One of the unappreciated highlights of this election is the role that women have played. No, I do not mean the 'historic nature of HRC's campaign'. And, this may come to a shock to my faithful readers, I am not about to pay Sarah Palin a complement. The fabulous women to whom I refer are those of Saturday Night Live who have emerged of late as the saviors of the show and democracy itself.
In a decade marked by pitiful SNL performances, save only for a few male dominated highlights and a few lewd musical numbers that play on the playa hatin' video girl stereotypes, Amy Pohler and Tina Fey have rocked Saturday nights and the subsequent network morning shows for weeks. Pohler looks as though she may pop she is so very pregnant and Fey can coif her hair better than Gov. Palin herself. Together, the dynamic duo are renewing social commentary and political parody that has been lacking in my Playstation/Reality TV/Sports Center generation. High school classmates now eagerly watch Presidential debates- a coup in itself- so that they can understand the jokes on Saturday night.
Currently, I have a heroin-esque addition to Pohler's Palin Rap. I don't even know what my favorite part is, there are just so many (the McCain scary face, the Moose, Todd, etc.). For the past two weeks, these women have effectively dominated the water cooler chat in my, and I can only assume many other, office. The dead on wit and national appreciation for the genre makes me hopeful for the future- on the several Saturday nights when I am staying in, already had three-four glasses of wine and just ready to laugh.
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