Saturday Night Live, continuing its 21st century rebirth as the most hilarious show for political satire on the tube, has taken on President-Elect Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff Designate Rep. Rahm Emanuel. The segment is a masterpiece: poking fun at the Emanuel who appears in the media (measured, thoughtful) versus the reported behind-the-scenes Emanuel (tough as nails and verbally…colorful):
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To see some videos of the REAL Emanuel, CLICK HERE.
UPDATE: Also see posting about this at The Swamp.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.