Live From New York: Hillary Clinton to Appear on ‘Saturday Night Live’

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Live from New York… It’s Hillary Clinton!

Hillary Rodham Clinton is scheduled to appear on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, the latest — and highest stakes — appearance of her current push to show her funny, personable side as the campaign heads into the critical first Democratic debate and she faces headwinds in Iowa and New Hampshire and a potential challenge from Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

In a top-secret appearance that her campaign would not confirm, Mrs. Clinton will meet her comedic counterpart, Kate McKinnon, who has portrayed the former first lady to effusive praise as the latest “S.N.L.” member to don a blonde wig and attempt to bring to life the character of Mrs. Clinton.

In order to appear, Mrs. Clinton turned down the chance to give the keynote address to the influential Human Rights Campaign, the country’s most powerful lesbian and gay rights group, which will allow her to make the debut “S.N.L.” appearance of her 2016 campaign, said several people with knowledge of her schedule who could not discuss private planning for attribution.

She is expected to pop in to join Ms. McKinnon as part of the so-called cold open skit, these people said. A spokeswoman for NBC declined to comment.

Both the show and NBC were hoping to make the appearance a splashy surprise. The show’s creator, Lorne Michaels, is well known for being tight-lipped about guests and has even changed the lineup at the last minute, which is still a possibility with Mrs. Clinton, whose own schedule is also fluid, these people said.



http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/10/01/hillary-clinton-saturday-night-live/

[SwampG8r]

1. Jeez

I didn't have an opinion until I read she dumped the gay and lesbian event.
SNL .....yeah Hillary that's the hip cool way to get the message out
She must think its still1995

[Metric System]

6. Actually...

Also as previously announced, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will speak to the organization at a separate event on the morning of October 3. Approximately 800 grassroots leaders from across the country – including the HRC Board of Directors, HRC Board of Governors, HRC staff, and volunteer leaders and supporters from the organization’s over 1.5 million members and supporters in all 50 states – will hear from Secretary Clinton.

http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/apple-ceo-tim-cook-to-be-honored-at-the-19th-annual-human-rights-campaign-n

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. I am not an SNL aficiando but regardless...

I am not an SNL aficianado but regardless of how popular or unpopular it is her appearance will create lots of buzz and that's a good thing for a presidential candidate.

[reformist2]

2. Stale, old show, still going on long past its expiry date to be hosted by stale, old candidate...

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. Nobody is forcing you at gun point to watch it.

eom

[moobu2]

8. lol

[The River]

3. She Could Pay an Homage

to the Jon Lovitz character, Tommy Flanagan.
No rehearsal necessary.

[Divernan]

10. That's the ticket!

[SunSeeker]

5. Cool. I'll set my DVR!

[Divernan]

9. HRC didn't "turn down" gay/lesbian group-she backed out on commitment

Clinton was originally supposed to deliver the keynote address at an event for the Human Rights Campaign, a notable LGBT rights organization, that night -- a spot that has now been filled by Vice President Joe Biden.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-saturday-night-live_560da891e4b0af3706e0290e?utm_hp_ref=politics

Some observations and humor/lines suggested by HuffPo readers:

Take my husband . . . . . please!

I don't get no respect!

More cowbell! (cause when all else is failing, the last resort is MORE COWBELL!)

Wonder if Kate McKinnon & HRC will be wearing matching prison-orange pantsuits.

O.K. let's see... she was on Ellen(NBC)...Jimmy Fallon(NBC)...and now SNL(NBC)...starting to see a pattern....Oh, and NBC/Comcast/Time/Warner has in the past donated to both Barack's and Hillary's campaigns