Blankley baselessly claimed Franken helped write SNL parody of NY Times reporter suggesting Palin

[susanbanks44]

family incest

Summary: Tony Blankley baselessly asserted in his column that a Saturday Night Live sketch portraying a New York Times reporter who writes a story suggesting incest in the Palin family was "written with the assistance" of Al Franken. In fact, Franken reportedly had a role in the creation of a different SNL sketch.


In his September 24 column, syndicated columnist Tony Blankley baselessly asserted that a sketch from the September 20 edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live -- which portrayed a New York Times reporter who writes a story suggesting that Gov. Sarah Palin's husband had engaged in incest with his daughters -- was "written with the assistance" of Al Franken, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota. Blankley wrote: "More appalling, NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' suggested that Gov. Sarah Palin's husband had sex with his own daughters. That scene was written with the assistance of Al Franken, Democratic Party candidate for Senate in Minnesota. Talk about incest." Blankley provided no evidence for his assertion. In fact, Franken reportedly had a role in the production of a different sketch, titled "McCain Approves Open," that aired during the same edition of SNL.

On September 21, the Associated Press reported that Franken contributed to the sketch, in which, "hile recording campaign commercials, McCain is forced to say that he 'approves this message' over a series of increasingly vicious and ludicrous attacks against Obama":


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http://mediamatters.org/items/200809240014?f=h_latest

[dkofos]

1. If it was funny and bad for the puppie killer, who cares.

[ReadTomPaine]

2. Bingo. Let the insinuation sit around in the back of people's minds.

That's the way it's done in politics today. If the GOP wants it to stop, let them go first.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. I would like to hear more information on this Palin Incest Controversy.

Does anybody know where I can find out more about this Palin Incest Controversy?

[immoderate]

4. OMG!! There's incest in the Palin family?? This is series!!11!!

--IMM