From Saturday Night Live:
"Norm MacDonald: Now, Al, uh, you've been covering these midterm races?
Al Franken: Uh, yes.
Norm MacDonald: Any general trends seem to be emerging?
Al Franken: Uh, yes, Norm. This appears to be the roughest campaign year ever.
Norm MacDonald: Negative campaigning?
Al Franken: Oh, yeah. Yeah. I've been covering politics for a long time and this is, without a doubt, the most mean-spirited year I've ever seen. Now, take for example, Massachusetts [scattered applause] where Senate challenger Mitt Romney is spending millions of dollars on attack ads like this one. Watch.
[Dissolve to ad with photo of a ruddy-faced Ted Kennedy accompanied by minor key music and a deep-throated, smarmy announcer's voice over.]
Announcer V/O: On October 14th, 1978, Ted Kennedy is seen puking in the parking lot of the U.S. Capitol. ... On February 8th, 1983, Kennedy relieves himself on the leg of a Georgetown waitress. ... Two years later, Kennedy passes out on the floor of the Senate, soiling himself in the process. ... Kennedy -- He's a big, fat drunk. ...
[Cheers and applause as we dissolve back to Al and Norm at the desk.]
Norm MacDonald: Yeah. Yeah, that was tough.
Al Franken: It's a tough year. Tough year. ... And it's really become a no-holds barred contest. Uh, watch this. This is one of Kennedy's attack ads on Romney.
[Dissolve to another ad with minor key music and a deep-throated, smarmy announcer's voice over.]
Announcer V/O: [Image of Brigham Young] Mormon prophet Brigham Young believed that a man ought to have as many wives as he wants. Apparently, Mitt Romney agrees. [Side by side images of Young and Romney] After all, he's a Mormon. [Upbeat trumpet fanfare as we dissolve to a photo of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kennedy.] Ted Kennedy -- One Wife at a Time. ...
[Cheers and applause as we dissolve back to Al and Norm at the desk.]
Norm MacDonald: Okay, so Massachusetts, then, is the nation's dirtiest race.
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