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SNL Spoofs MSNBC’s Reaction to the Debate — Including S.E. Cupp!

Oct. 7, 2012 7:52am Madeleine Morgenstern

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Saturday Night Live skewered MSNBC’s reaction to President Barack Obama’s disappointing debate performance with skit full of MSNBC’s biggest names: Rachel Maddow, Al Sharpton, Chris Matthews — and TheBlaze’s S.E. Cupp.

Deconstructing the debate disaster — or as Maddow put it, “the worst thing that ever happened anywhere” — Sharpton was ready with a litany of whacky excuses, starting with “altitude poisoning.”

“See, Denver, Colorado is a mile high,” he said. “There’s no way to know for sure how many feet that is, but it could be upwards of a million. Obama’s from Hawaii which is a mile below the earth. So for him speaking in Colorado is is like being flung two miles into the air and then having to give a speech in outer space.”

Chris Matthews, who said he’d “never been so disgusted in my life,” wondered why Obama had to let Mitt Romney talk at all.

“He forgot the first rule of debating: always be interrupting,” Matthews said. “When I don’t have points to make on my show, I make up one by screaming at people. That’s how you win a debate.”

For her part, Cupp said she didn’t have anything to add — “I’m happy to just listen and smile. I believe the term is gloating?”

Cupp (the real one) tweeted after the skit, “Well that was…surreal.”

Watch the full sketch below, via NBC:

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A.Yeshuratnam
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 10:23am
American people are intelligent enough to reject Sharpton’s whacky excuses about debate disaster. Team Obama’s aggressive propaganda gave a bad picture of Romney — that he is politically immature, that he has poor knowledge of American economy and that he is a bumbler in foreign policy. One liberal media financed by Islamists went to the extent of saying that his mental ability is weak. But viewers who are seeing Romney on the stage for the first time were surprised to see a
dynamic leader, a leader of substance, of ideas and ideals and with sound mental alertness By indulging in personal attacks and character assassination, Team Obama and liberal media brainwashed American people by giving a wrong image of Romney. So it was a real surprise for millions of Americans to see a Romney with a vast knowledge of international affairs firm grip on economic issues. His practical ideas to save America from political turmoil that we see today in the Middle East due to the inept handling of foreign policy by Obama and his formula to redeem the country from deep recession and mammoth unemployment, reminded the viewers that he is another Reagan who can pull the country out of the current economic chaos and restore the prestige of America in world affairs.

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- damon_k
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 10:32am
  The wheels are falling of the cart of the Obama campaign and presidency. The American people are not going to make the same mistake twice. Read more insights at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
  
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- SHOOTnCRASH
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 11:12am
  The worst thing is that I’m still not sure Obama is going to lose. Its not even about Obama now, if there are enough people to elect this guy again, this country is definitely done.
- TheComic
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 11:30am
  I just hope ‘History’ records all this exactly, how its been played out before our very eyes. Front Row seats no less. Best Seller to say the least, you couldn’t make all this stuff up. Even is History is reported accurately, do you think 50 years from now people are going to believe it?
  
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- Brother Winston Smith
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 12:50pm
  Obama – Amnesty (Dream Act)
  Romney – Amnesty (Dream Act)
  
  Obama – TARP
  Romney – TARP
  
  Obama – Signed NDAA
  Romney – Would sign NDAA
  
  Obama – PRIVATE Federal Reserve
  Romney – PRIVATE Federal Reserve
  
  Obama – UNCONSTITUTIONAL, interventionist nation-building
  Romney – UNCONSTITUTIONAL, interventionist nation-building
  
  Obama – “Patriot” Act
  Romney – “Patriot” Act
  
  Obama – Gungrabber (Endorsed handgun ban and limiting gun purchases)
  Romney – Gungrabber (Gun Control flip-flopper who SUPPORTED Brady)
  
  Obama – Collectivist healthcare. (Obamacare)
  Romney – Collectivist healthcare (Romneycare)
  
  Obama – REJECTS the Enumerated Powers and 10th Amendment
  Romney – REJECTS the Enumerated Powers and 10th Amendment
  
  Obama – Leftist judges
  Romney – Leftist judges
  
  Obama – Homosexual “marriage”
  Romney – Homosexual “marriage”
  
  Obama – Abortion
  Romney – Abortion
  
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- midwesthippie
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 2:20pm
  …that was actually a pretty funny depiction of S.E. …most people don’t know who she is, so any pub’ should be welcomed…
  
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- sgtstubbs
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 2:34pm
  I really don’t like Mitt much because of where he comes from. Liberal area of the U.S.A. Next I really don’t like the President, I am not sure where he comes from but, he is Progressive to the bone. I really don’t like criminals either. I can only hope that the Americans vote for the one that will do the less damage to the U.S.A.
  
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- ArmedPatriot
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 2:36pm
  Interesting how those totally non credible econ and unemployment numbers came out two days later–compiled and massaged by two economists who are Obama campaign contributors. And Josh Mandel’s newsletter said the Democrat Party is sending busloads of voters to early voting. At the same time the Democrat and Obama Admn took no action to comply with the military voting act; MVPP was not only ignored, they made it harder than ever for overseas voters to vote. It’s the greatest voter suppression since poll taxes and literacy tests and the MSM is silent about it. It will be crucial in Ohio.
  http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/10/02/military-vote-missing-this-election–including-in-big-swing-states
  
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- AltaOil2
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 3:10pm
  My Congrats to S.E.Cupp and the Blaze. Aside from the content in the skit.
  Knowing full well what it did for Palin on a different scale,
  I’d say you arrived kid’
  
  Show what “real class” is about.
  
  Godspeed
  
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- Mikeyyy
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 4:31pm
  That skit was soo funny. SE Cup is much better looking than that actress lol
  
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- Al J Zira
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:43pm
  Brother Smith: It would have been nice if Paul won the nomination.
  
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- Epic Fail
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 10:00pm
  Brother Winston Smith – Clueless
  Brother Winston Smith – Clueless
  
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- LIBSALWAYSLIE
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:33am
  BROTHERWINSTON, have you been a blithering idiot all your life, or did it come on slowly?
  
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Floorguy
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 10:16am
A rarity for sure.
We don’t get to see Obama bashing on live TV, very often. Especially from a Progressive show like SNL.
Even they could not pass up the pure comedy that ensued after the debate, on MSNBC.

Sharpton was funny. Shoot straight up your ****!! I missed most of the rest, laughing at that.

The real Matthews was funnier, but they hit `ol tingly leg pretty hard.
Maddow, well it was good, but very moderate from the real performance.

Overall, I laughed at most of it.

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- U.N.hater
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 10:30am
  I can’t stand these commi’s refuse to watch even on here. That goes for s.e.cup also can’t stand her anymore either.
  
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- Politijack
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 11:02am
  This one wasnt bad but mainly because Kenans Al Sharpton rips are always great.For that Matter Kenan is one of the only players now that I think is even worth watching on SNL.
  
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- Okieflyover
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 5:03pm
  They should have just put Matthews real clip in the skit.
  
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- ScoobyCheese
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 9:25am
  The weird part for me is that they tried to make Maddow look like the sane one.
  
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- Teaparty_Grammy
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:47pm
  It is interesting that most, if not all the Presidents who came before the Great Eared One stated publicly that they found the impersonations of them on SNL funny. George Bush (the elder) said, “Dana Carvey plays me better than me!”
  
  Then comes our thin-skinned boy who would be king and (surprise!) he is “offended” by their skits. Can’t you practically hear him screaming like the Red Queen in “Alice in Wonderland”, Off with their heads! We had better pray this narcissistic little poser does NOT manage to steal another election (I’m pretty sure he stole the last one, what with the military votes arriving “too late to count”, Black Panthers scaring white voters away fro the polls with night sticks, etc.) But if he manages to steal THIS one, we are likely done. God save America. Is Romney the perfect candidate? No. But he might even do a decent job of at least beginning to repair the damage our Communist-In-Chief has done to our freedoms and this Republic. He is certainly less of a threat than what we have now, and you can take that to the bank.
  
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cliKKer
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:59am
If the BSofA did a skit like this and the actor playing Chris Mathews had said “He needs to go mike Tyson on him” the screams of racism would still be heard. Said part is it is not unreasonable to think of Chris saying this.

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- saranda
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 11:46am
  None of the 12 people watching bsofa would come to that conclusion. I have tried and that is truly not funny.
  
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supressorgrid
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:59am
You momma makes that much working the back row of the Pilot truck stop.

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JustJason
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:43am
This was a big step for Saturday Night live.
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- romill4
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 12:57am
  F— SNL! They have done SO MUCH in the past to push the socialist agenda. Now let them stew in their own juices. They deserve it!
  
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marybethelizabeth
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:42am
Mr. Beck’s SNL worship is inexplicable.

No matter how much he panders to Lorne Micheals Mr. Beck will never graduate form morning zoo rodeo clown to late night cast member.

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- DrunkGOP_Hack
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:56am
  …and you will be nothing more then a dried up piece of bloated blow fish ****!
  
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- JAMACAMECRAZYMAN
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:58am
  You are a complete and total moron – Probably a sex change idiot. Why do you even cone o
  n this site?
  
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- D-Fence
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 10:26am
  Wow, I guess I don’t have a come back or that! Yaaaaaawwwwwnnnnn.
  
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- Jack_Reacher
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 10:39am
  @MARYBETHELIZABETH: Remember when you asked me to remind you when you were being a complete a**? OK, consider yourself reminded.
  
  Now, like your mommy used to say, “Run along and go play in the street”.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 11:01am
  MARYBETH, sounds like some of those side and below track wheels of that roller coaster ride you are on are coming loose…..very loose. Seek help, please.
  
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- Blitz
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 2:53pm
  Did you get a new phone too?
  
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- helllsbellls
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 7:54pm
  marybeth………stuff it. Hells Bells.
  
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- LIBSALWAYSLIE
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:39am
  MARY, I know its hard to do, but its time for you to face the facts. You have no clue how the world works, and you have no ideal what you’re talking about. The topics on the blaze are clearly way over your head and beyond your ability to comprehend. The cold hard truth is, you’re clueless and make a complete fool of yourself with every post. Liberals, like you, are pathetic.
  
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- mzha1942
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 2:10pm
  MaryBethElizabeth: We are lucky enough to have someone like Beck informing us what the real deal is. There is no other media who will do us the favor, they try to sell us their bigot lies. Except for Fox, somewhat, they try a little bit harder, but they hold back way more than Beck.
  
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- nana35
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 9:15pm
  If you dislike Glenn so much then why don’t you just watch what you like and keep your opinions to yourself..
  Glenn is a fine man and works hard to bring us the truth in the world news. That is more than I can say for a of the reports.
  
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Eaglesnest
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:37am
The Sharpton bit was funny, but the Madcow, Mathews, and Cupp bits were not that funny. I have not watched it in a while, but I hear SNL is not even mildly amusing anymore.

I think the last time it was funny was back in the Dana Carvy, Chris Farly, Adam Sandler days.

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- DeltaCharlieCain
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:44am
  I thought that they captured Matthews perfectly.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 11:03am
  Yeah, that gal that tried to pull off that Rachel Madcow dude’s part just could not pull off that stroke victim’s twisted mouth look. She did a decent fact spin into to total BS well though.
  
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RSHLUVER
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:34am
The show predominately bashes Republicans. If they had any sense they’d bask both parties. I stopped watching a long time ago. Liberal TV Guide magazine did not like the new black actor that impersonated Obama because it was one of the few times SNL actually mocked him.

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- Susie40
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 7:22pm
  Haven’ t watched SNL in YEARS. Won’t be re-starting either.
  
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Frodo RinosBane
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:30am
That was good, but S.E. is way hotter! :-)

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truthseekerusa
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:27am
I don’t watch SNL but did watch the video and thought the Sharpton caricature was perfect. Now the Left can accuse SNL of racism. : – )

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- RevDev
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 11:54am
  I disagree. His Sharpton was very close but I think it lacks a little twitchy-ness. Like add a hint of recovered crack ho and it would be perfect.
  
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SaturdaysWarrior76
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:22am
I liked it, but I didn’t see the point of the whole S.E. Cupp thing.. ? And the person “playing” S.E. was not even close… But overall I liked it. I agree, at least it’s continuing the narrative about O’s total defeat during the debate.

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marssnw
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:09am
SNL hasn’t been funny for years. I miss the days with Dennis Leary, Chris Farley, and Adam Sandler.

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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 10:09am
  Dennis Leary? Did you mean Dennis Miller perhaps? Dennis Leary is the Irish American guy with blond **** who has an act featuring cheering for cancer (and as bad as that sounds in reading it, it is a funny act). Dennis Miller is the right learning fast witted guy with dark **** and an IQ of around 150 or so.
  
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- oneshiner
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 10:13am
  It’s been at least 30 years ago, I’d watch SNL with my son and when it was funny and lots of laughs.
  I’ve turned it on a few times over the years and find it full of un-funny crapola where they really have to stretch out a skit and still come up with a zero. Not worth wasting my time with stupidity, you can watch MSM and see that kind of stuff.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 11:05am
  Shoot, I miss the good old days when Belushi did his samurai bits. Those were funny.
  
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- romill4
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:00am
  SNL sucks! I’m sometimes embarassed for them!
  
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woodyee
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:09am
Good morning, everyone! The skit was pretty funny; I really liked the Al Sharpton character, and the reactions that the actress playing Madcow would have to his comments! I was hoping that near the end of her skit, she’d react to an Al Sharpton comment by passing out and face-planting the desk!

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Lucky3000
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:02am
Also, the short clips I have seen of SNL over the years were not even funny…How does that show survive????

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- ishka4me
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:10am
  besides the clip is a sick view, it is not even close to funny.
  
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Lucky3000
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:58am
I didn’t watch the video but I saw the picture…In her wildest dreams that woman whoever she is (I have never watch SNL) could NEVER be as pretty or as smart as S.E. Cupp….

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Ohio Guy
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:51am
Not really all that funny but it continues the theme of Romney winning and Obama losing. A Republican cannot ask for anything better this close to an election.

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Mr.Fitnah
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:50am
Maddow was way to sane. the rest pretty spot on.

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- OlefromMN
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:08am
  My thoughts exactly. Madcow is much more angry and bitter than the imposter they had play her. I guess NBC is going to try and portray her as moderate for when they re-brand and then slip her into Brian Williams spot.
  
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- Totally Domestic
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 11:53am
  And Maddow is masculine not feminine.
  
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dblaess
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:36am
SNL best be careful. When you leave the “reservation” there are consequences. SNL has best hope they have done the last spoof of Obama or a Democrat for the rest of this year or as Louis Raymond would say, we know who you are and everything about you and we will take care of you later.

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G man
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:25am
Screw SNL. They are dead to me.

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- Niruba
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:37am
  Dead Right (I think you mean)…Truth is usually not that funny but in this case the writers had little work to do. Obama is a joke. Time to wake up America.
  
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- TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:41am
  Yeah… it’s a pretty lame show since the good old days of Belushi, Chase, Curtain, Morris, Aykroyd and Radner. The Eddie Murphy era was great too…
  
  Belushi as Joe Cocker… priceless.
  
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- shimauma
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 2:46pm
  Watching these clip on The Blaze is the most I’ve watched NBC on purpose for the last 8 years. I think they are trying goad barry hussien in to some more “winning” behavior.
  
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:15am
Excellent.

BTW – has anyone on other sites had their posts in regards to the debate, Obamas failure, anything negative of his policies and such suddenly scrubbed in the last few days? It is a trend many are beginning to see happen; and some of us are wondering if this is being deliberately done?

I have tried to get a tip off to the blaze ‘scoop’ line and all I keep getting is a nonsenical message that is meaningless.

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- juancarnuba
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:37am
  I’ve noticed that for years. You can have a completely rational post, no ad hominems, nothing vulgar, etc., and it will just disappear. Depends on the website. Could need some specific research though and I don’t have the time.
  
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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:09am
  @Juan:
  
  Its several sites using the Disqus system; many who I am in touch with have been scrubbed clean from sites such as thehill and even Glenns main website are having occasional problems. Many have been wondering if a hacker has struck or a virus or such.
  
  Thanks for the mention of this happening before.
  
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:13am
Excellent – especially with SE Cupp.

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Brother_Terk
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:09am
Hilarious skit….and they got the real Al Sharpton !!

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Dick Blitskreig
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:08am
I can’t believe I’m seeing SNL make fun of Obama.

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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:15am
  When that happens its end game for a President.
  
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- AJAYW
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:30am
  They are playing games
  
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teddrunk
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:05am
I haven’t watched SNL in decades. I see I haven’t missed anything. Those people were pathetic.
With few people with talent on the show since the original cast, NBC would of been better off buying/showing syndication programing like reruns of Cops or Midnight Special.

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- PowerPC
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 12:31am
  I have not found SNL worth watching (with a few exceptionss) since the days of John Belushi, Dan Ackroyd, Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Gilda Radner, and Jane….forgot her last name. There have been a few good comedians since like Dana Carvey and a few others but overall the program was just never the same. I know I am giving away my age with the names of the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players but it was a great show back then.
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 9:21am
  The writers must be 7th graders. I’m surprised there were no fart jokes. Maybe next week.
  
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ArmyWifeNiz
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:04am
This is actually pretty fair and hilarious…they nailed the commentators pretty well!

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- Pontiaku
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 12:47pm
  ►2012
  ►Still watching SNL.
  ISHYGDDT
  
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