Bill O'Reilly Catches Al Sharpton In Another Deceptive Video Edit: 'They Don't Come Lower'

Mediaite.com:

Bill O’Reilly kicked off his show Monday night clarifying his statements from last week about Nelson Mandela being a great man, but also a communist. In particular, O’Reilly took on MSNBC hosts Al Sharpton and Karen Finney for what he called a gross distortion of his words.

O’Reilly said it should be honestly acknowledged Mandela has “Marxist leanings,” but wasn’t exactly that surprised that Sharpton, a “dishonest purveyor of information,” would distort what he said. He hit Sharpton for taking his comments out of context, and took on Finney for accusing O’Reilly of not actually going to the neighborhood of Soweto. O’Reilly showed a picture of him in Soweto and demanded Finney apologize.

But he didn’t hold his breath for the “flat-out deceivers” of MSNBC, charging that the network is too “afraid” of Sharpton to discipline him when he does stuff like this. O’Reilly argued he only brought up Mandela’s ideology to make the point that you need to honor good people “even when you disagree with their philosophy” and you shouldn’t allow people like Sharpton to “exploit situations for their own gain.”

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SNL Mocks Kathleen Sebelius, ObamaCare Website

 

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CNN's Don Lemon Dismisses Obama Supporters’ Excuses, Offers President Direct Advice

My guess is that Don Lemon has been taking notes from colleague Anderson Cooper on how to keep your integrity as a professional journalist despite recently "coming out" as being gay:

Mediaite.com:

CNN’s Don Lemon took a look at the responses to — and excuses for — what they perceived as President Obama’s disappointing debate performance last week… And even offered the President some helpful advice.

Showing clips from Chris Matthews‘ post-debate venting session and from both David Axelrod and Robert Gibbs‘ spintastic Sunday morning news show appearances, Lemon summed up the pervading message thusly: “What they’re saying is ‘you lie.’ Remember how those words went over when a Republican said it? Just saying.”

He also shared excuses — like Al Gore chalking up the President’s performance to Denver’s high altitude, and the talking point that he simply had “other things on his mind.”

Then, after showing John Sununu’s comments about the President seeming “lazy” and “detached,” Lemon (who rejected the assertion that anyone who keeps the schedule the U.S. president does can possibly be anything approaching lazy), gave Obama a piece of advice:

…If I may, Mr. President, some advice — and I would say the same thing to Mr. Romney had he performed as poorly during the debate, so this isn’t partisan. So, with all due respect, Mr. President, with all due respect, if you want to show the right, left, and in between that you’re not “out of your league,” then stop looking at your notes. Stop writing while someone else is talking. Do what my mom — and I’m sure your mom and many moms across the country tell their children, what they teach us — look people, no matter who they are, dead in the eye. Even when you’re tired, down, or maybe even intimidated. And stand up for yourself, because no one else will. That’s my advice.

As he pointed out, that’s way less harsh than Jon Stewart’s advice.

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SNL Spoofs Gloria Allred: ‘Will There Be A Special Level Of Hell Just For You?’

Not only on point, but too funny:

Be careful what you wish for? Gloria Allred, who has been making (courting) national headlines recently by representing California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman’s former housekeeper Nicky Diaz in a questionable case against Whitman (Greta Van Susteren accused her of political blackmail), was brutally spoofed on SNLlast night.


In a sketch called Ask Gloria Allred, Allred (played by Nasim Pedrad) takes questions from viewers…who apparently pretty much agree with Susteren’s take on things. To wit:


‘When you die, Gloria, and you go instantly to Hell, which I think we can all agree will absolutely happen — will you just burn with all the other ambulance-chasers who spent their lives bringing misery into the world, or will there be a special ring or level of Hell just for you?’


Oh my, Denise, that is such a profound question! Who knows? All I can say is I sincerely hope so. That would be nice.

Betty White's Opening Monologue On SNL

I gotta say that Facebook movement to get Betty White to host "Saturday Night Live" last night really paid off. Of course, Betty White's got longtime cred in the game: over 50 years of television experience on her resume, but to still bring the funny at 88! Who knew. Of course I'm a biased because I've always thought women were funnier than men, not including Richard Pryor of course.

Jerry Seinfeld, SNL Diss Eric Massa

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Saturday Night Live Goes After "Deeply Unpopular" Health Care Bill

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"Saturday Night Live" Scott Brown Skit

From last week. Pretty funny.

SNL Mocks Media for Ignoring Political Affairs While Reveling In Tiger Woods'

HuffPo.com:

"Saturday Night Live" opened yesterday with a skit mocking both the sexual indiscretions of politicians and how little attention is given them by the media. John Edwards, John Ensign, and Mark Sanford gathered together to protest that their affairs barely registered despite the fact that one of them engaged in bribery, one of them abandoned his state in a time of need, and one of them had a love child with a campaign worker.

These stories, while reported by major news outlets, disappeared quickly and without much follow-up. All of these men still have their jobs. Tiger Woods on the other hand, a man with no public responsibilities, has been the subject of intense media scrutiny over several weeks and has indefinitely resigned from golf.

Leave it to the comedians to put things in the proper perspective.

Saturday Night Live Spoofs Obama Party Crashers, Secret Service

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SNL Bashes Obama, Stimulus, Healthcare and Cash for Clunkers

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SNL Mocks Hype On Balloon Boy Hoax

Can't believe all the hype surrounding this kid, esp. since his family was already reality-TV vets. The kid did get us away from watching Barry.....again:

Cable news networks cut away from the president's discussion of rebuilding New Orleans this Thursday to cover the "balloon boy"--a 6-year-old who was thought to have been aboard a run-away helium balloon. Of course, it turns out the boy was not aboard the balloon at all, but instead hiding inside a cardboard box in his family's attic. News networks have been criticized for the amount of time and energy they spent covering this fake affair and SNL was not about to miss out on the fun. Weekend update got a surprise guest--no, not Falcon Heene, but the balloon itself floated all the way from

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SNL: Obama Won Nobel Peace Prize For Not Being George W. Bush

SNL Takes Off The Kid Gloves, Slams Obama

Clearly, when it comes to The Liar-in-Chief, SNL has left the gravy train. And that's a good thing because that's what they're supposed to do--all the while keeping the funny.

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Politiks As Usual: In The News 1/19/09

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream Also Included Economic Justice

Obama Has Little In Common With Abraham Lincoln

Future Of Abstinence-Only Funding Under Obama Is In Limbo

Gay Bishop To Give Inaugural Prayer

Having Babies Is....SEXIST!!!

Wealthy Men Give Women More Orgasms

Nancy Pelosi Fighting Obama To Kill Tax Cuts, Wants Bush Investigated

Hugo Chavez: Obama Has 'Stench' Of Bush

Obama-Loving HBO, Will Ferrell Team Up To Bash Bush On Broadway

FISA Court: Warrantless Wiretaps Are Legal

Ben Affleck As Keith Olbermann On SNL

Brilliant! And for those who don't know, Affleck is another noted Hollywood leftist so you gotta give him props for being willing to skew Olbermann so well here. What makes satire work is when it hits on an element of truth, this skit nails it.

John McCain On SNL Last Night

Altogether, great job by McCain on SNL last night. The "QVC" opener with the blank commemorative plates was hysterical and I loved the "I'm a true maverick, a Republican without money" line! I liked the fact that they took a shot at Obama for not taking McCain up on his offer of the 10 townhall meetings. Tho' they skew Sarah Palin on the aloof side a bit too much for my tastes, Tina Fey still does a brilliant job as usual here.

Sarah Palin On SNL Last Night

Overall, Palin's much-hyped appearance on SNL yesterday was just OK, but this "Weekend Update" skit with Amy Poehler and Palin was hilarious. Funny too that having Palin on the show brought SNL its highest ratings in 14 years.

Tina Fey As Sarah Palin On SNL

A slightly liberal bent, but still hilarious nonetheless. I heard for a couple of days that SNL was in talks to get Tina Fey to appear tonight and it was definitely worth it. Amy Poehler as Hillary kills it every time too, these two have great chemistry together.

Hillary Clinton: "I Deserve This" SNL skit

The Billary shills are certainly going to get bent out of shape as SNL continues to mock Hillary's staying the race (despite the fact that SNL has been doing political humor since Day 1), but I think that any comedian could argue that Hillary is much easier fodder for jokes than Barack is. I mean for all his "change" talk, his controversial wife and Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Obama himself is just kinda bland while nobody puts their foot in their mouth better than Hillary: