There's nothing into which Saturday Night Live can't work its liberal politics--even a conventional game-show sketch. NBC aired a re-run of the February 24th SNL last night, and watching it this morning I spotted what you might call a "subliminable" anti-Ann Coulter product placement.
In "What's That Bitch Talking About?" two contestants viewing a succession of women offering bare snippets of dialogue have to guess what they're talking about. The male contestant is consistently clueless. But Tina Fey's character gets it uncannily right every time, down to details that would in reality be impossible to guess. Sample: a woman murmuring "okay" into a phone is indeed getting directions to a margarita party to celebrate her graduation from DeVry, etc.
The male loser is sent packing, but not before he receives a lovely parting gift in the form of the home edition of "What's That Bitch Talking About?" Cut to a quick close-up of the package featuring four women: Whitney Houston, Queen Elizabeth, a beauty queen who's presumably Miss South Carolina of "US Americans" fame, and, most prominently featured . . . Ann Coulter. See screencap.
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If any more proof of SNL's pro-Obama bias were needed, now we have it. Imagine dissing Hillary's most eloquent supporter like that!
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You're joking, right?
March 23, 2008 - 09:01 ET by motherbeltYou're joking, right?
Please tell me you're joking.
I think Ann would take it as a compliment and be able to turn it back on the libs.
No joke, but agree that Ann
March 23, 2008 - 09:02 ET by Mark FinkelsteinNo joke, but agree that Ann would likely get a kick out this.
I meant please tell me you
March 23, 2008 - 09:11 ET by motherbeltI meant please tell me you are joking about sounding upset over this...but I see that you are (your last line in the post that I slid over the first time) PHEW!
Had me worried for a minute, that you would be upset about such a trivial attempt at liberal humor.
Here's the thing: I'm not
March 23, 2008 - 09:14 ET by Mark FinkelsteinHere's the thing: I'm not upset--SNL can do whatever it wants. But there is something sneaky about it. There's a difference between doing a skit that openly attacks Ann or whomever else it might be. But this kind of "subliminable" product placement is more about SNL's slipping its own editorial opinion into the show than an attempt at humor.
Oh, I see it. You want SNL
March 23, 2008 - 15:28 ET by balboaOh, I see it. You want SNL to come right out and more prominently display Coulter, instead of trying to infect the brains of others by sneaking her face onto a box that's onscreen for about 10 seconds.
Yes, I'd be upset too...
Free Ad
March 23, 2008 - 09:10 ET by m1xramThanks SNL, advertising for Ann Coulter always helps her book sales but I certainly do realize that certain people do not have the capability to understand them. lol Maybe it's all those silly references at the back. Fact checking is not for the faint of heart.
m1xram
In what SNLiverse is the
March 23, 2008 - 09:12 ET by Jack BauerIn what SNLiverse is the Queen of England up as a b-word before Hillary Clinton.
Like she isn't crowned the Queen of Bees.
I thought about that too,
March 23, 2008 - 09:34 ET by motherbeltI thought about that too, Jack
Then it hit me: it's not a "bitch" reference; it's the "what's she talking about?" Maybe the point is that they don't understand her?
humor
March 23, 2008 - 09:35 ET by iveseenitallAs I've said many times, the "liberals" manage to destroy everything the touch. "Humor" is a case in point. Since SNL came upon the scene, "funny" or "witty" has deriorated to nothing but snarky, pathetic attempts to hurt someone. Of course, as with all immature ignorant people, "liberals" take great offense when its turned back on them. As we used to say on the city streets, "You can dish it out but you can't take it". Moreover, the dumb jackasses don't have a clue as to do humor. Simply put, "liberals" don't know how to be funny. Everything they do has transparent agenda. Sad.
"funny" or "witty" has
March 23, 2008 - 09:35 ET by motherbelt"funny" or "witty" has deriorated to nothing but snarky, pathetic attempts to hurt someone.
Exactly! They spew their hate, then yell "Just Kidding!!" and that makes it "funny."
That's why liberals are so bad at humor. They don't have any.
I wouldn't say 'just
March 23, 2008 - 11:04 ET by JasonCI wouldn't say 'just kidding.' Ann Coulter says stupid things everytime she boots up Microsoft Word. Now, much of what she says has its basis in perfectly legitimate conservative thought and ideology. Unfortunately, she consistently tries to turn these things into half-baked jokes and witticisms. Toss in her uber-affected speaking voice, which just drips with cocktail party sententiousness, and you have a personality who should by all rights be ignored if not mocked by conservatives along with liberals. She's your Rosie O'Donnell. That her books sell well indicates nothing. I own two of them, which is how I know she's a dolt.
As for the humor aspect of it, at least it does something original in making its point. A lot more so than certain "conservative humor" shows on YouTube which consist of a news tidbit and a follow-up joke whose punchline is so telegraphed it might as well be sponsored by Western Union.
She does say things that
March 23, 2008 - 15:27 ET by balboaShe does say things that make people wonder what she's talking about. That's her schtick. I can't believe no one would know that by now. And now iveseenitall is complaining? Good grief.
Really Jason? Ann Coulter
March 23, 2008 - 16:17 ET by Gary P JacksonReally Jason? Ann Coulter is our Rosie O', REALLY? I've read all of Ann's books, and her column weekly. I've yet to hear he go off on some half baked conspiracy rant, or seen her hang upside down.
Like most, it's OK until one of your own is getting skewered, then it just not funny!
The difference between conservatives and liberals is we can laugh at ourselves, even when it's a liberal poking the fun. (as long as it isn't hate disguised as a joke) On the other hand, liberals can't stand it when someone pokes fun at them, especially a conservative.
The difference between
March 23, 2008 - 16:44 ET by balboaThe difference between conservatives and liberals is we can laugh at ourselves
Not according to what I've read on this board.
The difference between
March 23, 2008 - 18:44 ET by JasonCThe difference between conservatives and liberals is we can laugh at
ourselves, even when it's a liberal poking the fun. (as long as it
isn't hate disguised as a joke) On the other hand, liberals can't stand
it when someone pokes fun at them, especially a conservative.
I'm sorry, but that's an incredibly stupid generalization. Bullshit of the rankest vintage. I can only assume you're making a comparison of like lib crybabies on Youtube who whine about Newsbusted as compared to the relatively mature conservatives on here. But to claim that conservatives don't get bent out of shape about slights to their ideology - witness the very nature of this article - and that liberals can never laugh at themselves is just plain wrong.
I would laugh heartily at jokes mocking liberals if they were delivered humorously, i.e. in the style of The Daily Show or SNL or Red State Update. Newsbusted's problem isn't its politics, but its structure; and the host's painfully stilted delivery.