The Israel lobby made sure that this Saturday Night Live sketch on the Chuck Hagel hearings was dropped from the show …
Well, maybe the lobby didn’t need to intervene. More likely, the show’s writers had to reconcile themselves to the fact that their audience doesn’t pay too much attention to what happens in the U.S. Senate. It’s hard to satirize a particular form of behavior — in this case, shameless displays of slavish adoration of Israel — if the people who need to get the joke are ignorant about the thing being mocked. Still, thanks to SNL for giving it a shot.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
F*ck Censorship
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Quality new banner, MB.
Let's hope the LAPD get the joke...
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Although the quality of the McCain parody, and Fred's Sanders was awesome (I figure the cracking up was not part of the script) overall it wasn't really that funny, not as I saw it.
Personally, I would have axed it as well, but I have no idea how it compares to what manages to ooze its way on to that venue.
Free Speech Editor:
We were more on about the "censorship" than the actual quality of the bit. Note that Sullivan doesn't mention that it wasn't broadcast, & thinks people are wising up, while our link has a better view of why it wasn't shown:
the show’s writers had to reconcile themselves to the fact that their audience doesn’t pay too much attention to what happens in the U.S. Senate. It’s hard to satirize a particular form of behavior — in this case, shameless displays of slavish adoration of Israel — if the people who need to get the joke are ignorant about the thing being mocked.
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