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SNL’s Powerful Tribute to Connecticut Shooting Victims: Children’s Choir Sings ‘Silent Night’

Dec. 16, 2012 8:32am Madeleine Morgenstern

SNLs Cold Open Tribute to Newtown Connecticut Shooting: Childrens Choir Sings Silent Night

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“Saturday Night Live” departed from its usual comedic opening sketch to pay tribute to the victims of the Connecticut elementary school massacre with a children’s choir performing “Silent Night.”

The tribute was a rare moment for the comedy sketch show, after which the members of the New York City Children’s Chorus shouted out the traditional, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!” The performance was the show’s only reference to the shootings.

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lisalake
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:29am
All mention of Christ removed from this “version”. Where did the second verse come from??? Disgrace–using these kids for an agenda.

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- wherefromhere
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:40am
  Christ the savior is bo——-rn. Christ the savior is born.
  
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- lbw
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:46am
  I used to watch it way back in the 70s when it was actually funny, but it’s so crude and vulgar now, I cannot watch it. As far as this secular, altered version of the song, you must remember that Lorne Michaels is a Jew and the actors on it are more than likely non-Christian as well (based on the things that come out of their mouths), so even this version is a stretch for them. It wasn’t great, but it could have been much worse, so they get an E for effort.
  
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- Pouncing Porcupine
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:46am
  Not sure what that was, but it wasn’t “Silent Night”.
  
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- lbw
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:51am
  Wherefromhere: They never sang that line in the song….the only lines are “sleep in heavenly peace.”
  
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- Gold Coin & Economic News
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:58am
  Nice, whatever, where was Christ the SAVIOR is born? The insanity is just starting:
  http://www.isthatbaloney.com/alex-jones-give-prophetic-warning-about-gun-control-laws-and-comments-on-fake-obama-crying/
  
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- Strait Talk Express
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 12:27pm
  Well my little family does not pollute our heads with Stupid Nasty Lies, which has not been funny ever since Chever Chase fired Roseann Danadana and now it’s all toilet talk that’s what it’s just about sell souls for MONEY. How can they sell commercials and Viagra every two seconds. I am grateful to The Blaze for watching this filth so we know what to feel mad about is all, is ALL we need to see here.
  
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- Common Sense Sally
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 12:34pm
  Perhaps they just wanted to reiterate that those poor children who were slain, will now “sleep in Heavenly peace.”
  
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- Taquoshi
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 12:36pm
  Yeah, they sanitized the words all right. However, they could have done something much, much worse, like, oh, say…..tweeted that it was a fortunate thing that Mrs. Lanza had guns in her house to protect herself or she wouldn’t be alive today like Jo Miller from Comedy Central did. And that nasty, unfeeling and caustic tweet was retweeted by Andrew McLaughlin, a former Obama senior White House aide. Then Piers Morgan retweeted it. http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/12/15/Former-Obama-Official-Daily-Show-Writer-Mock-Newtown-Killer-s-Slain-Mother
  
  So, you know what, I’m okay with them sanitizing the words. They didn’t mock anyone, they didn’t blame anyone (yet) and the use of the words “Sleep in heavenly peace” very well may become the tag line for these little ones.
  
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- BlasberryStrat
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 12:38pm
  It’s a sad Country when SNL and David Letterman are the only two forces who sway the American people.
  
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- Bluebonnet
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 1:33pm
  You really don’t expect a show like that to make any reference to Jesus Christ, do you? Perhaps it was to soften the horrid remarks from that Foxx guy to kill all the whites. humm? Sick world.
  
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- valiant1776
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 2:16pm
  If this corrupt Gubment won’t do anything to eliminate Gun free zones, then I suggest we the people ask every gun store and firearms training institution to offer free training, education and certification to teachers and school staff so that they can protect our precious children. No more can we allow politicians to permit that our children be sitting ducks when a madman walks in. Let’s show them we’re serious and are prepared to safeguard our kids in schools. Let’s get the ball rolling. Please take this offer serious. I’ve read of some firearms instructors offering the same after this tragedy. Let’s do something about it…
  
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- NeoFan
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 2:33pm
  And then before the kids had left the stage we had a song that talked about licking a Vajayjay. What a wonderful tribute it was.
  
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- Isaca
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 3:39pm
  @valiant1776…..I couldn’t agree more! This is exactly what our country needs!!!
  
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- sabrinacle
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 4:25pm
  I agree…but my computer wont let me play the video.
  
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- sugarfree
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 7:55pm
  2nd verse
  
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- commies.in.the.wire
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 8:11pm
  SNL was pretty funny back in the day, Belushi, Akroyd, Radner, Neuman, Cutain, Chico Esquela, Murry, Carvey, Piscopo, Murphy, Farley, but these imbeciles today are not funny. All they do is push a liberal agenda.
  
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- 48Straights
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 8:46pm
  Funny thing is that Glen Beck and its readers are some of the largest supporters of SNL. Endless twice on Sunday of more makes SNL more profitable with the website hits from TheBlaze and they can sell their junk for more money to its advertisers.
  
  Glen makes a profit from the money paid to him for the personal information you gave up to see the link.
  
  All Glenn cares about is the money he can make off of the supporters he has left by selling their personal information and reading habits to left wing organizations.
  
  Yes you are being tracked by the progressives most every time you click on a Blaze link.
  
  Thanks Glenn!
  
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- KissMyAmericanFlag
  Posted on December 17, 2012 at 12:36am
  Ya, good catch. Also, why are they dressed like little communists in red: Why not white for purity, or black for mourning…Dam leftists!
  
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- Doug - AF6YC
  Posted on December 17, 2012 at 2:13pm
  DMFORMAN is correct, they sang the first and forth verses as presented on this website: http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh239.sht. There are several other versions (i.e., translations?) with quite major variations from the version most Americans are familiar with on this site: http://www.silentnight.web.za/translate/eng.htm.
  
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lisalake
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:25am
Really… what was that second verse??? ALL REFERENCE TO CHRIST WERE GONE FROM WHATEVER version this was….always a fking agenda.

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- Pouncing Porcupine
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:49am
  Well, aren’t YOU the epitome of righteousness.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:51am
  There are more than 25 different versions, arrangements, and translations of the original 1818 song- in English alone!
  
  It was written in German, and passed down, mostly orally, through various cultures and generations. There is no “correct” version of these lyrics.
  
  http://www.silentnight.web.za/translate/eng.htm
  
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- i4est
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 1:02pm
  IT looks like their second verse came from the third verse of the Paul Gallico version ca. 1967. They altered it again leaving out Jesus, our Saviour is here, Jesus, our Saviour is here!
  Thanks, EASTINFECTION for link
  
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- dmforman
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 4:16pm
  They sang the first and fourth verse. As a Christian I love all the verses, but have come to the reality that too many are too politically correct to sing the best verses of the song.
  
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- oneshiner
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 8:08pm
  IN America, we usually sing the American version.
  
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toomuchgovt
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:09am
A true showing of grace and dignity. I’m sure they will be slammed by the left, this took courage.

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- Pouncing Porcupine
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:53am
  No courage whatsoever. Courage would have been to have those children sing “Silent Night” in its glorious completeness, instead of the de-christed perversion that was actually performed.
  
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G man 21
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:55am
Last week Jamie Fox and the SNL crowd laughed about killing white people and this week they are sad because white people died, how touching. I was raised with the belief, killing is not funny at all!

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- txn4justice
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:38am
  Imagine if a “white actor” had made a joke about killing black people….how would that go at SNL or on any other media outlet?
  
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Katie822
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:51am
No words, just tears.
The rest of you voicing opinions on here and arguing are being insensitive ******.

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Basset_Hound
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:46am
This was lovely. But McCartney’s VALENTINE song? What was up with THAT? I guess he didn’t feel like launching into Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time.

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bnchy
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:15am
I am a Conservative and I have only one comment: That was beautiful and very appropriate. May God use this tragedy to draw more people to Him.

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- davecorkery
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:26am
  May people use this tragedy to realize your god watched while the massacre happened. And did nothing. Cause he’s imaginary.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:34am
  DAVE….
  
  Has it occurred to you that God is not an interventionist that plays the world like a video game?
  
  As long as you have a childish, comic-book, view of Deism, you will never grasp how piety affects believers.
  
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- WildschweinJager
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:37am
  @DAVECORKERY
  
  John: 3:16 – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
  
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- VanGrungy
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:38am
  Dave,
  
  your ignorance must feel wonderfully blissful
  
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- TRUTHandFREEDOM
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:39am
  But yet again, leftist organizations are on board with the INCLUSION and call upon God AFTER we see the effects of their continued efforts towards and successful advancement of the EXCLUSION of God in the very schools and public infrastructure where these results are revealed.
  
  As a child in that situation, you’d have to wonder “Where are the big people to stop this bad man?”.
  
  Where indeed.
  
  Unarmed big people can only help the children run and try to hide until the police arrive, which is often long after major bloodshed. Police face traffic and distance.
  
  God Bless us. Everyone.
  
  Please do not sit down patriots. Rise and defeat what is coming against us. Use your voices. Use your digital communcations and comment where it reaches those who sleep. Use your feet to help others use their vote and voices.
  
  ALL RISE AND REMAIN STANDING.
  
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- sta
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:43am
  I agree. Thank you SNL. That was classy and heartfelt.
  
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- Katie822
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:48am
  Really, you guys have to argue on a video like this, after a tragedy like this? So immature and cold hearted.
  
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- TRUTHandFREEDOM
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:56am
  To DaveCorkery,
  
  Evil is with us and you are helping to advance it. God gives us the rules and guidance and free will. Evil draws us to ignore him and act against the rules. God did not make us a collectve, oppressed by mandate. He made us individuals, with free will to make our own choices and fix our own problems. You are the fruit of one of our problems as was that shooter, that problem being the abscence if virtue, morality, responsibility and guidance being taught in our schools. As generations grow up with out that, they tend to not have it to teach their kids and the schools aren’t there for the next kids either. We have come so far as not even being allowed (technically just out of fear of an expensive, [though easy to defeat in an honest court] lawsuit brought on by some one low in virtue and morals ) to speak of the founders, using their own words of their inclusion of religious, namely Jude o Christian inclusion in setting us on our course as free individuals, each born with and equal set of rights.
  
  Your free will sets you on an anti-God course that you are free to choose, but your verbal insult, assault and mocking of God and the faithful shows the founders point to be true, that you lack the virtue and character required of each citizen without that influence.
  
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- COFemale
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:56am
  Dave, it is unfortunate that you see God as the fixer of problems. God created us not to intervene. He gave us free will and the tools we should follow. We are on this world to live and die; some will die before we think they should and some we will be happen are gone; like this shooter. It all stems from the choices we make. If God fixed everything, then how would we learn, how would we empathize, express anger, and all the other emotions “man” experiences. Man is not perfect, we will make mistakes, some more than others. You have a misguided idea what God if for and his purpose. I pray that you look past yourself and your failings and embrace the one person who can help you live a loving and fruitful life.
  
  God is all knowing, but he isn’t the all fixer. If that were the case, we’d have no gays, rapist, murderers, etc.
  
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- Advection
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:06am
  @DAVECORKERY,
  
  You obviously don’t understand the concept of free will.
  
  That aside, where does your morality come from? You believe that “murder” is wrong? Why? If there is no God, then there is no morality and so no murder. Everything is natural. Everything is neutral, and so nothing is good or evil.
  
  To quote the Joker, “Why so serious?”.
  
  In advance of your only possible response, that your man-made morality is just as valid as spiritual morality, I reply that that is axiomatically false. Morality derrived from reason is not morality. It’s an admission that morality doesn’t exist, and you’re back where you started.
  
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- TRUTHandFREEDOM
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:19am
  I believe that when we are faced with the results of progressive policy and the immediate announcement of government needing to do more (gun restrictions), it really is the best time to rub their face in the horrors of their current assault on the rights of the individual to defend themselves.
  
  It is oppressive, big government policy that cost most of these adults and children their lives. These children had a property in their lives and a right to live those lives, but that was denied by government oppressing the education system’s tools to teach the shooter virtue and morality and by oppressing tools of self defense. If you want to feel emotion, feel it for what caused this horrible failure of government to protect these poor little children. The song was beautiful, but I am not unaware of the NBC tradition of assaulting the principles and influence that help a society minimalize these horrors. I am happy to see that performance and appreciate those children’s talents, but won’t advance the holding high of NBC just because they place a glimmer of light upon their culture dismantling structure.
  
  I boycott NBC.
  
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- TRUTHandFREEDOM
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:28am
  For Dave Corkery, some words from George Washington’s fawewell address
  ….Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great Pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of Men and citizens. The mere Politician, equally with the pious man ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private and public felicity. Let it simply be asked where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths, which are the instruments of investigation in Courts of Justice? And let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that National morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
  ’Tis substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule indeed extends with more or less force to every species of free Government. Who that is a sincere friend to it, can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric.
  Promote then as an object of primary importance, Institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
  
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- Bro. Chuck
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:31am
  Hey Corkey….
  
  Ever think we brought this onto ourselves?
  
  Is the innocents’ blood on our hands for being as we’ve become?
  
  Go ask Him yourself….
  When He answers you, you will see-
  He’s only imaginary to you and about 80% of humanity -
  who don’t know HIm & HIS Ways….
  
  Seek Him out ….
  It’s about HIM-
  Not you.
  
  Be Bless’d in Yeshua!
  
  Bro. Chuck
  
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- mdmike1
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:49am
  Eastinfection,
  Thank you for your comments to DAVE…
  He needs loving guidance…
  
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- Greenwood
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:56am
  @COFEMALE……..”God is all knowing, but he isn’t the all fixer. If that were the case, we’d have no gays, rapist, murderers, etc.”
  
  He is the fixer of all things………Here are just a few of the many examples of what he will do soon.
  
  Revelation 21:4 And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”
  
  Psalms 37:11 But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth,
  And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.
  
  Psalms 37:22 For those being blessed by him will themselves possess the earth,
  But those upon whom evil is called by him will be cut off.
  
  Isaiah 60:18 No more will violence be heard in your land, despoiling or breakdown within your boundaries. And you will certainly call your own walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
  
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- smv803
  Posted on December 17, 2012 at 11:59am
  “16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”
  Romans1
  
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PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:05am
It’s not going to be a Silent Night, Holy Night
It’s going to be a Holy Hell Fight
When they come to take our Right

When the globalists take our last means of self-defense we will be as those terrified children
huddled in a corner and all the criminals blue and white collar will be able to paint us red and
America, land of the free will be dead.

I pray they are in the arms of their guardian angles and asking Y’shua why no one in their school was armed to protect them. I hope there is someone in this country with enough strength to fight the left until their mushy brains melt. They are idiots and treacherous fools.

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- Small World
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 12:38pm
  When I saw the headline I wondered what they would do about the “GOD” word….no surprise here. Wonder when we will find out what drugs he was on. He had the same look on his face as the person who did the theater shooting.
  
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- smv803
  Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:43am
  @smallworld….yes, I thought the same thing and the other creep that shot Gifford. They all had that zombie look; Pure evil. You know, Jesus had cast out demons from people….they do exist.
  
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ATimeFor
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:53am
I guess Jamie Foxx is happy that so many white kids were killed. I bet he wished he could have helped. He is so funny.

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- G man 21
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:43am
  Well said. I’m sure the media won’t mention that correlation.
  
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- 702TruthSeeker
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 4:44pm
  he only made those statements to get free publicity and promote his movie. i’m sure it will be no more than a few months before the “too soon” effect wears off and they start making jokes about this tragedy, it’s exactly what they do with everything other terrible thing that happens. never let a crisis go to waste
  
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longtalltexan
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:52am
I am surprised at all of the cynicism that I see in these posts. I agree that by and large they hate us Christians, I agree that there may be some ulterior motive in play here, I agree that we have little to no reason to trust their motives, but that said, wouldn’t it be nice one time to give credit where it is due. They DID have the children’s choir sing this song, they DID NOT remove “HOLY” from the lyrics, they DID NOT make a joke out of this tragedy. For reasons I have stated in other posts I say we should at least give them credit for those things and be thankful for that much. Then go on the attack when they say or do stupid stuff and our criticism will be just. Let the Libs corner the market on cynicism and unjustified attacks, that is ground we do not need to take, that is ground that can’t be adequately defended and it undermines our rightful defense of tradition. There is plenty of stuff that is legitimately objectionable where we should vigorously defend our position and attack with all due alacrity, there is no reason to sully ourselves by attacking them when they finally do something right. Take a lesson from Ronald Reagan and give credit freely whenever possible so as to undermine their assault on us as jaded hateful rubes… just my opinion

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- Paulhgreenbay
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:00am
  Well said!
  
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- BODYBAG
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:05am
  @ONGTALLTEXAN
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:52am
  For reasons I have stated in other posts I say we should at least give them credit for those things and be thankful for that much.
  ————————————–
  Are you joking? I assure you God isnt.
  Spend all your energies and every waking hour trying to scrub ANY reference to God from the public
  square squealing “Separation Of Church & State!!!!!” and how offensive it is —— then call out the name only when a tragedy occurs and its convenient?
  
  Ive known people like that who only come around when they need something —– I get rid of them.
  
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- longtalltexan
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:07am
  Thank you PAULHGREENBAY
  
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- longtalltexan
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:19am
  BODYBAG, I assure you that a person should be cautious when trying to speak for God and no I am not joking. Aren’t you tired of the old accusation that nothing will ever satisfy you when you level a criticism of some liberal artist? I am. The easiest way to do that is to acknowledge it when they get the one thing right. That is all I’m saying, you may not agree and that’s fine. Like you I know folks that only show up when they need something from you. Remember that a central tenant of Evangelical Christianity is that God will bring someone to their knees in order to get them to turn to him. If some of the writers of the SNL staff have done so, then excellent. If this is just a ratings ploy then we lose nothing by giving them a little credit for at least saying the right thing and we gain credibility when we go on the offensive for their assault on Christianity and conservative thought.
  
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- longtalltexan
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:21am
  Almost forgot BODYBAG, I should like to refer you to the post by STAWBUSH just below this thread.
  
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- airfredd22
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:23am
  Re: longtalltexan,
  Sir, I couldn’t agree with you more regarding the choice that SNL made regarding the presentation of Silent Night to commemorate the murdered children and teachers in Connecticut. For them to show class is of course unusual, but we thank them for their choice.
  
  While I write this however, I am watching Sen.Dick Durbin spouting his gun control nonsense and trying to use this tragedy to push his control agenda. He has no class despite trying to cover himself by using the usual claptrap of assault weapons not being needed.
  
  The second amendment guarantees the right of citizens to to keep and bear arms. “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Please note the comma after the words, “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state,” That entire part of the sentence deals with securing a “free state.” The second amendment is not about hunting and other weapon sports, but about the right of U.S. citizens being able to protect themselves against the tyranny of government. That desire for tyranny is constantly displayed by governments desire to take away the rights guaranteed by the second amendment.
  
  The bottom line is that no law can eliminate the dangers of murderous acts committed by mentally unstable individuals. There is no such thing as a 100% guaranteed safety zone for anyone.
  
  Fred Speckmann
  Common
  
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- txn4justice
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:42am
  I doubt your sincerity.
  
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- TROONORTH
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:51pm
  Thank you Mr. Speckman for your words of wisdom. This isn’t about God. This isn’t about guns. This certainly isn’t about politics. It is about human nature; a nature that can soar with greatness and sink to the depths of depravity. In this sad case it sank to the depths just as it will again and again. There is nothing new here, just human nature. We should all strive to reach the heights and learn to accept that those heights will not be reached by all and the depths by some.
  
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STawbush
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:50am
When horrible, horrible things happen, people turn to God.

God welcomes them…. and so should we.

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- longtalltexan
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:58am
  wow, so few words to say what I failed to say in so many…You Sir/Madam are a scholar.
  
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- sta
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:46am
  What a beautiful comment! Thank you Stawbush.
  How many converts would turn back had someone not been kind and overlook their transgressions.
  SNL did a beautiful job.
  
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- Bro. Chuck
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:12am
  Hey Corkey….
  
  Ever think we brought this onto ourselves?
  
  Is the innocents’ blood on our hands for being as we’ve become?
  
  Go ask Him yourself….
  When He answers you, you will see-
  He’s only imaginary to you and about 80% of humanity -
  who don’t know HIm & HIS Ways….
  
  Seek Him out ….
  It’s about HIM-
  Not you.
  
  Be Bless’d in Yeshua!
  
  Bro. Chuck
  
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- Bro. Chuck
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 11:28am
  I hate when the blaze gets the replies mixed up with the wrong posts….
  
  C’mon guys……..
  :-(
  
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CanadaRocks
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:46am
Reading the comments on here is absolutely disgusting. You all seem to lnow exactly how this tragedy has affected the potus and liberals and now even actors. To say this means nothing to people other than cons is ridiculous. This possibly couldnt affect the actors or liberals, well i can only say this…

Take a long look in the mirror if you want to see the true face of evil in this country. Your evil knows no bounds. Jesus would be soooooo proud of you all.

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- longtalltexan
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:05am
  sooo…you attack conservatives for claiming to know the motives and heart of these libs by claiming to know the motives and state of these conservatives hearts…yeah makes sense to me
  
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- VanGrungy
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:07am
  eat crap you CBC troll
  
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- BODYBAG
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:07am
  @CANADAROCKS
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:46am
  Take a long look in the mirror if you want to see the true face of evil in this country.
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  Take your own advice
  
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- CanadaRocks
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:34am
  Thanks for proving my point. Happy holidays.
  
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- CanadaRocks
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:37am
  If you go to your msm enemy sites you will actuallysee people from the left and right coming together like the country should in times like this. To see the bs you guys spew speaks volumes.
  
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- G man 21
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:47am
  Canada – the hat of the USA. Canadians wouldn’t even have a voice if it wasn’t for America, so use it wisely you fool.
  
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- Pantloadian
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 1:16pm
  BUDDY BAG . . .Nice T shirt
  
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Eastinfection
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:42am
PS….

Many NBC execs have homes in this part of CT.
Their kids and grandkids go to schools not unlike Sandy Hook Elementary.

I take this tribute at face value, and welcome the effort.

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- longtalltexan
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:55am
  Eastinfection, not having read any of your other posts, I don’t know what end of the spectrum you stand in. But having read this one, I say you are at least a reasonable person. I know many others out there are understandably jaded, but at least in the face of something as horrendous as this, we should holster our weapons for just a couple of minutes for a truce when it is offered to us like this…plenty of time to fight later.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:29am
  LONGTALL..
  
  I mostly stand beside “the spectrum” scratching my head. I believe in freedom.
  Freedom to worship. Freedom not to.
  Freedom to own guns. Freedom to avoid them.
  Freedom to speak. Freedom to remain silent.
  
  I try to decide how i feel about people individually- not in groups.
  
  I make every effort to give people the benefit of the doubt (within a reasonable bubble of self-preservation).
  
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GrayPanther
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:36am
Very nice and appropriate of SNL. And “Silent Night” certainly is the case in many homes in America as we grieve for all the victims including the hurting and angry killer.

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Eastinfection
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:35am
Sometimes you guys are unnecessarily bitter.

Just because SNL is full of Libs does not mean they don’t have a heart, too.

Do you honestly think these cast members want 1st graders to get massacred?
…that their sympathy is phony?

If so, grow up.

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- Polarized America
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:42am
  let me shake you hand East …from the way many people think, makes me wonder if they believe in “”Collective Salvation”"… as for me, i worry about my own soul…/;-)
  
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- redfish52
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:51am
  I’m just amazed they picked a song with “religious” overtones…
  
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- TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:57am
  That’s all well and good…. until these wonderful readers of “SNL approved” script mock anti-abortion efforts again…
  
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- txn4justice
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:12am
  I don’t disagree with you about “they have a heart and concern for the loss”, however with the spirit and meaning of Christmas under attack by most mass media, ACLU, atheists, etc these days, I find it refreshing that they know that the only true comfort in this world is the belief in Jesus and God his father. Despite their revision to the lyrics.
  
  There are know atheists in a foxhole.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:39am
  TIME 2
  
  “…until these wonderful readers of “SNL approved” script mock anti-abortion efforts again”
  
  So what if they do? They can mock whatever they choose to mock, as can you or I.
  
  Doesn’t bother me one bit if someone mocks my beliefs.
  My tenants are stronger than such mockery.
  I’ll even laugh at those jokes if they are clever enough.
  
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- TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:53am
  EAST. You can rationalize hypocritical SNL, the left and their supposed love for all things cute and cuddly if you desire. I’m not so easily convinced…
  
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- resme
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 1:30pm
  I stopped watching SNL when Chris Farley died. :(…
  
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Tri-ox
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:32am
Come on Blaze – STOP promoting SNL – enough is enough. Has The Blaze made some sort of financial arrangement with SNL and NBC to promote this garbage EVERY week? It’s disgusting.

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:59am
  They made a trade:
  
  SE Cupp for some SNL clips and a box of donuts.
  
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- 48Straights
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 8:52pm
  There is financial arrangement.
  
  Glen makes money not only on the pay per click but also the personal information you gave up to register to see the link. This was demonstrated in an email reply to another reader weeks ago that basically said that SNL is important to TheBlaze because of the revenue it provides them.
  
  Sad but true, Glenn has sold its readers out.
  
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GuruMeditation
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:24am
Huh? Silent Night is all about the birth of the Lord of Lords and King of Kings. What have we here on SNL?

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ares338
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:23am
People are right….these jerks don’t care one whit about those children. I still never watch their juvenile humor.

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What the Heck
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:21am
SNL is trash and doing this TRIBUTE makes me sick. Sort of like the Pres crying to get public opinion on their side.
Anything for a pat on the pack then back to the trash heap.

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1776freedomofspeech
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:18am
Wonder why they choose a Christian song? Don’t they hate Jesus and Christians at SNL?

This was clever marketing by the SNL’s staff. They hate us Christians.

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- PeaceInLife
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:35am
  SNL did not use a Christian song. The 1st stanza was correct, but SNL scrubbed out all references to the Christ from the second Stanza. They used children and an age-old “Christ”mas song to invoke emotion, but they conveniently omitted all the substance that makes this song GREAT — i.e., the HOPE, the CHRIST of God. By scrubbing references to the Christ child from this song, SNL’s presentation was premised on a lie.
  
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kickagrandma
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:15am
Don’t trust them for a second. Something else is in the works. snl is capitalizing on gun control, count on it. Geesh! Using kids????? Come on, folks.

This is the face of E-V-I-L. Think of the treble fish hook when you see anything “nice” by the left.

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- GuruMeditation
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:23am
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2h1QNTQDnoU
  
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liltexasgal
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:13am
The same guy that was laughing at Jamie Fox’s jokes is in the background acting mortified now.

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Bro. Chuck
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:10am
It would have been perfect if they left the dark screen with the text:

Pray-
For the children,
For the families,
And-
For this Nation ….
That needs to return to the silence & Holiness of The Night.

Father….
Give those of Connecticut Your Peace & hold them closely…

We ask in Yeshua….

Bro. Chuck

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- kickagrandma
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:03am
  Yes. Lovely.
  Thank you and AMEN.
  
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randy
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:00am
Yep SNL, using kids now for ratings huh? I’m surprised you let them sing the second line of that song.
You know. Silent Night, HOLY NIGHT…..

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- longtalltexan
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:39am
  Randy, man do we really have to devolve to instant insult. I would like to see just once in a while that people give credit without a backdoor insult. If we maintain intellectual honesty for ourselves then we are more credible when we level legitimate criticisms at our intellectual opponents. If we hand out proper compliments when we something we are surprised at yet approve of, we make our criticisms more weighty. To that end I say kudos SNL for showing unexpected restraint and a little grace, now when I criticize you, no one can complain that nothing they could do would satisfy me as this just did.
  
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- davecorkery
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:25am
  Grow up.
  
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longtalltexan
Posted on December 16, 2012 at 8:58am
I can’t believe that no one has posted on this. The fact that SNL didn’t turn this into a skit on gun control says that even they know intuitively that this is the face of evil in our time. I would like to commend them for showing such restraint in the face of their instinct. I know this looks like a backdoor insult but I am truly humbled by their restraint and am proud to be able to see that they have this much decency in them…it seems that they have shown more restraint than I was able to manage.

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:07am
  LONGTALLTEXAN, Excellent catch on that, and I have to agree with you. But, I also have to agree with RANDY’s point above about how surprising it was to hear those children actually sing “Holy Night” in the song. I am impressed at that considering how so many other Christmas performances are abridged these days.
  
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- OldSurfRat
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:19am
  The orignal words scripted were “Silent Right” but the kids sdid it their way.
  
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- fraumj
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 9:44am
  For some, it takes a tragedy to turn back to God. I pray it is for the long-term and we start feeling unashamed to acknowledge His loving grace. I hope that one lesson we can all take is that the solution isn’t guns, more stringent laws, more regulations, but to develop once again a decent and moral society, where people actually feel ashamed to even think of doing something awful to someone else; where our actions do affect other people.
  
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- longtalltexan
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 10:02am
  RJJINGADSDEN, that’s exactly why I was so surprised and why I felt it my duty to commend them for it. BTW thanks for the kudos
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on December 16, 2012 at 5:26pm
  LONGTALLTEXAN, Well deserved on your part.
  
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