Filed at 1:00 a.m. ET
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Late-night TV show hosts found humor in the presidential
debate. A sampling from Friday night:
------
''A town in upstate New York is being accused of being biased because they
sent out absentee ballots that say 'Barack Osama.' Today, they apologized and
printed new ballots that say, 'Barack Hussein Osama.''' -- Conan
O'Brien, NBC's ''Late Night.''
------
''Barack
Obama has purchased his own satellite TV station to run campaign
commercials. Isn't that amazing? His own satellite station to run campaign
commercials. Meanwhile, John
McCain's VCR is still blinking 12 o'clock.'' -- David
Letterman, CBS' ''Late Show.''
------
''Tomorrow, America's most famous hockey mom, Sarah
Palin, will drop the ceremonial first puck at the Philadelphia Flyers game.
And right afterward, she will go out on the ice and skate around reporters'
questions.'' -- Jay
Leno, NBC's ''The Tonight Show.''
------
''This week, the National
Rifle Association endorsed John McCain and Sarah Palin. Governor Palin is a
huge gun enthusiast. She is actually using a shotgun to plan her daughter's
wedding.'' -- Craig
Ferguson, CBS' ''The Late Late Show.''
------
''Congratulations to Bill and Hillary
Clinton this weekend -- 33rd wedding anniversary. How about that? And you
thought the Iraqi war was a never-ending conflict.'' -- Letterman.
------
''Today, The Washington Post compared the 2008 presidential election to the
1932 presidential election. Mainly because 1932 was the first time John McCain
ran for president.'' -- O'Brien.
------
''I like Sen. McCain. He looks like a guy who falls asleep testing a mattress
at Macy's.'' -- Letterman.
------
''Barack Obama has bought a half-hour of air time on CBS. He's now
negotiating with NBC, but they're having some disagreement. Barack just wants to
buy a half-hour, but NBC wants him to buy the entire prime-time schedule for the
rest of the year.'' -- Leno.
------
''Due to complaints, Walgreens drugstore has been forced to remove talking
dolls of Barack Obama and John McCain. Walgreens was also forced to remove the
real Ralph
Nader from their store.'' -- O'Brien.
------
''The movie `W,' about the life of President Bush comes out next week. You
realize that if critics like this film, it will be the only good review Bush has
gotten in eight years.'' -- Leno.
------