John McCain has impressed me. He did a great job on Saturday Night Live tonight. He gets it. You go on a comedy show to get some good press. People tend to like people they are laughing with.
Politicians go on comedy shows to laugh at themselves. By laughing at themselves politicians show their constituents that they understand the silliness of some things they do. They also point out the silliness in any accusations towards them. Thus it is the perfect PR stunt. You go on, make a fool of your self in front of a sympathetic audience and deflect some criticism.
Sarah Palin has a lot to learn from John McCain about comedy shows. Her performance came across not as laughing at herself, but as the unwitting guest of honor at a roast. Laughing at yourself is a prerequisite for going on comedy shows. If you can’t do it, don’t bother.
As for John McCain, he reminded me of a time just over a year ago when I said that John McCain was the only Republican running who I could see voting for. Ahh those days.
