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SNL Thursday Special Mocks Obama’s Promise That Things Will Get Better: ‘I See Employed People’ Like That ‘Sixth Sense’ Movie

Sep. 28, 2012 7:47am Jonathon M. Seidl

On Thursday, “Saturday Night Live” continued its Thursday night election-season specials, and they started things off with a blistering shot at the president’s unfulfilled promises of hope and change.

Actor Jay Pharoah played an aloof Obama at a campaign rally in Ohio. The sketch opens with the president welcoming the crowd with three words: “O. Hi. O.” That pretty much set the tone for the rest of it. Mediaite has a play-by-play of some of the best parts:

Obama was awkwardly confronted by a woman who doesn’t like Romney, but kind of expected more in the past four years. The president said that real change takes time, so it’s possible he “might be long dead” before anything actually changes. Obama was bullish about the economy, paraphrasing The Sixth Sense to say “I see employed people.”

Unfortunately for Obama, only one person at his rally had a real working job: a Burger King manager who used to be an executive at Bank of America. Obama tried to spin it as a “success story,” but was soon faced with a man who chases raccoons out of foreclosed homes and a meth cook who Obama was pleased to see was “fired up.”

The “Sixth Sense” joke garnered the largest applause of the whole thing, playing off Obama’s tendency to blame people for just not fully understanding his message or their circumstance: “One day all of you will be Bruce Willis and you’ll realize you were employed all along.”

But that’s not all. There’s also Obama getting some math wrong and him noting his music ability. You can see the entire thing below:

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saranda
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 3:35pm
comments today are so predictable. SNL made fun of obama so it was funny.

I still like SNL. not as funny as when I was young but every generation believes that theirs was the funniest, and my generation (born 1959) is likely the most narcissistic about that.

next week if they take on Romney this board will be whinging again about how snl is not funny.

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- GoDaddyGo
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 4:31pm
  The Sarah Plain stuff from last campaign was hilarious. This year’s stuff about the Republicans was just not funny. Let’s face it, Mitt and Mitt Jr. are just not that funny. There’s way more good material on the Democrat side. They could have tons of fun with “blaming the anti-muslim video”, or Biden, or Obama golfing, or Obama snubbing Netanyahu, or “You didn’t build that”, or Obama’s Chicago Bathhouse Reunion…I could just see Obama, Ayers, Rham, and Larry in the steam room, and who stumbles in….Chris Mathews!!! Tingle-Time! Maybe a skit on Romney’s magic underwear as a super-anti-terrorist weapon would work? The team needs help, because I don’t care who you are, they’re not funny.
  
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- Joede
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 4:33pm
  Saranda,
  You will really be better 4 yrs from now if you vote for Obama again. You will then wish you could move to china or Russia. Trust me I can spot a naïveté from miles. Snl is just a comedy show, don’t get too hung up, what’s a laughing stock some have become.
  
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- Copper Catfish
  Posted on September 29, 2012 at 3:58pm
  “Magic underwear” is not funny. It’s disrespectful.
  The “boxers or briefs” question directed at Clinton was inappropriate, as well.
  
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Eblaze44
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 3:30pm
more “made up” news – this is about a spoof on Saturday Nite Live – it’s not about Obama at all.

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- Tavi
  Posted on September 29, 2012 at 8:49am
  Wow EBLAZE44. Did you figure that out all by yourself, or did you need help? Good job!
  
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blair152
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 3:25pm
That sums up Obama. Doesn’t it, Comrades?

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BlessedONE333
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 3:18pm
lol SNL + trying to stay relevant = pathetic!

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- pastordo
  Posted on September 29, 2012 at 5:28pm
  Not relevant huh? Lets see. In a little over five minutes the skit not only mocked Barry’s habit of blaming everyone else for the problems he created, they referenced four of the major economic consequences resulting from his intentional or incompetent interventions into our system. They referenced the terrible unemployment in the nation, chronic under-employment, the housing crisis, and the failure of small business all of which are both suffering under the Great Recession, as it is now being called, and whose continued malaise is contributing to it! Not to mention or at least imply that drug use and hunger are on the rise and even taking a shot at the lousy immigration policy of the current administration. All of this sounds extremely relevant to me because its all happening right now…and SNL was even funny when they did it!
  
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Chester62
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 3:14pm
America spent $1.4 Billion with a “B” on Obama and his ole Lady within the last year – I would expect to hear the nation’s dysfunctional couple both admit they are better off than they were last year!

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rbowers
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 2:57pm
Maybe Mittens should start passing out bricks at his campaign stops. Way to go, SNL!

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KevINtampa
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 1:52pm
Surprised the synopsis didn’t comment on the obvious and deliberate placement of the “Obama” flags draped in the background.

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- floridareader
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 2:06pm
  @Kevin
  I think you mean Ohio’s State flag
  
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- bfbarbs
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 4:04pm
  Yes, two flags with the circles are The State of Ohio, state flag’s.
  
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RGB
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 12:53pm
My Sixth Sense tells me that the left is bailing on Obammy.
Poke him with a fork, he’s done.

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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 2:45pm
  I could only pray so!
  
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jrcess
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 12:23pm
Obama was successful of more suicides than people killed in car wrecks, great administration. His cabinet and everyone working for him is a disgrace to the United States.

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JeffJ1985
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 11:36am
Will Forte had a better Obama impression than this guy.

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- JeffJ1985
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 11:39am
  And by Will Forte I mean Fred Armisen.
  
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gotohellobama
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 10:33am
Wow, they actually made fun of the “Can’t do no wrong Obama”. Good stuff.

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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 2:47pm
  Well he’s threatening their money. Hollywood acts like they are a bunch of hippies that just work for the love of the “art”, but Hollywood is indeed a big-company industry. Obama hasn’t realized that. Obama has been biting the hand that feeds him for 4 years.
  
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JPainter
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 10:28am
There you go free brick. I’m set.

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Turtleman
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 10:15am
I’m shocked that SNL actually made fun of the annointed one (even though it was kind of gentle). The fact is that good humour (not the ice cream) always has an element of truth.
The truth here is very sad as none of the people have decent jobs (but at least they have cell phones), yay!

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- Sumrknght
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 12:35pm
  Hey Turtleman,
  
  They, much like Michael Moore, can see the writing on the wall. Practice saying “President Romney”.
  
  No way would they entertain the thought of mocking their ‘annointed one’ if they thought he’d win.
  
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Wango
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 10:12am
SNL? Is that still on? I used to watch it in the 80s, but since then all they do is parrot right wing talking points. Just another example of the media in Romney’s pocket. Not even close to funny. i hope they don’t pay these people for this stuff.

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- Gonzo
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 10:46am
  You forgot to take your meds again, didn’t you Wango?
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 11:29am
  @WANKERO
  Who are you trying to kid? Had it been Romney, you would have been in complete agreement.
  
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- gwm
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 2:29pm
  wango
  you are.. as always, a moron.
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 2:41pm
  you were watching SNL when they were goofing on Palin, and you enjoyed it. Now they’ve got YOUR goat…it’s amazing to watch how fast things can go bad, when they’re not going your way – LOL!
  
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- 4kidsandacat
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 2:43pm
  He’s joking right? or typing this from an alternate dimension…
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 2:49pm
  SNL is right-wing???!!!! ARE YOU ON DRUGS!!! Last election they promoted both Obama and Hillary!! Hillary!! Even Hillary voted for Obama!!
  
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- jack82431
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 2:49pm
  Is it Wango or Whacko?
  
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- Wango
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 6:48pm
  Wow, you folks got a real sense of irony, eh. I was clearly parroting the whines you all belch up when SNL attacks one of yours. Want proof, see my comment on the Ann Coulter thread.
  
  The keep up, folks. I’m not gonna wait on you forever.
  
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- celticviking
  Posted on September 29, 2012 at 9:20am
  wanged out eh !!!!!!!
  
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- PepperAnderson
  Posted on September 29, 2012 at 11:25am
  Yeah right. Thats why the internet is blowing up about it. It was freaking hilarious. Now got to your corner and pout.
  
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- PepperAnderson
  Posted on September 29, 2012 at 11:34am
  You reek of desperation.
  
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davidwjohnson
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 10:04am
The skit was very funny and scary considering the truth of it. Jay Pharoah is also a better Obama. But sorry NBC, you sold the American people down the river for the last 4 years and I still hope you go bankrupt and disappear.

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- pastordo
  Posted on September 29, 2012 at 5:46pm
  I agree. The skit was scary as well as funny because it was accurate! Barry does have the kind of pandering and condescending attitude presented by the comic. The problems made humorous by the skit are very real and the argument implied is that no one there was really better off than four years ago…in fact they were far worse off! The addendum that “Romney would be worse” at the end was mocking of the only remaining strategy Barry’s campaign is truly engaged in. Anyone undecided that has seen this and been awake for the last four years that does decide to vote for Barry, well let’s just say I agree with Alan West, “When I see an Obama bumper sticker on a car, I begin to worry about the gene pool.”
  
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Detroit paperboy
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 10:01am
If we re elect this turd then we have definitely crossed over the tipping point of no return…………..

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thibx
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 9:29am
typical oboma voters could have been one of his campaign stops.

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Gonzo
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 8:55am
It’s not too late to wake up America….but it’s damned close.

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- Wango
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 10:11am
  That’s debatable.
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 10:47am
  For once I agree with you, my feeble minded friend.
  
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- gwm
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 2:39pm
  wango
  one has to have a brain to debate.
  
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TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 8:51am
The distorted flags were interesting and true to life for the Obama campaign…but hunger ain’t funny anymore, Mr. Obama.

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expresso
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 8:35am
Free burgers, free bricks, free pot, free telephones, free condoms, free gas, free free, free Mumia Jamal, free free again and again… Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama! Free something, please!

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Speed Racer
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 8:24am
That skit is one of the few funny things I’ve seen come out of SNL in a long time. Let’s hope some of the left leaning people who watch the show were able to see the truth in it and start to question their allegiance to Pres. Obama.

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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 9:45am
  Or at least start them thinking. I know that’s a bit of a stretch.
  
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- gwm
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 2:36pm
  Victoriajacksonshow.com sha came out of SNL and is sooo funny, and a conservative.
  
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MonkeyBeagle
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 8:12am
Wow, the drug dealer.. the meth cooker had me crackin up.

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- 4kidsandacat
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 2:46pm
  Yeah I did laugh out loud at that one.
  
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 8:00am
Geez, a fleeting moment of truth in a comedy sketch! Bet we won’t see that again for another decade or two.

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- stopprintn
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 11:08am
  Ratings must be in the tank
  
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bpodlesnik
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 7:58am
The 3rd and 2nd to last ones were really funny, the rest were kinda funny.

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jackact
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 7:55am
Don’t be fooled by Lorne Michaels & Co.
Remember, NBC is owned by GE.
GE is run by Immelt
Immelt kisses the *ss of the Obama green machine.
If you want the real political bottom line of SNL listen to Seth Myers.
If you have to.

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