Posted on 10/11/2009 2:31:55 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
October 11, 2009 Another Fine Mess: Comics Whack Obama By MARK LEIBOVICH
WASHINGTON Is President Obama in trouble with his late-night comedy base?
Its likely he hasnt noticed or doesnt care. He is, after all, in the midst of his oft-invoked full plate of supposedly defining moments in his presidency a defining decision on Afghanistan, defining legislative battle on health care, among other defining things.
But there is perhaps another more subtle set of "defining episodes playing out for Mr. Obama in the televised comedy salons that had previously, by and large, been relatively gentle spaces for him. The bits about him are getting harsher. They are no longer just gentle gibes about Bo the dog, big ears, bad bowling and beer summits.
A conspicuous (if not defining) episode occurred Oct. 3 on Saturday Night Live in a skit set in the Oval Office. The president (played by Fred Armisen) was defending his record against critics who had accused him of turning the United States into something that resembles the Soviet Union or Nazi Germany. Not so, protested the faux-Bama.
When you look at my record, its very clear what Ive done so far, he said. And that is nothing.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
I have been praying for a miracle and the Nobel Prize just may be it. This award will piss off everyone on both sides. Zero has done absolutely nothing and it will only get worse.
The leftists are getting mad because Obama isn’t acting fast enough to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan, pass gay marriage laws, require gays in the military, subsidize the press, and close down Fox News.
Not to mention sending Bush and Cheney to jail.
What’s disturbingly sad is that the Times thinks it’s “news” when comedians make jokes about Obama. It’s been done to 43 others in the past with nary a mention but do it to their messiah and it’s Earth shattering news.
Really, what is their mindset?
FINALLY, the Fuhrer has taken his rightfull place... FODDER for SNL, Leno, etc
I tol’ ya ... I tol’ ya ... it’ll be his own minions who turn on him first. There is no honor in liberal-land
You're right. The left is pushing for him to go faster...
“Not to mention sending Bush and Cheney to jail”
Exactly, and when they need to go to the well, all they have to do is announce another investigation into interrogation techniques and the left gets all giddy and pipes down for a few weeks.
The left is pushing for him to go faster
That is right, while in the straight-aways they dont have to maneuver and know in the next round of turns they will be run off the road forever.
Some of you might remember..that even before he was elected, I had him sussed out as a ‘Hesitator’...as in:
“He who hesitates is lost...Swift and resolute action leads to success; self-doubt is a prelude to disaster.”
’ da Fuhrer is right...rightfully a Demonic Saint in Paint...
Since he represents the Clown Universe as a Fasco’-Marxist, he should be called Clownhrer, Clowntus, COTUS...
NY Times whitewash deceptions.
The TRUTH is that the Democratic National Committee has issued warnings that any jokes about Obama’s Nobel Prize are from people siding with the terrorists.
The TRUTH is that the State Media CNN is “fact checking” Saturday Night Live’s very, very mild satire of Obama.
Hesitatorn Chief and big prize winner while doing nothing!
I agree, except he keeps tripping over the facts...such as hes not Emperor Magnus Supreme outside the Clown Universe.
When do Obama and the Czars go to jail?...
Or how about transgendered Moose and Slut.

Why is this even a story? Answer: Obama has been and still is being with kid gloves by the comics and the MSM. Who ever heard of a news network, CNN, fact checking a comedy routine?
Sinclair said Obambi liked being whacked.
Give me a break. This is still powder puff treatment. Articles like this are meant to even stifle this kind of treatment.
Actually it's worse than"nary a mention." The leftist DBM repeats some ridiculing jokes so many times, like Sarah Palin (actually Tina Fey on SNL) saying she could see Russia from her house, that many uninformed Americans believe Sarah herself said it.
Of course, Bambi’s smile is way too broad(stickin it to us who didn’t vote for him)...
and Mabelle’s eyes(cover her lovely face except for them) reveal a mean, lifeless look.
These two are beyond frightening. No need for them to wear masks this Halloween: they can come as themselves and scare the crap out of everyone.
That was insulting to all moose.........
No comedians have been employed yet. And Helen Thomas sits on Obamas lap when she writes the scripts for SNL. Wake me when its over.
I am a particular fan of bullwinkle plus it was boris who
was the evil commie.
LOL, should have flipped the Clowntus’ pic over to fit image, just too funny.
This line was funny:
Thats pretty amazing, winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Jay Leno said, first out of the box Friday night. Ironically, his biggest accomplishment as president so far ... winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
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