SNL Takes Swipe At Mainstream Media Not Palin
Saturday Night Live might actually be getting funny again. Don’t hold your breath – I did say “almost”. For years the cult classic has languished trying to regain its glory of years past with only flashes of brilliance every now and again.
The key to good comedy has always been elements of truth. It is one reason why liberals have such a hard time telling jokes – because they lack the truth.
But SNL took at hilarious swipe that the mainstream media, mocking reporters that have been attacking Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin over every made up scandal the liberal storm troopers can dream up:
A week after a high-profile send-up of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on “Saturday Night Live,” the NBC comedy show returned to making fun of the Alaskan governor in a skit where New York Times reporters sought to probe the possibility Palin’s husband, Todd, was having sex with the couple’s own daughters.
“What about the husband?” asked a Times reporter during a mock assignment meeting for the paper. “You know he’s doing those daughters. I mean, come on. It’s Alaska.”
The assignment editor for the Times, portrayed by actor James Franco, responded: “He very well could be. Admittedly, there is no evidence of that, but on the other hand, there is no convincing evidence to the contrary. And these are just some of the lingering questions about Governor Palin.”
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The final shot showed an image of a New York Times page, with headlines that included:
“While No Direct Evidence of Incest in Palin Family Emerges, Counter Evidence Remains Agonizingly Elusive” and “In a Small Alaska Town, Doubts Still Linger.”
I’ve been getting angry emails the past couple days from people demanding that I get on SNL for attacking Palin. But I have seen the bit and the target was clearly reporters reporting on, and attacking Palin via, false rumors to try and destroy her.
So SNL got something right! Applaud them for actually being funny!
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