Posted on 10/08/2008 8:49:42 AM PDT by BigEdLB
On the past weekend's Saturday Night Live, a brutal but hilarious Democrat-bashing skit aired about the $700 billion federal bailout and the insanity of those subprime mortgages, and it featured lookalikes for George W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, hedge fund billionaire and big Democratic donor George Soros, and a parade of sob-story “victims” who turn out to be deadbeats, greedy house-flippers, and schemers. (The unedited YouTube version was taken down by NBC lawyers.) The sketch was embraced by Republicans for appearing to blame Democrats for the Wall Street meltdown. At one point in the sketch, President Bush (played by SNL regular Jason Sudeikis) even said, "Wasn't it my administration that warned about the problem six years ago and it was Democrats who refused to listen?" (Immediately Barney Frank starts to complain... only to be hushed by Pelosi.) The skit was very obvious payback for all the Sarah Palin bashing this season on SNL which was trying to portray equal opportunity satire.
(Excerpt) Read more at deadlinehollywooddaily.com ...
As they should have done when they originally wrote the skit, especially the second line.
Agreed... But I thought Soros being described as “Owner, Democratic Party” was priceless. And that is still there!
I was wondering what they would do after the constant Palin ridicule, but this skit was priceless and spot on. When you’re on a major network and you’re funnin about shooting people, you got to draw the line. I’m surprised that Michaels let it go. He’s usually on top of all the content.
The "obvious payback" also portrayed Bush as a complete idiot, while slamming Pelosi, Frank, Soros, etc.
It was funny, but let's not pretend it was a Democratic bashfest of a skit. It was pretty balanced in and of itself, thereby not moving the show's overall balance-o-meter and iota either way.
I think this was the best skit of the past five years. They actually took reality and just solved it straight into comedy.
Well heck, if they can re-edit this they should put the original up side-by-side with the democrat friendly version. Aren’t they pro-choice at nbc? ;o)
Yet, I have a copy saved off that I may post back up on Youtube.
It's a non issue.
Nope, Still there. I just watched it.
That was the best line of the skit.....people (of all political persuasions) could easily identify with that.
Oops. Apparently I found a rare original. You are right. The original has it, the new version doesn’t. NBC is trying to unring the bell, to unsay something they did indeed say.
“Herbert & Marion Sandler”
Whaddya mean, “People who should be shot”? This is the SUCCESS of the American Dream, they get to be good friends with Nancy Pelosi.
Now, Queen Bee Nanacy....
Maybe Cindy Sheehan will be successful in knocking off the Queen Bee.
yes they were real people
WOW KEWL! You must have heard some funny stuff that never made it to the air.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.