SNL Joke: Chris Matthews Daydreams of Obama in a Loin Cloth

Brent Baker | April 13, 2009
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Chris Matthews became the punch line of a joke on Saturday Night Live. During the Weekend Update segment on the April 11 show, SNL's news anchor, Seth Myers, delivered this item, illustrated by a creative matching graphic: "A new comic is being published this summer called 'Barack the Barbarian' which features the President in a loin cloth. Also featuring the President in a loin cloth: Chris Matthews' daydreams."