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Paterson miffed over 'SNL' portrayal
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny ... 2091.story
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Gov. David Paterson's office lashed out at an impersonation of him on the final 2008 episode of "Saturday Night Live" that made him into a blind, bumbling, whack job with a drug problem that may (or may not) be classified as "a former one."
SNL video:
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/ ... on/881501/
Bonus video:
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/ ... ye/881441/
That was funny as hell!!!! If I was him, I would probably be pissed too. He amazes me that he has come this far and it looks rightfully so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Midnight Mike
I can see why he would be offended. On top of that, it wasn't particularly funny.
All of the SNL skits that were done about the Clintons, Palin, McCain, & Bush and not one of them made any complaint :wink: *Sigh*
Over the top + funny = good
Over the top + not funny = offensive
They just rehashed every blind joke from the past 200 years, which puts it in the not funny/offensive group.
So right Mike, Everyone got a great laugh when it was about a woman who spoke funny and hunted moose but now it's offensive. Maybe the blind jokes were in bad taste but you can't have your cake and eat it. Maybe Caroline has been calling him a lot to try to get in the senate and it's annoying him but he needs to lighten up.Quote:
All of the SNL skits that were done about the Clintons, Palin, McCain, & Bush and not one of them made any complaint *Sigh*
Mike and Nick,Quote:
Originally Posted by NIKV69
None of the SNL skits pertain to physical disabilities(the Clintons, Palin, McCain, & Bush), did they? So that is a tough analogy.
If SNL decided to poke fun at Palin's child with Down's, then you could make case for Patersons blind jokes. However, both would be offensive.
Well the left seemed to love it when SNL basically tried to portray Palin as a ingorant hick who lives up in Alaska which is also offensive, point is when you enable something like SNL by how popular the video became and how Fey was made into a overnight star (including consideration as person of the year?)when she is basically a B list actress your going to get this sort of pushing the envelope with something like SNL. Was it in bad taste? Sure but you can't pick and choose which is what I think Mike was trying to say.Quote:
Mike and Nick,
None of the SNL skits pertain to physical disabilities(the Clintons, Palin, McCain, & Bush), did they? So that is a tough analogy.
If SNL decided to poke fun at Palin's child with Down's, then you could make case for Patersons blind jokes. However, both would be offensive.
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Originally Posted by mirrodie
Completely different to compare a politican to a child, you should know that, better than anyone :wink: There are limits, you never saw the media make fun of Chelsea Clinton & the media was certainly respectful of the Bush Twins.....
By the way, SNL made fun of McCain & implied that he has alzheimer's.
SNL has made fun of every politician, Democrat or Republican, making fun of Gov. Paterson is no different, hell, SNL did shots at President Gerald Ford for years and made fun of him of his age & supposed clumsiness.
And the SNL attacks on Senator Clinton, they just about called her a bi**h.
Now, Gotham brought up a good point if the skit was funny, that is certainly arguable.....
As much as I dislike Paterson, I have to agree that the blind jokes are a bit much for television. Not to mention the voice didn't sound like him and it really was just a horrible, unfunny impersonation.
Honestly, I gave Palin a fair trail and she did a well enough job on her own portraying herself as a somewhat underprepared Alaskan, not an American.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIKV69
True. Kids are off limits.Quote:
Completely different to compare a politican to a child, you should know that, better than anyone
But IIRC didnt the Obama camp get flak for the "McCain can't email" ad as inappropriate due to his disabling war injury? If so, then how are the blind jokes appropriate?
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By the way, SNL made fun of McCain & implied that he has alzheimer's.
I believe you, didn't see it but its just as inappropriate.
A campaign ad from a politician is much different than a skit on a comedy show :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by mirrodie
Even I laughed at some of the skits that were shown on SNL making fun of McCain, but, that Obama Presidential campaign ad against McCain was just plain rude....
Now, if there was a campaign ad potraying Gov Paterson as a blind bumbling idiot, I would not be singing the same tune...
I thought the skit was pretty funny just as the one about Palin and McCain was.Quote:
As much as I dislike Paterson, I have to agree that the blind jokes are a bit much for television. Not to mention the voice didn't sound like him and it really was just a horrible, unfunny impersonation.
Little confused, what do you mean that she was not prepared to be VP? That she is not American?Quote:
Honestly, I gave Palin a fair trail and she did a well enough job on her own portraying herself as a somewhat underprepared Alaskan, not an American.
Surely your not comparing a campaign to a comedy skit on TV are you?Quote:
But IIRC didnt the Obama camp get flak for the "McCain can't email" ad as inappropriate due to his disabling war injury? If so, then how are the blind jokes appropriate?
Again SNL has become an institution with off color humor and has been enabled big time after the reaction to the Palin skit. You can't change the rules in the middle of the game. We can't pick and choose.Quote:
I believe you, didn't see it but its just as inappropriate
Well said MikeQuote:
Now, if there was a campaign ad potraying Gov Paterson as a blind bumbling idiot, I would not be singing the same tune...
If NYCA had Facebook status:
"Phil hopes Mirrodie doesn't take the bait into the Palin Alaskan/American debate. Please God, no."