SNL Compliments Glenn Beck: 'He Was Right About Buying Gold'
Glenn Beck has been a favorite punching bag for liberal media members since he moved from HLN to Fox News and started getting huge ratings.
The folks at NBC's "Saturday Night Live" have also been on this Beck bashing bandwagon, which made the following sequence during Saturday's opening sketch rather surprising (video follows with transcript and commentary):
FRED ARMISEN AS PRESIDENT OBAMA: Obviously, it's no secret that my country's recovery from the recession has been slower than expected.
BILL HADER AS CHINESE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO THROUGH TRANSLATOR: We know all about your economic problems. That's why we were so surprised to see you embark on this ten day vacation to Asia that is costing $200 million a day.
ARMISEN: Now, hold on. I don't know where you heard that, but this trip is not costing $200 million a day.
HADER: That's not what Glenn Beck says.
ARMISEN: Again, let me be clear. Glenn Beck has no idea what he's talking about.
HADER: He was right about buying gold.
ARMISEN: I think we're getting off the subject.
HADER: My government should have bought gold. Unfortunately, all our assets were tied up in Treasury bills.
This sequence was surprising on a number of levels. First, Obama's defenders in the media aggressively attacked Fox News and conservative radio hosts for reporting this $200 million a day figure that came from an Indian website.
Although no specific numbers were released by the administration concerning the real cost, the press were very quick to dismiss the $200 million a day estimate.
This is why when SNL sourced it to Beck, viewers probably thought the joke would end there.
Oddly, that wasn't the case as Hader then made the point that maybe Beck shouldn't be dismissed so quickly as a result of his correct advice on gold.
This seems even more peculiar given New York Congressman Anthony Weiner, a Democrat that has been for months targeting Beck and his sponsor Goldline.
As such, in one fell swoop SNL not only complimented Beck for his investment prescience, but also took a swipe at the New York Congressman that's going after him.
Comedy sure makes for strange bedfellows, doesn't it?
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If you're looking for comedy
Submitted by Jack Bauer on Sun, 11/14/2010 - 11:58am.
If you're looking for comedy gold, these days SNL is the last place to start.
All of the above Mr Obama? --- How about ALL OF THE BELOW, instead.
Comedy Gold?
Submitted by BigAlSouth on Sun, 11/14/2010 - 3:47pm.
More like fool's gold . . .
SNL - "You don't listen!"
Submitted by metaphorsbwithu on Sun, 11/14/2010 - 12:12pm.
Unfortunately I missed the opening.
However, I did see a few minutes of the show flipping channels last night including a bizarre skit where Kenan Thompson is in a wheelchair with a broken knee. His zombie-like school-mates and a teacher (I think) ignore his pleas and explanations that he is seriously injured and force him to get up and jump on one of those mini-trampolines.
He keeps crying out at their collective mindless behavior, "YOU DON'T LISTEN!"
A fitting subconcious metaphor, I think, to what is happening in the country, although probably unintended.
Let Me Be Clear by Clorescience
Submitted by Trosp on Sun, 11/14/2010 - 1:01pm.
First time I've heard the phrase let me be clear from Obama made me think that the more gramatically correct one would be let myself be clear.
I found out through googling that the phrase let me be clear is in the product advertisement of Cloresicence. Corescience Let Me Be Clear Primer - smoothes skin texture and enhances skin tone.
Nah, I could be accused of being a racist if I still continue with my comment...
Translation
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Sun, 11/14/2010 - 1:46pm.
Let me be clear = Trust me, I'm not lying to you this time. Which of course if false, because his lips are moving.
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
Beck and the $200 million/day Presidential trip
Submitted by Gary Hall on Sun, 11/14/2010 - 2:04pm.
Perhaps Beck did bring up the news report, that Obama's trip to India was estimated to be costing some $200 million a day. However, if he did, he simply be guilty of repeating the information that was in a news report which came out of India. The White House hadn't sought to publicly diss the story - so it gets a little bit of attention. Big deal.
On the other hand, O'Reilly, sensing that the numbers must be wildly off base, took it up in a segment, and went right after it - attempting to hold the press accountable.
Compare this to the blatantly false charges made against President Bush, following Katrina, in 2005. A nutcase, West, makes the charge, and then for 5+ whole years, a national news network, NBC, led by the efforts of it's prime time anchor, Brian Williams, use their powerful platform to keep the story alive. NBC News, as well as much of our national MSM, never sought to discredit the shameful charges against the President of the United States.
(;~/ gary
China
Submitted by Vonu on Sun, 11/14/2010 - 9:58pm.
Can not buy gold for its price would rise. China can not sell Treasuries because their price would fall. China can only stand in awe of the god-child Obama. This will be until they learn the art of the teabagging.