Meanwhile, Janet Jackson redeems herself with a spot-on Saturday Night Live appearance.

I've mentioned this before, but this latest review by Tom Shales has more information and contemplation of the satirical work of that complex skit--not just a jab at Rice and Bush but also at the ludicrous FCC goings-on--all in one tidy package. I do wish I'd seen it.

Janet Jackson and "Saturday Night Live" gave Congress and the Federal Communications Commission a richly deserved nose-thumbing over the weekend when Jackson guest-hosted the irreverent and influential satire show.

In the very first sketch, before the opening credits, Jackson did a bull's-eye impression of national security adviser Condoleezza Rice testifying, as she did last week, before the commission investigating the 9/11 tragedy. Outfitted with prosthetic teeth that helped with the flashing of a coldly faked smile, Jackson as Rice rehearsed for her testimony with a sinister and snakelike Vice President Cheney, played by master impressionist Darrell Hammond.

The full article is in the Washington Post and you have to sign up (it's free) to read it.

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