Slog - Comments on The SNL Hillary Massacre http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre I was at home, nerd-style, last night and could not believe my eyes and ears when Saturday Night Live started with this segment... ZING!... Copyright 2008 Sun, 11 May 2008 17:11:24 -0800 Mon, 12 May 2008 13:28:06 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr Fuzzy Bwahahaha.

]]> Mr Fuzzy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022195 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022195 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 17:36:47 -0800 Comment by Cook hahahaha this is great. Even as a Hillary supporter I think this is hilarious.

PS: not all Hillary's supporters are racist; I'd say just about as many of Obama's supporters are sexist as Clinton's are racist.

]]> Cook http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022198 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022198 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 17:45:24 -0800 Comment by kerri harrop Dang! Doesn't look like she'll be popping up on SNL any time soon.

Happy Mother's Day, Hillary. Do your daughter a favor and quit embarrassing her in front of all her friends.

]]> kerri harrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022199 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022199 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 17:48:09 -0800 Comment by Sargon Bighorn I haven't watched SNL for a while but the laughter was really stupid, it sounded canned.

]]> Sargon Bighorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022203 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022203 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 18:12:19 -0800 Comment by elenchos It's like that show is incapable of being funny. It's always different comedians, often talented ones, but the unfunnyness is always the same.

They can't even be unfunny in more than one way. They're always unfunny in the same way, year after year, decade after decade. Decades! They think of one joke, and they write a sketch where they do the same joke again and again and again for five, seven minutes. Why? Why do they do it? Make them stop. I won't ask to make them funny, for you'd have to be God. Just make them stop.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022204 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022204 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 18:12:49 -0800 Comment by Mr Fuzzy @2 "PS: not all Hillary's supporters are racist; I'd say just about as many of Obama's supporters are sexist as Clinton's are racist."

I think a fair share of Obama's supporters are racist, too, just in the opposite direction. He's not getting the black vote by coincidence.

]]> Mr Fuzzy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022209 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022209 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 18:21:16 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Why can't we all just get along?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022211 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022211 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 18:23:59 -0800 Comment by Mike in Iowa Under 2 and 6 stellar analysis it should be pointed out that most, yes most, of Hillary's supporters are sexist.

]]> Mike in Iowa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022215 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022215 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 18:50:32 -0800 Comment by Mike in Iowa And for the record, Obama has won not because of his race or sex, but because he has vision and doesn't become a nasty person at the drop of a hat just because it would serve his interest.

]]> Mike in Iowa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022218 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022218 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 18:52:37 -0800 Comment by Mr Fuzzy Good point @8.

Also, I'm an Obama supporter. I know why he won. I just want to be fair.

]]> Mr Fuzzy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022220 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022220 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 18:57:55 -0800 Comment by Gitai @6 I wouldn't vote for a candidate who completely marginalized the value of my demographic either. That's the great thing about Obama; he actually talks about your vote being valuable no matter who you are.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022222 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022222 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 19:22:19 -0800 Comment by Gabe Clip is no longer up there, but it's up here:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/19689/saturday-night-live-message-from-hillary-clinton

]]> Gabe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022223 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022223 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 19:30:13 -0800 Comment by Sirkowski It's funny because she IS racist.

]]> Sirkowski http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022226 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022226 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 19:47:33 -0800 Comment by KELLY O thanks Gabe. SNL hates video leaks on YouTube almost as much as Elenchos hates SNL.

]]> KELLY O http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022229 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022229 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 20:03:50 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Think that's bad? You should watch her latest strategy session

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022231 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022231 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 20:14:16 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt (soon to be Balt-o-matt) First off, @15, I think that's hysterical--and NOT b/c Hillary = Hitler. I just love the text. So funny.

SNL had a pretty funny (though a tad too long) spoof of The Match Game. Amy Poehler is a hoot and a half!

]]> Michigan Matt (soon to be Balt-o-matt) http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022235 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022235 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 21:13:16 -0800 Comment by The CHZA I had to stop watching at 1:45. I swear, any semblance of SNL being funny left with Dana Carvey, maybe Will Ferrell (but jesus is his "oh look i'm doing something wrong" movie franchise is getting old)

]]> The CHZA http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022236 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022236 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 21:17:37 -0800 Comment by Cale "My husband was the first black president!"

So true. Not often you see SNL quite this damning.

]]> Cale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022239 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022239 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 21:29:28 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Sadly, Mike is right @8.

Sexism is bad - regardless of which direction.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022241 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022241 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 22:31:30 -0800 Comment by Bauhaus Hey! There's no rule that you have to go out every Saturday night, is there? To tell you the truth, it's just gotten too expensive to go out every weekend. Besides, most of the time, it's like being robbed - huge layout, very little return.

]]> Bauhaus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022250 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022250 Video of the Day Sun, 11 May 2008 23:08:01 -0800 Comment by yuiop Way too slow. It would have been funny if they ahd fit those jokes into a 30 second sketch, though.

]]> yuiop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022253 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022253 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 00:31:54 -0800 Comment by oops The popular vote doesn't determine the president, remember?

]]> oops http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022254 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022254 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 01:56:30 -0800 Comment by violet_dagrinder @15:

Ok, unlike the SNL clip, THAT shit was hilarious!

]]> violet_dagrinder http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022261 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022261 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 05:56:24 -0800 Comment by tco I am no Hillary fan (in fact I really dislike her of late), but this sketch, like virtually all the stuff on SNL over the past several years, really sucked. That show is so damn lame these days. I attribute it to Tina Fay, who I understand is the head writer. Every sketch pretty much falls flat on its face. WEAK!!

]]> tco http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022267 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022267 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 07:12:07 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger Odd how a few weeks ago when SNL was fawning over Hillary everyone thought SNL was all edgy and funny. Interesting how those views changed.

BTW, maybe Hillary would not be called racist if she wasn't race baiting; just saying.

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022268 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022268 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 07:30:15 -0800 Comment by It's Mark Mitchell @15 With cunts for eyes!

]]> It's Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022274 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022274 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 08:15:30 -0800 Comment by Jessica @24: Tina Fey left the show years ago. Find someone else to blame.

]]> Jessica http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022276 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022276 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 08:49:42 -0800 Comment by SeMe Et tu, Amy Poehler?

]]> SeMe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022279 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022279 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 08:57:33 -0800 Comment by Fnarf @25, I haven't found a lick of humor in anything SNL has done for, as elenchos points out, decades. Whether their vapid, jokeless sketches are perceived to be pro- or anti- Clinton makes no difference at all.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022280 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022280 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 08:58:42 -0800 Comment by SeMe SNL died in the 90's.

The only good sketch I have seen out of them was the cowbell one with Cristoper Walken.

To be fair, you cant really replace, Eddie Murphy, Belushi, S. Martin, Radner and all the 70's and early 80's not ready for prime time players. The show should have ended then.

]]> SeMe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022282 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022282 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 09:09:02 -0800 Comment by Greg I defy all you SNL haters with this masterpiece:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhwbxEfy7fg

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022284 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022284 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 09:20:17 -0800 Comment by DJSauvage You can roughly guess how old someone is by when they think SNL stopped being funny.

]]> DJSauvage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022297 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022297 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 09:33:39 -0800 Comment by KeeKee Frarf proves his lack of taste in comedy once again!

Please go watch Benny Hill you anglophile you!

Cheers!

]]> KeeKee http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022318 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022318 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 09:50:33 -0800 Comment by Fnarf "Dick in a Box" proves my point. It's not a SNL cast member, and it's not an SNL sketch -- it's a short movie. Funny? Sure. SNL? Not really.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022350 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022350 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 10:25:28 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi Poehler does a shitty Clinton. Raising your eyebrows and speaking in a condescending tone won't cut it.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022351 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022351 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 10:26:40 -0800 Comment by Jo I'm young enough to have not been allowed to stay up late enough to watch SNL until the mid -'90s, so in the time that I've been watching, it stopped being truly funny about 8 years ago. But of course I've watched older episodes on DVD/Video and I realize the last 20 years haven't exactly been the best. I do think there were some funny skits here and there, but I gave up on regular watching years ago.

]]> Jo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022387 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022387 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 11:12:14 -0800 Comment by jackie treehorn Scared Straight was by far the best sketch from this episode.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/19688/saturday-night-live-scared-straight#x-4,cClips,1

]]> jackie treehorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022472 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022472 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 12:17:06 -0800 Comment by Gabriel People, please. Inconsistency is definitely part of the SNL experience, and they've gone through plenty of dry patches, but the show has actually been pretty funny the last few years. Tina Fey was a huge part of that. And Weekend Update with Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers is great. And Fnarf, Andy Samberg is in fact one of the SNL cast members. He does digital shorts for the show and acts in skits.

Anyway, the best part of this week's show was most definitely My Morning Jacket.

]]> Gabriel http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022568 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/the_snl_hillary_massacre#c1022568 Video of the Day Mon, 12 May 2008 13:28:06 -0800