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John McCain poked fun at his running mate, Barack Obama and his own campaign's dwindling assets in an appearance Saturday on the opening sequence of NBC's “Saturday Night Live.”

McCain, along with Tina Fey playing running mate Sarah Palin, held a mock QVC auction selling commemorative campaign products as a response to Obama's prime-time infomercial earlier in the week.

“These final days have been the most essential,” McCain said. “Barack Obama purchased airtime on three networks. We, however, can only afford time on QVC.

“I would rather be on three major networks. But I'm a true maverick, a Republican without money.”

Wife Cindy McCain made a cameo showing off jewelry the Arizona senator hawked as “McCain's fine gold,” commemorating the campaign finance law  her husband co-authored with Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold (D).

McCain chided Obama for turning down the Republicans' offer to hold multiple town hall-style debates: “This has been a historic campaign, so why not remember it with our line of collectible products? Such as 10 commemorative plates celebrating the 10 town hall debates between Sen. Obama and myself. Oh, look, they’re blank,” he said.

Fey made light of recent reports that Palin is a diva who has gone rogue by pulling away from McCain to urge viewers to buy “Palin in 2012″ T-shirts.

“Just try to wait until after Tuesday to wear ‘em, OK?” Fey said. “Cause I’m  not going anywhere. And I’m not going back to Alaska.”

McCain reappeared later in the show for the “Weekend Update” mock newscast, where he joked that he might unveil a new campaign strategy in the closing days.

“You know, a lot can happen in three days,” he said. “And while I'm confident that we will emerge victorious, I'm also considering a few radical last-minute strategies.

“You know how people call me the maverick. I thought Id try a strategy called 'the reverse maverick' that's where I do anything anybody tells me.”

McCain said that other strategies he was considering employing were the “double maverick,” the “Forrest Gump,” and the “sad grandpa.”

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Q: Why does platinum cost more than white gold?

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Gerard Bianco was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He has been designing and creating jewelry for over 40 years. He owns and displays his creations at Porte 4 Fine Jewelry in Portland, Maine. (http://porte4.com) He is also the award winning author of the new mystery/thriller, The Deal Master, which is available at Borders Books. His web site is: http://www.gerardfbianco.com

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