I love Saturday Night Live and have through its long tenure, save a few lost years of unfunny non-Lorne Michaels tutelage.
Every four years, however, the show aims its rhetorical darts primarily at the Republican presidential and vice-presidential nominees, with a few soft jabs at the Democratic presidential and vice-presidential nominees.
So it was with 2004's George S. Bush and John Kerry, although there was a perhaps unintendedly consequential good single rhetorical shot by SNL's Seth Meyers at Sen. Kerry's flip-flopping.
In 2008 it was not even close, as the serial shots at Gov. Sarah Palin by Tina Fey were never-ending, while the satirizing of Joe Biden was of a lovable, mistake-prone, but serious candidate. Sen. Barack Obama was lovingly depicted. Sen. McCain was treated like the average candidate who nominated a fool for vice-president.
Forward to 2012, and the ridiculing of Gov. Mitt Romney is ruthless, if often funny, while the impersonations of President Obama are respectful and limited to materials such at those of September 22, which had Mr. Meyers (a favorite of the writer, believe it or not, and the son of his former fellow counselor at a day camp) gently chiding the president for his allegedly unnecessary remarks, while Romney was allegedly destroying himself, that he couldn't change Washington from the inside.
That was followed by a blistering -- sorry, but funny -- caricaturing of Ann Romney's complaints about Republican criticism of her husband.
There is a large number of satirizable aspects of President Obama's leadership, from his avoidance of addressing economic issues despite the horrendous economy, his fecklessness in foreign policy and, more innocuously, his golfing predilections.
It is no less than a national shame to watch the pre-eminent American political humor show go in the tank so obviously every four years, and more this presidential year than ever.
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From Red Maryland
Professor Vatz teaches political persuasion at Towson University and is author of The Only Authentic Book of Persuasion (2012, 2013).
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/ann-romney-snl-mckinnon-weekend-video-162514847--election.html
I wonder how many SNL writers they interviewed?
This Obamagasm must be a record of some kind.
the historic election of 2010 which swept out the Swamp queen Pelosi and 60+ other seats, took many state legislatures and Governorships was just a short 2 years ago. What has changed to make that momentum reverse or diminish? What has happened positive that would reverse that in the voters ? Has anything gotten better in 2 years? We HAVE now seen Obama's foreign policy for what it is. Islamist appeasement and sympathy. The beginning of his and others like him, support for the diminishing of free speech and Sharia based idea that you can't insult Islam. We have seen this regime out and out lie about the terrorist attack on our soil that killed 4 Americans. then the doubling down of the lies. the 2010 momentum has not gone away and nothing at all has happened to change it in any other direction.
I actually think that the media's relentless fawning over Obama will backfire in the end. It will make Obama apologists complacent and will galvanize his opponents to fight harder. America simply can't have another four years of this huckster.
http://mediacast.realgravity.com/sharing/abd3f6b0-4082-012f-2a8c-12313d00d151/49f9d3e0-ea32-012f-c513-12313b01b22c.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGlbRrF_Bas "I like to have the lights off when someone is dong sex to me."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tpAOwJvTOio "I won't have to pay my mortgage or put gas in my car...." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36x8rTb3jI
Will the relevant authorities start their investigation into tax fraud from this group who owns Obama? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5DTqvX74O4&feature=player_embedded
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rin-1x3avSQ/TMbLx2WwovI/AAAAAAAABnY/yF5TfJVQJlg/s320/Wade+Rathke,+ACORN+Founder.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX5NkcR6beI&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cvLeQbwuKys
Sounds like Sandra the SlutFluke is still on board in between expensive European vacations. "Dear Mom, Mitt Romney says he would repeal the Affordable Care Act. So here's a quick question: Can I borrow $18,000 to help pay for my birth control? Thanks" This man proves he and his team are immoral and pathological liars. $18,000 a year for birth control? Really? I see that Obama and his Choom Gang REALLY do believe that the Obama women voters ARE that uneducated and uninformed and stupid. How sad to feel that way about your own voters. I guess they cling to their birth control and tools of abortion. https://ecards.barackobama.com/wont-go-back?source=ecards-hub#!/select-text
This is the best comedy routine yet this year.