SNL: Ann Romney Snaps Back at Mitt’s GOP Critics
NBC
Saturday Night Live’s first full spoof of Ann Romney featured the Republican presidential nominee’s wife lashing out at critics of her husband’s campaign.
Romney, played by new cast member Kate McKinnon, appeared on SNL’s “Weekend Update” segment and addressed, among other things, her defensive comments from last week about the campaign being “hard.”
“Yes it’s hard, the campaign has meant many sacrifices to our schedule,” Romney said. “It’s fall and we’re missing apple picking season. And we love apple picking, Seth — it’s like Mormon Mardi Gras. I once drank so much cider I woke up the next morning in my bed wearing my pajamas.”
On charges she and Mitt are elitist and out of touch, Romney asked whether they’re “more elitist than Barack and Michelle Obama — they’re friends with Jay-Z and Beyoncé.”
“Everyone says I’m unrelatable because I had a horse in the Olympics,” she said. “Well, let me tell you what. I would kill that horse if I could meet Beyoncé.”
To Republicans who have still not gotten behind her husband, Romney asked whether they really think the campaign would be going better with a different candidate.
“Who? Rick Santorum? Are you thinking you missed the boat with Newt Gingrich? If you think I’m unrelatable, check out Callista Gingrich, she looks like a character from ‘Mars Attacks,’” she said. “You guys wish Ron Paul was still running? Well guess what, he probably is because he’s a lunatic who doesn’t understand how voting works. And if you want Rick Perry back that’s really easy, just say his name three times and he’ll show up” — which he did.
She concluded by posing the question that if the race was so “winnable,” why didn’t Jeb Bush, Chris Christie or Marco Rubio jump in.
“Fellas if you don’t nut up, you’ve got to shut up,” she said.
Watch the full sketch below, via NBC:
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Comments (97)
soybomb315_II
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 5:26pmthat was pretty funny – especially the John Voight and Calista Gingrich part
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Dr Vel
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 12:22amNothing funny about it. These actors are fake, plastic, unreal. No talent, no honesty, no decency, no gift for the job.
If you wish to see real genuine SNL I suggest you go back to the beginning and watch John, Jane, Chevy, Gilda and the rest doing routines like Killer bees or Candygram.
That was real, funny, true gifted genius at work.
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busterpuddles
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 1:03amDitto, DR VEL.
Who watches this stuff anymore?
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johnjamison
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 7:16amYou’re right Dr.Vel,
The original SNL was 90% about comedy and 10% ideology,todays SNL which I can’t watch an entire show is the polar opposite. The only reason it’s still on the air is because liberals have zero actual imagination and all original idea have been beaten out of the majority of students coming out of college these days.
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carljk
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:20amSNL??? It still lives? Just like a bad government program, it can’t be killed.
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jungle J
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 5:24pmsnl is made by degenerates for degenerates. The sane understand.
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The_Jerk
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 7:19pmSNL Creator: Lorne Michaels.
SNL Exective: Lorne Michaels.
Lorne Michaels was born in Israel on a kibbutz. New York or Hollywood, makes no difference. Easy to see who the culture changers are.
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Cymry
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 8:56pmcome on lorne, win one for the kippah…….vote Romney! :)
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toto
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 9:39pmStupid, and not funny.
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Cymry
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 10:14pmdisclaimer,
the humor in the above joke is only found when the following conditions are operative.
1. a pre-requisite sense of humor is intact or present
2. undergarments are not too tight
when these two conditions are not met, singularly or together, then the humor of the joke cannot be guaranteed and the readee is further encouraged to try meditation as a means to loosen sphincter muscles in the lower abdomen thus enabling the two conditions above to become active.
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EdgeOfSanity
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 5:22pmJust think of how many entertainment people would be out of work if there were no Republicans. They can’t make fun of Barack and Michelle and nobody else in the party is interesting enough to make fun of or memorable (maybe Biden but he is already last years tasteless quote).
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tothepoint
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 6:46pmYou are right. They can’t make fun of Barack or Michelle because they fear for their careers if they do.
There is sooooo much material Barack & Michelle provide which would be great fodder for SNL but they don’t have the guts to do it.
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Conservative2
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 12:18amSNL just needs to nut up!
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The_Cabrito_Goat
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:50pmDid I wake up back in 2008?
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db321
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 5:08pmI was hoping that they would do a skit on the Democratic Arabic and Abortion National Convention (DNC). When they had a vote to put God and Jerusalem back in the platform.
If you did not see it – Wake Up Christian and Jewish America
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxA_ZzPZleI&feature=related
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db321
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 5:24pmThe Liberal Media now has the power to take your freedom away and everyone rewards them by giving them Cable rating and more Advertising Dollars every time you tune in to see what they are doing or saying.
If it was not for the Clips on the Blogs – I would never know what SNL or the Lap Dog Media is doing – I refuses to reward Liberal News with adverting Dollars by tuning in for one moment. Turn off the Liberal News or throw you cable box in the trash – Stop Rewarding them!
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The_Cabrito_Goat
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 6:29pmDish is where it’s at. Dish will spell doom for things like MTV and mainstream media (sorry fox)
When you can control and a lá carté pick which channels and networks you have in your house….
….bye bye Snooki.
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encinom
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:34am@db321
I see the Christian Taliban in the US are going a little nuts as they lose power and see the Romney Campaign going down in flames.
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RedDawn2012
Posted on September 25, 2012 at 6:15amSo nice to see that Encinom has deigned to remove her burka and bless us with her spicy words. She sure livens up a conversation, doesn’t she?
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Gregb
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:47pmSICK…
I am praying hard that Mitt wins in November. America desperately needs financial healing.
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lpauline
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:41pmnot funny … progressives always have to make everything and everybody crude. I doubt they hold even their newborns in very great esteem.
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quackertwo
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:36pmSNL is TRASH just like BHO’s regime is! I can’t wait until BHO tells all his hollywood loons to go to hell after they are NO USE to him anymore! But they are to STUPID to know this because liberals are dummer than a door know! This show is more than disgusting just like the VIEW. Joy Behar is TRASH thats why her show was cancelled! She is the most foul mouthed witch she belongs in the cutter. Bet her kid is proud of her mouth and the way she calls people names. What is wrong with idiots like her that do this? She is a very unhappy person inside! What a TRASH SHOW YOU HAVE BARARA! Anybody that watches her show is sick also.
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Lilybean
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:29pmThey really did a awful impersonation of Ann Romney! I don’t watch SNL anymore the show is awful now!
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Verceofreason
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 6:19pmI know, They left out Rafalca’s horse manure.
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Stelex
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 8:50pmVerse, your a turd. SNL had about 4 good seasons…….a long time ago.
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cookcountypatriot
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:22pmsnl is for progressives who have thier heads up hussiens arse..not funny,,hasnt been funny for 25 yrs…..
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vennoye
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 9:04pmDid you know they are looking for Election Judges in Chicago/Cook Co?
Applicants should go to http://www.ElectionJudges.US for specific application information, or call 312-242-1818 for assistance.
“In conjunction with the efforts from the Cook County Republican Election Integrity Committee, Cook County GOP Chairman Aaron Del Mar, and Chicago GOP Chairman Adam Robinson, announce extended deadlines on filling crucial Republican Election Judge positions in Chicago and Suburban Cook County. The newly formed Election Judge Recruitment Program has been instrumental in recruiting Republicans for election judges for November’s election! This extra week is critical as we still have about 500 openings!”
Thursday is our new deadline!!!!!
We have openings in Cook County (only) for Equipment Managers which requires 3 training sessions, but then pays $300 a day…
We also need election judges throughout Chicago and Cook County. These positions pay $170 for the day and require one training class.
If you know anyone interested, and they have some time…..just think perhaps a more valid election in Chicago/Cook County!!
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bdandsl
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:17pmSNL is dead and needs to be buried. They aren’t even funny, anymore.
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sandlakebob
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:29pmWhat ever happened to those two Wild & Crazy Guys ????
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Delores at CH WV
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:16pmI thought they cancelled SNL?
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GumRock
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 9:52pmThey Did Delores,
just no one told them that
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martyinhagerstown
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:11pmI was wondering how a show loved by has-beens is news but after thinking about it I wonder how a TV show that is mostly for the never-were is relevant.
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Eastinfection
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:10pmWhile this skit deserved a mild grin at best, i think they portrayed Anne semi- flatteringly and… they certainly were accurate in their representation of the Romney campaign. Mitt’s the nominee because he was more successful at dumping on his fellow contenders than they were on him. SNL would be amiss if they didn’t jump on that…. like many of you, i’m waiting for them to produce the beat-down Michelle deserves because she easily provides the most self- written fodder (other than Biden of course- but he’s better at mocking himself than they could ever be).. The jury is still out on this season and cast… if they are going the way of Anderson Cooper, Bill Maher, and John Stewart, they will be fairer than they have been in recent past.
Unlike some of you, I WANT the Blaze to keep doing these SNL recaps… i think they help illustrate the rare, cynical, lefty’s frustration and bemusement.
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soybomb315_II
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 5:37pmthe rick perry bit was funny too. I stopped watching SNL when the will farrel and the ladies’ man left
everyone should know by now that Romney won because he firebombed the important states by 5:1. Not to mention MSNBC and Fox News wanted Romney to win and trashed people like santorum, bachmann, and cain.
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JAMACAMECRAZYMAN
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 7:22pmGreat take
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Akira88
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:00pmThe funnies and brains of SNL – Dan Akroyd, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, John, Belushi, Jane Curtain, Gilda Radner, Steve Martin. Some others have individually made names for themselves here and there — but the originals went after everyone – and they were hilarious!
SNL is like watching poor news satire. They’re in the bag for Obama too. They don’t go after him though.
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Eastinfection
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:28pmthey occasionally go after Obama…
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/china-cold-open/1178451
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Verceofreason
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 6:20pmSteve Martin was NEVER a cast member.
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drs1969
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 8:30pmThey’ve always said Chevy Chase caused Ford to lose in ’76. And they’ve tried every election since to install the Jewish/Marxist pick.
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db321
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 3:53pmThat was funny, but not as funny as the skit SNL did of Michele My Bell. Wait, they never did a negative skit about Michele. My bad!
Just think of the wonderful material that Obama and Biden has delivered and all we get is cricket noises from SNL and the Late night Lap Dogs. It’s shameful, some of the stuff Obama has done is hilarious and we would laugh hard, if it didn’t hurt so much.
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:00pmI haven’t watched SNL for years, and this just reminds me why.
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sillyfreshness
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:07pmSNL=”chosen people” ran leftist propaganda arm of the Democratic Party (Communist Party).
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Verceofreason
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 6:21pmWell Michelle doesn’t say ridiculous things like “It’s MItt’s time” and “You people.”
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loneindividual
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 3:52pmAnn Impression sucked
The Rick Perry part of the skit was worth it though
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BODYBAG
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 3:47pmSNL ceased being funny years ago. Jon Stewart is funny. Steven Colbert is funny. SNL is just not funny. Not even a little bit.
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Eastinfection
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:32pmC’mon body… “D**k in a box” was funny… admit it!
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13Lena
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 3:45pmThe show is not funny at all. Why is it still on the air?
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13Lena
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 3:45pmThis show needs to go, it is pathetic, pedantic, silly and frankly not funny.
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TelepromoterNChief
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 3:44pmAnn Romney is a beautiful woman.
Unfortunately, SNL is on a budget and can only afford gutter trash to read jokes from a teleprompter.
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LuvsYeshua
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 3:44pmWhy does the Blaze legitimize SNL by recapping it every Sunday?
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Jackal7130
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 3:42pmI guess they cant find anything ugly enough to do Michelle Soetoro
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TelepromoterNChief
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 3:49pmAll the make-up, props and eligible actors(tresses?) are busy filming the new Star Trek movie right now.
Just sayin….
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Verceofreason
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 6:27pmObama was never legally adopted.
She’s always been Mrs. Obama.
And you will always be an idiot.
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sta
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 3:42pmWhen is the Michelle Obama skit? Anyone, anyone? If any woman is fodder for satire, she is ripe for it.
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13Lena
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 3:47pmMaybe they can do one that shows Michelle on steroids or Obama in the shower with Emanuel, or Michelle losing her law license. Turn abouts fair play.
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Verceofreason
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:14pmMrs Obama never lost her law license, she voluntarily surrendered it as she is no long practicing law in IL and now avoids yearly fees. The president did the same.
Anything else you have heard is an internet rumor
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Texas Hills Patriot
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 5:05pmVerce:
I think they could afford the license. It’s $289/year. You must question someone giving up a law license when the yearly fees are so low as compared to what they could earn using that license. It’s called critical thinking.
http://www.upwardlyglobal.org/job-seekers/american-licensed-professions/illinois/lawyer/illinois-lawyer-professional-licensing-guide
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Verceofreason
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 6:25pmSilly boy.
The president of the USA doesn’t practice law – in any state.
And neither does his wife.
And prior to that – he was a full time senator.
Michelle w NEVER disbarred.
And Obama is neither a Muslim or gay.
You have seen his original birth certificate
All our school records are sealed Unless we stipulate otherwise.
Deal with it until 2016.
eronthomas
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 3:40pmPathetic…. They are so smart and so funny…. NOT….. These guys talent reminds me of a skid mark in my shorts. I can’t wait to see the skit where we attack Moochel Oblah blah. You know the Green Bay Packer in a dress that follows the President around. At the DNC when she said that he just loves everyone. He even cares about his grandma who was a typical white women. Reason I don’t watch this tripe anymore.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 1:58pmtest
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BigDaddyTex
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 3:40pmBlaze, I love you guys, but WHY do you post this SNL TRIPE?!?!?!? Nobody watches that crap show anymore!!
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nappy
Posted on September 23, 2012 at 4:59pmExactly. What a friggin waste of bandwidth. I am posting here to PROTEST the weekly deluge of IDIOTIC, UNFUNNY, tripe being regurgitated on Blaze, DC, Breitbart, etc. I can understand Huffers doing it but for cryin’ out loud. Give it a break. If we WANTED to know what they are saying we would watch. And most of us DON”T WATCH. Get a clue Blaze.
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