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Best SNL Political Sketches and Impersonators: Presidents of the Last Half-Century

Published - Aug 19 2012 02:05AM EST

Avram Finkelstein, RR.com Original

The SNL political sketch is so integral to American politics, its tradition runs parallel to our growth as a nation. So in honor of this year's presidential election, and excluding the current president, here is a rewind of the last half-century of POTUSes, and the ways in which they are deeply funny.

George W. Bush Gets Tough Love from Papa Bush

In a Back to the Future double whammy, a patrician Bush Sr. (Dana Carvey) passes the baton to his sound-bite spewing frat-boy, W, (Will Ferrell), and tutors him on life in the middle lane with clichés, prevarications and a well placed slap.


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