CNN Fact-Checks SNL's Obama "Do Nothing" Skit - Video

Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | October 5, 2009 | Michael

[Federalist Patriot]

Here is video of CNN "fact-checking" SNL's Obama "do nothing" skit.

CNN's Kareen Wynter reported "some observers say sure we are just talking comedy here, but on many points SNL couldn't have been more off the mark." CNN talked to Bill Adair who said "this is not a fair portrayal of how Obama's done, but it's comedy it doesn't have to be fair." (Video)

[benjibrowder]

I agree with CNN, SNL’s performance was quite unfair. It didn’t show Obama selling out the Treasury to the Chinese at all.

[Trillian]

How many times did they do this when bush was made fun of on snl?

[Sir Clancelot]

Yea, it’s called political satire, I didn’t realize that it had to be cleared by the CNN fact check department.

[HighlyOpinionated]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pELOy2fAR_Y

[digger48]

Man, their fact checker sure does have his lips locked on the Kenyans kiester.

He reaaalllly had to stretch it, no..... he out and out LIED to say Afghanistan is NOT worse, and then claim his failure to get heathcare reform is NOT a failure, in the same breath they say it is stalled in Congress.

[pburgh01]

I am so glad we have CNN to protect a siting president from being unfairly satirized. They came to the aid of President Bus.... oh wait scratch that. Lately CNN and I think by direction from the serial degenerate Ted Turner has been instructed to out Pravda MSNBC. Pathetic, no wonder Beck left those guys.

[ReneeLynn]

Take off the skirt and put on some pants.

[bassfishing]

Blahahaha! Fact check SNL... They should do some fact checking on their own “reporting”.

They surely couldn’t stand to see Obama painted in a negative way even if it was very soft.

The SNL skit on Joe Wilson was pretty good... I’m sure that cnn is fact checking that one. If you haven’t seen it, it is very funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mZpnDownxE

[OrioleFan]

I know this is pure horse manure. When they said Tina Fey was spot on in her portrayal of Sarah Palin, it’s time to call their advertizers.

[wiseprince]

CNN is still on?

[GeronL]

The liberal is very very thin-skinned

[PittsburghAfterDark]

Isn’t funny how they fact check an SNL skit more than they did they did candidate Obama?

Just sayin’ is all...

[wiseprince]

let’s all ignore the fact that the fact checking here was a complete sham

I don’t remember Obama running around the country promising to stick to the Bush plan in Iraq.

Health care isn’t failing but is “stalled in congress” (nuance)

I wouldn’t say increasing the debt by a few trillion is nothing but those are not the facts that were checked for some reason

[relee]

CNN’s just jealous that SNL’s been on longer than they have.

[Tzimisce]

Wow - the unbiased, non partisan media sure seems to be taking this personally.

[Freddd]

I guess that’s why FOX has triple the ratings of the un credible CNN.

[CharlesWayneCT]

CNN called politifact “non-partisan”, which made me laugh.

THen they said that the SNL skits about Sarah Palin were “dead-on”, and Adair didn’t bother to correct THAT one.

My wife still thought Palin had said she could see Russia from her house, just like a majority of americans.

[bootless]

Isn’t funny how they fact check an SNL skit more than they did they did candidate Obama?

Good point.

[uncitizen]

CNN is just NOW fact checking these accusations SNL made against Obama??? People have accused him of lots of things before, why haven’t they been doing their job all along?? Fact checking that is.....oh wait...NEVERMIND