SNL Context Analysis

In this SNL skit, one must know about certain aspects of the jokes and the culture in which it's being told. First of all, people have to know that Sarah Palin is the running mate for presidential hopeful John McCain, and Hillary Clinton was once running for the democratic nomination for president. In one of the jokes, Clinton talks about how she was called some type of colloquial name, and she googled it to find out what it really meant. One must know that google is a search engine on the internet. Also, one must know the background of the two woman. Take Sarah Palin's accent for instance, she is speaking in a deep Canadian-like accent because she is from Alaska. Also, Sarah Palin tells how she is one "heartbeat" away from being president, but one must know that she is running for vice-president and that the presidentail hopeful she is the running mate for, John McCain, has very bad heart problems.