Hillary Clinton Does Not Endorse This ‘SNL’ Sketch
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 ribbing is happening), those same wise asses up and turn on you.
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.”
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