Clinton says Saturday Night Live makes her case of press bias

[RamboLiberal]

Sen. Hillary Clinton blames some of her presidential woes in part on unfair press coverage but said she believed Obama had come under increased media scrutiny in recent days.

On Sunday, she urged donors to watch the latest episode of Saturday Night Live, which featured a skit mocking last Thursday's CNN debate as little more than a love fest for Obama.

"People are starting to say, 'Hey, you know, we've got two candidates. We've been a little more focused on one than the other in terms of asking hard questions. Let's start looking at both of them. The voters of this country deserve to have a real election,'" she said.

In the SNL skit, a fake Senator Obama says,"Oh, my god! I'm so nervous. I still can't believe I'm actually talking to you."

OP Note - that should've read a fake pundit. I can't remember whether it was Ramos or the CNN lady pundit. I'm at work so I can't watch it now to check.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Clinton_says_Saturday_Night_Live_makes_0225.html

Hillary, this is reaching. So did the SNL skit where everyone mistook your bride costume as a witch costume show some truth? Obama was the only to recognize your costume as a bride but Bill said no she's a witch. Should Obama encourage his supporters to watch that one?

[HereSince1628]

1. Another Clinton hanging all on the meaning of "is" as in

'SNL is the Press.'

[LisaM]

2. It was a good skit. And to the point.

We are divided in our house between Clinton and Obama, but we both laughed. It got his haughty appearance down pat!

[RamboLiberal]

4. I didn't think the guy playing Obama was that good

Also IMHO should've been a black comic playing him. I'm one of those who find SNL not very funny any more except for some of their political skits and their weekend news. I think one of the funniest political skits they ever did was the Odd Couple Bush/Gore co-presidency during the Florida recount. That was a classic. I didn't find the debate one particulary funny this past weekend, though it had its moments.

Thanks to the writers strike, "Saturday Night Live" had several months to decide who should play Barack Obama in skits. After all, the last new SNL before the writers strike featured a skit with the Democratic presidential candidates. And who did SNL get to play Obama? Barack Obama.

The show said they searched for an Obama lookalike who could pull it off. Fred Armisen got the nod on Saturday, but it certainly doesn't have to be permanent.

Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune asks whether an African-American should play Obama. Armisen's genetic background isn't black. Saturday Night Live's track record among African-American and female performers has been pretty weak over the years, based on responses from former cast members. Long-time cast member Darrell Hammond, who is white, plays Jesse Jackson.

The "reputation" of Saturday Night Live's political edginess stems mostly from the 1970s, and hasn't really been seen since. True, Bill Clinton was a popular target, but Dana Carvey's milquetoast take on George H.W. Bush and the blandness of Will Ferrell and Chris Parnell (George W. Bush) destroys any "edge" the show ever had.

http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/election08/087

[LisaM]

9. I didn't think the person playing Hillary was that good!

I guess it's just your perspective.

Heck, they used a MAN to play Nancy Reagan, and it was hilarious. Of course, no one dares to make fun of Obama, so it was the first impression I'd seen, but I thought it was dead on.

[lapfog_1]

5. Of course, you meant to say "hottie" not haughty

otherwise, no one under 35 knows what you are saying.

:sarcasm:

[LisaM]

10. Sigh. It's not just the under 35's. My SIL is in her 40s

and she spent a couple of months obsessed with a "hot or not" website. She is brainy, nice, and funny, but still only seeks relationships based on looks.

[lapfog_1]

11. Actually, I was only addressing the way the word sounds

and it's now common use as vernacular with people under 35 (like my nieces who say it all the time, and they are 28 and 30).

[LisaM]

12. No, I thought what you said was funny!

I just dislike the word hottie.

[underpants]

3. Wow how remarkably Republican-lite of her to say

Give it a rest. We all know that all your friends in the DC press tried to anoint you months ago but funny thing this Obama thing happened and your press buddies don't know how to talk about a black guy and your campaign exposed itself as being woefully unprepared and horrifically unaware of the climate it operated in.

[Arugula Latte]

6. Is the the same Hillary "I WILL be the nominee" Clinton we heard from in the fall?

So NOW she thinks people should have a choice whereas in the fall she basically said it was preordained. Lol.

[lapfog_1]

7. The point of parody is exaggeration, not to be accurate

Ever since the days of Chevy Chase stumbling and falling as an inept President Ford, SNL has been about parody. That means that while there might not even be a grain of truth in the presentation, they are playing on the perception (much like former athlete Ford was not a stumbling fool). If it was accurate and not waaay over the top, it wouldn't be funny.

I wouldn't point to SNL skits to make a case for something serious.

[Johnny__Motown]

8. nice, SNL skit is evidence. Desperation? yes, I think so too