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 Hillary Clinton Does Not Endorse This ‘SNL’ SketchPosted on May 11, 2008
You just can’t catch a break as a politician these days. Right when you think you look all “hip” and “endearingly self-deprecating” by allowing yourself to be skewered by certain late-night comedians (bonus points if you’re actually on the show while this gentle, aide-approved gentle ribbing is happening), those same wise asses up and turn on you—as Amy Poehler did this weekend in her latest Hillary Clinton spoof on “Saturday Night Live.” Click here to see the clip.
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By RickinSF, May 15 at 5:26 pm #
Where’s the “disarming” cackle?
Report thisBy rage, May 14 at 8:02 am #
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Jeff, alas, that’s the real deal.
Bill actually endorses this sketch.
Ditto, Chelsea and Hill’s mom Dorothy.
Actually, anyone who has suffered the agony of being within 20 yards of Hillary in the past six months endorses this sketch, stunned at just how accurately art mirrors reality in this situation.
Report thisBy Eric L. Prentis, May 13 at 10:02 am #
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Sen. Clinton cannot see that her Democratic nomination is a lost cause because she is in the first stage of grief, i.e., DENIAL. Pity poor Bill Clinton and those around her when she gets to stage two, ANGER, it will not be a pretty sight.
Report thisBy jeff in chicago, May 12 at 6:33 pm #
I found the sketch funny and supportive of Hillary in that most of what she said sounded not like who she is, but who Obama supporters on this and many other blogs accuse her of being.
Report thisBy Chris, May 12 at 1:11 am #
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This same thing happened years ago, when President Gerald Ford’s press secretary, Ron Nessen, was the guest host on SNL. He hadn’t gone to any of the rehearsals, and hadn’t realized how thoroughly they were going to skewer his boss. He found out the hard way, after he was on the show, as it was in progress. For example, Gilda Radner as “Emily Letilla” doing a commentary on how there should be more Presidential statues being built. The title of her commentary: “Presidential Erections.”
Report thisBy independent, May 11 at 10:58 pm #
Hilarious! I heard people talking about it online as soon as it aired, glad to finally see it for myself.
Report thisBy cyrena, May 11 at 7:25 pm #
Well, Hillary may not ‘endorse’ this. But I certainly do.
Report thisBy rbrooks, May 11 at 10:37 am #
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She forgot to nod her head constantly.
Report thisBy Fadel Abdallah, May 11 at 8:56 am #
Factual Fiction Art!
Thank you Amy Poehler for impersonating Hillary in a piece of fiction that’s more factual than hard facts.
I really enjoyed it very much and thus nominate this piece for an award under a new artistic genre I suggest to be called “Factual Fiction.”
Report thisBy scaife, May 11 at 6:26 am #
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here’s a link for that SNL clip that’s working:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLFJTc3oExE
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