Nothing can top the real thing but SNL did a great job spoofing the meltdown that happened at MSNBC after Obama lost his first debate:

Just a note, the skit is pretty clean except for one word. So CONTENT WARNING: LANGUAGE.

Consider this an open thread.




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Chad Pierce
Chad Pierce

This site would not gloat if Obama asked Romney about his taxes and dual citizenship issues.

2hairs
2hairs

They are finally growing some balls.

david r
david r

This was a hilarious take on the 1st debate, and comically true at its core. How is Saturday night live getting away with this when they are own by the most liberal network out there NBC? This I don't understand! It was a great skit by the wunderkinds of SNL.

Two thumbs up...

Jay
Jay

I love it when libs eat their own. Sounds like the media are starting to fall out of love with the Annointed One.

JoJo58
JoJo58

I haven't watched SNL for over 20 years. I can see the writing still hasn't improved, so I'm not missing anything.

joedoakes202
joedoakes202

Captain Chaos . . .

September 7, 2010

Dear Captain Chaos AKA President Barrack Obama,

Reading your last economic address reminded me of one of my favorite movies, Cannonball Run. In this movie, a merry band of lead foot drivers blast from one coast to the other wreaking havoc upon the nations roads; kind of like liberal democrats and the body politic. Back to Captain Chaos. This fellow had a mental disorder that he would soothe by putting on a costume and taking on a presumably difficult task. Thus, I crown you, Captain Chaos. The honor comes with a cape, funky boots, and of course a speedo. I recommend you only wear the speedo in private, as it may make a NY Times reporter pass out and the rest of us puke. So the next time you are going to deliver a speech that frankly no one cares a lick about, just step up to the microphone and scream out, “Captain Chaos to the rescue!” At which point the citizens of this great nation will then be on notice to take cover, and use extreme caution.

Let’s take the healthcare bill that my representative John Hall voted in favor of. This is one piece of legislated chaos an order of magnitude higher that would make a Nazi proud. We don’t need death camps, we need chaos and confusion, as doctors and patients wait to die, or die from waiting, a unionized bureaucrat will be there with form 42-B to inform the concurrent parties that the Tylenol that is so desperately needed will not be available until next weeks allocation comes through the factory - which is on strike because the unions think they are underpaid, and the lawyer that is needed to fill out the waiver for the Tylenol is on sabbatical studying yoga. Cogito ergo sum Chaos!

Now let’s take financial reform. I have been investing and dealing with money in a mostly responsible way my whole life. Like most people I strive to learn from my mistakes. Like that first year at ASU, that should have been my first year in the Air Force, when that broad in the tight t-shirt, with Citibank emblazoned across you know what, asked me if I wanted a credit card, I said “how many can I get?” I promptly used that card to buy everything I was not supposed to. I made the monthly minimums on time and in cash with the odd jobs I picked up while at school. By the time the summer rolled around I was doing three to four jobs to cover the bill, but I did it. Is the Congress and are you, Mr. Obama, telling me that grown people are incapable of understanding that they are going to have to pay for what they buy, and if they don’t they will be charged interest. Are you all nuts? Don’t answer that. I know the answer. Recently you signed the Financial Regulatory Reform Act, that would among other nasty things, increase the minutia that a borrower would be faced with and create a higher burden for the companies to raise rates on borrowers; in short you are treating adults like children, and this will only lead to more chaos, and not to mention less credit.

You see Captain Chaos Obama, We The People, get to vote last, while you get to bully us when ever you desire with or without the cape and the funky boots. I am well aware that your ilk has been maneuvering in chaotic fashion to make each vote not about forming a more perfect union, but about administering to the government induced chaos; and the last election, like trained seals, people voted for Democrats, wrongly thinking that they are better at managing the chaos. We The People, are coming to the conclusion that the ordered chaos that evolves out of the free market is far more desirable than the one that the federal government manufactures, with the willing help of unions, via pitting one economic class, or one race against another. We The People are coming to the conclusion that we would rather have a hospital room and insurance at some price, than none at any price, we would rather have a seat on a flight at some price than none at any price, we would rather have a Big Mac at some price than none at any price, we would rather have credit at some price than none at any price; and so on for everything we rely on to lead our modern, and productive lives.

On November 6, 2012 - we will be choosing a new President that understand all of this and is willing to represent these convictions with authority.

Respectfully,

Joe Doakes

docfjs
docfjs

One wonder if Obama has "jumped the shark"? When your most valuable asset is looking cool then this kind of satire hurts especially from your buddies on SNL and MSNBC.

Eh2Zed
Eh2Zed

First thing I have laughed at from SNL in over twenty years.

2yves
2yves

I am glad the liberals are able to laugh at this. What if Romney knocks Obama out a second time? Would they still be able to laugh?

Daniel Porter
Daniel Porter

I dunno, I thought "Mathews" telling Obama not to be a p*ssy was pretty straight up cool, I don't recall them ever being THAT blunt.

tvlgds
tvlgds

Since it's an open thread. :)

You know you live in a Country run by idiots if....

You can get arrested for expired tags on your car but

not for being in the country illegally.

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You know you live in a Country run by idiots if...

Your government believes that the best way to eradicate

trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions

more of our money.

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You know you live in a Country run by idiots if....

A seven year old boy can be thrown out of school for

calling his teacher "cute" but hosting a sexual

exploration or diversity class in grade school is

perfectly acceptable.

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You know you live in a Country run by idiots if....

The Supreme Court of the United States can rule that lower

courts cannot display the 10 Commandments in their courtroom,

while sitting in front of a display of the 10 Commandments.

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You know you live in a Country run by idiots if....

Children are forcibly removed from parents who appropriately

discipline them while children of "underprivileged" drug

addicts are left to rot in filth infested cesspools.

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You know you live in Country run by idiots if....

Working class Americans pay for their own health care

(and the health care of everyone else) while unmarried

women are free to have child after child on the "State's"

dime while never being held responsible for their own choices.

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You know you live in a Country run by idiots if....

Hard work and success are rewarded with higher taxes

and government intrusion, while slothful, lazy behavior

is rewarded with EBT cards, WIC checks, Medicaid and

subsidized housing, and free cell phones.

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You know you live in a Country run by idiots if....

The government's plan for getting people back to work

is to provide 99 weeks of unemployment checks

(to not work).

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You know you live in a Country run by idiots if....

Being self-sufficient is considered a threat to the

government.

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You know you live in a Country run by idiots if...

Politicians think that stripping away the amendments

to the constitution is really protecting the rights

of the people.

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You know you live in a Country run by idiots if....

The rights of the Government come before the rights

of the individual.

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You know you live in a Country run by idiots if....

Parents believe the State is responsible for providing

for their children.

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You know you live in a Country run by idiots if....

You can write a post like this just by reading the

news headlines.

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You know you live in a Country run by idiots if....

Being stripped of the ability to defend yourself

makes you "safe".

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You know you live in a Country run by idiots if....

You have to have your parents signature to go on a

school field trip but not to get an abortion.

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You know you live in a Country run by idiots if....

An 80 year old woman can be stripped searched by

the TSA but a Muslim woman in a burka is only

subject to having her neck and head searched.

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You know you live in a Country run by idiots if....

Using the "N" word is considered "hate speech" but

writing and singing songs about raping women and

killing cops is considered "art".

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Yep...the lunatics have taken over the asylum.

p m
p m

There's a lot to put right, eh, tvlgds? AArrgghh...

tvlgds
tvlgds

Sadly, it will be like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube.

Ramona Graham
Ramona Graham

The skit was funny, and you know... this all reminds me of the first debate with Bush and Kerry. Bush seemed like he was on drugs (actually a much worse performance in every way than President Obama's) and Kerry seemed in command completely. I guess everyone's forgotten about that. Oh that's right, everyone on the right is in complete denial about the Bush years, and the fact that no one really likes Romney, everyone is begrudgingly supporting him just because he's on the ticket. The loonies that were paraded in front of us during the Republican race for the candidacy were the BEST! You guys went all out! And now, with what can only be called a lackluster performance by a usually brilliant speaker you all act like you've won some kind of social contest of coolness. Look at yourselves! Bush, Cheney, Cain, Palin, Gingrich, Perry, all hilarious symbols of your party! I get it, you're disenfranchised now, and you want back in. Amazing!

2yves
2yves

Gore, Kerry, Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Reid. Brilliance.

tvlgds
tvlgds

LOL! Typical liberal drivel. Your brilliant speaker can barely say his name without a teleprompter.

Rich Wojcik
Rich Wojcik

kissing up to Prez. Romney??? Good move, losers.

2yves
2yves

Romney is marginally better than Obama and Bush. So far the Democrats haven't been able to come up with someone better either. We can only pray that the right person will be able to step forward in 2016.

NJK
NJK

Funny. It almost sounds like this.

ali3nation
ali3nation

Oh so true. I know a number of people like that, unlikely ones at that, an ER doctor, a well off Jewish small business owner and three Orthodox Jewish young women. Of the latter they cite the fact that Romney wants to take away Big Bird and their small children will be deprived. Don't get weird on me now, I too am Jewish. But these people really worry me as they are Obots for the worst of reasons. They are blind to the damage Obama is doing to all of us.

MLCBLOG
MLCBLOG

Maybe you would like to hear my own theory on this. It's that the Jews in Russia were actually saved by communism, and they never moved on to understand that free enterprise, with its high appreciation of individual enterprise, as is savored among Jews and as they can experience most profoundly in America, is far superior to the socialist twaddle that many of the kvetching ones insisted on staying with and therefore behind. Does this make any sense to you??

friskyness
friskyness

That was funny, but they could have used a lot of Obama's tapes, especially when he was staring at Jim Lehrer for help. They used a Romney tape, but they had a lot more of Obama. They didn't mock Obama, they still mocked Romney. I can't watch SNL anymore.

mediaaccess1
mediaaccess1

It's not far-fetch from what's been goin' on.

jleinf
jleinf

Nice to see SNL get their feet wet.

Feliciene
Feliciene

Watched a few of the SNL skits & there were funny. Once upon a time, Matthews did make sense but changed & now he has basically gone the deep end. How can a person change so much as usually one gets wiser as he or she ages.

MLCBLOG
MLCBLOG

You got it right. They worship him and love to be loyal. I know. I used to be one of them whacko leftists who wanted to save the world.

SaraPFan
SaraPFan

So many news outlets are mocking Matthews. Matthews goes on-air with his rants and tingles like he has a personal romance with Obama. It is really strange behavior.

Stan
Stan

That was a good one SNL. I usually don't care for your skits but that was a good one...

SKL53
SKL53

Chris Mathews is a nut job! He just can't take the pressure of seeing his empty suit run over by intellect!

Michael Mattei
Michael Mattei

You're right dude, the real thing was a much much more delicious shit sammich I saw REgressives eating that night.

Mr_A56
Mr_A56

The guy playing Chris Matthews was too sober and did not spit enough when he talked, otherwise, nice job.

las1
las1

Even in their self mockery, they openly expose their real tactics... take something Romney mispronounced and play it and analyze it and insinuate incompetence... then run with it times 10. They know they are doing it and still can't help themselves.

As for mocking Obama... they still could not bring themselves to do it. It's Rule Number One since day one... don't mock The One.

Mike Kerns
Mike Kerns

That. Was. AMAZING.

I think tingles was probably the best.

PhillyCon
PhillyCon

Eh, it was OK. But you can clearly see that poking fun at liberals (a.k.a their own) is extremely hard for them.

Remember, the days with Dennis Miller? Heck, Eddie Murphy is even funnier and he's a total lib.

daisy_mae
daisy_mae

Pretty dang funny RS and thanks for posting this. I think my fave is the comedian playing Al Sharpton. Funny!

Martha Chandler
Martha Chandler

They did a good job with Madcow and Chris (have another drink) Matthews. My husband and I watched SNL a long time ago when we first got married. We've been married 38 years, so it was a long time ago. We don't watch it now, we grew up.

Jasper Silvis
Jasper Silvis

I liked the end: "Is winning the election really that important?"

This is what liberals are coming to grips with. And with Obama running away (er, retiring) to Hawaii, he will be far enough away from the mainland that liberals will be able to forget they ever liked this guy.

Nukeman60
Nukeman60

Yep, once he's gone we need to pass a law prohibiting him from entering the other 56 states for the rest of his life. Exile him to Hawaii, much like Napoleon was to Elba. I certainly don't want to see another decade of him giving speeches and making his fortune on the ruination of the American people.

ali3nation
ali3nation

I could tolerate him making post presidential speeches if the venue is a court room or Leavenworth or the gallows.

dmacleo
dmacleo

name his new estate amabo and he can say

obama was I ere I saw amabo

dmacleo
dmacleo

every now and then I am, wish it were more often though :)

Libertyship46
Libertyship46

If you notice, though, they didn't make fun of Obama in person, such as a character playing Obama. They just had people talking about Obama. There IS a difference. When SNL was making fun of Sarah Palin in 2008, they had a person dressed up like Sarah Palin saying stupid things. As for now, they don't have a guy dressed up like Obama saying stupid things and acting badly. Seems like the liberals, for now, are OK with just trash talking Obama, but NOT actually showing somebody looking, dressing, and sounding stupid like him. Well, I'll take what I can get. If ultra-liberals are making fun of you, you know you're in trouble.

Jerseygalnny
Jerseygalnny

I enjoyed that, and shared it with my patriots' group on FR http://fundamentalrefounding.ning.com/ Blaming everything from altitude to dust bunnies is just typical of the left. On the reality side, I think that spoof may have been pretty darn close to what really happened behind the scenes! A behind the scenes spoof I'd love to see is one where O has to explain to Moochelle what the heck happened!

GiantM
GiantM

This is how it should be every Saturday night on SNL. They have so much material to work with when it comes to the dysfunctional Libs!!

chatterbox365
chatterbox365

I got a chuckle out of this...it wasn't that bad. Nothing beats the real thing, but I think they got Mathews down pretty good.

E. Lee Zimmerman
E. Lee Zimmerman

SNL: still not funny, even when poking fun at one of their own.