DOVER, Del. (AP) — With the new season of “Saturday Night Live” comes a fresh batch of political satire — and Delaware Senate hopeful Christine O’Donnell is the first target.
The Republican candidate‘s past statements were fodder for the opening sketch on Saturday night’s broadcast on NBC.
The sketch involved actors portraying the tea party darling O’Donnell and two Republican officials concerned about her past statements, including speaking out against masturbation.
The actress playing O’Donnell says she is no longer against masturbation and, in fact, masturbates constantly. She also says she once ran a dog fighting operation and burned down somebody’s house.
The sketch ends with the actress donning a witch hat and flying away on a broom, a reference to O‘Donnell’s claim years ago that she dabbled in witchcraft in high school.
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mintyfresh
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:48pmWho needs SNL when the woman is a walking joke all on her own?
Report Post »kentuckykate
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 2:21pmWhy is she a walking joke? Is it because she’s a Christian? Is it because she doesn’t believe in abortion? Is is because she’s against immoral sexual practices?
Report Post »quicker
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 2:25pmI guess in your life as a teenager you never did anything stupid .must by pretty boring being prefect
Report Post »mintyfresh
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 2:45pmi never claimed that evolution was false because i don’t see monkey changing into people. i never dabbled in witchcraft. i never lied about my education and have always paid my taxes. that makes me far from perfect, but much less of a joke than christine o’donnel.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 4:49pmMinty, so you are 100% taking the spin done by the Progressive MSM?? Why?
Report Post »WISEPENNY
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 5:04pmYou may have an illusion of grandeur, although. Blowing someone else‘s candle don’t make yours burn brighter.
Report Post »mintyfresh
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 5:42pmWhen I believe a person who wants to senator is unqualified, it doesn’t matter where the “spin” comes from. And each of us is responsible for speaking up against something so terrifying as electing this woman. It has nothing to do with “illusion” (or delusions even) of grandeur.
Report Post »Johnnyyuma
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:43pmWell she certainly has more in her head than just word… Remember the word and Nancy Pelosi? Everyone made mistakes growing up from 20 to 30 and even beyond… It’s what makes us human learning from our mistakes… I’ll bet she would have at least been gracious if she had lost and thrown her support behind Castle… He would have been a worse candidate if you ask me…
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:39pmThe left is like a broken record.
I could have used “skipping CD”, but they are using outdated tactics, so…
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:37pmMRBUTCHER, unless you live in a specific part of Delaware, Ms. O’Donnell needs to be of no concern to you. That’s one of the many beauties of our Representative Republic.
Report Post »13thGenerationAmerican
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 1:35pmThe purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries. [James Madison, 1803]
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 2:47pmare you kidding?
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:29pmO’Donnell is a weak candidate. Sorry, folks, this is fair game. She said these silly things. It does not bode well for the tea party. i like to look at it as faulty baby steps from a movement still trying to gain its footing. but i’m being optimistic. it’s hard to support someone on the grounds of individual freedoms who once campaigned against masterbation. of all the things to campaign against! i mean, who cares? talk about an intrusion of privacy from a nanny stater! ugh….lets put it behind us.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 4:51pmButcher, I agree she is a weak candidate but how does she stand on the key issues that Constitutionalists support? Haqve you ever had the courage of running for a public office? You have to masochistic to do so. I found out how vicious it is when I ran for NC Governor in 2000.
Easy to be brave from the sidelines and NOT using your given name.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:15pmi use more of my given name than you do, thinker. if you want me to post my address and hometown then you can pound sand.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 11:46amFor everyones information, Butcher and I have been having private posts. Notice he didn’t answer any of my questions?
Doug Schell
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JoeSixPack
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:22pmNo doubt the NBC writers were disappointed that Christine doesn’t have a special-needs child they can make fun of too…
Report Post »feedmetwinkies
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 5:23pmROFL- now that is funny
Report Post »JoeSixPack
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:19pmOh and by the way Lorne and Tina? I can see November from my house!
Report Post »JG1000
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:08pmO‘Donnell is just part of the story of the new Eliza Doolittle’s and woman-power.
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She agrees with our tenet that women are a political force to content this election cycle
broker0101
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:06pmObviously, the message was delivered to Lorne Michaels loud and clear, “Obama is OFF LIMITS, OR ELSE”. He’s just following (probably very frightening) orders. A mostly unknown, brand new Senate candidate from a tiny state provides him a much easier “softer” target.
Report Post »enduro
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:43amI actually like some of the SNL skits but this was totally lame. They need to do a bewitch skit. They can use the black haired dude on the right as the first husband, and they can show christine twinkle her nose and make the bald headed marxist disappear like she will do in real life during the election.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 1:01amThat might actually be funnier than this clip
Report Post »zman173rd
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:36amWho watches? Most of the young liberal chomping at the bit to VOTE dem’s. As well as 90% of the “young at heart” grey pony tail freaks living in communal encalves such as Boulder, Aspen, Teluride and other dope smoking towns that still believe inthe CHANGE.
Report Post »HippoNips
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:35amThey rib her about saying scientists have fused human cells with rat brain cells resulting in full functioning but she was right.
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Chet Hempstead
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 2:46pmSorry, Hipponips, but she didn’t talk about generating and harvesting cells, her exact words were “mice with fully functioning human brains.” Talking about serious issues in a careless and semi-informed manner is not a recommendation.
Report Post »dano
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:30amI could have enjoyed that if it was actually funny. Gone are the SNL days when all that good material actually was put in the hands of writers and actors who evidently knew how to turn that kind of stuff into gut busting laughter. Glad I fell asleep early last night.
Report Post »Richard
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:25amAnything to divert attention from the real issues. I do agree that a persons character does matter, but these things they attack her about are silly. We all have some poor judgment in our past and it’s part of being human. Maybe she doesn’t seem to have that political skill of mezmorizing people when she speaks, but I believe she stands by the principles that she proclaims. Her oppenent is a socialist and it’s not just a passing phase of his youth, it’s who he is now. I’m glad that conservative voters are not compromising by nominating a democrat lite, even at the risk of losing. We need to stand by our principles no matter what the cost.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 4:55pmExactly. How many here would have the guts to run for a major political office being a Constitutionalist? I did in 2000 and the same type of attack waas made but on different issues. No memebr of the MSM ever talked about the postive programs I advocated for NC. My wife told me neber to run again. I have taken her counsel.
Report Post »Rog
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:20amIt‘s a comedic skit that’s what SNL does. Sometimes it‘s funny and other times it’s not. I would say a little something for everyone.
Some people are easier to make fun of than others. Certainly a comic skit cannot be used to determine the content of a person’s character.
Report Post »MikeinIdaho
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:12amGee that’s great! I hope all three people watching have a good laugh! (I thought SNL was LONG gone!)
Report Post »MattyFos
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:06amTHAT is considered comedy?
Report Post »belleharbor
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:58amRemember the Gods of reason say shes a witch and a this and that but we now know she is going to win because they are doing the Sarah policy get after her and her family.Well i feel happy all so happy we are finally going to get out and VOTE thats nice we must VOTE
Report Post »Blazing
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:58amWho watches SNL? When will sharp conservative humor be on TV? The parodies Rush Limbaugh has on his radio show are funnier than SNL anytime.
Report Post »Gigantopithecus
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:05amSNL = Suck-*** Not-Funny Libturds
Report Post »TumbleBumble
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 4:05pmYou’re right – it wasn’t funny. Their audience didn’t think so, either. The chuckles barely lasted a second long.
Report Post »sweetbees
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:57amDon‘t ya just love how the left won’t attack their own kind? I guess a(nother) Marxist in the Senate is better than a(nother) witch (Pelosi). I think that they might be afraid that O’Donnell might burn Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Reid, Barney, Dodd, etc… at the stake!!!
Report Post »Redd
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:56amThis is lame, will next week SNL be about Obama and gay bath houses?
Report Post »Buck Bagaw
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 9:09pmBoy! I would hope so,but then they would all start dying off like those who witnessed the non-birth in Kenya.
AsianForTeaPartyConservative
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:54amThis just reinforced the fact that Liberals are ignorant narcissists!
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:53amIt wouldn’t matter if Christine was squeaky clean, snl would still make fun of her because she is now a cute conservative Christian. Need I say more.
Report Post »BelowAverageJoe
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:13amShe is an instant target, not because anything she said about masturbation or witch craft, but because she is a female conservative. This is par for SNL and the progressives. I will admit the gay mosque skit was pretty funny so don’t accuse me of not having a sense of humor. This skit was NOT really funny and was another SNL flop. However, the SNL people are smart because they know anything they do on politics will get big coverage in the news.
Report Post »wleeblake
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:21am@belowaveragejoe I dont watch snl but I have not heard anything about Angle or Whitman
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 1:50pmHey look, it’s Sarah Palan II, propaganda hidden behind comedies mask! Frankly I was damned tired of the first movie.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 2:06pmAs someone who spent there life for 30 years thinking I was a Democrat..(well maybe I was but I am NOT a liberal or progressive) I will let you in on a little secret young liberals or progressives have a VERY SICK sense of humor .. Most of them have DYSFUNCTIONAL families, and think getting high is a RIGHT.. the females are jealous and the males know they wouldn‘t stand a chance with someone like O’Donnel so they make fun of her instead.. thing is the conservatives is what they WANT to be but can’t figure out HOW..
Report Post »wleeblake
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:47amWho couldn’t see this coming,she has said some cooky stuff I would still vote for her, but it makes her a easy target.
Report Post »SummerB
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:19amI agree. Truthfully, if the Democratic candidate wasn’t a Progressive, I’d consider voting for him/her, however, as this particular one is, she’s the only game in town. I do think that although she has a huge amount of self-imposed baggage (common on, 41 & never having a job), I do think she is emotionally stable (if I didn‘t I wouldn’t vote for her nor any other crackpots) & has integrity, & she will vote as she says, according to the Constitution. After all, this is what it’s all about.
Report Post »Tate
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:46amI thought SNL was off the air. Who watches that anymore?
Report Post »belleharbor
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:55amThats a great answer ive stopped all nbc,cbs,abc,cnn,msnbc,i have turned fox off several times but mostly only when the crime boss is on the bama the great first 1/2 black crime boss but that is my opinion!!!!!!!! .SNL does that stand for stop nightly lies
Report Post »bfree
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:39amI don’t watch SNL for a reason.
Report Post »I read the BLAZE for a reason—and it is not to watch or read about SNL.
srdem65
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:56amMy heart goes out to Ms McDonnell. She is a religious woman and attacking her beliefs is un-American and a violation of her Civil Rights. It’s not funny, it’s illegal.
Report Post »Desert Dweller
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:19pmSNL started a genre and has been limping along ever since. Haven’t watched it myself in years, doubt I am missing much either.
@SRDEM65
As for attacking her beliefs (or lack thereof).
Is it:
Wrong? Maybe.
Questionable? Sure.
Illegal? No.
Satire is covered by the First Amendment (see Hustler Magazine, Inc. et al. v. Jerry Falwell–1980). If a person is going to run for political office and be in a position to set laws and direct the lives of others they should expect to be questioned and even be subject to satirical attacks. And sadly Ms. O’Donnell does have one of those pasts that makes such things easy.
And the sad truth is satire and other forms of low humor are popular.
Report Post »Jabril
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 12:46pmsrdem65,
With all due respect, it is neither un-American nor illegal. This is political speech which is at the very heart of the First Amendment. There is no civil rights violation going on here. I’m not even sure what that means in this context… poking fun at a public figure isn’t a civil rights violation.
It is also nothing new – just look at the federalist papers (wherein Publius discusses the fact that such bitter, politically tinged speech was rampant throughout the country while people debated whether to ratify the Constitution) and the political discourse at the time of the founding to see a whole host of pretty mean political satire and critique.
You may not like what is said (and I agree it is pretty rude stuff), but you have a right to speak out as well and discredit the views shown on SNL or else where. That is the whole foundation of our country. The market place of ideas requires more speech not less. If every view that offends someone is censored then soon no one will be left saying anything.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 1:44pmThe ones that watch it are the same uneducated individuals that watch MSNBC the SCARY party is they actually beleive the stuff they say.. it’s an audience of 18-30 year old’s who are high and sitting home in their basement smoking pot, drinking beer and couldn’t get a date.. or IF they have a date they don‘t have a job any money therefore can’t take her anywhere so she’s privy to an hour of SNL instead of a movie .. Pitiful
Report Post »onlyme
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 2:52pmNo I think is stands for “So, Noone’s Listening”
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 4:47pmJabril: this is the type of post that should always be here on the Blaze. Do you think however that such 1st Amendment rights should apply equally to DP qand Gop? iT SEEMS THAT THE MSM HATES THE 1ST AMENDMENT WHEN A CONTITUIONALIST uses political satire BUT OK FOR A PROGRESSIVE.
Report Post »jv
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 5:01pmSatire is one thing. But this sketch crosses the line and is all out slanderous (as were the SNL attacks against Sarah Palin in 2008). So why aren’t they being sued when they lie like this? Freedom of Speech does not give license to intentional misrepresentation and slander. If O’donnell loses her senate bid (which she may well anyway) I think a 100 million dollar lawsuit brought by the RNC against NBC might make them think twice about further attempts at slandering Reuplican candidates. And if they don’t learn their lesson from one lawsuit. Do it again. And again. One way or another, this has got to stop.
Report Post »KingArthurUp
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 7:04pmI am not sure, but through the babbling i have discerned that belleharbor is an idiot… And lorne michaels is a canadian.
Report Post »HoaxNChains
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 11:44pmThe more the commies at NBC criticize Republican candidates, the more their popularity grows. It has the opposite effect. Keep it coming. they turned Sarah Palin into a superstar. Goes to show how stupid these pseudo elitists are.
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 12:51amWhich- or is it witch? brings us to Al Franken
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 12:56amJV, how is this skit slanderous?
Report Post »catllers
Posted on September 27, 2010 at 3:37amSNL, haven’t found funny for years. Let Odonnels name get out good cheap way to campaign. Didn’t they do this stunt to another conservative woman?
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