Art Imitates Life – SNL Palin-Clinton Appearance Close Call!

Saturday Night Live must have some clairvoyant staff writers. The opening skit last weekend was an unlikely Palin-Clinton press conference. The AP has since reported that this comedy skit came close to a reality when both Clinton and Palin were invited to attend a rally in New York City scheduled for next week. The article entitled “Clinton Blindsided by Scheduled Event”, noted that both women were invited to attend a rally at the United Nations next week hosted by American Jewish groups in a protest against Iran’s Ahmadinejad. When Clinton’s aids learned of the event; they quickly cancelled the former candidates’ appearance.

One has to wonder how Clinton would have fared in a joint appearance with Palin. Although the media has treated both women with scorn and derision (cutting Clinton some slack when she released her delegates to Obama); an opportunity was missed - two of America’s prominent women on the same stage sending a positive message to millions of women both in the United States and abroad. It is, perhaps, because of the deep division that the left continues to promote (media and politicians), this meeting would never materialize. Imagine a scenario where despite political differences and differing ideologies, both Clinton and Palin spoke in concert against a Theocratic regime that treats their Iranian counterparts as objects of subservient bondage. Politics trumps compassion once again – only in America. Palin is scheduled to attend. Women in Politics need to set aside differences and stop deferring to their "male handlers" and the "media" in order to make a substantial difference.