Weekend Update: Palin Edition

[Reform]

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Its not up on NBC yet, so i cant post that along with this post.
I'm sure someone else will cause we all know what happens to these clips on youtube at some point.
I think its fair use though, its a presidential candidate for the United States Of America for crying out loud,as scary as that is to say.

[Richard D]

1. That was truly weird.

[tblue]

37. And annoying. And Sarah came off as a bit on the chilly side.

No warmth there at all.

[9thkvius]

48. I agree - I think there is no love lost here

I think Lorne Michaels wanted her on the show, and most (if not all) of the staff and writers did not, so there must have been some serious tension.

[Genevieve]

2. What happened? She lost her accent. nt

[barack the house]

15. Very true that accent does seem to come and go at will. Palin is just mocking her supporters I feel.

I think she has an alaskan accent but not as pronounced as she wants us to beleive.

[Wizard777]

46. Accents tend to do that. My grandmother was from WV and moved to Baltimore.

She lost her WV accent and developed the Baltimore accent. One of her sisters came to visit from WV. She talked to her sister for about 5 minutes and her WV accent came right back. It was like she had never left WV. I once moved to South Carolina. It wasn't until I went to back to Baltimore for a visit that I realized I had developed a southern accent. By the time I got back to South Carolina. I had my Baltimore accent back.

[nashville_brook]

3. i thought this was brilliant. Poehler was incredible.

[Raschel]

5. Poehler was pretty funny throughout the show. I wonder why they don't have her play Cindy McCain.

[Lucky 13]

12. Too attractive. It would never be believable.

[Janice325]

19. I love Amy Poehler (and Tina Fey).

Amy can do the stupidest, most idiotic stuff in the world, make herself look like a total fool, but at the same time be freaking hilarious and just crack me up.

When is her baby due?? They were letting her do more stuff tonight away from the Weekend Update desk, and boy, did she look HUGE!

I'm gonna really miss her when she leaves the show. :cry:

[bjobotts]

4. Really stupid attempt at non offensive humor.Everything she touches...

[Why Syzygy]

40. Yeah, but. Palin is a racist. Indiginous Alaskans

are on her sh*t list. So, I found the "Eskimos" rap offensive. Why should she get to use them that way? Is it possible SNL isn't aware of her racism?

[DrZeeLit]

53. Oh, I think they are very aware. That was part of the put down -- that Palin would think "eskimos"

are her "back up homies."

Yeah the whole thing was a layered, amazing satire.

They ripped her to shreds right under her nose.
She sat there, totally NOT in on the joke, as if it was a good bit.
How stupid.

But they (SNL writers) relied on the fact that she wouldn't get it.
In fact, the first part, where she says she won't do it... that's part of the joke too (like not doing the debate).

That was a miracle.

[Why Syzygy]

63. Good points.

You're probably right. I found it disturbing. But, I never watch SNL any more. I'm an original and early days viewer, and it hasn't been the same since about Eddie.

[Reform]

6. I wonder if Palin realizes

How bad this was for the McCain Campaign tonight, i thought the SNL Palin experience was awful.
SNL displayed the campaign as the mockery and humiliating joke that it is.
And yes this clip felt awkward.

[polpilot]

57. Belushi would have been proud!!! Mother Humping Moose!!! Bam!! Bam!! Bam!!!

[Kalifornia.Kid]

7. Sheeeeeeeee-it ... That was so Palin-nilla Ice.

Palin's got NO rhythm - can't ba-bump
Best part was busting a cap into the moose

[PDittie]

50. LOL at Palinilla Ice

[HPD]

8. YEah she lost her accent

Is she trying to appeal to a certain audience?

And really, it made her look bad.

Plus, this goes to show who is the real celebrity of this election campaign.

[Raschel]

9. Wait a minute, now I'm pissed. Why didn't they use a country western song for Palin?

She spends all of her time with "pro American" parts of the country, why does she have to use rap to look hip?

Isn't rap, "anti-American" from those "Anti American" parts of the country"

[kas125]

23. I went to the Palin rally yesterday in Indiana and their music

was ridiculous. I was there with four other Indiana CODEPINK members. We couldn't let her come to our backyard without being there to greet her. There was some band playing a song that kept saying, "drill here, drill now!" And the party of family values played the song If The House Is A'rockin', Don't Come A'Knockin'. Twice! We thought that was a rather inappropriate choice of music for an event where there were lots of families with children.

[Raschel]

27. Well, that fits right along with Cindy McCain and Miss Cowpie Sex object! ;) n/t

[mr1956]

28. Don't forget the band Hookers and Blow

They were the cover band at one of their parties during the GOP convention. Somehow I think sensing irony is not a strong suit for the party of Family Values.

[Why Syzygy]

41. Did you know

that Palin was pregnant when she got married? Per CNN special last night about the VP candidates.
Of course, that's none of my biz. Except, why is it moral rangers are always hypocrites? ALWAYS.

[Raschel]

65. That is so true. All kinds skeletons in their closet while they're out

pointing their fingers. I would have more respect for them if they said, "look, learn from my mistakes, this is what I did and it caused alot of problems."

But their followers, I don't know what to say about them, it's really sick. They excuse everything and everything that their idols do, down to the point of denial.

[Why Syzygy]

66. It also

shows that pregnant teenage mothers produce pregnant teenage mothers. I don't know the stats, but I see it all the time. I wonder if their abhorrence of teaching birth control has anything to do with their own ignorance in the matter. Really. Do you want someone who doesn't know enough to manage their own health choices mandating YOURS?

[9thkvius]

49. That "drill here, drill now" is a country song

Apparently Fox News has put the guy who does that song on TV quite a bit.

[DrZeeLit]

54. Helloooo... it's a SATIRE of what she is and IS NOT. (unless you're being sarcastic and then...

that's a funny reply.

Country would have been giving them their due.
Nah.... gotta go to the other extreme... to point out how they do not have a clue.

[XemaSab]

10. She sure looks comfortable sitting at that news desk

I wonder if "Good Morning Anchorage" is looking for a girl to cover sports? :shrug: :hide:

[Ken Burch]

43. Actually, she used to be a sportscaster on local Anchorage tv.

IT maybe on the web somewhere. (She was "Sarah Heath" in those days, though).

[Kalifornia.Kid]

11. Just saw full video on Huffington Post

It has the introduction and doesn't have that "Fair Use and Free Speech at the 1:28 mark.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/18/sarah-palin-on-snl-with-t_n_135887.html

[barack the house]

13. That was so funny especially loved the moose before it met its demise. =(

[Dave From Canada]

67. Just so you know, moose is delicious.

[Dangerously Amused]

14. I came in late. Did she do anything besides Weekend Update? Tkx.

[Kalifornia.Kid]

20. She did the opening monologue with Alec Baldwin and Mark Wahlberg

Catch them both at the Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/18/sarah-palin-on-snl-with-t_n_135887.html

[april]

52. now that is a great yard sign!!

[Dangerously Amused]

64. Ha ha, thanks.

It is also a (homemade) bumpersticker hanging inside the back window of my car:



:7


I'll send you the graphic so you can print one out for your car if you want. LMK.

[HPD]

16. Question

How many posts does one need to be able to recommend threads?

[kaygore]

25. Good question. I searched the help section and couldn't find an answer.

Welcome!

[Why Syzygy]

42. The rules

don't give a specific number. Just keep posting. You'll get there.

[chappydog26]

17. That was disturbing

in a way I can't describe :yoiks:

[barack the house]

21. I don't feel any mooses were harmed in the making of that sketch. It really hillarious I thought.

[krispos42]

18. She did well enough.

It was something of a bit role.

:shrug:

Neutral, IMO.

[sandnsea]

22. Oh god, that was funny as hell

And yep, she totally got that she was the brunt of the joke and put on her big girl pants and took it. She's going to score big points on this one.

[tblue]

39. Sarah was just a prop, like her kids.

Wow. I didn't think it was at all funny. I would've turned if off but I wanted to see what she was gonna do. And what she did was nothing.

[beac]

24. She looked like she was "grinning and bearing it" but that t was NOT what she'd expected.

She looked pissed when shaking Seth's hand at the end of the sketch.

Probably felt SNL didn't show her proper "deference." :eyes:

[ricko]

55. ...kind of like a nodding muppet

[beac]

62. But less intelligent .

;) Although, for me, Rick Davis is the ultimate Mccain Campaign Muppet with his evil little lie-spewing mouth.


And WELCOME to DU! :hi:

[WillParkinson]

26. I made it to 30 seconds...

Do I get an award for that?

[CitizenPatriot]

29. ever fefel like you are in an alternate universe?

she was a total nothing. She couldn't do that rap? that would have been funny. natalie portman did it. I thought she was uptight and they totally skewered her.

Yeah, they do other pols-- but they had SO much to play with here, and it wasn't just little odd things about her. They called her out on her hate.

She was uptight and a nothing. I don't get "the camera loves her" as the freeps were saying -- not at all -- and that is a drag, but I was so hoping Fox would offer her a job and she would at least be removed from the political arena.

Way to go, SNL. I felt the distaste from here!

edit to add: there was never a single on her - only a two shot and from far away. It looked like they were desperate for attention and she couldn't even hold the camera for a single shot. Sorry, she flunked.

[silverojo]

30. Fuck SNL!

Don't these people realize that they've just given this bitch a boost? It makes her look as if she has a great sense of humor about herself.

It's bad enough that the polls are tightening because of the charity dinner and Letterman appearances that McCain did. If the head writer of SNL is an Obama supporter, WTF was this about? I don't care how critical it's SUPPOSED to be...all people will see is how "cute" it is that Sarah Moosebreath can take a joke.

I don't see why the rest of you can't see this. :(

[iamthebandfanman]

32. i actually thought it was awkward and not very funny

so i turned.
*shrugs*
heh

[progressoid]

35. Loren Michaels is a Repub. IIRC

[tblue]

38. After the big build-up over all these weeks, I'd feel let down if I were a Freeper.

It was a dud. She looked like a stick in the mud.

[MindMatter]

58. Chill. It won't help her. It marginalizes her.

At this moment, Americans want a serious leader they can trust to deal with all the wars we have going on and the utter collapse of our financial system. While this sketch might have let Palin appear more likable on a personal level, she will not gain any votes with hiphop Eskimos and by shooting a dancing moose. I loved that moose.

We got the votes. We got the GOTV forces. The only thing that stops this now is massive election fraud.

[Lorien]

31. Er, OK. Did she do anything else on the show?

because she was pretty much just a prop in that skit, while everyone else did the comedy (but I guess that would be her role in office, too...)

[Nostradammit]

33. "I kinda remember it, yeah. 1 - 2- 3 !!!"

"Don't let him freak you out when he tries to smile
cuz that smile is creepy but when I'm V.P.
all the leaders in the world are gonna finally meet me"

:rofl:

"I built me a bridge it ain't goin' nowheres
OOOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

:rofl: :rofl:

"McCain/Palin gonna put the nail in
the coffin of the media elite
'She likes red meat!'
Shoot a mother-humpin moose eight days of the week
*bang bang bang*
Now you're dead
now you're dead 'cuz I'm an animal
And I'm bigger than you!"

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[psychmommy]

60. that was hysterically funny,

todd was kicking it hard. i loved it. i loved the alec baldwin too. after he totally trashed her to her face, he says oh you look so much better in person. oh i wished i wasn't too old to stay up for this crap. that may my day.

[Bippity Boo]

34. It's easy to "laugh at yourself" when you are an amoral sociopath who lies for a living.

That's why McCain was initially so popular with 'The Daily Show" and other comedy shows. He is willing to mock his own positions because he believes in little of what he says. If these people were actually passionate about what they were doing, they might actually get offended.

I find it vaguely immoral to give a racist hatemonger of Sarah Palin's caliber a platform to strut on for her own aggrandizement when she is unwilling to give a simple press conference. Fey's imitation of Palin in this episode was completely toothless as a result of being presented in the context of "it's all a big joke." Palin's encouragement of violence and hate is not a joke. It's a tragedy.

[progressoid]

36. Yawn.

SNL back to being dull.

[CSUjr]

44. Polly Palin

Jest a little 'Pun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dNaWlZN4fE

[1Hippiechick]

45. You can watch all of them on www.saturdaynightlive.com can't you? n/t

[9thkvius]

47. I think we need to give SNL some credit - here's why

On the one hand, it is somewhat magnanimous of them to allow her to come on their show and give her the chance to do something funny that might make her more appealing to the SNL audience. But you also have to realize that on a more subtle level, this had to be EXTREMELY uncomfortable for Governor Palin for several reasons. The cast of Saturday Night Live is obviously leaning to the liberal side of politics, and they are a hell of a lot smarter than her. So they also knew that this would also be a prime opportunity for them to give her a chance to make fun of herself a bit. But instead of doing that, she essentially allowed the cast to do it for her, and so she came across as a bit more stiff, and it also meant that she excluded herself from the process in which she might have been able to tone it down, or at least tweak it to her liking. Sure, she came on the show, but she seems to have demurred from really participating, particularly on this sketch. This skit in particular has what I would perceive as a lot of thinly-veiled jabs at Governor Palin, such as the fact that they used a rap song instead of something that might be more to her liking. Needless to say, most of the Palin fanbase is not a fan of rap, to put it mildly, so to force her to use that genre for her song was at the least a minor dig. And I also think that may be a reason, if not THE reason, why Palin herself did not do the song, although I am willing to bet that was the original intent of the writers. The inclusion of "Todd", Eskimos and the moose would also seemingly be intended as minor jabs, and I am not sure how else they could be interpreted. So if this was supposed to be Palin's chance to make herself seem a bit more down to earth, she failed. And SNL grabbed the ball she dropped and ran with it. Amy Poehler was just brilliant. I mean, come on, a gangsta Palin busting a cap in the moose? That is some funny shit. And I am sure that the racist redneck base of hers didn't appreciate it, which just warms the evil little cockles of my heart.

[DrZeeLit]

56. Exactly! Biggest. Satire. Ever. Beats the Obama NYer cover by a mile.

Really.
Everybody needs to calm down and LOOK at what they did to her, right in front of her face.
She has NO CLUE.
That's the joke.

That entire rap is the most layered awesome satire I've ever seen.
Wow!

Those particular SNL writers rule. (too bad they couldn't have Adam Sandler as an Eskimo)

[9thkvius]

59. And Alec Baldwin saying that shit to her face?

Oh. My. God. The Stephen Baldwin "comeback" just doesn't even compare. He stomped her, right to her face, with Loren Michaels standing right next to her. And Tina Fey once again let her have it with both barrels. It was fucking scathing. And Governor Palin had a ringside seat to it all.

The lyrics to the rap song were just priceless, as was Poehler's delivery. To say that somehow this boosted Palin's image in the public's eye seems a bit of a stretch. I just don't see it.

[Chorophyll]

51. Can we agree that Amy Poehler is the most awesome

tiny pregnant female rapper ever? I think we can.

As for Failin'... eff her.

[GinaMaria]

61. shooting the moose

and the gun shots at the end, really said a lot about who Palin is. Also liked: All the plumbers in the house pull your pants up. It was a nice nod to Gilda, Dan and Bill and the plumber sketch from early SNL days.

She's hard to watch (Palin), but I think it's also revealing that she didn't get much to say. They made a joke out of her with her going along with it. She looks like an idiot.

That whole bit summed up who Palin is. She's a horror of a candidate.

[Dave From Canada]

68. I thought it was a reference to Joe the plumber.