Back in the day SNL might have confronted Palin with blank cue cards

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

Because SNL is live there have been a lot of "incidents" over the years. (My avatar, Elvis Costello, was instructed not to play a certain song on SNL, walked out and played it anyway. It's a live show.)

But nothing odd will happen tonight. Just some faux-edgy self-deprecation on things that don't matter.

[etherealtruth]

1. My thoughts exactly

If we're wrong wrong I can catch it on youtube in the morning. The potential for anything interesting is low so my 46 year old butt will be in bed.

[yourguide]

2. I was hoping they'd invite a bunch of journalists

and hold a press conference, in leiu of a skit.

It would be amazing!

[aasleka]

3. omg yes!

[OneGrassRoot]

21. PLEEEEEEASE, SNL.....do something like that!!!!! Woot!!!!! n/t

[helderheid]

24. OMG!!

:spray:

[Coexist]

28. you are brilliant.

[terrya]

4. I don't want to hear the audience applauding her.

I know it's silly, but I just can't bear to watch it.

[LynneSin]

8. If she shows up, I think the crowds will be worse than the Flyers game

this is NYC and I suspect the bulk of the people at the show are more progressive than conservative

[DainBramaged]

12. My fear is they load the studio with McCaniacs, therefore guaranteeing

a partisan crowd. But, since I am going to bed and NOT watching it (I promise, as a Bramaged Dain, I will not watch it on YouTube either) I have nothing to fear.

[terrya]

5. Dupe

[Chloroplast]

6. I think SNL will surprise us tonight.

After Bachmann's rant yesterday, the GOP is going to have a bright light shining upon them and their beliefs. What makes things even funnier is that SNL has an actor that actually resembles Bachmann (she does the Suze Orman parodies). If I were Palin, I'd back out while I still had the chance but a narcissist rarely takes caution when fame is on the line.

[irish.lambchop]

7. I think they should have her do a Tom Lehrer song -

perhaps "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park".

[msallied]

23. I must always congratulate a Tom Lehrer reference whenever I see one! :)

Love him. He's a genius.

[irish.lambchop]

27. Without peer!! n/t

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

35. lol! Here's a present for you! You've earned it with this post!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhuMLpdnOjY

[irish.lambchop]

44. Gotta love Mr. Lehrer! Thank you! :)

[KittyWampus]

9. oh look. another DU'er spouting idiotic crap about a show THAT HASN'T EVEN AIRED YET

fucking pathetic.

you are not a progressive. you're a fundamentalist.

objecting to shit that hasn't even happened yet. that you haven't even seen.

and I was in high school when the original SNL was on and watched religiously every week.

your conjecture about their using blank cards is bullshit.

is today's show a pale shadow of the original? yes.

but i'm sick of the hypocrites on DU who post this crap.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

10. You need to stop drinking before noon.

[grantcart]

14. you have to give him due credit for creative use of 'expletive deleteds' in the message

and Holy Scripture in the sig line.

[DainBramaged]

18. You should try my creative use of the red X, it works wonders

to rinse away the dirt bags, scumbags, and profanity kangaroos. For the lord saith, bring me your assclowns and I will make them smarmy.

[KittyWampus]

42. I am female and there's nothing LESS progressive than slamming a show you haven't seen and hasn't

even happened.

Congratulations on being on the side of stupidity.

[Chloroplast]

16. ...

:spray: (It's lemon water, I swear)

[ruggerson]

17. I'm not sure it's just booze

[KittyWampus]

43. I rarely ever drink. And I NEVER criticize shows that haven't even happened yet. Freepers do that

so again, you're nothing more than a Fundamentalist who summarily dismisses anything your prejudice dictates against.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

45. Blow it out your ass, moron

[iceman66]

11. Considering that the producer of SNL, Lorne Michaels,

is a Republican and a McCain supporter, I'm sure all of the cast and crew will be warned to be on their best behavior. They will do whatever they can to try and make her look good.

[SidDithers]

19. wrong...

McCain is the only R that Michaels has donated to. He's also made donations to:

Obama
Chris Dodd
Al Franken
John Kerry
Chuck Schumer
Tom Carper
Larry Graham
Bob Kerrey
Howard Berman
Mark Green
Bob Graham
Bob Abrams
Julian Bond
Patrick Moynihan

oh, and Ralph Nader too.

The VAST majority of his donations over the years have been to Dem candidates, including the max to Obama this cycle.

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=michaels&first=lorne

He may not be the purest of Dems, but he's definitely not a Republican.

Sid

[Kajsa]

20. If he's a Republican,

SNL sure doesn't show it.

Just look at their 'Weekend Update'.

My feeling is that Palin will NOT be among friends tonight.

They will try to be civil, but this should be interesting.

[No Elephants]

13. Michaels contributed to McCain. Nuff said.

[Left Is Write]

25. Yes, he did. And he gave twice as much to Obama's campaign as he did to McCain's.

Hedging his bets, I suppose.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

36. He also contributed later on to Obama. More money than he contributed to McCain.

[asdjrocky]

15. You make a good point.

Who can forget the time Frank Zappa went off script, or the time that idiot, can't remember his name, dropped the F bomb.

SNL, while still funny, ain't what it used to be.

[msallied]

26. Or when Sinead O'Connor ripped up that picture of the Pope?

They've had their moments of controversy, that's for sure.

[gmoney]

30. Charles Rocket!

Who was actually really good on the old Max Headroom series.

[asdjrocky]

31. That's right!

[Left Is Write]

22. SNL did used to be edgy, didn't it? Once upon a time.

[gmoney]

29. Elvis was an on-camera change...

He was going to play "Less than Zero" but realized after a few bars that the US wouldn't get the references, so he switched to the powerful "Radio Radio". I'd say it was less ideological than commercial... LTZ is kind of mid-tempo and thoughtful, while RR helped propel his "angry young man" image AND wake people up at almost 1am.

Anyone remember who was the host that evening? And why drummer Pete Thomas had a t-shirt that said "Thanks Malc" ?

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

33. I think their intention was to start LTZ then change

The way he swivels around and nods to the lads seems very pre-arranged (and conspiratorial) to me.

For some reason I've never been sure of either his label or NBC had really not wanted him to do RADIO, RADIO.

(Ironic, since LTZ is the more controversial song.)

[mitchum]

37. The Pistols who had been scheduled, broke up,and Costello was the replacement

(the reason for Thomas' shirt)
can't remember who was the host, though

[gmoney]

41. The winner of their "Anyone can Host" contest: Mrs. Miskel Spillman

I think one reason they chose her was they'd had the Pistols booked, and they wanted the sweet little old lady to say "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Sex Pistols" -- of course 30 years ago, that would have been a better laugh than it is today.

[NYC_SKP]

32. Not blank cue cards, just DIFFERENT cue cards....

The possibilities are endless....Alaska independence, end days, scary urban dark skinned people, diet coke....

[applegrove]

34. I never want to see Sarah Palin speak without a teleprompter or cue cards again

in my lifetime. It is that painful to watch.

[rvablue]

38. The only BIG X Factor tonight:

Amy Poehler is LEAVING the show in just a few weeks.

There is an opening there for something really GOOD and UNEXPECTED to happen if she happens to be on the same set with Palin or even in a following skit.

[JitterbugPerfume]

39. thank god for YOUTUBE

it eases the pain

[votetastic]

40. Question is..

Since they will be playing really loud music to drown out all of the boos, will we even be able to hear the skit?