The media’s tender loving care of and hypersensitivity in protection of Barack Obama is going to put a real crimp in attempts at Obama humor. The latest survey of late-night jokes from the Center for Media and Public Affairs found 18 Obama jokes, about a fourth of Hillary’s (68) and a tenth of President Bush’s (175). Then there’s Saturday Night Live. Chicago Tribune TV critic Maureen Ryan started whining early in the week that Obama should not be impersonated by a white comedian (Fred Armisen). She huffed: "Obama's candidacy gives us solid proof of the progress that African-Americans have made in this country. I guess SNL still has further to go on that front." A reader poll alongside these complaints asked if Obama should be impersonated by an African-American: 74 percent voted for "Doesn’t matter," and a cranky six percent said "no."
But the media elite seems to be in the minority. Friday’s Washington Post carried a story by Paul Farhi further ginning up the "Fauxbama" controversy. He not only carried Ryan’s demand for a black impersonator, but added the radical-left British newspaper The Guardian, which screamed minstrel show:
"Casting a black actor wouldn't have guaranteed the quality of the sketch, but it would have made the whole thing a lot less shoddy," Pool wrote. "Let's get one thing straight. The moment anyone starts reaching for 'blackface,' they are on extremely dodgy territory. Anyone who thinks it's either necessary or, for that matter, remotely funny to black-up needs to have the gauge on their moral compass reset."
What overreaction! How desperate is the Guardian to always locate American backwardness. Impersonating Obama isn’t "blackface" a la Al Jolson. Armisen’s makeup was just a few shades away from white. Farhi underlined how the Post is a liberal newspaper by having no one object to the wild left-wing rants in Obama’s defense – or even having the average man or woman on the street expressing the "doesn’t matter" majority. For that matter, Farhi could have cited the Trib’s poll, which has stayed at a solid three-quarters-don’t-see-the-outrage majority all week.
Holding up the other end of the debate is SNL boss Lorne Michaels saying he liked Armisen’s impression, and it’s going to stay through the rest of the campaign. Farhi also found the outraged black academic:
Todd Boyd, a professor of critical studies at the University of Southern California, says viewers might have a different reaction if the roles were reversed. What if, he says, SNL had cast a black woman to portray Hillary Clinton? "Do you think there's ever going to be a day when we start casting Queen Latifah to portray Princess Diana?" he asks. "We just don't have the same representations going in other direction."
Now imagine the utter clumsiness of an argument as militantly clueless as Boyd’s. Imagine a white expert upset at Eddie Murphy blackening Mister Rogers in in Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood (which was hilarious). Or Eddie Murphy’s hilarious skit where he plays white person for a day by reading Hallmark cards. Wouldn’t that look humorless, and perhaps racist? Then turn the argument around on the outraged experts like Boyd.
Maureen Ryan objected in part because Armisen’s impression wasn’t very good. That’s the best objection to have, that the impersonator isn’t very good. (I didn’t think he was, but Dana Carvey's Bush stunk for quite a while.) But what lingers behind these objections is the mounting suspicion that the Obama-maniacs in the press corps just don’t want anyone mocking Obama at all.
CORRECTION: Earlier today, I tried remembering the CMPA joke counts, suggesting Obama was the subject of 17 jokes, but it was 18. My error was worse in suggesting he had only one third of Hillary's number of jokes, when her number was higher than I remembered.
Here's the weirdest part, now that I look again at the chart in the March 3 Newsweek. Tommy Thompson! -- the Wisconsin governor who had a few cups of coffee in the GOP presidential race in 2007 -- was the target of 19 jokes, one more than Obama. (Kucinich had 21.) What gives?
(HTs to Ken Shepherd, Rich Noyes.)
—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center
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Uh, folks....that's why
February 29, 2008 - 10:32 ET by motherbeltUh, folks....that's why it's called.... ACTING
Hello, McFly????Anybody home????
Excuse me, but...
March 1, 2008 - 13:16 ET by goldenthroatDoesn't Osama Bama have one white parent and and one black parent?
So why is he a "black" candidate?
And would someone please tell me - when is "White History Month"?
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Clearly, Maureen Ryan has
February 29, 2008 - 10:30 ET by rbosqueClearly, Maureen Ryan has way too much time on her hands. Who really cares?
We heard the same lament
February 29, 2008 - 10:34 ET by motherbeltWe heard the same lament when they cast a white actress in the lead for "Miss Saigon."
Well, that puts paid to any sighted person playing someone blind, or a hearing person in a deaf role, and how DARE they put someone not disabled in a wheel chair for role?????
All "acting" will now be "authentic."
Sheesh.
Bigger Picture
February 29, 2008 - 10:36 ET by candanceThis story is important because it belies the growing effort to snuff out any and all humor or teasing directed toward The H Man.
Soon no one in the media will be allowed to say his name without adding in heaps of praise and getting assurances from five black people that the remarks were sensitive enough.
I agree, candance. No
February 29, 2008 - 11:27 ET by motherbeltI agree, candance. No joking, please. No kidding, no teasing.
Riddle: How does Barack Obama change a light bulb?
Answer: That's not funny!!
And that's the response to any humor aimed his way.
or "thats
March 1, 2008 - 04:44 ET by red_dragon311or "thats racist."
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Obama, the NEW protected agenda
February 29, 2008 - 10:36 ET by kgObama, the NEW protected agenda. Soon making jokes or critizing Obama will be considered "hate speech".
"Forget change, I want improvement!"
Whadaya mean soon? It's
February 29, 2008 - 12:56 ET by mattmWhadaya mean soon? It's already been that way for years. You can't criticize the Left...Opinions that don't line up with the Left wing viewpoint are hate. We all know this, so why the heck do some of us try to play nice with them?
Where was the outrage...
February 29, 2008 - 10:36 ET by MassConservWhere was the outrage when Billy Crystal was impersonating Sammy Davis Jr.?
I suppose that was just good humor.
This is really lifting my
February 29, 2008 - 10:40 ET by BuxomAnnieMcGreggorThis is really lifting my morning, this one is! Isn't B*tch Obama considered 1/2 and 1/2 (racially speaking)? I remember not too long ago...people were lamenting he wasn't "black" enough to fully appreciate the black man's struggle. Apparently he's black enough to have b*tches come out of the woodwork and complain he's satirized by some pasty faced cracker. It's becoming more obvious that there will be no criticism of BHO in this election process. If he does becomes President... what will it be like then?
Life can be a real b*tch... so why vote for one?
IF he is elected president,
February 29, 2008 - 16:26 ET by Cape Conservativedo you suppose they will gag Dave & Jay & all the rest of the late-nighters?
Say, that brings another question to mind, do you SUPPOSE Colbert/Maher/Stewart/SNL will "give it to him" in the same manner in which they have been treating the current president for the past 8 years?
What will the writers do??? Go on strike again so they can be allowed to crack a joke about a sitting president?? And, to be honest with you, they have not been "cracking jokes" about the current president...instead they have done their very best to hit below the belt every chance they could find...funny? I don't think so!
Flip a coin - Obama is Black. Obama is White.
February 29, 2008 - 10:49 ET by krendlerThe media and the left keep "forgetting" that Obama is half-white (never mentioned any more). So why is it so outrageous that a white person play his part on SNL? Seems like a coin flip whether he should be black or white.
I don't remember anyone freaking out when Daryl Hammond played Jesse Jackson.
The stupidity of ObamaMania and the Mindless Obamatons, who constantly cry "racism" (ironic, since the campaign for them is about exactly one thing: Obama's race) marches forward.
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The media and the left
February 29, 2008 - 10:56 ET by motherbeltThe media and the left keep "forgetting" that Obama is half-white (never mentioned any more)
First, "the media and the left" is redundant. LOL
Anyway, the reason it's not mentioned any more, is because Obama himself ignores his caucasian side. Obama is black, his sister said, "because he has named himself." His choice.
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February 29, 2008 - 16:28 ET by Cape ConservativeGo to Options and enable the PopUp Blockers - that will give you a clear screen pronto!
1/2 African
February 29, 2008 - 10:52 ET by harqmanYea okay. Trying not to be to insensitive to the fact that Obama is "brown" (as my daughters say) and wishes to dismiss in totality his WHITE AMERICAN side. Here's the funny thing. He is actually half "WHITE AMERICAN" and half Kenyon (african if you will).
Why are all the lilly white supporters of Obama not put off by the FACT that he will not, does not and likely never will address that he is indeed half WHITE?
This is what is wrong with this country and will tear it apart. "Oh he is an African American no white anything to see here." So this chic from Chic can shove it. She is just silly and needs to get a life.
he will not, does not and
February 29, 2008 - 11:33 ET by motherbelthe will not, does not and likely never will address that he is indeed half WHITE?
His wife has said when she first met him she thought (paraphrasing):
He's bi-racial.. What's that about??
Since he was considered "bi-racial" back then, I'm guessing (just guessing, mind you) that she "might" have had some small part in his making a choice.
I Was Going to Say That These Critics Should Lighten Up.....
February 29, 2008 - 10:54 ET by BeresfordBut that would be wrong. It probably also would be politically incorrect to remind folks that Obama's mother was white.
So if SNL had cast someone like Kenan Thompson to play Barack (in addition to not looking like Obama) he'd be no closer to a genetic match than the guy NBC picked for the part.
Let's hope they never have a skit with a faux Tiger Woods in it. That would be a bitch to cast.
I think Armisen is half
February 29, 2008 - 11:04 ET by Roger the ShrubberI think Armisen is half Latino, half Japanese.
Doesn't seem very "white" to me...
Armisen - "German, Japanese, Venezuelan"
March 1, 2008 - 01:00 ET by zeestephenRoger - According to Armisen's bio at IMDB, he's of "German, Japanese, and Venezuelan descent."
Armisen's DNA is more politically correct than Barack ("May His Middle Name Be Unspoken") Obama's.
Tim, Great post. This is
February 29, 2008 - 11:13 ET by LeonTim,
Great post. This is indeed quite lame. Who cares who plays Obama? Lighten up.
You'd think the guy sported blackface the way this woman is whining. Not to mention, her black Hillary Clinton example is so foolish that I'm embarassed for her that it made it into print.
Maureen, cry me a river.
But on another note, I have to say watching the NBs discuss Obama's heritage is frightening. Makes me feel like I'm in a central PA trailer park.
Hey, hey, hey!!! Watch it
February 29, 2008 - 11:35 ET by motherbeltHey, hey, hey!!! Watch it about central PA!!! ;-)
Sorry mb,It's got some
February 29, 2008 - 11:52 ET by LeonSorry mb,
It's got some beautiful landscapes, but it's notorious for racism.
Central PA is arguably one of the most racist areas in the country (aside from OHIO of course).
I was in Johnstown once for the Keystone Games in highschool, and it literally felt like we were in 1930 Alabama. Not a positive experience for the black or asian kids on my team. Scary stuff.
1930 Alabama?
February 29, 2008 - 14:06 ET by harqmanBorn and raised in the North now living in Mississippi for the last 25 years, I take great offence to this type of thing. I think you should have just said "being in 1930" Because I am guessing that it was NOT a racial utopia in PA in the '30's. And if it was all good what they hell happened frm the '30s until you went to HS.
My point is there is racism everywhere. Some of the biggest rednecks I have ever met are from south Indiana and Illinois. The south is an easy target. It is a non thinkers target. I am not saying you are a non-thinker (maybe I am, but no offence intended), I am just saying, as you clearly pointed out it is everywhere and has been for a long time. It is just easier to pretend that it is only in the south.
Why can't we all just get along? Because some people are ignorant like the little tart that wrote the article.
harqman
February 29, 2008 - 14:45 ET by candanceWelcome to Leon's world. He randomly insults poor people, fat people, gay people...basically anyone who doesn't look like Leon.
But we're the bigots.
cd... Ahhhh..but we don't
February 29, 2008 - 14:50 ET by bigtimercd...
Ahhhh..but we don't know what Leon looks like...now do we?
ROFL!
Not just Leon.
February 29, 2008 - 15:20 ET by harqmanIt is not just Leon. It was me for a long time. Even after I was here for a while. I am a white kid from a suburb north of Chicago, called Wilmette. Not a large AA population at the time. It is very liberal. I had no idea at the time. Very sterotypical of the south and the world. I ended up in the south for school and it opened my eyes to how ignorant the elite thinkers really are.
So I am not just saying it is Leon. It is Hillary, BHO, Pelosi, Joe Schmuckatelli in central PA, Ohio, HJ, NY and all over this great land. Just like many people here think that all people frm NY city are Assholes who think the world revolves around them. That of course is true, they are like that. But I lived in up state central NY and your could hear the banjo's playing early in the morning coming from the woods.
So all that to say I am tired of all the sterotyping of southerners. Also I don't want to hear from any New Yorkers. I am from Chicago, it is a better city, we all know it, you know it, you just can't admit it. So let's just end that right there. Thanks for playing along.
Have a great day everyone.
While we're at it, I might as well join in. . .
February 29, 2008 - 16:44 ET by tracheostomyI used to bash the south alot (a lot). Still do sometimes out of knee-jerk habit.
I've lived in Washington state all my life but I married a southerner. I gave her grief about the south on a steady bi-weekly basis.
Then I flew to Virginia for the first time.
Then I went to Houston and the Gulf Coast.
Wow.
You go to a grocery store and the customers stop what they're doing and help you out! Total strangers actually smile and wave at you. Teenagers are noticably polite and more well-behaved. Even the crazy people don't seem as dangerous.
I really wanna move to Houston, bad.
-PJ
"Trake: Your lofty convictions are another blemish on the rump of congregational sectarianism." -Tumbler 5/15/07
You must be delusional "I
February 29, 2008 - 19:07 ET by Dan The Man 2You must be delusional "I really wanna move to Houston, bad" as there are better places in Texas tahn the hell hole of Houstion. I lived there for 26 years and it is hot and humid or cold and humid. I would rather live on teh Gulf Coast or in the Hill country. But about 1 million or so live in and around Houston. I guess I moved when it started taking 1 and 1/2 hours to make 15 miles to work if I left at 5 AM.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
I'd never live anywhere in
February 29, 2008 - 19:46 ET by balboaI'd never live anywhere in Texas other than Austin. Humidity being a BIG reason why.
"Humidity being a BIG reason
February 29, 2008 - 20:01 ET by Chris Norman"Humidity being a BIG reason why"
Oh, and of course it has nothing to do with the fact that Austin is probably the most liberal and California-type of Texas cities - a 600,000 person Davis, if you will.
Yeah, we here in O "HI" O
February 29, 2008 - 15:30 ET by drillanwrYeah, we here in O "HI" O and central PA. just gots us "strange fruit" hanging all over the trees! Heh! Shoot, motherbelt! Did`n ya wash out your white sheets today? My! My! How it IS hard to get that smoke smell out of `em!
Now ... I'm going to [address] the ONE poster on NB that I swore I never would dignify with a reply ... Leon:
Central PA is arguably one of the most racist areas in the country (aside from OHIO of course).
What a fooking pile of steaming crap, Leon! YOU ALWAYS demand posters to this site back up what they say with evidence and links ... You HAVE got to do a hell of a lot BETTER than your "impression" from some high school football game ...
THAT is one hell of an irresponsible, asinine and WRONG statement as I have EVER seen on the reply boards on NB ... and it figures YOU made it.
OH! And FYI, PA. and Ohio have generally been DEMOCRAT strangleholds ... So, you saying these two democrat states are ... racist? Laws of [liberal] political physics just don't back that up ... now, do they?
When you men get home and face an anti-war protestor, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend because she knows she’s dating a pussy… ~ Attributed to General Tommy Franks
Dem strongeholds not racist?
February 29, 2008 - 15:38 ET by harqmanReally? Really? Seriously are you kidding me? Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia are states you may have heard of. At their worst they were Dem strongholds. The racism that remains is mostly in rural areas of Mississippi where those folks continue to support the dem party. So your law of LIBERAL political physics does indeed back it up.
Unless I missread your post, I would suggest you get a cup of coffee and wake up before posting again on the subject of race and dem strongholds.
harqman -
February 29, 2008 - 19:33 ET by drillanwrObviously you don't follow my comments often enough to know my [drift] ... and to know my sarc/button is on auto-pilot ... I am sorry for any misunderstanding you gleaned from my post.
My (lost) meaning was ... The states Leon was using his blanket "racist condemnation" on (Ohio and Pa.) ARE pretty much democrat strangleholds (so, he, in generalizing to prove his weak point just smeared the political party he probably/possibly supports) ... I have found dem strongholds are some of THE MOST racist areas, although, I AM NOT calling Ohio or Pa. (or any other state) racist, as Leon has.
Yeah, my Law of Democrat Liberal Political Physics (which says one thing, and does another) does fit ... you DID catch that right.
And, if you are buying the coffee I like mine tall, 1 Splenda, and a double shot of 2% milk ... Thanks!
; -)
When you men get home and face an anti-war protestor, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend because she knows she’s dating a pussy… ~ Attributed to General Tommy Franks
Leon, LOL-If you were to pop up in 1930's Alabama....
February 29, 2008 - 17:54 ET by R D Helm...you wouldn't last five minutes.
John McCain is a liberal. He said so himself.
you wanna see racism?
February 29, 2008 - 21:12 ET by UndercoverConservativeCome to California, where a hispanic man will beat his daughter up (or her boyfriend) if she dares date a "gringo". Or you can start a near riot if you are a white man seen in public with an attractive black woman. Even if she's a co-worker. And young black men cruisin' roll up behind young women and if she's not a "sistah" and blows them off, she's a "racist c*nt!" Heard this one most recently two weekends ago a half block from my apartment, and when I'd help my former roomates' by picking up their kids from high school a couple of years ago, heard it almost weekly.
A whole lot of "don't touch *our* women!" from the hyphenated Americans, or the guys proudly proclaiming to be Mexican and not hispanic. But they're not above practically threatening lawsuits to get young women and girls to give them "'spect!". It's practically rape.
Or the young hispanic checkout girl who was practically in tears after a customer haranged her for not answering him in Spanish, for when she said she never learned spanish, was told "you can *never* be Mexican!" over and over till the transaction was completed and I'd replied "like that's such a bad thing."
Not to mention the discrimination pacific islanders and whites get in hispanic run stores and markets. Or being turned away from construction jobs (on Union sites no less).
Yeah, it's everywhere. And it gets worse in places where people are all high and mighty and think themselves "above" such things. Or are told that they're superior and "Raza" and that it's "okay" and "payback" or some such other bullsh*t.
"to call an illegal immigrant an "undocumented alien" is the same as calling a streetcorner drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist".
Whereabouts in central PA
February 29, 2008 - 12:48 ET by sublight68Whereabouts in central PA are you? State College area here.
I was briefly tempted to respond to Leon, but judging from his other posts here I decided I didn't need to defend or justify anything to him.
Not central PA
February 29, 2008 - 13:02 ET by motherbeltdelete double
Not central PA
February 29, 2008 - 13:02 ET by motherbeltNot central PA....Harrisburg area ...I was just yanking Roger's chain.
Do you have the correct
February 29, 2008 - 13:59 ET by Roger the ShrubberDo you have the correct chain, MB?
of course Leon
February 29, 2008 - 12:27 ET by candanceRacially stupid comments come from elite liberals in Manhattan all the time...but when Leon thinks of racists, the first people who come to mind are those in trailer parks.
I happen to know a lot of minority folks who live in trailers...are they racist against Obama too?
Liberal Biggot
February 29, 2008 - 11:19 ET by American TaxpayerMaureen Ryan must be the new person in charge of the ANTI WHITE movement. Barack Obama is treated special because he is black, I would like for Mrs Ryan to explain how special treatment is not RACIST even though it is based on skin color alone. I think I smell a liberal biggot.
Isn't Obama half-white?
February 29, 2008 - 11:31 ET by ksimm81I am a black woman and I liked how Fred Armisen played Obama. With more practice, he can be a great Obama impersonator.
Why is the media being so sensitive about this? Darrell Hammond has played Jesse Jackson for years (hilariously, I might add) and no one took offense to that.
I think the media is just upset that that humorous yet accurate sketch of how the media fawns over Obama got so much attention and exposed the MSM for what it really is.
And why is everyone so up in arms about a SKETCH COMEDY show? That 'minstrel' comment was out of line as well.
People around me wonder why I am a black Conservative that is distrusting of liberals and the MSM- well, this is one of the many reasons.
Fred Armisen has also
February 29, 2008 - 14:12 ET by stratmanFred Armisen has also portrayed Prince, superbly as I recall. No outrage then.
Eddie Murphy has played in whiteface - an old Jewish man - and no outrage then.
Dave Chapelle has played in whiteface. No outrage then.
The Wayon's brothers did an entire movie in whiteface AND as females. No outrage then... except from critics and people who paid money to see the movie.
Countless actors and actresses have portrayed other races and ethnicities for decades. Who could forget Anthony Quinn as Nanook of the North or Zorba the Greek or an Italian Mobster or an Arab (including Mohammed's Uncle Hamza) or a Mongol (Kublia Khan and Attila) or a Chinese "Secret Service" agent Chang Tai, etc. Quinn was born in Mexico of a Mexican and Mexican-Irish parents. Where is the outrage?
(We'd all like to forget John Wayne as Genghis Khan, not because of "racism", but because it was so bloody awful!)
I agree that the current "outrage" is principally a method of silencing critics, or even supporters, from speaking anything real or perceived as negative about Obama.
Once again, the Left's view of the world in distinct terms of race and class continues the separation of all of us as just human beings on the planet Earth. As long as there is separation there will be no fullfilling Dr. King's, and most everyone's, desire for unity, equality and peace.
Shame on them.
RRAM Tough!
Dave Chappelle in Whiteface
February 29, 2008 - 15:08 ET by Tocanohttp://media.ebaumsw...
SNL Melting Pot
February 29, 2008 - 11:28 ET by digdog1Other SNL racial notes...
- Amy Pohler (a woman) played Dennis Kucinich (a man) with nary a peep.
- Billy Crystal did a spot-on Sammy Davis Jr. with no "minstrel show" charges.
- Darryl Hammond's Jesse Jackson, ditto.
- "White boy" Fred Armisen's lineage is actually Latino and Japanese.
And lest we forget...
- Barack Obama is as Caucasian as he is African.
Good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow.
Eddie Murphy played whites on SNL
February 29, 2008 - 19:09 ET by nkviking75Also, Eddie Murphy played any number of white people, including a whole sketch which played on stereotypes of whites. By the way, this white guy thought it was pretty funny.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Sheesh...what a stupid
February 29, 2008 - 11:28 ET by balboaSheesh...what a stupid thing to get upset about. Fred did a good job.
Why didn't they get upset about Darrell Hammond doing Jesse Jackson? (which he does really well)
It is stupid, bal, that
February 29, 2008 - 11:39 ET by motherbeltIt is stupid, bal, that they're so sensitive now, but you have to admit Jesse Jackson wasn't on quite the pedestal that Obama is..he's going to fix our broken souls. No one ever thought Jackson could do that.
That's the problem with
February 29, 2008 - 13:31 ET by Chris NormanThat's the problem with political correctness, Bal. It may have roots in reasonable complaints, but it soon slips off into the ludicrous, then the chilling.
Jeez first it was Obama is
February 29, 2008 - 11:42 ET by taterJeez first it was Obama is our next Messiah...now he seems to be our next Mohammed.
Do you realize how much it costs to run for office? More than any honest man could afford. -Montgomery Burns
The latest decree laid down by our PC keepers
February 29, 2008 - 11:46 ET by lgeubankOr imagine if they hired a woman to play, say, Bob Dylan!
Reverse discrimination
February 29, 2008 - 11:47 ET by TWOTIMETUNAHow about the Wayan Brothers depicting "White Chicks" in a stereotypical way and Eddie Murphy playing an old Jewish Man?
Democrats are either Parasites or Parasite Enablers
Once again, the double
February 29, 2008 - 11:55 ET by motherbeltOnce again, the double standard rears its head.
It's all about whose ox is gored.
all for fun
February 29, 2008 - 12:06 ET by AgnosticI understand Stalin, Mao and Castro (heros to the lilberals or so it seems) were always very friendly to comedic parodies of them so I don't understand why the Obama-maniacs are so upset.
Obama - Middle Name "Hussein" is off-limits
February 29, 2008 - 12:07 ET by YahooWatcher...but W, Dubya, missing keyboard W's, etc. are fair game.
Objective reporting at its finest.
Gays playing it straight
February 29, 2008 - 12:13 ET by Mica the MagnificentRock Hudson and Richard Chamberlain played straight guys for decades - where's the outrage?
whining BHO supporters
February 29, 2008 - 13:18 ET by texan1953Geez...these BHO supporters need a stool softner. It was funny...deal with it, move out of your parents' basement and get a life.
Is SNL still on?
February 29, 2008 - 13:54 ET by SemperrightIs SNL still on? Huh
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference.
The MARINES don't have that problem."
President Ronald Reagan - 1985
oohrah
February 29, 2008 - 14:13 ET by harqmanJarhead. Have a great day.
Devil Dogs
February 29, 2008 - 14:24 ET by SemperrightEvery day breathing is glory, every formation a family reunion, Every meal a feast. YUT YUT
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference.
The MARINES don't have that problem."
President Ronald Reagan - 1985
Majoring on Minors
February 29, 2008 - 15:44 ET by StencewGet over it....O'Bama is multiracial....Armisen (so I read) is multical cultural....SNL is ENTERTAINMENT....it's ACTING.
Let's focus on issues that have some meaning....taxes, national security...social security....education....etc.
Todd Boyd, a professor of
February 29, 2008 - 15:56 ET by maggieqpublicTodd Boyd, a professor of critical studies at the University of Southern California....
and that would be the study of??
Yet another example of why
February 29, 2008 - 18:27 ET by ckc1227Yet another example of why there should be stricter requirements for voting, which, I admit is a bit ironic considering the discussion.
Anyway, doesn't "he who shall not be named" have a white mother and a black father, making him half white?
By the way, anyone else feel like we're in a "Harry Potter" novel? We can't say the guys name, can't parody him, can't compliment him(articulate), etc. Pretty soon we won't be able to talk about him at all for fear of incurring his or his follower's wrath, lol, except in his case, instead of killing you as punishment, he'll just steal a little bit more of you liberty, and give away a little bit more of your money.
But Obama is Half Black and
February 29, 2008 - 18:36 ET by BlackwaterBut Obama is Half Black and Half White. So either a white or black can act as him. Clearly this guy got the stint out of the cast cause he most resembles Obama and seems to have his schtick down. I see no problems on this one.
"Mass genocide is the most exhausting activity one can engage in, outside of
soccer." (Dogma)
I thought Hussien Obama
February 29, 2008 - 19:21 ET by SlicksterI thought Hussien Obama was half black, then he wasn't black enough, so is he a magic negro or not. I hope everyone notes the way they are setting up as a racist anyone who critizes hussien Obama.
Note to earth: Obama is a drug using islamic negro with big ears.
Why don't you confine your
February 29, 2008 - 19:30 ET by NL207Why don't you confine your comments to Obama's positions instead of his color?
Note to earth: Obama is a
February 29, 2008 - 19:43 ET by balboaNote to earth: Obama is a drug using islamic negro with big ears.
Wow...really, Slickster?
It's part of the JOKE
March 1, 2008 - 12:43 ET by JeffWeimerDon't they get it? Asking him if he's black enough? I think it's pretty clever.
Well, in SNL's defense,
February 29, 2008 - 19:36 ET by JerryWell, in SNL's defense, they did try to get Osama Bin Laden to shave his beard and play the part, but negotiations broke down when he insisted on doing the skit remotely and sending it in on tape.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment
vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any
President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
The horrid thing is that the
March 1, 2008 - 05:06 ET by CooltomThe horrid thing is that the writer automatically assumes a racial angle was involved in the casting. It never seems to occur to her that the actor was chosen simply because he was the one in the ensemble who best looked and sounded like Obama. (he sure has the taxi cab ears).
As for disliking or voting against Obama because he is black, since he is also half-white, shouldn't my supposed racist tendencies kick in and I automatically should then like and want to vote for him on simple racial grounds?
So half of me would be voting for him and half voting against him thus canceling out the votes. (I've been disenfranchised!!!)
Kinda schizophrenic, don't ya think?