Posted on 08/24/2014 11:42:23 AM PDT by ReaganÜberAlles
At last, we know the reason why comedy writers don’t make fun of President Obama much.
It turns out the man is completely unmockable.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
That, too.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steve-bridges-dead-andrew-breitbart-george-w-bush-296950
Actor and Presidential Impersonator Steve Bridges Dies at Age 48 (Video)
5:15 AM PST 03/06/2012 by Paul Bond
The actor-comedian, who coincidentally performed at an event co-organized by Andrew Breitbart, died unexpectedly.
Actor Steve Bridges, known for his dead-ringer and oftentimes hysterical impressions of presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and others, has died at age 48, his Web site announced Monday.
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In a coincidence sure to titillate conspiracy theorists, Bridges also was an acquaintance of Andrew Breitbart’s, and he performed as Bush at an event Breitbart helped organize two years ago that attracted 1,800 conservatives working in the film and TV industries.
Breitbart died last week at age 43 and initial reports suggested the cause was natural, though an autopsy has been performed and toxicology tests are underway to determine exactly what killed him.
Breitbart’s death has generated plenty of conspiracy theories that suggest he was murdered for political purposes, since he announced recently that he had video and other information that could damage Obama’s reelection effort. His Web site, Breitbart.com, began a series today called “The Vetting Begins,” and allegedly provocative video of Obama during his college years at Harvard is expected at the site later this week.
Throwing water on any conspiracy theories that tie Breitbart’s untimely death to Bridges’, though, is the fact that while Breitbart was controversial, Bridges was not. In fact, while politically conservative, Bridges went out of his way to appear non-partisan. One friend described him Monday as having “a gentle, Will-Rogers style.”
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Bridges made appearances on Larry King Live and The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, as well as such TV dramas as NCIS, JAG and ER. He also appeared as Bush while standing next to the real Bush at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner during Bush’s presidency. The performance, video of which is below, earned kudos from politicos on both sides of the aisle.
On Monday, KFI-AM host Tim Conway Jr. spent a good portion of his radio show playing comedy clips from Bridges.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Steve Bridges,” reads a message at SteveBridges.com. “His passing comes as a shock to all of us. The cause of death is not known at this time, but we will publish more information as it becomes available.”
Video of Bridges as Bush, Obama, President Bill Clinton, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other prominent figures is also available at his Web site.
SNL hasn’t had a new show since Mother’s Day for goodness sake. Can ya wait until they start up again before jumping all over them.?
Saturday Night WHAT? Never heard of it.
OH! I remember a similarly named show way back when, it was kinda funny. Haven’t watched it in several decades. Is it still funny?
LOL
How can the media mock the very thing they created?
Yes, I can see why it would almost be impossible to mock Obama...nice to have it explained...
SNL < NBC < GE < No Taxes < billions in government contracts.
Maybe it is because they are pieces of SH!T!!!!
Indeed be niggardly with your use of japery when the subject of Obama comes up.
“...that my 10 year old and his friends in the neighborhood put on.”
And that’s the problem. But here’s why:
SNL was started as a show that looked like something 14 year olds put on. And 14 year olds who had a clue of current affairs.
And if you ever sat in a HS lunchroom near the sophomores, you would remember why that is a great premise. When completely non inhibited by anything - political correctness, girls, adults, they are the funniest people on earth, bar none, bar any commercially approved, scripted media forum
Ten year olds...not so much. And SNL has gone to that level, out of fear and laziness.
Ideology — no other reason. (Well, maybe ideology combined with race.)
Sadly for them, colbert, stewart, snl, yahoo and the huffington post are their source for news.
Was Obama/Jarrett behind Jay Leno's forced retirement, or was it just that the owner of NBC is such an Obamaphile that he couldn't allow even mild mocking of Obama?
Well, you never know. I think this is beneath him for no other reason than it would expose him to too much risk.
With this crowd who knows, they have already sold out our nation, this infraction would be so much less.
My guess is the writers are terrible.
And leftist comedians consider themselves oh so hip and smart making jokes about those terrible Christians who don't go around cutting people's heads off. Liberal comedians are all part of the leftist p.c. establisment.
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