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Obama Plays Himself on SNL

Posted Nov 4, 07 9:47 AM CST in Arts & Living,  Politics    Most Popular

(Newser) – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama turned up the heat on frontrunner Hillary Clinton last night on "Saturday Night Live" when he appeared in the opening sketch—a Halloween party thrown by a faux Bill and Hillary and attended by faux Democratic candidates—as himself.  Everyone was in costume, including Barack, who wore an Obama mask, then ripped it off to reveal the real thing.

"I have nothing to hide. I enjoy being myself,” he told the actor playing Clinton (Amy Poehler). "I'm not going to change who I am just because it is Halloween." Actors playing other candidates appeared as Sponge Bob (both Joe Biden and Chris Dodd) and Al Gore (Bill Richardson). "Mike Gravel" wore a straight jacket.

Source Chicago Tribune

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