Video: CNN helps Obama out by … fact-checking SNL’s skit
posted at 7:52 pm on October 5, 2009 by Allahpundit
Via Greg Hengler. Heaven forbid that the average half-drunk late-night Saturday TV viewer be “misinformed” about our savior by a comedy show reminding them that health care’s “not done” (which it isn’t) and that Afghanistan’s gotten worse this year (which it has). Even if you want to clap Obama on the back for keeping his promise to send more troops, might it not perhaps be worth mentioning that he’s currently rethinking the entire “war of necessity” mindset on which he campaigned?
Let’s see if you can guess how the segment ends. Think: Media outlet is in the tank, subject is SNL skewering politicians. What footage is damned near obligatory here? And there it is, at 2:50.
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Ha Ha Ha…I died laughing at that.
nyx on October 5, 2009 at 8:57 PM
Good question. How about “sucking Obama’s d%ck”?
Seven Percent Solution on October 5, 2009 at 8:43 PM
Easy now…that is exclusive to Chris Matthews and Chris Matthews only!!!! Olberman provides the hanky.
milwife88 on October 5, 2009 at 8:57 PM
I’m just shaking my head here folks. Most people finding themselves in a cesspool at least try to get out. These media beings? pull out a mask and flippers and dive for the bottom.
Blacksmith8 on October 5, 2009 at 8:58 PM
Man. Talk about being in the tank.
SoulGlo on October 5, 2009 at 9:00 PM
Unbelievable. Obviously, CNN’s ratings are so low they’re testing the waters as a comedy channel.
Griz on October 5, 2009 at 9:02 PM
All SNL needs to do is to air the end of the Celebrity Double Jeopardy round with Wolf, paying special attention to the part where Alex pays Wolf out of the Pity Kitty so that Wolf can play in Final Jeopardy.
DarthBrooks on October 5, 2009 at 9:05 PM
That’s been running for quite a while. I’ve seen it several times.
bridgetown on October 5, 2009 at 9:07 PM
Sycophant.
the_nile on October 5, 2009 at 9:07 PM
Wait, the CNN “fact check” on an SNL skewering of Obama includes a CNN infobabe saying Tina Fey had a “dead on” impersonation of Sarah Palin while showing a clip of Fey not sounding anything like Sarah Palin, not to mention the “skewering” of Palin was as a mindless bimbette?
Okey dokey, CNN.
~eye roll~
KittyLowrey on October 5, 2009 at 9:08 PM
CNN is just a gaggle of crows, cawing madly as they fight over a piece of trash. They’re bottom feeders, pure and simple.
gordo on October 5, 2009 at 9:13 PM
I stand corrected…
Seven Percent Solution on October 5, 2009 at 9:13 PM
CNN needs to be replaced with Utro
nyx on October 5, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Politifact? Non partisan? Is that like when Acorn says they are non partisan?
malkinmania on October 5, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Fact check? I’m not surprised CNN had to outsource it. It’s been so long since they’ve seen an actual fact. Too bad they think non-partisan means anyone that agrees with the One.
This is just so unbelievably sad. CNN = FACEPALM
MrX on October 5, 2009 at 9:26 PM
It’s not far fetched to suspect a Rahm/Axelrod call to CNN. What if it becomes late night acceptable to ridicule Obama? How does that Mark Twain quote go: “Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand”?
Barnestormer on October 5, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Consider this:
This is news, according to the man who had to borrow money for Final Jeopardy.
Obama has performed a true miracle…he has reformed the Ten Commandments, shortening them to a single dictum:
“Thou shalt not make fun of The One, lest thou be skewered by CNN”.
BobMbx on October 5, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Chris Wallace said this was the most thin-skinned administration ever and called them a “bunch of crybabies”. You know this segment came at the White House’s behest; you also know Sarah Palin has gotten under Obama’s skin… SHE’S IN HIS HEAD. I just cannot believe how completely CNN is in the bag for Obama. Well, at least we also know the real “blithering idiot” is Wolf “Jeopardy FAIL” Blitzer.
alliebobbitt on October 5, 2009 at 9:28 PM
They could probably air live sex shows and no one would know until the next day…from HA or Brietbart or Beck.
BobMbx on October 5, 2009 at 9:30 PM
I think MSNBC is Obama’s mistress but CNN is Obama’s whore.
nyx on October 5, 2009 at 9:35 PM
I didn’t think it was possible for the MSM to top itself, but they’ve done it.
What’s left?
Challenging the two Mistakes’ teachers on national TV if the little darlings get B’s in class?
notagool on October 5, 2009 at 9:39 PM
I’d love to see Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden on Celebrity Jeopardy. And throw in Joy Behar and Megan McCain too.
SouperConservative on October 5, 2009 at 9:43 PM
The irony is this shows just how little fun has been made of Obama. If this were a normal event, no one would be talking about it. It reminds me of when Charlie Gibson asked Obama a tough question about the Capital Gains Tax and he was skewered the next day for being tough on THE ONE. Needless to say, that was the last tough question Obama saw for the remainder of the campaign. ANy bets on whether SNL will dare do another non-flattering piece on Obama this week?
bflat879 on October 5, 2009 at 9:44 PM
If this was Planet Bob, I would require Jesse Jackson to be a permanent contestant. I wouldn’t care about the other two.
BobMbx on October 5, 2009 at 9:46 PM
CNN real needs to dig just a little bit deeper on their fact check! If we are not worse off in Af/Pak, than why does McChrystal want so many more troops? It does not look like we will be closing Gitmo anytime real soon, and we will have troops in IRAQ for sometime. Strategically we will need a base for any operations in IRAN….Ooops I was not suppose to say that!
BigMike252 on October 5, 2009 at 9:47 PM
To put it mildly.
scalleywag on October 5, 2009 at 9:48 PM
The “biggest bunch of crybabies” must have called.
redridinghood on October 5, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Fact check SNL?
It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things. Henry David Thoreau
Gang-of-One on October 5, 2009 at 10:00 PM
The little paper airplane Blitzer competes directly with the 747 Glenn Beck Show, no?
Marcus on October 5, 2009 at 10:08 PM
When did we decide that satire had to be fact checked? Was Tina Fey’s “I can see Russia from my house!” Fact checked? Truth was Palin never said it, but it stuck.
Rightwingguy on October 5, 2009 at 10:09 PM
I don’t see anything wrong with poking fun at this President or any President so long as it’s in good taste. Of course “taste” seems to vary with whether there is a “D” or an “R” next to a politician’s name.
Rightwingguy on October 5, 2009 at 10:10 PM
This was the thing that stood out for me the most in that whole garbage spiel, and made me want to throw up besides. How on earth could they POSSIBLY be expected to be taken seriously saying this??? A comedy show does a comic skit about the president: Its horrible, all wrong, shouldn’t have been done to make THE ONE look bad. The same comedy show does a comic skit about Sarah Palin, trying to destroy her reputation in the process: its all right, dead on accurate and more should have been done. As soon as they said that about the “dead on” impersonation of Palin, CNN lost any and ALL credibility that they could have been working for with this whole disgusting air time.
Highlar on October 5, 2009 at 10:11 PM
So SNL takes a shot at Obama, CNN get’s its panties in a bunch so, they drag Sarah Palin into it? She is so the leader of the Conservative|Republican party…
CCRWM on October 5, 2009 at 10:16 PM
As much as I like Palin, the Palin skits were quite good IMHO keeping in mind I haven’t watched the show itself in probably 25 years. What was even better was when she actually went on the show. The Obama impersonation sucks, and though I think he’s a zero as well, wasn’t at all funny.
Dr. ZhivBlago on October 5, 2009 at 10:19 PM
It was Chelsea Handler who said Wolf Blitzer looks the same upside down as he does right side up. Damn if she wasn’t dead on.
CNN should not be allowed to call themselves a news organization. Period, The End.
milwife88 on October 5, 2009 at 10:23 PM
Best possible answer.
Gang-of-One on October 5, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Little known fact: The name “Blitzer” actually comes from an ancient Germanic phrase meaning “sticky beard”.
Bruce in NH on October 5, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Does Blitzer think this is dignified in any way at all?
When did CNN fact check any of the attacks on Sarah Palin?
drjohn on October 5, 2009 at 10:28 PM
CNN could have done a whole months worth of 2 hour shows debunking Michael Moores’s cut and paste propaganda movie “Fahrenheit 9/11″.
Fifty-nine Deceits in Fahrenheit 9/11
By Dave Kopel
http://www.davekopel.com/Terror/Fiftysix-Deceits-in-Fahrenheit-911.htm
Does anybody remember CNN addressing anything like movies,comedy shows,or even pundits that told lie after lie after lie about Bush?
None.
The media laughed and enjoyed anything negative brought up about the Bush Administration no matter how blatantly false the allegations were.
Now we get a full court press on a simple comedy skit so that Mr. 57 states feelings don’t get hurt.
What a joke.
CNN,MSNBC,CBS,NBC….western Pravda at it’s worst.
Baxter Greene on October 5, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Hats off to Blitzer
Now can he please fact-check the Keebler cookie guys
macncheez on October 5, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Oh noes! I just dropped my shiny new 44th inauguration commemorative coin into this giant tank over here. Quick! Someone call CNN to help me retrieve it!
Kadnine on October 5, 2009 at 11:06 PM
You can bet that a phone call went out from the White House to one of the branches of the Propaganda Ministry to stop the erosion of support for the President cold.
Swine. Their heads are totally up Obama’s rectum.
victor82 on October 5, 2009 at 11:22 PM
yea lock at that progress in Afgan. Man I guess we did not loose all those troops there. Thats right since Bush left we do not care about how many deaths there are. This is why CNN is loosing more viewers everyday. they know that they are blowing a bunch of lies toward us.
Trenaway El daryl on October 5, 2009 at 11:24 PM
The thing is: these clowns on CNN think that they are journalists.
They do not even reach the level of the National Enquirer.
Dhuka on October 5, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Oh Lord! (off to pray).
ProudPalinFan on October 5, 2009 at 11:25 PM
I always wondered if those cookies were really baked by elves. But that’s just me; I am critical thinker who ponders many imponderables that have to do with the universe and the internet and stuff like that.
Geochelone on October 5, 2009 at 11:43 PM
They were too busy laughing themselves, remember?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeMypXCUWMw
Phoenician on October 5, 2009 at 11:46 PM
Where were they when they lied about Palin??? Did they contact her campaign or do a fact check…. How is SNL news???? Don’t they have any real news? Like Obama getting the Olypics? That is one they can fact check..
TheKernel on October 5, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Me to
How about this next investigative report by The Bearded One of CNN :
Why doesn’t RedBull give you wings ?
macncheez on October 5, 2009 at 11:58 PM
The fact-checking ars has it wrong. He said “it’s comedy; it doesn’t have to be fair”. But all comedy has truth in it. That is what has CNN shocked, heh.
Schadenfreude on October 6, 2009 at 12:04 AM
Alwayst the lap-dog imbecile (as Jeopardy proved) Wolfie Blitzer is still feverishly searching to find SNL’s claimed witness to Zero’s many accomplishments: Mr. Jack Squat.
viking01 on October 6, 2009 at 12:08 AM
CNN is the dumbest cable network there is…watching that wolf blitzer segment, mewonders, is there no penalty/sanction for being this dumb (and with a straight face too :-)? like none??? there gotta be somethin’…ah, yes, the rating :-) there..
jimver on October 6, 2009 at 12:09 AM
Blitzer, Cafferty, Schneider, and all the lib broads on CNN have always been hacks for the left. It’s about time they clean house at CNN. And I’ve said this on this site for the last two years.
Travis1 on October 6, 2009 at 12:09 AM
That’s right, Wolfie, you come down and come down HARD. How dare that late night comedy skit show imply that he may not be all that…umm…effective or something? Them’s fightin’ words! You put a stop that that right now! Shut ‘em down!
cynccook on October 6, 2009 at 12:16 AM
It’s a natural law of hippie television. CNN can’t push any DNC die-hards out the door unless PBS is hiring.
viking01 on October 6, 2009 at 12:19 AM
meh…
NEWS FLASH: We are screwed! The media is on a fact fiding jurney to “Candy Mountain” STAY TUNED for further updates.
Indian Outlaw on October 6, 2009 at 12:27 AM
The silliest remark is saying that people get their news from SNL.
AnninCA on October 6, 2009 at 12:27 AM
CNN….is that a cable network or something?
Bishop on October 6, 2009 at 12:27 AM
I wish I could agree that it is silly to say that but sadly, it is the truth. People do get their news from SNL and The Daily Show’s pretend news.
Dollayo on October 6, 2009 at 12:46 AM
I think they get the acceptable progressive angle on stories, but neither of the shows really gives the actual news. Well, maybe Stewart does a slightly better job at times.
AnninCA on October 6, 2009 at 12:48 AM
Even if it is only SNL making fun of Obama, it’s about darn time someone in the media does something besides kiss his a**. Pretty much everything in the skit was true, he hasn’t done anything, except drive an agenda that is ruining the Country.
NIce dog though.
Susanboo on October 6, 2009 at 1:10 AM
What’s even sadder is not only did they air this segment on The Situation Room, they doubled down on the damn thing and had a “debate” on the SNL skit between Stephanie Miller and Penn Jilett on “Larry King Live” (who at least didn’t ask about what happened during the part “when the president falls down”).
What’s next? Instant analysis from Anderson Cooper on the 10 p.m. newscast the next time SNL does a midweek “Weekend Update” special with any jabs at Obama? (“CNN — The only network that dares fact-check Lorne Michaels’ ass”)
jon1979 on October 6, 2009 at 1:11 AM
The fact that the CNN drones can keep a straight face while doing this type of reporting tells you how utterly delusional the human mind can become when trying to deny reality.
Yoop on October 6, 2009 at 1:18 AM
Yep, Tina Faye doing Sarah Palin at 2:50. I guessed it. Too predictable.
dKap on October 6, 2009 at 1:49 AM
Sesame Street is my usual choice for news, but SNL is a strong second because of the CNN fact checking.
AltTuning on October 6, 2009 at 1:59 AM
The scary thing is that he has done something. He spent a trillion dollars in 100 days, a record all pols should envy. He has saddled generations of Americans not even born yet with lifetime debts. And Obama has done something else, he made a fool out of everyone who voted for him if they know it or not.
Dollayo on October 6, 2009 at 2:04 AM
Since CNN and Blitzer are such serious fact-checkers , will they plz fact-check this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsH5T-WbKAc
macncheez on October 6, 2009 at 2:04 AM
The scary thing is that he has done something. He spent a trillion dollars in 100 days, a record all pols should envy. He has saddled generations of Americans not even born yet with lifetime debts. And Obama has done something else, he made a fool out of everyone who voted for him if they know it or not.
Dollayo on October 6, 2009 at 2:05 AM
Well that ought to teach anyone else thinking of making such a ridiculous joke a valuable lesson. CNN will fact check your jokes for accuracy should you dare attempt to make others laugh at The One.
Is that supposed to be an impersonation? Sure they make him look like Zero – but when you use your own voice and mannerisms the bit is lost.
Mr Purple on October 6, 2009 at 2:07 AM
There are countless items I find disturbing about this whole thing, but I’ll just highlight a few…
First of all, as I’ve repeatedly said, and I feel hasn’t been highlighted enough, Fred Armison clearly deliberately threw in the towel on his Obama impersonation. Admittedly, it was never great, but at least he always tried to do the voice. Just jump back to the clip which included the dig at Beck. He attempts the voice the entire time (as he did in all previous bits). Why drop the voice, and just use his normal (borderline gay) speaking voice? Was it to lessen the sting to their great leader? It makes absolutely no sense. In fact, he almost couldn’t even do it. You’ll notice he slips in to the Obama voice very briefly a handful of times, but very deliberately gets back to just using his normal voice.
Seriously, you all must have noticed this. It’s very, very odd.
Now, setting that aside… Why did CNN do this segment? Can anyone show me where they ever did such analysis of an SNL segment mocking Bush? Yeah, that’s what I thought.
I mean, we all know about media corruption, and that Fox News has comedy shows on at 3am that beats CNN prime time programming, but WTF is this? MSNBC has basically given up pretending to be objective, but to CNN think that doing the same is a good strategy?
By the way Blitzer. Bravo on getting your ass handed to you on Celebrity Jeopardy… by Andy friggin Richter! I guess it’s better than the time you said that when you look at the faces of folks in New Orleans a few years ago (who lost everything when the levees broke), you noticed they were “so poor, and so black” (yes, he said it… check out YouTube.
RightWinged on October 6, 2009 at 2:36 AM
Can we get Andy Richter to do the rebuttal?
Chuck Schick on October 6, 2009 at 2:36 AM
Ah, looks like YouTube has at some point removed the Blitzer “So poor, and so black” comment since the last time I looked for it… but don’t worry, it’s the internet… Just google it:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-439033096735003491#
Comment Exit Note: Whites died at a disproportionately high rate in New Orleans.
RightWinged on October 6, 2009 at 2:38 AM
Whoa
Was that “so poor so black ” gem on his script or he just shot his mouth off ?
macncheez on October 6, 2009 at 2:59 AM
SNL should just make fun of the skyrocketing unemployment rate, CNN couldn’t debunk that. Oh wait, they don’t have the guts to hit the Obama cult with such ice cold reality.
Dollayo on October 6, 2009 at 3:22 AM
Exactly the same talking points, different Anchor!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy5u5BxdsLY
wuesteblitz on October 6, 2009 at 3:40 AM
Blizter and CNN is the most pathetic duo in media ever concieved in this century.
moonbatkiller on October 6, 2009 at 4:09 AM
Now yahoo is too. This is ridiculous.
artchick on October 6, 2009 at 4:20 AM
While the fact checking was lame and unconvincing, it IS gratifying to know that we’ve reached such a glorious point in human history that deconstructing a comedy skit is one of the most pressing issues of the day for an all-news network.
DarkCurrent on October 6, 2009 at 5:14 AM
CNN must defend the One at all costs.
Did they do a fact check when Palin or Cheney or Bush were repeatedly skewered by SNL? Of course not.
The roof is caving in on house Obama and as an official Obama Fan Club Media charter member, CNN must try to cover for Obama.
albill on October 6, 2009 at 6:42 AM
I agree, their house of cards is collapsing, imploding even and they are all getting more shrill more desperate. They already see 2010 as a bloodbath for them.
dogsoldier on October 6, 2009 at 6:51 AM
Wolf Blitzer fact checking. Wow. He thought Jesus was born in Jerusalem.
“Oh little town of Jerusalem. . . “
doctormom on October 6, 2009 at 6:56 AM
I guess this mommy needs to go to the attic and retrieve some baby stuff. Next=go to the basement, get the crib and reassemble it. Husband will be really suspicious I totally lost it. Next=shopping spree for all other baby stuff to nurse CNN back into the beginning.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta got the H1N1 while in Afghanistan; even tho he is out of it I still want to keep him out ’cause he needs some antibacterial as well.
Whoever follows with this pathetic scheme, deserves a class action lawsuit from WE THE PEOPLE.
ProudPalinFan on October 6, 2009 at 7:26 AM
SNL needs to do a skit on CNN fact checking SNL… It would practically write itself… Am I wrong?
painfulTruthDisciple on October 6, 2009 at 7:29 AM
yahoo news is in the tank and has been. Cnn Jr.
johnnyU on October 6, 2009 at 7:36 AM
Whatever CNN does is immaterial, since its viewership is about equal with 6AM fishing shows on ESPN. Saturday Night hasn’t been funny since the original gang of Belushi, Chevy Chase, Dan Akroyd, et al, all left to make their fortunes.
Something tells me the only people that watch Wolf Blitzer regularly are his mother and the manufacturer of the boxes he stands on.
bradley11 on October 6, 2009 at 7:40 AM
Yahoo News is basically an outlet for the biased liberal Associated Press, thus it gets the kudos it richly deserves: none.
bradley11 on October 6, 2009 at 7:41 AM
Perhaps CNN should start fact checking David Letterman… That will keep them busy… Perhaps some investigative reportage on the “secret bedroom” above the Ed Sullivan Theater is in order… I’m just saying…
Khun Joe on October 6, 2009 at 7:52 AM
It would have to since nobody at SNL has the cajonies to write it…
doriangrey on October 6, 2009 at 7:58 AM
Not sure if this has been other wised linked, but from Greg Lewis at American Thinker, this is priceless.
..”making Obama their bitch”…. How sad, but true.
OkieDoc on October 6, 2009 at 8:06 AM
SoulGlo on October 5, 2009 at 9:00 PMbradley11 on October 6, 2009 at 7:41 AMYoop on October 6, 2009 at 1:18 AM//et al..and the best Baxter Greene on October 5, 2009 at 10:35 PM
CNN reached out for a comment but The White house didn’t respond? I wonder why?
With their fools at CNN attacking all threats, they don’t have to!
IlikedAUH2O on October 6, 2009 at 8:13 AM
SNL was too easy. Heck, unemployment chasing 10%, the wonderful trillion dollar porkulus, The One bowing to a Saudi King and Mayor Daley while trying to fetch the Olympics…Or at least, needs a guest appearance by President Bush or Reagan to ask if we miss them yet and then compare this clown to them.
IlikedAUH2O on October 6, 2009 at 8:20 AM
I want to see CNN do a segment on Wolf Blitzer’s performance on Celebrity Jeopardy and just how good he is with the facts.
PatriotRider on October 6, 2009 at 8:25 AM
The mothership will be protected.
RobCon on October 6, 2009 at 8:35 AM
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