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Scrapped SNL skit mocks Obama for taking credit for bin Laden killing
The Daily Caller ^ | 5/6/12 | Gregg Re

Posted on 05/06/2012 9:49:30 AM PDT by Nachum

The Daily Caller has obtained a scrapped skit authored by comedian Jim Downey, intended for airing at the opening of last night’s “Saturday Night Live” on NBC.

In the skit, which was not aired, President Barack Obama addresses Americans soon after the first anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden — and the president makes sure to remind viewers that all credit for the raid on the terrorist leader’s compound belonged to him.

“I hope you had a safe and joyous first anniversary of his killing,” the president, portrayed by Fred Armisen, begins.

“Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to be at home this year, as I had to fly to Afghanistan, to remind President Karzai that, exactly one year ago, we killed Osama bin Laden, and that the decision to do so was a gutsy one,” the president continues. “And was mine.”

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KEYWORDS: bin; laden; obama; obl; osamabinladen; snl; snlskit
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To: hattend

http://www.hulu.com/watch/2323/saturday-night-live-royal-deluxe-ii


41 posted on 05/06/2012 3:57:30 PM PDT by Neidermeyer
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To: SamAdams76
One of the skits I just saw was Jimmy Carter doing a radio talk show and walking a caller through a drug overdose - great stuff!

I remember that one with Dan Akyroyd. I was only in my single digits when SNL first aired in 1975, but I watched it faithfully as a kid. I still remember a lot of the skits. I liked the one with Akyroyd as Carter at 3 Mile Island. He gets enlarged from radiation and ends up getting together with the black cleaning lady (Garrett Morris) who they sent in to mop up a "spill". Lorraine Newman was the distraught Roslyn Carter. There were some good moments in the Billy Crystal years, but I think the best cast other than the original was the Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, etc. years.

42 posted on 05/06/2012 10:32:54 PM PDT by beaversmom
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