"The Rock Obama" (spoiler warning)

[krispos42]

on SNL now...

:rofl:

[Gabi Hayes]

1. amazing....it's actually funny! what a

concept.....

[krispos42]

2. "Senators make Barack Obama so mad"

"Barack Obama so alone..."

:rofl:

[flvegan]

3. It's funny!

I'm shocked.

[Gabi Hayes]

5. they finally realized, I guess, that when you go after the real source of our collective pain

(the other party) that there are PLENTY 0 laughs available

wonder if they realize that yet....

[WeDidIt]

6. I think they finally realized their biggest problem with Obama sketches

Fred Armisen.

[flvegan]

8. Their political sketches can be very funny.

Their Thursday night Update shows were at times excellent, and the primary go-round was excellent. Otherwise...much of it is fairly weak. They need to figure out why.

[WeDidIt]

4. Smartest move SNL can make with an Obama sketch

Get Fred Armisen off the stage as quickly as possible.

[Lisa0825]

9. He actually gets worse each time rather tan better. nt

[krispos42]

7. For those that missed it,

Barack was in the Oval Office talking with senators about the health care bill. He got angry and turned into "The Rock Obama", played, naturally, by The Rock of pro-wrestling fame, complete with ripped clothing a la "The Incredible Hulk".


"You Blue Dog? Bark like dog then".

[johnaries]

13. You like your insurance?

Go tell insurance you need arm!

:rofl:

[krispos42]

19. Biden: "I accidently gave the dry cleaning to the Chinese ambassador..."

"...so you want me going through the wall or the window?"

:rofl:

[Common Sense Party]

10. Is this a re-run?

They did a The Rock Obama skit a few months back when Dwayne Johnson hosted the show.

[krispos42]

11. No I don't think so. It mentioned Olympia Snowe voting for the Baucus bill n/t

[johnaries]

14. no, this was a new one. They even mentioned the ballon boy. n/t

[Common Sense Party]

15. Oh, good. I was hoping they weren't into reruns this early in a new season.

[scarletwoman]

17. This was a new one. The one they did a few months ago was MUCH better, imho.

I thought this one was really lame actually.

[frazzled]

12. Actually, I thought it was horrendous

I love the Rock (really), and I think he's a surprisingly good actor, given our expectations.

But what was that about? Turning Barack Obama into a semi-literate, threatening, jungle warrior? Sorry folks, that was offensive.

Satire is supposed to be about magnifying a person's real-life traits. There is nothing about Barack Obama suggesting he gets mad, much less that he reverts to Kenyan warrior status when he is crossed, or that there is a side of him that barely speaks English.

Pfeh.

[hedgehog]

16. I think it's a reference to the Hulk. (Mild mannered, calm

articulate, intelligent man turns into raging monster when finally provoked past limits.) While the Hulk could be called a person of color, his color is generally green.

[JohnnyLib2]

18. I did, too.

[frazzled]

21. It doesn't matter if it was supposed to be the Hulk

It's like the right-wing saying, what's wrong with portraying Obama as a monkey? They called George W. Bush a chimp.

The point is, it means something different when you portray a black man as a raging, non-English speaking, violent person. Get it?

[rd_kent]

25. No, I dont get what you are saying at all. Seems like oversensitivity to me.

The fact that he does NOT get angry IS the joke. Get a sense of humor and stop trying to be offended by EVERYTHING. Sometimes, humor is just humor. He is black, that does not mean he cannot ever be made fun of, and NO ONE is making fun of his race, NO ONE.

[WeDidIt]

20. Hulk SMASH puny Duer

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[rd_kent]

24. There is nothing about Barack Obama suggesting he gets mad, much less that he reverts to Kenyan

warrior status when he is crossed, or that there is a side of him that barely speaks English.





Isn't THAT what is supposed to be funny about it?

[rd_kent]

23. .

[d_b]

26. was it the opening skit?

[krispos42]

27. Yes it was

I missed the first minute or so, unfortunately. I think my bedside clock is a bit slow...