WIBCI SNL skits from 38 years ago didn’t still ring true?
Wouldn’t It Be Cool If it were just funny, not funny and a little sad?
On October 8th, 1988 Saturday Night Live did a sketch parodying the Bush-Dukakis Debate. After the debate concludes journalists Peter Jennings (played by Tom Hanks) and David Brinkley (the late/great Phil Hartman) give their impressions:
Peter Jennings: Well, this concludes our debate, and with me is my colleague, David Brinkley, a veteran in many such debates. David what were your impressions?
David Brinkley: Well, what we saw were two men doing everything they could to avoid saying what they would do if elected. Because they know if they did, we wouldn’t elect them. But that’s nothing new, of course, Peter. Every president from Washington to Ronald Reagan has been either a liar or a fool, and usually both!
Peter Jennings: Well, David, throughout your career, you’ve been known for your cynicism, but certainly you haven’t lost that much faith in the presidency.
David Brinkley: Well, Peter, as I get older, I find I’ve lost faith in a good many things – country, family, religion, the love of a man for a woman.. I’ve reached a point where it’s struggle to get up in the morning, to continue to plow to a dreary, nasty, brutal life.. of terrible desperation.. at the end of which we’re all just food for maggots!
Conjures recollections of recent debates, the world doesn’t change much does it? This should have calming effects, like we’ve gone through this before…. but I feel like our trials and tribulations have been upgraded, rebooted, and not in a good way.
Last Updated on 04/25/2026 by Death of Hypatia Inc.
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