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In this final-days-of-Campaign-2008 silly season, three rumors–each of them as-yet-unproven–have emerged: 1. Sarah Palin has begun running against John McCain and toward the GOP base2. McCain is increasingly detached from the inner workings of his own campaign3. President Bush is self-medicating SNL, with an assist from the glorious Will Farrel, manages to tackle all three:

October 24, 2008

In this final-days-of-Campaign-2008 silly season, three rumors–each of them as-yet-unproven–have emerged:

1. Sarah Palin has begun running against John McCain and toward the GOP base
2. McCain is increasingly detached from the inner workings of his own campaign
3. President Bush is self-medicating

SNL, with an assist from the glorious Will Farrel, manages to tackle all three:




Megan Garber is an assistant editor at the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University. She was formerly a CJR staff writer.