the middle, to build on their pre-existing doubts, and to get them to turn away from the other side.

It's possible that democratic-leaning independents just like the guy.

Yes, they are urging Republicans to go out and vote for Obama in the primary,

AND IN NOVEMBER

From their most recent post before the one you link:

"HELLO MY FELLOW CHRISTIANS REPUBLICANS i plead to you that we vote for change this year our party has let us down they have lied to the american people and have involved us in a war that should have never been authorized, i belong to the national baptist convention which we are over 9 million strong, and half of them are dem, i personally have changed from rep to dem to vote for obama, he represents change and he represents hope for america i dont want INSANE MCCAIN leading the country he is just another BUSH in the white house, so we republicans need to stand together to get obama elected, we have a saying in my church OBAMA FOR JESUS AND OBAMA FOR PRESIDENCY IN 2008 please give me your thoughts on this matter "

Hey, I'll take votes from wherever....

Hillary Clinton was paid 8mm for her last book.  She is a millionaire in her own right.  She does not need to "borrow" the money from her husband.   She has stated that the 5mm is a loan to the campaign.  By law, she has to charge interest.  She will not collect this debt until the campaign is over.

I didn't say she would release her tax returns on 15 April.  I said that she will release them when she is a presidential contender, as is the historical pattern.  

Her tax returns are a false issue and to keep bringing them up again and again as if they point to some nefarious dealings is misleading.

Grouping Hillary with Bill as you do, shows you do not think her apart from her husband.

The only other comedian who directly urges his audience to vote for a candidate is Rush Limbaugh.

It will be interesting to see how much SNL will actively campaign for Hillary and against Obama.

You keep talking about registered democrats supporting Hillary more, but see we have different polls that say that more support Obama.

And given that we are the youth, what you should care about is that we're going to clean out the entire party, especially the super delegates and replace them with another generation.  Our enthusiasm isn't going away, and unless you've got the fountain of youth, our enthusiasm isn't just going to go away...

We CAN forgive, but we are never going to forget.

And I'm more than willing to that again. Now.

Thank You Jeralyn & Tina Fey.

I discussed the Tina Fey Weekend Update skit at some length in response to BTD's post: "SNL's Obama Love Debate Skit".

In summary, the Tina Fey skit was particularly bold and risky, and so are you Jeralyn for your on-going willingness to 'go there'.

The Obama skit was also a breath of fresh air. Perhaps the most spot-on element showed Obama's tendency to reach over and encroach into Clinton's personal space. Too bad SNL didn't include the bit from the Austin debate where Obama (in an overly 'gallant' gesture) nearly pulled the rolling chair out from under Clinton's ass. Evidently, Obama is still over-compensating for his snub of Clinton at the SOTU Address.