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SNL‘s Obama Literally Held Hostage By Republicans, Now A Conservative Birther

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There’s been much consternation among Democrats about the way President Obama‘s proposed tax package cowtows to Republican demands. But Fred Armisen‘s Obama has a perfectly good explanation as to what happened. “This White House had no choice,” he said. Republican leaders, you see, had held Team Obama hostage—literally. And it was then—while “bound, gagged, blindfolded in a dark room” on the outskirts of D.C.—that he had seen the error in his ways.

After being held hostage for three days, the effects of Stockholm syndrome took hold, he says. By the fourth day, it was too late. At that point, the conversion was complete and he could finally see that “the tax cuts for the wealthy aren’t a big problem. They’re the best part of the bill!”

He assured us that the rich would use the money to create jobs, “millions and millions of jobs.” After all, Rush Limbaugh himself said he’d “never been hired by a poor person.” Who doesn’t trust Rush Limbaugh?

He even offered his “outrage at the unjust treatment” of Bristol Palin, and, on behalf of Mama Grizzlies everywhere, voiced his condemnation of the Dancing With The Stars‘ panel of judges. Perhaps that’s when you know you’re really a Republican politician—when you’ll do anything to not upset the likes of Sarah Palin.

While turning this new leaf, Obama also learned more about himself. For instance, he’s beginning to “have his doubts” on whether he’s a natural-born American citizen. Yes, that’s right—Obama’s now a birther.

So what do you think of Obama’s newfangled identity (crisis)? If you approve, you should book a ticket to Tampa Bay, where the he’ll be joining Glenn Beck and Bill O’Reilly for their Gold Fresh Tour. Until then, you can watch the Saturday Night Live skit in the NBC clip below.

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  • ImRubberYoureGlue
  • Just4thefax

    Fact: How true he should believe he doesn’t’ have a birth certificate to show. Very realistic looks just like the ozero!

  • ImRubberYoureGlue

    And more importantly, what did congress know and when did they know it? Obama flooded the internet with phony COLB images through ‘Polarik’ the Obot fraud.

    http://obamasgarden.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/what-did-congress-know-when-did-they-know-it/

  • Just4thefax
  • ImRubberYoureGlue

    ImRubberYoureGlue said:
    Because he’s finally been busted.

    http://obamasgarden.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/factcheck-org-a-request-for-a-retraction/

    You know….you really just can’t argue Open Records Law…unless you have made a request for the same records yourself.

    Obviously, factcheck.org did NOT make an open records request for the official Hawaii Department of Health seal. Fortunately, someone else did.

  • BarneyFranken

    SNL was dangerously close to breaking their rule about never making fun of Obama here.

    Though this sketch had it moments, thankfully their streak is still intact. Obama is still just Obama.

    Are they ever going to do anything other than Obama being the straight man in jokes?

    Nothing comes to mind that could make him act funny and or stupid?

    (like every other president they’ve ever done)

    Really SNL? REALLY?

  • Kermit

    I though it was funny! Like if ever ……

  • BarneyFranken

    I’d like to say their version of Obama is the least funny recurring character on SNL, but I can’t.

    Sadly that award is currently held by the ‘whats up with that’ skit, which was mildly amusing at first, but lost its humor after about 2 minutes into the original skit. Of course the genius writers on SNL decide to re run it 37 times more…

    Now I just laugh at the fact that the ‘whats up with that’ show is supposed to be on BET, yet there’s only one black dude and like 50 whte people. whats up with that, indeed…!

    This would never be happening if Lorne Michaels was still alive.

  • Just4thefax

    Kermit said:
    I though it was funny! Like if ever ……

    Fact: Kermit say it isn’t so?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVSHErRXfcQ

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/ObamaRelease-YourRecords/100000555737985 ObamaRelease YourRecords

    Jay Leno on the Tonight Show; I’ll give you an idea of how bad it is for him(Obama), now Democrats want to see his birth certificate…

    http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2010/12/tonight-show-with-jay-leno-opening.html

    On a serious note; Captain Pamela Barnett(Barnett v Obama), Commander Charles Kerchner(Kerchner v Obama) join in solidarity to support LTC Terry Lakin at his court-martial…

    http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2010/12/captain-pamela-barnett-commander.html

  • Just4thefax

    Fact: Here is a fact!
    http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=234373

  • dummy123

    Where was the funny??
    What a waste of 3:31..!

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  • TrollJuice

    ust4thefax says:
    December 12, 2010 at 6:11 am Just4thefax(Quote)
    Thumb up 0 Thumb down 1

    Fact: Here is a fact!
    http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=234373
    ====================j

    Ha! What an idiot! You are using WND for a fact check!

    You can fool some of the people all of the time……………………….

  • TrollJuice

    ImRubberYoureGlue says:
    December 12, 2010 at 12:09 am ImRubberYoureGlue(Quote)
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    Because he’s finally been busted.

    http://obamasgarden.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/factcheck-org-a-request-for-a-retraction/
    ——————————————–

    Quote:
    “§321-9 Seal, rules and regulations. The department of health may adopt a seal and may adopt such rules and regulations as it may consider expedient for the conduct of its business. The department may amend or revise such rules and regulations from time to time.”

    Is your side using the best and the brightest they have? Because if this is all you’ve got you’ve lost already!

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  • dhg

    Please add a spam filter.

    Cold open was flat and boring,as usual SNL took the easy way out.

    I really hoped to see a Clinton takes over sketch or something but no,a snoozer.

    Whole show was crap.

  • notsofast

    Who said SNL was a comedy show?

    BTW, these so call “tax cuts for the rich” saw the top bracket get a 12% tax cut while the lowest bracket received a 33% tax cut. So much for the tax cuts for the rich.

  • Just4thefax

    TrollJuice said:
    ust4thefax says:December 12, 2010 at 6:11 am Just4thefax(Quote)Thumb up 0 Thumb down 1 Fact: Here is a fact!http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=234373====================j Ha! What an idiot! You are using WND for a fact check! You can fool some of the people all of the time……………………….

    Fact: Huh that’s it no rebuttal just Blah blah blah and that’s it? LLLLLLLOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSEEEEEERRRR.

  • ImRubberYoureGlue

    TrollJuice said:
    ImRubberYoureGlue says:
    December 12, 2010 at 12:09 am ImRubberYoureGlue(Quote)
    Thumb up 6 Thumb down 8

    Because he’s finally been busted.

    http://obamasgarden.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/factcheck-org-a-request-for-a-retraction/
    ——————————————–

    Quote:
    “§321-9 Seal, rules and regulations. The department of health may adopt a seal and may adopt such rules and regulations as it may consider expedient for the conduct of its business. The department may amend or revise such rules and regulations from time to time.”

    Is your side using the best and the brightest they have? Because if this is all you’ve got you’ve lost already!

    And they posted those CURRENT rules and regulations, dumbass. They described the official seal and say it’s RAISED, d’uh.

    And if they ever DO change their rules. They have to publish them in a newspaper and online BEFORE they implement them.

    The rules they posted say the seal has two stars and is raised, fool.

    Stupid, fucking, idiot.

    http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0091/HRS_0091-0002.htm
    http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0091/HRS_0091-0002_0006.htm
    http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0091/HRS_0091-0003.htm

  • ImRubberYoureGlue

    TrollJuice said:
    ImRubberYoureGlue says:
    December 12, 2010 at 12:09 am ImRubberYoureGlue(Quote)
    Thumb up 6 Thumb down 8

    Because he’s finally been busted.

    http://obamasgarden.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/factcheck-org-a-request-for-a-retraction/
    ——————————————–

    Quote:
    “§321-9 Seal, rules and regulations. The department of health may adopt a seal and may adopt such rules and regulations as it may consider expedient for the conduct of its business. The department may amend or revise such rules and regulations from time to time.”

    Is your side using the best and the brightest they have? Because if this is all you’ve got you’ve lost already!

    Read before you speak, Moron. Hawaii can’t change their regulations and rules overnight and on a whim. The ‘new’ rules have to go through a process to be effective and also posted publicly.:

    §91-3 Procedure for adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules. (a) Except as provided in subsection (f), prior to the adoption of any rule authorized by law, or the amendment or repeal thereof, the adopting agency shall:

    (1) Give at least thirty days’ notice for a public hearing. The notice shall include:

    (A) A statement of the topic of the proposed rule adoption, amendment, or repeal or a general description of the subjects involved; and

    (B) A statement that a copy of the proposed rule to be adopted, the proposed rule amendment, or the rule proposed to be repealed will be mailed to any interested person who requests a copy, pays the required fees for the copy and the postage, if any, together with a description of where and how the requests may be made;

    (C) A statement of when, where, and during what times the proposed rule to be adopted, the proposed rule amendment, or the rule proposed to be repealed may be reviewed in person; and

    (D) The date, time, and place where the public hearing will be held and where interested persons may be heard on the proposed rule adoption, amendment, or repeal.

    http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0091/HRS_0091-0003.htm

  • ImRubberYoureGlue

    IOW, TrollJuice is a piece of shit, Obot, pushing a fraudulent COLB.

  • ImRubberYoureGlue

    TrollJuice:

    Here are the HDOH rules and regulations. The ones they use. The ones that are current. Not the ones you WANT them to use:

    http://gen.doh.hawaii.gov/sites/har/admrules/default.aspx

    http://hawaii.gov/health/about/rules/prac_proc.pdf

  • ImRubberYoureGlue

    And one more question, Troll: Why did factcheck.org call the backside of Obama’s ‘incised seal’ (showing through on the front of his COLB) a ‘raised seal?’

    According to the photos, the HDOH seal is on the BACK of the COLB. And it’s obviously incised, not raised.

    Even if Hawaii changed every rule and never told a soul–why did factcheck.org call the BACKSIDE of the seal–the ‘raised seal?’

    They have some splainin’ to do.

  • Tucker P.

    The (R) should bail on this deal and send the lame ducks home with no pork . This is the Crap America is sick of .Its the (D) doing the hostage holding with all the pork they added to the Bill .
    The Young guns are already saying they wouldn’t have let the pork in …

  • ImRubberYoureGlue

    And for that matter, why did Arlen Specter say the seal on the back had ‘raised text’ when it is obviously ‘incised text?’

    Why?

    (Because factcheck.org posted a photo showing the reverse of the seal on the front and captioned it, “The raised seal.” And Congress viewed OBama’s COLB online, bu never examined that seal physically.)

    http://obamasgarden.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/what-did-congress-know-when-did-they-know-it/

    Birther ‘theory’ becomes fact.

  • ImJustThatDamnGood

    notsofast said:
    Who said SNL was a comedy show?

    BTW, these so call “tax cuts for the rich” saw the top bracket get a 12% tax cut while the lowest bracket received a 33% tax cut. So much for the tax cuts for the rich.

    I guess deficits do not matter. It is alright our kids will pay it off, no wait… they will be unable to pay the debt because the rich will ship their jobs overseas. Oh well, at least the rich will get richer as they create low wage jobs overseas.

  • dhg

    Spin Spin Spin.

    If you assume this package just adds to the deficit then you are assuming it will result in no growth or economic activity.That means you think Obama’s package is a failure as a whole not just a part of it.you also assume the cuts will become permanent,which is unlikely.

    If you assume the package does spur economic growth and activity then the package either doesn’t add to the deficit or does far less damage.That means Obama is a success.It also means you accept that the package expires in 2 years and is not renewed as is.

    You have to choose a side and go all in or all out.You can’t play a game of taking abstract numbers and assumptions and spinning them to make a point.When you do you lose what credibility you might have had,and your argument becomes mute.

  • http://www.libertarianism.com/ Jack Burns

    ImJustThatDamnGood said:
    I guess deficits do not matter. It is alright our kids will pay it off, no wait… they will be unable to pay the debt because the rich will ship their jobs overseas. Oh well, at least the rich will get richer as they create low wage jobs overseas.

    Yes a lot of U.S jobs are going over seas. Ford for one has closed a lot of manufacturing and call centers down in the U. S. to stay competitive with G. M and their last quarter profits are showing that this was a great move on their part. Taxing the rich has its consequences…

  • Just4thefax

    ImJustThatDamnGood said:
    I guess deficits do not matter. It is alright our kids will pay it off, no wait… they will be unable to pay the debt because the rich will ship their jobs overseas. Oh well, at least the rich will get richer as they create low wage jobs overseas.

    Fact: Give him a stuffed animal for finally hitting a target. You would have large deficits if you liberals would stop spending. Who cares what people have in their pockets it’s theirs not yours. get a job and earn it! No more handouts for the bums in our society and you know who you are!

  • ImJustThatDamnGood

    Jack Burns said:
    Yes a lot of U.S jobs are going over seas. Ford for one has closed a lot of manufacturing and call centers down in the U. S. to stay competitive with G. M and their last quarter profits are showing that this was a great move on their part. Taxing the rich has its consequences…

    Yeah you are, consequences as in decreasing our deficit. Tax cut or no tax cut cheap labor is a way for businesses to make a profit.

  • Just4thefax

    Jack Burns said:
    Yes a lot of U.S jobs are going over seas. Ford for one has closed a lot of manufacturing and call centers down in the U. S. to stay competitive with G. M and their last quarter profits are showing that this was a great move on their part. Taxing the rich has its consequences…

    Fact: Keep taxing them and they will leave!

  • Just4thefax

    ImJustThatDamnGood said:
    Yeah you are, consequences as in decreasing our deficit. Tax cut or no tax cut cheap labor is a way for businesses to make a profit.

    Fact; If you can make the company profits high enough to pay for you and what you want they will do it but it’s up to you to show them your worth every dollar they give. Taxing this same company is directly proportional to how much they match your worth!

  • ImJustThatDamnGood

    Just4thefax said:
    Fact: Give him a stuffed animal for finally hitting a target. You would have large deficits if you liberals would stop spending. Who cares what people have in their pockets it’s theirs not yours. get a job and earn it! No more handouts for the bums in our society and you know who you are!

    Yes the millionaires and billionaires who gain success off the hard work from their employees. They should not have to pay their fair share to society. We should not tax anyone… we will allow our deficit to increase, end our military, police force… Wait a minute if the rich gave a fair wage to their workers maybe there would be no need for government spending to help the poor.

  • ImJustThatDamnGood

    Just4thefax said:
    Fact; If you can make the company profits high enough to pay for you and what you want they will do it but it’s up to you to show them your worth every dollar they give. Taxing this same company is directly proportional to how much they match your worth!

    I want a fair wage for the American worker. That is all I want, there is a problem when the middle class’ income has stagnated and the rich has become richer. If anything should be proportional is the increase of income (rich and middle class).

  • http://www.libertarianism.com/ Jack Burns

    ImJustThatDamnGood said:
    I want a fair wage for the American worker. That is all I want, there is a problem when the middle class’ income has stagnated and the rich has become richer. If anything should be proportional is the increase of income (rich and middle class).

    The rich will always be rich. Its the way of the world. The only thing you can hope for, is to be in their employ and get some of that wealth. Thats the way a lot of people over seas and south of the border see it. They think America is their ticket to wealth. Funny, most Americans don’t see the fact that even our poor are living large compared to those that are poor in other countries…

  • Just4thefax

    ImJustThatDamnGood said:
    Yes the millionaires and billionaires who gain success off the hard work from their employees. They should not have to pay their fair share to society. We should not tax anyone… we will allow our deficit to increase, end our military, police force… Wait a minute if the rich gave a fair wage to their workers maybe there would be no need for government spending to help the poor.

    Fact: It’s over 1/3 income now what do you want them to pay 3/6 income? All those need for extra tax from a welfare recipient like you. Again grow up tighten your belt and go earn it. Those who take the largest risk reap the largest rewards!

  • Just4thefax

    Jack Burns said:
    The rich will always be rich. Its the way of the world. The only thing you can hope for, is to be in their employ and get some of that wealth. Thats the way a lot of people over seas and south of the border see it. They think America is their ticket to wealth. Funny, most Americans don’t see the fact that even our poor are living large compared to those that are poor in other countries…

    Fact: Doesn’t cost a penny to invent your own product and about $40.00 dollars give or take to patent it!

  • Kermit

    ObamaRelease YourRecords said:
    Jay Leno on the Tonight Show; I’ll give you an idea of how bad it is for him(Obama), now Democrats want to see his birth certificate…

    http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2010/12/tonight-show-with-jay-leno-opening.html

    On a serious note; Captain Pamela Barnett(Barnett v Obama), Commander Charles Kerchner(Kerchner v Obama) join in solidarity to support LTC Terry Lakin at his court-martial…

    http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2010/12/captain-pamela-barnett-commander.html

    Wackadoodle! I bet you ware a tinfoil hat too……..

  • Kermit

    Just4thefax said:
    Fact: Doesn’t cost a penny to invent your own product and about $40.00 dollars give or take to patent it!

    Face it you have no Facts and you sound ridiculous.

  • Kermit

    Jack Burns said:
    The rich will always be rich. Its the way of the world. The only thing you can hope for, is to be in their employ and get some of that wealth. Thats the way a lot of people over seas and south of the border see it. They think America is their ticket to wealth. Funny, most Americans don’t see the fact that even our poor are living large compared to those that are poor in other countries…

    And the ignorant will stay ignorant. JackAssBurns, will never be able to put it together……sad

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    ImRubberYoureGlue said:
    Because he’s finally been busted.

    http://obamasgarden.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/factcheck-org-a-request-for-a-retraction/

    So have you; as a fucking idiot!

  • ImJustThatDamnGood

    Just4thefax said:
    Fact: It’s over 1/3 income now what do you want them to pay 3/6 income? All those need for extra tax from a welfare recipient like you. Again grow up tighten your belt and go earn it. Those who take the largest risk reap the largest rewards!

    You omitted one important fact… deductions. The rich hires the best lawyers to give them a big tax deduction. No one pays 1/3 with the tax code so in depth in today’s America.

  • cjd ohio 1

    then why not fix the entire tax system

  • http://none pyrope

    Kermit said:
    Wackadoodle! I bet you ware a tinfoil hat too……..

    Another victim of public education chimes in. Hmmm….these spelling errors remind me of some other poster(s) on this site. Could it be they’re using several names and coming back under different names to chime in their agreement with themself?

    Then, there’s this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOMbYFOooZk&feature=player_embedded

  • Just4thefax

    Kermit said:
    Face it you have no Facts and you sound ridiculous.

    Fact: What does Kermit the frog say to rich people! Rippit….Rippit…..Rippit…..

  • Just4thefax

    ImJustThatDamnGood said:
    You omitted one important fact… deductions. The rich hires the best lawyers to give them a big tax deduction. No one pays 1/3 with the tax code so in depth in today’s America.

    Fact: If a loop hole kills the deduction of tax paid in to the system change the tax code not the level you tax! Right?

  • Just4thefax

    Fact: Sounds like what has been on the republican platform for ages about correcting the tax code but the democrat knuckle draggers won’t have it because getting taxes is their sacred cow!

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  • nrgetick

    ““This White House had no choice,” he said. Republican leaders, you see, had held Team Obama hostage—literally. And it was then—while “bound, gagged, blindfolded in a dark room” on the outskirts of D.C..—that he had seen the error in his ways………and he could finally see that “the tax cuts for the wealthy aren’t a big problem. They’re the best part of the bill!””

    its easy to find your way into these kinds of predicaments when you choose not to stand your ground and fight…., and especially when you let certain demagogues in the “news media” spin their reagonomic bullshit as if it were actually true.

    Our capitulator in chief could actually learn a few things from “crazy ol” bernie sanders….you know the one guy in the senate who actually refers to himself as a democratic socialist and who stands up on those principals to fight the oligarchs and corporatists who are going at great lengths to not only rob us of our wealth and income, but also our democracy . Maybe he can lend obama some of his communist red balls for a minute or two so he can figure out how to use the blunt end of that god damn olive branch.

  • Just4thefax

    nrgetick said:
    ““This White House had no choice,” he said. Republican leaders, you see, had held Team Obama hostage—literally. And it was then—while “bound, gagged, blindfolded in a dark room” on the outskirts of D.C..—that he had seen the error in his ways………and he could finally see that “the tax cuts for the wealthy aren’t a big problem. They’re the best part of the bill!”” its easy to find your way into these kinds of predicaments when you choose not to stand your ground and fight…., and especially when you let certain demagogues in the “news media” spin their reagonomic bullshit as if it were actually true. Our capitulator in chief could actually learn a few things from “crazy ol” bernie sanders….you know the one guy in the senate who actually refers to himself as a democratic socialist and who stands up on those principals to fight the oligarchs and corporatists who are going at great lengths to not only rob us of our wealth and income, but also our democracy . Maybe he can lend obama some of his communist red balls for a minute or two so he can figure out how to use the blunt end of that god damn olive branch.

    Fact: Someone robbed you call the police that is what your suppose to do. Tell them that the republicans are stealing from you. I’m sure they can help you and it should be as useful as your post!

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