SNL: Republicans Really Did Hold Obama Hostage - Now He's a Tax Cut-Loving Birther
"Saturday Night Live" began its program last evening with Fred Armisen once again addressing the nation as President Obama.
After being literally held hostage by Republicans for three days - "bound, gagged, blindfolded in a dark room somewhere outside Washington" - Obama, in the grips of weird symptoms associated with the Stockholm Syndrome, became a tax cut-loving, Sarah Palin-admiring, Rush Limbaugh-quoting conservative who's no longer sure he was born in America (video follows with partial transcript and commentary):
Armisen comically explained that he realized on the fourth day that the Stockholm Syndrome - whereby hostages begin identifying and agreeing with the position of their captors - was a real phenomenon:
FRED ARMISEN AS PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I suddenly decided that I kind of agreed with the Republican philosophy of trickle down economics. That's why for me, the tax cuts for the wealthy aren't a big problem. They're the best part of the bill. You watch. I predict the rich will use that extra money to go out and create jobs - millions and millions of jobs. It's like Rush said on his show the other day: I never got hired by a poor person.
From there, Armisen referred to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cali.) "San Francisco Nancy."
He next expressed his “outrage at the unjust treatment” of Bristol Palin, and, on behalf of Sarah and the Mama Grizzlies everywhere, voiced his condemnation of the judges' decision on "Dancing With The Stars."
Before signing off, Armisen announced that he would be flying to Tampa, Florida, to join Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly "as part of our Bold Fresh tour."
He then ended with possibly the best line saying, "Now, in closing, let me reassure you that however long it takes, this nation's current troubles will pass because you Americans never have and never will give up. I say 'you Americans' because even though I always thought I was born here, lately I've begun to have my doubts."
Quite the stereotype of today's conservative, wouldn't you agree? Yet mixed in all the right-wing bashing were obvious shots at the President as well.
It seems the folks at SNL feel as betrayed by this tax compromise as MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Ed Schultz.
Why aren't I surprised?
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SNL always attacks Democrats from the left
Submitted by OffTheLows on Sun, 12/12/2010 - 6:53am.
I'm not sure I've ever seen SNL go after anyone for being too extreme of a liberal. Their comic POV essentially derives from the ideological equivalent of a Dennis Kucinich or Bernie Sanders, and then the media use examples like this to argue that SNL isn't politically biased and they will go after both sides, but they conveniently ignore perspective.
As for this skit, I believe the tax left as is portion for the $250k+ crowd amounts to about $40 billion a year and the total size of the bill is more than 10 times that, though "cost" is static and ignores the econmic benefit of the spending and partial absense of taxing. Both sides agreed to something with provisions they're ideologically opposed to, sounds like bipartisanship to me, but to the left wing loons at SNL that apparently equates to Stockholm Syndrome.
And this is no "skit"
Submitted by Texndoc on Sun, 12/12/2010 - 10:12am.
The Republicans have video of him having Bubba take over that press-conference ("OK, rookie, you can go now") while Zero looked at his watch and stated he had to go because he didn't want to keep the wife-monster waiting for her all important Christmas Party ("Yeah you better leave" says Bubba. "I don't want that thing mad at me either!") And that was no skit. This unfortunately is real life. What's nice is Drudge has kept it up as his headline picture for 3 days.
He needed to leave early.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sun, 12/12/2010 - 10:50am.
Do you have any idea how long it takes to get a Clydesdale cleaned up and in the traces?
Besides Clinton makes more sense than The One. He was a much better black president that this one. Did I ever imagine myself saying Clinton was better than anyone? Hell no!
About that not wanting to keep "Jackie-No" waiting
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Sun, 12/12/2010 - 12:37pm.
How does it look to the world that or frearless leader is whipped and shacking in his boots that his missus might be kept waiting.
Can you say wimp? Swagger, my keister!
NS...I'm getting "Video Not Available"
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 12/12/2010 - 10:50am.
????
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
on the plus side
Submitted by mom_rox on Sun, 12/12/2010 - 10:55am.
Armisen (as Pres. Obama) quoted Rush correctly, so somebody actually listened to his show.
SNL needs writers
Submitted by Spike72AFA on Sun, 12/12/2010 - 11:18am.
We watch SNL every week (on DVR it only lasts about 30 min - take out music and your are down to 20 min). Each week you can depend on, at most, one funny skit and the rest is just recycled stuff to see if they can slide it by without having to actually write something. This week's skit was "Whats His Name?"
That said, the Obama opening was like someone is writing a term paper and just ran out of time. You could see the comic ideas there; they just never got around to writing the jokes.
BTW, isn't it time for them to hand over the Obama impressions to the new kid and give Fred a rest?
"How is this an example of media bias?"
Submitted by SickofLibs on Sun, 12/12/2010 - 11:33am.
LOL.
Funniest part of skit...unintentional
Submitted by krendler on Sun, 12/12/2010 - 12:02pm.
The funniest part (unintentionally funny) of the skit was during the "setup", where Armisen (who does a horrible Obama) is stating why the compromise was necessary. Over the course of two or three sentences, "Obama" states (paraphrasing) "We had to agree to a tax cut for the rich in order to prevent a tax increase on the middle class." Again, this was during the "playing it straight" part at the beginning, where they're trying to ground the piece in reality - and it demonstrates perfectly the liberal mindset (Obama admin and comedy writers included) of refusing to talk plainly and/or think clearly.
And, yes, SNL desperately needs new writers. Weekend Upate is usually good for a couple of chuckles. The rest of the show is generally abysmal.
SNL as a source of political discourse?
Submitted by djwolf12 on Sun, 12/12/2010 - 1:08pm.
SNL is a failure. Is this the best Lorne Michaels can do?
the sketches were lame as usual
Submitted by Jnoble on Sun, 12/12/2010 - 1:26pm.
...but at least Paul McCartney was great. He hasn't been on the show since 1993. AND he got not two, not three, but FOUR music spots last night!
Jet... Band On The Run...A Day In The Life/Give Peace a Chance...Get Back
SNL is like the Frankenstein
Submitted by DoktorFranken on Sun, 12/12/2010 - 4:06pm.
SNL is like the Frankenstein monster that just won't die. Or the Democrat that won't resign from office. Or the crazy-ass ex-spouse that is living in the past.
Plus, the Hussein imitation is watered down and crappy like the BM from an Illegal Mexican. The writing sucks more that Barney Frank on a weekend partying spree. And the overall concept of "Elite Leftist=Good / everyone who is not=Bad" is so old that it's almost as old and useless as Chevy Chase has been all of these decades.
JMHO, you understand.
SNL Is Phonier Than Phony
Submitted by rammingspeed on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 2:35pm.
What makes me most sick about SNL is the way they try to portray themselves as the rational, down-the-middle Americans. Whenever a big deal happens, especially something against the hammer and sickle that holds their foundation together, out come the long knives.
Tina Fey savaging Sarah Palin - which Chevy Chase boldly admitted was true about SNL - was a good example. Now this, less heavy-handed though it may be.
There's a system called "Socialist Realism," which was forced upon the people in the USSR for 75 years. It's where the arts and news and all mainstream information providers always promote the politics of the state, and demonize any opposition.