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Obama Postpones SNL Appearance Due to Hurricane Ike
September 13, 2008
ABC's Sunlen Miller and Matt Jaffe Report: Senator Obama has postponed his upcoming 'Saturday Night Live' appearance due to Hurricane Ike barreling toward Texas.
"In light of the unfolding crisis in Texas, Sen. Obama has decided it is no longer appropriate to appear on 'Saturday Night Live' tomorrow evening," Obama spokeswoman Jen Psaki explained in a statement.
Obama's appearance will be rescheduled for a more appropriate time.
The senator will go on with a previously scheduled Saturday morning event in Manchester, N.H. and then will return to Chicago instead of flying to NYC for the season premiere of the show.
Sen. Obama has been monitoring the hurricane thus far from the campaign trail. He received a midday briefing on Friday from FEMA Administrator David Paulison and spoke later in the day with Houston mayor Bill White. White told Obama that Houston is prepared for the hurricane, Obama spokeswoman Linda Douglass said. Obama offered to do whatever he could to help, including using his website to raise funds for relief efforts.
Sen. Joe Biden, also scheduled to appear with Obama at the Manchester event on Saturday, cancelled as well due to the hurricane.
"In light of Hurricane Ike and its path through Texas, Sen. Biden will not be traveling to New Hampshire tomorrow," said Biden spokesman David Wade. "We intend to pick up our regularly scheduled travel on Sunday from Wilmington to Charlotte."
This is the second straight day Biden has cancelled a trip due to Ike - late Thursday, he scrapped a Friday swing through Texas for fundraisers in San Antonio and Austin.
When Hurricane Gustav was hitting Louisiana, Obama took a break from campaigning to monitor the storm.