SNL Spoofs Jimmy McMillan: ‘You Probably Think I’m Just Another Washington Insider’

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by Glynnis MacNicol | 3:23 pm, October 24th, 2010

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It’s been hard to tell this season whether SNL is just not in top form or if the political candidates it is spoofing are simply too ridiculous to do justice to. One might conclude that between Christine O’Donnell, Carl Paladino, and Sharron Angle this political season is simply an embarrassment of riches where SNL is concerned, and yet thus far they’ve failed to capitalize on all this good material in anything approaching what they managed with Sarah Palin.

That said, last night’s ‘Weekend Update’ skit with The Rent is Too Damn High’s Jimmy McMillan (Kenan Thompson) was pretty spot on. Said ‘McMillan’:

“Now you probably look at me and think to yourself, what is he, just another Washington insider? What is he, part of the establishment. Well believe it or not, I have never been a governor anywhere!”

Indeed! And right now, in anywhere but New York, that is just the sort of ‘credential’ that might get you elected. Watch below.

Jimmy McMillan, SNL, Weekend Update

BatBoy

I predict the real Jimmy McMillan has hit paydirt!
JimBob

I get the real Jimmy and Rachel Maddow mixed up.
BlackWidow

Jim are you afraid of gays? And they say no one makes fun of the Dems.
ModerateMan

BlackWidow said:
Jim are you afraid of gays? And they say no one makes fun of the Dems.

That would be like a show constantly mocking Obama, Pelosi, Reid, and every once and a while a local Republican councilmen. See we make fun of Republicans too!
stoogedudes

JimBob said:
I get the real Jimmy and Rachel Maddow mixed up.

Jim,

You need to visit your eye doctor. Your glasses suck.
Kird

One might conclude that between Christine O’Donnell, Carl Paladino, and Sharron Angle this political season is simply an embarrassment

Jim DeMint started the recession.
NORBIT

Kird said:
Jim DeMint started the recession.

NO!
Barney Frank did!!
He enabled the sub-prime disaster by using Fannie & Freddie as Tax-payer funded cash cows for free-loading Democratic voters!
- and then claimed no culpability despite reams of tape showing Frank’s refusal to adjust lending criteria, even as he was warned over and over again of the imminent debacle!

He does what good Democrats always do – BUY VOTES WITH OUR TAXES!!!!

11-02-10 —– Send a message to Barney Frank & the Democratic Corruption Machine!!
JimBob

My apologies to Jimmy.
Kitsune

Yes Glynnis, only Republicans are embarassments. Not Alvin Greene and Alan Grayson. NEVER Alvin Greene and Alan Grayson. Not left-wing celebrities calling everyone right-of-Center “Hitler”.

ONLY people on the right.

At least Jimmy McMillan wouldn’t try to stoke partisan hatred like everyone else seems to want to.
writer

Seeing that picture reminds me. Christmas is just around the corner.
felixw

I didn’t know that Real Royal King was running for office.