It wasn't too long ago that Hillary Clinton was singing the praises of Saturday Night Live for the way it was portraying the 2008 campaign.

Between invoking SNL to score points in a debate with Barack Obama and laughing it up alongside Clinton impersonator Amy Poehler, Clinton milked the show's favorable treatment of her for everything it was worth.

But it's safe to say the love affair has now come to an end after SNL, in its latest show, subjected Clinton to one of the most punishing comic assaults of the election season.

The show opened with Poehler, playing Clinton, making the case for why she is a better candidate to go up against John McCain. To sum it up, Clinton admitted to being a sore loser who has no ethical standards and whose supporters are racist.

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"This weekend, in Crawford, Texas, at the Bush family ranch, one of President Bush's daughter, Jenna, will be getting married. And I thought this was cute, because the groom went to President Bush and he asked President Bush for his daughter's hand in marriage. And President Bush said, 'Well, it's okay with me, but you gotta run it by Cheney.'" --David Letterman

"I thought this was nice. For their wedding night, President Bush is loaning the groom his 'Mission Accomplished' banner." --David Letterman

"Best wishes to President Bush's daughter, Jenna. She's getting married this weekend. I understand both John McCain and Dick Cheney will attend. That way they'll have something old and something blue." --Jay Leno

"Jenna Bush is getting married this weekend at her father's place in Crawford, Texas. And this is no surprise: the $2 billion ice sculpture contract went to Halliburton." --David Letterman

"Here's an interesting fact about the wedding a lot of people didn't know. Since her father's approval rating is only 29 percent, she's asked John McCain to give her away." –Jay Leno

Read more Jenna Bush jokes...

See also:
Funny Jenna Bush Pictures
Jenna Bush's Fairytale Wedding in Pictures (23/6)
Jenna Bush Married by An Obama Backer (NY Times)
Stephen Colbert on Jenna Bush's Wedding (Comedy Central)
Pizza Hut to Cater Jenna Bush's Wedding? (Wonkette)
George W. Bush to Gain Son, Jenna Bush to Lose Her Virginity (23/6)

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In politics, anything can happen. Except for what needs to happen for Clinton to secure the nomination.

By Will Durst

I'm not saying Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's historic presidential run is toast. Finished. Down the drain. Caput. Washed up. History. A memory. In the archives. Defunct. Extinct. Artifacto. Took a hike. Sleeping with the fishes. Part of the vast past tense. Joined the choir invisible. Totally obliterated. Entering Sidekick City. Sheer finito. Thoroughly through. Down goes Frasier. Swept away by the Tahiti Express. See ya: Wouldn't want to be ya. So long and sayonara sweetheart. Became an ex-presidential run. Experiencing fossilization. Stick a fork in her -- she's done. Game over, man. Say bye.

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"Hillary Clinton says she isn't dropping out because there are still six states that haven't had their Democratic primary. That's right. Barack Obama's favored in the states of Oregon, Montana and South Dakota, and Hillary is favored in the state of denial." --Conan O'Brien

"Hillary needed to win decisively in both states tonight, she didn't do that, which means her chances to win the nomination are very slim. But will she quit? Oh, not a chance. She will stay in the race for as long as it takes to elect John McCain president." --Jimmy Kimmel

"Barack Obama picked up four more superdelegates this week. Those are the party big shots whose votes, for some reason, mean a lot more than our votes mean. Even so, it's nice to see a politician pick up something other than a prostitute every once in a while." --Jimmy Kimmel

"John McCain's wife was recently overheard saying that they own eight or nine homes. Eight or nine homes, yeah. Yeah, McCain's wife denied this, and stated, 'What I said is, I've tried to put him in a home eight or nine times.'" --Conan O'Brien

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A roundup of the latest political insanity:

• Sen. Mike Gravel lobbies for the Obama Girl vote in the latest video from Barely Political

• John McCain loses his bearings with a microphone

• What would it take for Barack Obama to lose the Democratic race? Slate presents the results of its Obama Doomsday Scenario Contest, featuring such possibilities as a video surfacing of Obama punching a baby.

• Is politics suddenly better than sex? The New York Times reports that magazines like People and US Weekly are now covering the presidential candidates in the same lusty manner typically devoted to movie stars

• The Daily Show is very similar to The O'Reilly Factor, according to a new study by a journalism think tank

• Saturday Night Live has launched a new website for political junkies: SNL Politics, which showcases recent and vintage political humor from the NBC show.

• Stephen Colbert still hasn't received an invitation, but he's eager for the Jenna Bush wedding

• Jon Stewart mocks the media's marathon primary coverage, which left the cable news pundits testy

• 23/6: Secret McCain Campaign Slogan Memo Leaked

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Could Dwight Schrute be just the man John McCain needs to help him win the White House? During an appearance on The Daily Show, the presumptive Republican nominee joked about naming the character from NBC's The Office as his running mate.

"You heard it hear first: Dwight Schrute," McCain said of the brown-nosing sycophant played by Rainn Wilson. "Doesn't he do a great job for Michael Scott?"

Maybe it's Dwight's thirst for unbridled power that McCain admires. Or maybe it's his uncanny ability to channel dictators.

At any rate, Jon Stewart accused McCain of pandering and instead suggested that Hillary Clinton would make a winning pick, to which McCain laughed and replied, "That's one I never contemplated."

Other highlights from McCain's 13th appearance on The Daily Show:

• He deadpanned about the marathon race between the Democrats, saying, "I hate to watch it. It's terrible. My heart goes out to them."

• Jon Stewart questioned McCain on whether President Bush was a bigger liability for his campaign than Rev. Jeremiah Wright is for Obama. Calling Bush a "religious zealot," Stewart asked McCain whether he would take the opportunity to repudiate and denounce him. McCain pretended to walk off the set, then fiddled with his mic and said he was having "technical difficulties." (Watch video clip)

• Jon Stewart speculated about what McCain's Secret Service code name might be -- McDreamy? McSteamy? Grumplestiltskin? – but McCain said, "I think mine is 'Jerk.'"

(Watch the full interview)

Related:
McCain Loyalty Quiz
McCain Humor Roundup
Daily Show Videos

(Photos by Comedy Central and NBC)

It's been a long, tortuous presidential race, or as Jon Stewart has dubbed it, "The Long Flat Seemingly Endless Bataan Death March to the White House."

To help you track the latest comic twists and turns, check out our roundup of the best election humor. You'll find a running compilation of the candidates' funniest moments, most embarrassing gaffes, and wittiest quips, as well as the best late-night jokes, political cartoons, and spoof videos from around the Web.

Related:
Barack Obama Humor Roundup
Hillary Clinton Humor Roundup
John McCain Humor Roundup

Not to be outdone by Barack Obama, who last week revealed the "Top Ten Surprising Facts About Barack Obama" on the Late Show with David Letterman, Hillary Clinton delivered a Letterman top 10 list of her own last night:

The Top Ten Reasons Hillary Clinton Loves America

10. We have more Dakotas than every other country combined.
9. Canadian bacon: soggy and chewy; American bacon: crisp and delicious!
8. Thanks to the Internet, I can order new pantsuits 24/7. There's your pantsuit joke, Dave. Are you happy now?
7. 232 years and not one cookie shortage.
6. TiVo.
5. Did I mention the soup? Mmm, soup.
4. Did you know former President Teddy Roosevelt was an American?
3. Where else can you get a car painted for $29.95?
2. Is this the part where I say, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"?
1. Apparently anyone can get a talk show. (Watch video clip)

See also:
The Top 10 Barack Obama Campaign Promises
The Top 10 Hillary Clinton Campaign Promises

Related:
Hillary Clinton Humor Roundup
Barack Obama Humor Roundup
Late-Night Jokes

Are you a full-fledged Obamaniac, or a diehard Clintonista? Or are you insane for McCain? Take these handy political quizzes and we'll gauge your level of support for the 2008 presidential candidates.

• The Barack Obama Loyalty Quiz
• The Hillary Clinton Loyalty Quiz
• The John McCain Loyalty Quiz