US comedy shows demean Sarah Palin as Barack Obama lauds them

By: Toby Harnden
Jun 10, 2009

American late night comedy shows are immensely influential - part of the country's zeitgeist. So it's no surprise that President Barack Obama should be keen to be portrayed favourably by them.

Whether it's wise or dignified for the US commander-in-chief to yuk it up on the Colbert Show or allow himself to do a plug for the Conan O'Brien Show, however, is another matter - never mind doing both in the same week.

Sarah Palin, who was torn to shreds by Saturday Night Live during the campaign, on the other hand, is probably never going to get a fair shake from the late-night comedians. the rest

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