Posted on 09/22/2008 9:56:46 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
You know, I think this was intended to be an attack on The New York Times. The skit didn’t say that Todd Palin. Rather it said that a typical left-wing, Palin-hating New York Times reporter was willing to come up with a dirty smear on no evidence at all.
That’s the LOGICAL interpretation of the skit. But I think that people are right to get angry anyway, because this stuff is just too dirty and disgusting to be laughed about on a “comedy show,” unless they get a lot more specific about who is to blame. It’s too disgusting to be on the air AT ALL.
Would they run a skit about Obama raping his daughters? I think not. Would they run a skit about the Right Wing Press accusing Obama of raping his daughters? I think not, because what few conservative news sources there are do not go in for that kind of dirty, disgusting lies.
The problem is that this whole business is so damned disgusting, these left-wing lies and slanders are so damned disgusting, that they hardly bear being talked about. Certainly not in a skit where it isn’t really clear who is being insulted and slimed—the Palins, or the New York Times.
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Thanks for the links. I still think it is more effective to tie them up on the phone. Emails can be easily deleted or sent to spam.
Once you get them on the phone, they really have to listen to you.
The fact of the matter is that SNL nailed NYT to the wall as bunch of spoiled, snobbish, ignorant morons who are completely out of touch with the world outside of Manhattan.
many are lacking in intelligence, it appears.
It clearly was a rip on the media.
No, they did not portray that at all.
The skit was a bunch of staff writers at the NYT’s making up stuff, rediculous stuff and then justifying it since there was no evidence FOR or AGAINST the allegation, no matter how rediculous it was, that they had to print it because it was a question about Palin!
For crying outloud this skit was a complete rip on the NYT and the mainstream media for how absolutely rediculous they are.
The best way to indicate displeasure to a commercial enterprise is to not buy their product.
I don’t mind it when SNL pokes fun at our side. I can appreciate good comedy when it is done in good taste and this obviously was not done in good taste.
Whether it was really an attack on the media or not it still crossed the line as far as I’m concerned.
Maybe next week SNL will do a skit making fun of Sarah’s down syndrome daughter.
That’s how I saw it - they were showing how ridiculous the media is. The whole skit was about that.
We don’t do ourselves any favors by screaming when we don’t need to. I heard Rush this a.m. on this subject and he admittedly didn’t see the skit but to listen to him you’d think it was a serious attack on the Palins, not the media.
IMHO.
I agree the skit was still tacky, but I won’t protest a point I agree with even if the way was a bit gross.
The skit was great to show the NYT bias.
The emmys were up against the Cowboys/Packers game on nbc. I heard the game had high ratings. It’s no surprise the emmys got smoked as bad as the Packers got smoked by the Cowboys.
It shows where America’s soul really is. Once upon a time, the Oscars aired the same night as the NCAA Basketball championship game. The NCAA kept their schedule. The Oscars moved. Hollywood always overrates it’s actual influence on the American pubic.
Of course, BO doesn’t deny doing his own mother...
If they are knocking the media, then we could expect a similar skip with editors talking about confirming if Barack and Michelle had joined the Al Qaeda group.
They are sending reports to investigate if the Obamas had even said thay had wished they joined before 9/11.
Who would think that was funny? I’m for Sarah Palin, and I wound not think it was funny, but in very poor taste.
Indeed, SNL set out to belittle the MSM and the NYT, specifically. But, they obviously used their “humor” as a double-edged sword in order to make sure that the Palins took a hit, as well.
They should have been able to poke the NYT with less prurient material, if that’s what they really wanted to accomplish.
JMHO.
They could have easily ripped the liberal media without even venturing into incest territory.
The simple fact is, they not only insulted the Palins, they insulted Alaska, as well.
They planted a seed in the mind of folks by doing so. Sorry, doesn't fly with me.
Bloggers Think Skit Went Over Line
For Godless people OK with mudering babies, homosexual marriage and taking your money to redistribute, there is no line.
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Rush discussing this now.
I didn’t even know they were scheduled to be ON! Who cares about the Hollywood elite? They are so high on themselves it defies logic anyway. Too bad they don’t see themselves as WE see them (hint: losers)
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