Clinton on SNL (video included)

[Evergreen Emerald]

Democratic presidential contender Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton managed to steal away from her regular campaigning for a 'surprise' guest-spot on Saturday Night Live last night

Hysterical!

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Live_from_New_York_its_Saturday_0302.html

[THUNDER HANDS]

1. last week was one of the best SNL's in years

last night was just awful.

Ellen Page was just abysmal as a host and none of the skits, except for the Digital Short, were any good.

And I like Fred Armizen, but his Obama is just bad. He doesn't know how to play him, nor does he have a hook for him.

[Evergreen Emerald]

2. The opening skit was hysterical, however

And Clinton has pretty good timing as a comedian.

[THUNDER HANDS]

4. in terms of funny politicians

I think Al Gore is hysterical.

Obama has a cool, biting sense of humor.

Hillary is good, but I think her timing is a little off and she telegraphs her lines too much.

[liberalnurse]

15. You seem to of lost you magic today.

What's Up?

[rodeodance]

50. oh my---HOOT!!!!

[THUNDER HANDS]

60. i'm fine

I'm just waiting for SNL to get funny again.

plus, nothing bothers me more than people who find something that's obviously not funny - hysterical just because it advances a point of view they have.

Lampoon Obama and make it funny, I'll laugh. But if you lampoon hillary and don't make it funny, I'm not going to laugh just because I'm on the side that should find it funny.

[AZBlue]

39. Al Gore has great delivery and Obama's pretty close.

They don't take themselves sooooooo seriously and know that it takes a strong person to laugh at themselves. Clinton is too insecure to pull it off.

[VolcanoJen]

19. It was really crappy.

And SNL is "totally in the tank" for Hillary. I'm guessing it's because Amy Poehler is great at playing her, but they still haven't found a suitable Obama. :-)

[ruggerson]

27. I thought it was really funny

and Clinton came across as warm and likable and self deprecating.

[VolcanoJen]

30. Oh, I thought the Hillary moment was pretty hysterical.

But as a whole, I thought it was a pretty shitty SNL episode.

[ruggerson]

32. Agreed

SNL has been lame for many years.

[VolcanoJen]

37. Oh, I dunno.

I thought "Dick In A Box" was pretty funny. ;-)

[Levgreee]

3. Nice plug for Hillary, got the victim card in there some, shouldn't be enough though

[Evergreen Emerald]

5. No not enough. Too hard to buck the media propaganda machine

with one skit.

[peace13]

6. The media propaganda machine does swing slowly.

Hillary has basked in its light for so long it is hard to imagine tough times. I supported Kucinich and it was awful to watch the media dissection. First we had the top 'three' then 'two' and now... I think the talking heads are trying their darnedest to keep Hillary in the race. Peace, Kim

[Evergreen Emerald]

8. I think "basking in the light" is incorrect. Only kids and dogs think that negative

attention is better than none at all. Clinton has been attacked constantly in the media. The only reason she is not winning is because of the leg-up the media gives Obama constantly from the hiding of Rezko, Nafta issues for obama to helping him shout "Racism" from the rooftops.

[peace13]

13. I disagree and thanks for the slam.

What you do not remember is that for the last two years at least, the likes of Chris Matthews and other talking heads have assumed that Hillary would be the candidate. In the run up to these selections Hillary was the beneficiary of an American Sell Job. I don't care if you admit it but it did happen. I just don't understand your position here. You really would have died to watch your candidate get five minutes in a debate or have her picture cut from the official debate photo the morning after. It happened to others. If you didn't speak out for the likes of Kucinich when it was happening I don't feel sorry for you now. Ya know it sucked to be me when it was my guy and now...it sucks to be you. First they came for my neighbor and I said nothing.......then they came for me kind of thing. Peace, kIm

[Evergreen Emerald]

16. I do not disagree that Kucinich did not get a fair press airing

But it does not have to be either / or. Clinton is not getting a fair press airing.

If you want to suggest that Clinton got lots of attention from "Tweety" remember that he has been slamming her for years. They set her up as the presumptive only to knock her down.

[peace13]

20. Why not speak out when Kucinich is being eliminated by the

practices that you object to today? When I was calling the newspaper in Iowa where were the Clinton supporters? Why did Hillary participate in a debate the excluded people who had met all criteria? My point is that when Hillary people could have addressed this problem they did nothing. The Edwards folks did nothing but certainly cried foul as the MSM eliminated him for Hillary. Go figure.

[liberalnurse]

17. It's on every single news/talk program today.

It's in every newspaper in America.......I bet the BBC has it too.

then...

Google Hillary on SNL....you get this....

Results 1 - 10 of about 1,214 for Hillary on SNL




Ghee, Obama's stand-in sure did glow too. He should be excited as well.

[rodeodance]

47. It was great--I have not turned on the tube today so nice to hear that It is being re-played.

[ronnykmarshall]

33. Go fucking call Orpah and complain.

[rodeodance]

49. way to go babes:-)

[ronnykmarshall]

69. Thanks!

GOD! The level of sticks up asses has reached a new level around here.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

7. Funny! Thanks for posting. :-)

:kick:

[earthside]

9. The Skit was Funny

But, jeez ... keep old Hill, herself, away from comedy.

She reminds me of a teenager girl's mother who is trying too hard to 'relate' to the daughter's teenage friends.

Some people just cannot be funny, Hill is one of those people -- she and her campaign should accept that and let her be the frenetic policy scold that she really is.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

18. and pray tell, what do you know about mothering?

[earthside]

31. Primary mother.

I've been the stay-home, primary "mother" for my children for almost twenty years.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

34. good on you but you look to be about the same age as Hillary why did you degrade her "Old Hill"?

[earthside]

45. It's an attitude thing.

Besides, in spite of being Mr. Mom ... my kids still refer to me occasionally as the 'Old Man'.

And don't you think "Old Hill" emphasizes her "experienced" theme?

Maybe the Clinton(s) campaign should adopt the title as a positive? Kind of get her in the same league as John McCain?

Hmmm.

Now I'm just being sarcastic, aren't I?

[ElsewheresDaughter]

53. teach your daughters well......

I'm being sarcastic

[Lucinda]

10. That was funny. Thanks!

:hi:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

11. She Did An Awesome Job, And The Skit Was Hilarious!

She looked refreshed, alive and quite likeable. I thought it was a great appearance. Good for her!!!

[jgraz]

51. Oh yeah, that would give Mark Russell a run for his money

Or maybe The Capitol Steps :eyes:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

54. Awwwww, Does It Hurt You That She Looked Really Good And Got Thunderous Applause? Awwww, Poor You.

So funny to me how some on his side can even balk and cry over something like this. So truly sad, yet oddly hilarious! :rofl:

[jgraz]

55. No, it hurt to watch 10 minutes of screamingly unfunny crap

If they want to promote Hillary and/or take down Obama, there are plenty of hilarious ways to do it. Somehow, they managed to avoid all of them.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

56. It Was Funny As Hell!!! Well, At Least To Those With A Sense Of Humor Anyway.

Balk balk balk, blah blah blah, so goddamn funny! Awwwww, so sowwy that hiwlawy looked good up there and got thunderous appwause. There there jgraz, it'll allllllll be ok. There there...

:hug:

[jgraz]

57. It will all be OK. In less than 72 hours.

Counting the seconds...

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

58. Lighten Up Francis.

You look so so silly. For real.

Wahhhhhhh she was on SNL!! Wahhhhhhhhh she looked really good and the skit was really funny!!! Wahhhhhhhhhh wahhhhhhh wahhhhhhh change me!!

Get a hold of yourself.

[jgraz]

61. Which one of us is having the little-girl hissy fit?

I merely said it was unfunny. Could you possibly have your panties more in a wad? :eyes:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

62. Wahhhhh Wahhhhhh She Looked Really Good On SNL And The Audience Loved Her. Wahhhh Wahhhh Change Me!

You're too much!

:rofl:

[jgraz]

63. And you are being beyond ridiculous, even for you

But I know how important it is for you to have the last word, so I'm gonna let you have it. Go on, get in the last word. We all know you want to.

[Forkboy]

12. Now that I've watched it....

I can't believe anyone is upset by that.

No, I take that back. I can believe it, but at least now I know the ones who are upset have an even slimmer grasp on reality than I would have previously suspected. Both segments were ok (not a big SNL fan, and I think Amy Poehler is totally wasted on the show after The Upright Citizens Brigade), but neither one is even close to anything to get upset or bent out of shape over. The Clinton segment was actually fairly funny.

I worry about this place.

[ronnykmarshall]

35. I'm waiting for calls to boycott SNL to start.

[Forkboy]

41. Well, considering how fast people turn on others here it should be any second now.

I love seeing people say they love someone or something...until they don't kiss the ass of the candidate they choose, whether it's SNL, Olbermann or whoever. Lots of bodies under lots of buses. :)

[SKKY]

14. Ok, I'm not an HRC fan, but you've gotta give it up to her on this...

....she was pretty good.

[WillyT]

28. Me Too !!!

:rofl:

[ClayZ]

I liked it too!

It made me laugh! :rofl:



GOBAMA


Yes We Can

[indimuse]

21. thx EE need that!

:)

[Gidney N Cloyd]

22. Who's "Vince"? (The guy that walks out and threatens Amy Poehler)

[SaveOurDemocracy]

23. He plays a detective on Law and Order ... n/t

[mythyc]

59. vincent d'orofino

not sure i have the right spelling. the first movie i remember him in was adventures in babysitting, the tall scary guy (mechanic i think?) then he was in 13th floor, #2 supporting guy, then he was the dad in thumbsucker. decent actor.

obama supporter but can honestly say i liked hillary's performance a lot; she's so much more likable when she's not so serious and domineering. SNL is clearly biased to her side, but that's their right eh? Amy Poehler does a good impersonation of her and parts of the skectch were funny. the guy who does obama is terrible.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

24. I thought she was very relaxed and amusing. k&r

[Gidney N Cloyd]

25. Armisen sounds more like Barney Rubble than Obama. nt

[ronnykmarshall]

36. Your point?

:hide:

[Gidney N Cloyd]

38. My point is that he does a truly awful Obama impression.

It was off the mark and uninspired. Darrell Hammond should have reached over and smacked him just for sucking so bad.

[ronnykmarshall]

40. Damn that flew WAY over your head!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

42. Wouldn't be the first time. Care to enlighten me?

[goclark]

26. Hillary was good on SNL

In fact, she was the best thing on the show because SNL is not what it use to be.

It use to be really funny.

I thought the writer's strike was still on when I watched last night.

[creeksneakers2]

29. The skit was great

I loved the part about Obama having the questions answered for him first. Reminded me of the last debate when he kept saying, "I agree with Hillary."

[Khaotic]

43. Obama supperters can down play, but ...

This is the kind of thing that can get a lot of play and make a difference.

It happened w/ Bill in '92 when he was given the simple question, boxers or briefs?

It wasn't so much that MTV made a difference, or what Bill's answer was.

Hillary was presented to us from behind a desk, by herself, with a huge smile on her face in a light moment. It was the kind of picture we could only hope to have in the Oval Office.

Barack was presented as a stuffy statue.

Very inaccurate, but SNL displayed the contrast, which was underscored when we saw Hillary. She was full of life; even more so than the SNL actress who played her. While Hillary was alone behind the desk it worked, it sent a message similar to the more direct message sent when Gore was on the show as (in my best dreams) President Gore.

But ... the skit went down hill as soon as the awkward interaction between Hill and the SNL actress unfolded. Hillary was then trying to make the rest of the skit take place as rehearsed and the timing was off. What worked politically in the first moments of seeing her collapsed and leaned against the legacy of SNL more than the last moments of the skit. We knew she was painfully leading into the "Live from New York ..." line and trying to be funny and not too political. It was skidding into being painful to watch.

Still ... in this process the laughs aren't always there when it comes to Hillary, and when they are most times we're not laughing with her, we're laughing at her, feeling sorry for her, or just wincing and shaking our heads.

The SNL skit gave us the opportunity to sit aside which candidate we're siding with and to just laugh ... at least for most of the skit.

For those who agree w/ SNL's and Hillary's assessment of the MSM's treatment of Obama this skit could play well. It could get some traction. For those on the fence or not paying attention (79.5% of Americans) it could also get traction. Most people aren't news junkies. They don't blog, they live, they have fun, they die. They like it that way.

This skit could be the way most Americans prefer to digest "news" and "politics." If that's true, Obama could find himself skidding.

Sad, but it could happen.

Oh, by the way, I wear briefs. I'm old school like that, Fruit of the Loom. Not that it should matter in political discussion circles ... should it?

[Milo_Bloom]

44. I wouldn't get too concerned.

It is a NY show, shilling for a NY candidate.

[rodeodance]

52. and it got re-played over and over today. all across AMERICA

[Milo_Bloom]

64. So? Do I need to spell this out?

SNL is a NY show. People (all across America) EXPECT them to be on the side of the NY candidate so the fact that SNL is shilling for Clinton is not a surprise and will not be an influence.

If it was a perceived neutral show, it would mean something.

[grantcart]

67. If anything I thought the show was a negative because of the link

to guilliani it was oh yeah this is where losers go after they get kicked out of the primary.

Up until that point I thought it was a big plus (and I thought she did very well). Rudi showing up and going thru a similar schtick

talking about how he screwed up his campaign it just made me think of Hillary.

[rodeodance]

46. Hey thanks sweet one. It was indeed a good show.

[goodgd_yall]

48. LOL!! I liked the foreign policy part

So true. Hillary got quizzed on the name; Obama, I doubt, would even have been able to attempt it.

I missed SNL last night, so thanks for the link.

[skooooo]

65. Man, Obama's impersonator is a lot better this week...

He's got Obama's speech pattern and annunciation down a lot better this week. It's hilarious....lol.

[DawgHouse]

66. Very funny!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

68. ahahah even SNL knows that all Obama ever says at the debates is "I agree with Senator Clinton"

[question everything]

70. Thank you so much!

I have gotten out of habit to watch SNL - last week was an exception that I really enjoyed.

This one was great.

The actor who play Obama - I know that some complain that he is fully white, instead of half - really captured his manner of speech.

What is nice is that one part of NBC - SNL - is going after another part - MSNBC.