Mitt Romney Reportedly Considering Guest Spot on ‘Saturday Night Live’
- Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:55am by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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Mitt Romney is mulling over an offer for a guest spot on “Saturday Night Live,” according to the New York Times.
“He was funny on Letterman, giving the Top Ten list,” longtime SNL writer Jim Downey told the newspaper.
Executive producer Lorne Michaels reportedly extended the offer, though it’s not clear whether Romney would make a cameo appearance or guest host a full episode.
According to the Times, the show‘s staff has acknowledged that it’s been difficult to top its 2008 election lampooning, particularly with Tina Fey’s hit impression of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
“Sarah Palin was a once-in-a-lifetime situation,” head writer Seth Meyers said. “She was incredibly magnetic and came with a built-in catchphrase.”
As the Hollywood Reporter points out, a Romney appearance wouldn’t be too surprising as nearly every presidential candidate since the 2000 election has appeared on the show.
Jason Sudeikis has been SNL’s go-to actor for playing Romney this season.
Watch Palin interact with her doppelganger Fey in this 2008 clip:
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Tri-ox
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:59amRomney is quickly “pivoting” into play-nice, progressive mode. Romney is sorely mistaken if he thinks that repeating the mistakes of McCain 2008 (exactly what obama is hoping for) is a winning formula.
Report Post »MS-GlenNBC
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 11:03amAnything to avoid a Debate with Newt Gingrich….
Report Post »Hobbs57
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:18pmSeriously MS, is there something wrong with your head ?? No kidding, you are there very reason Newt Gingrich is forced to steal nuts from the bar in order to eat. He has a moronic following who refuses to pay up and support his campaign. Instead, you just linger like a bad wet fart, and accident that stinks !
Report Post »sonnetswan
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:59pmSantorum folks:
http://blog.briangallimore.com/2012/04/adrian-santorum-and-ron-paul/
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:13pmromney should just embrace who he is and not try to be this jolly everyman kind of guy
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:26pmwe tried to tell all of you that the primary would be the most conservative romney would ever be. now that he has pretty much wrapped up the primary, he will be moving towards the left from here out
have fun
Report Post »db321
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:50pmYou know these Saturday Night Skits are like fine wine – they get much better with age!
Show this video to an idiot that voted for Obama and ask him/her if they see’s the Liberal bias in these skits. Then tell them they got punked!
Report Post »KyleD
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 2:48pmNo he’s not. He’s been criticizing Obama like crazy. You‘re just imagining that’s what he‘s doing because you don’t like him. You aren’t even giving him any time before you judge him incorrectly…Santorum just quit a few days ago.
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 2:52pm@MS-GLENNBC
Report Post »What is a newt gingrich? Is is fatal?
oneshiner
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 3:00pmDon’t do it. Don’t go on the enemies programs.
Report Post »toto
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 5:36pmSince it appears we are stuck with him, I hope he will have the good sense to choose an attack dog for the VP slot, like Col. West, but sadly, I don’t think he has the cajones for it. He should choose someone with a strong no nonsense presence that can take the fight to Obama with some teeth showing, otherwise, I fear we are doomed. What I fear most is that Romney will not go after Obama with the same gusto that he did Gingrich and Santorum. With Obama, no half truths are necessary.
Report Post »RonPaulOrNoOne
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 6:11pmGo ahead Romney. Go on SNL. Your a joke just like the show.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 6:33pmWhy in Gods name would Romney do this?
I have had ENOUGH of the Hollowwood CRAP from Obama to last me a LIFETIME!
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 6:35pmI so agree McCain wanted to be loved by all looks like Romney is falling for the same crap
Report Post »MS-GlenNBC
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:01pm@DISENLIGHTENED
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 2:52pm
@MS-GLENNBC
What is a newt gingrich? Is is fatal?
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Can someone please translate this for me…. I don’t speak Romney.
BTW…. Romney starts to reveal himself……
Can Anyone Guess Who is Under Investigation for a Felony? (Hint: It Could Disqualify Him From the Presidency)
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Secret Squirrel
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:16pm.
Report Post »Mitt:
Is your ego so big that you didn’t learn from Sara Palin?
These people don’t like you, don’t respect you,
and don’t want to be your friend.
Their goal is to destroy you.
Why help them?
NeoFan
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 12:53amIf Mitt is that stupid and takes the bait the election is already over.
Report Post »Believer33
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 12:58am@Ms-Glennbc
Please just shut up for one second. You remind me of this old crotchety lady. Please for the love… Dive it up! I am so tired of reading your posts. It just blows my mind how stupid some individuals are.
Report Post »Mil-Dot
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 6:37amMy God, Really Mitt? Yet another GOP idiot going on that prog freak-fest to be eaten alive and made a fool of. All so he can claim that he is “cool” to the young mush-brains that occupy college campuses around the nation.
Report Post »Frodo RinosBane
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:59amThat’s great! It will make him and his future look just like Bob Dole’s!
Report Post »MS-GlenNBC
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 11:06amRomney starts to reveal himself……
Can Anyone Guess Who is Under Investigation for a Felony? (Hint: It Could Disqualify Him From the Presidency)
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soybomb315
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:17pmi saw the video ms, let’s call it subgate
although democrats play the same dirty tricks, there is a double standard and they will not let republicans slide. better think twice about nominating the mittster
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 2:53pmCute.
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 12:58amWOW MSBSC that is way worse than selling guns to drug criminals and getting our Federal agents killed. Darn you Soros guys are smart.
Report Post »jujubeebee
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:48amIf he is smart enough to get his lawyers to be able to approve final product…then fine…do it. If SNL has final control over how he is portrayed then NO. They will use him for ratings either way. If they have someone imitate him it will be done negatively. I say do it ….but only if he can control how he is portrayed.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:32pmRomney needs to stay out of Hollywood. They have nothing for him. There are plenty of others in California who are already going to vote for him, including some Catholics, but if he keeps messing around, people are just not going to vote for a person who is falling into that trap. It does not make sense to play with the enemy. They are the ones who are serious and using him. If he is needs to be president, but there is nothing else. I want all of them to just bend over as far as they all can and kiss their azzes and this country’s azz goodbye if that is all they got.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:18pmyou think getting lawyers involved with SNL skits is a good idea??? Great, so if he does them they will be dry as crap – is that supposed to help romney? Romney loses either way, SNL is not his thing.
I thought mitt the businessman would appear rather than mitt the politician
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 10:27pmJuJu, so you want him to what, do as he always does, act for the people, tell them what they want to hear even if it is false, say one thing then do another? In other words, be Mitt by lying.
Report Post »RinkyDink34
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:22amMitt please do not do this, We need Dignity brought back to the Presidency; allowing these SNL clowns to make a fool out of you and lower your standards to this pile of dog poop that usurped the peoples house would not be a proud moment for American.
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:38amNRA members skeptical of Romney on guns, prefer Gingrich
http://youtu.be/7e2EXYNTakY
Report Post »mils
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:41amDON’T DO IT….
Report Post »Palin was different..she could pull it off..
I do not BELIEVE Mitt can..he’ll just embarass himself..
grand slam grandam
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 10:23amCheck this video out, talking about Obama’s low standards! How can this be refuted?
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/video-barack-obamas-rudest-moments/
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 10:51amPalin didn’t really “pull it off” .. they made fun of her both to her face and “behind her back” ..
JUST SAY NO MITT!
YOU ARE ABOVE THEIR CR*PPY SHOW!
Report Post »ruffnex
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 10:59amI agree . All they want to do is make fools of their ‘guests.
Report Post »AmazingGrace8
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:18pmNobody “in their right-mind” goes on these programs. Now-a-days there is a reversal of who gets sprayed. The over-the-top comedian would smash items like watermelon etc. & the audience in the front-row would have a plastic-sheet to place in front of them when the comedian would smash the item that was on a table. Anybody “in their right-mind” that goes on these shows had better pack a plastic sheet.
Report Post »Mormyo
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:11amMitt Should do it. Its a funny show,and you dont have to agree with its view on the political system, to enjoy something.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:05pmWe do not need funny at this time. No, he should not do it. Go into this swinging, but not from a rope on SNL.
Report Post »AmericanWomanFirst
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:11amMitt, do us a favor. We don’t need an entertainer, a rock star or comedian. If you want my vote act like a leader and get on the right stage not the left.
Report Post »pavnvet
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:56am+1 for sure, be Presidential. A one day story now, but if you go to bed with the opposition, it could be a week long discussion of your performance, which sheds no light on the positions of the parties. If there are any embarrassing moments, they will me immortalized on YouTube. For the most part, the people who now watch SNL are probably not going to change their thinking by your appearance.
Again, don’t do it!
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:20pmit would probably be easier for mitt to go on this show and try to get independents than it would be to talk about the constitution and get conservatives
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:02amI just dropped in to laugh….Ha ha ha haaaaaaa…..ha! There, see ya!
Report Post »Mr Sanders
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:55amOh Boy….. here we go.
I feel a slow, dull headache coming on and Aspirin is just not going to cut it.
Our Etch-O-Sketch candidate is showing signs of “transforming”…. is he a decepticon or an autobot?
I guess time will tell.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:47amHe’s just playing to his moderate base. The rest of us will just be voting for him because he’s not 0bama.
Report Post »Todd P
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:24amYes, I‘m afraid he may believe it’s “expected” of him – kinda like kissing babies and eating weird food to make the locals happy. But I know some at SNL will just be snickering at him and trying to make him look stupid. I just hope he does not do Letterman – that would be just way too low, with no possible upside.
ROMNEY 2012
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 10:07am“He’s just playing to his moderate base.”
Report Post »Is that what Sarah Palin was doing when she went on the show? Playing to her moderate base?
qpwillie
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 10:19am@disenlightened
Report Post »Sarah Palin is not running for office so she doesn’t have a voter base.
soybomb315
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:24pmromney’s only way to win the election is to get the independent vote – so therefore he will move to the center. romney will not be able to get more conservatives than the currently has (he has peaked that category)
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 2:49pm@QPWILLIE
Report Post »Palin went on SNL October 18, 2008, just a couple weeks before the election. She was a candidate then.
crazyrightwingmom
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:47amI, too wish he wouldn’t lower himself We have had enough comedy this year.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:43amNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Stay away from the left. The lines have been drawn. There can be no coexistence with evil, and they have chosen the side of satan.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 10:53amI agree … be above these MARXISTS on NBC .. take Obama out in DEBATES … don’t try it on his own turf.
Report Post »jungle J
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:43amonly degenerate go on snl. only the sane will understand.
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:41amNo ! Ask yourself if Reagan ever did an SNL gig….don’t stoop that low…..
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:39amIDIOT! You think that you are going to Convert some Hard Core Obama Supporters? Go sell Mormonism to the Muslims!
Report Post »HowardSternIsABigot
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:34amhe should denounce the show and all the liberal nit wits that watch it. its like trying to win over the monkeys in a zoo. theyll just screech and throw poopoo at the screen. Dont do it Mittens!
Report Post »whywonder
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:34amHey mitt
Report Post »Love your january comments that women on public assistance should experience the “dignity of work outside the home.” Where was anns outrage then? Oh yea it did not exist because this latest outrage against a cnn contributor, is wait for it…….made up. Romney will say what you want to hear. At least people knew where santorum was coming from but mitt is perpetuating a false narrative which changes daily. Where is the tea party canidate?
NickDeringer
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:32amIt’s a cookbook!!
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:23amWhat a stupid idea- whats he thinking…….
Report Post »cassandra
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:15amDon’t do it Mitt if you want to hold the office of the WH you will lower yourself
Report Post »teamarcheson
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:25amIs the real Romney beginning to come out?
Why would he do such a stupid thing. Look what the Democrat-Commies did to Palin.
Report Post »disenlightened
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:10amDon”t do it, Mitt.
Report Post »OhSnappage
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 3:10pmHuge mistake!
He won’t reach out to the tea party base, Santorum, or conservative programs but he considers the liberal entertainment propaganda programs? He needs to potray himself as a leader and the polar opposite to Obama. Is he trying to give Obama another term? Does he have McCain’s political stratagy team?
Report Post »michael79
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:09am“…presidential candidate since the 2000 election has appeared on the show.”
Report Post »Why try to preserve any dignity to the office of president now?
TXPilot
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:08amI guess, if you want to be President these days, you have to pander to the left-wing, lowest common denominator types in this country……..I hope I am wrong, but I have a feeling that even if we do have an election in Nov, and even if this guy does beat Obama, we will just be slowing down our journey to totalitarianism slightly….instead of cancelling the the trip…..
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:26amTXPILOT, I certainly hope that you are wrong, but I have to agree with you. Our only hope is that Congress will turn truly conservative. That is a heck of a dream though.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:39pmI would pander to none of them. They need to work when they get in office and not use it for a launching pad for the next term. It should be against the law to do that. Obama has done nothing but pander for his whole term. He has done nothing, but allow those leftists to run Our country from afar, them and the likes of the Marxist blacks, Ayers, Farakhan, Jackson, the Panthers Wright and (Lucy Large, their porcine chairwoman.) We are through, so if Romney gets up there campaigning if he gets into office it will be his last term. Get your azzes to work for Our country and stand for something according to our Constitution. Do not go into our Presidents high office in a perpetual campaign mode.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:08amHe’s been a regular there for some time now, I thought he was on the payroll.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:07amOkay Mitt, remember McCain the moderate who was the darling of the media when he was complaining for years about fellow Republicans? Well, look what they did to him once he became the candidate. They will smile at you that week, then make chopped liver of you the following week.
Report Post »orthodoxc
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:06amThis is what I was afraid of with this guy. Only a fool would go on this crap! Only slow witted libs watch snl and a conservative could never get the votes of brain dead idiots. Plus snl will try very hard to humiliate or trip him up in some way.
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