March 8 Saturday Night Live: Hillary Clinton 3 AM Phone Call Ad (SNL Video)

March 8th, 2008 by Wendy

Saturday Night Live tackled the Hillary Clinton 3 AM phone call ad in this March 8 SNL cold open skit.

In the 3 AM phone call parody, President Barack Obama calls Senator Hillary Clinton at 3 AM and she talks the panicked president down. Hillary Clinton calls it a dramatization of a frightening future.

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On March 9th 2008, Gina wrote:

I turned it off after the “Obama” character began acting like the real Hillary by crying and freaking out at the slightest sign of pressure. It wasn’t funny because it made no sense.
On March 9th 2008, Right Wing Nut House » HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY wrote:

[...] to International Womens Day but perhaps one of the best sketches in years by Saturday Night Live, this video of the “3:00 AM Phone Call” is destined to be a classic. By: Rick Moran at 7:13 [...]
On March 9th 2008, it's funny wrote:

That’s funny. LOL.
On March 9th 2008, Dan Alexander wrote:

Hillary Clinton in 2008!
“Change you can name a federal building after!”

The fact that they (SNL) led out their episode with this is beyond sad.
Lorne Michaels is running this show into the ground with less reckless abandon then a Japanese fighter pilot circa 1941. Usually the intro is supposed to be the funniest (or at least one of the funniest) skits; Did the SNL writers recieve word that the strike has ended?

Who put Tina Fey in charge? Can someone bring back Jimmy Fallon for the love of christ?!

Superficial charm and rockstar appeal?

I guess being a whiny, interuptive, defrauding, power-hungry-special-interest-bitch that has riden the coat-tails of her sexually deviant husband is more appealing to SNL than real change.

Hillary experienced? Lets take a look at that experience shall we?

Professional

-Founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families.

As First Lady of Arkansas

-Appointed by newly elected governor Bill Clinton to Rural Health Advisory Committee, where she successfully obtained federal funds to expand medical facilities in Arkansas’ poorest areas. (This was before she cow-towed to the special interests of the medical industry; keep that in mind.)

-Chaired the Arkansas Educational Standard Committee, working on reform of one of the worst educational systems in the country. Successfully implemented mandatory teacher testing, and state standards for curriculum and classroom size. Created the Arkansas Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youth, a preschool literacy and preparedness program.

-Served on the boards of TCBY (1985-1992), Wal-Mart (1986-1992, and Lafarge (1990-1992). First female member of Wal-Mart’s board. [N.B. She was added only after Sam Walton was pressured to add a woman.] During her tenure, she pushed successfully for the chain to adopt more environmentally-friendly practices. (However, she was silent about their anti-labor union practices.)

As First Lady of the U.S.

-Along with Senator Ted Kennedy, was a major force behind the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which provides state support for children whose parents are unable to provide them with health coverage. (I must admit that this is one good thing.)

-Initiated the (successfully passed) Adoption and Safe Families Act.

-Gave a speech (ha!) at the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995), arguing forcefully against practices that abused women around the world, including in China itself, and resisting Chinese pressure to soften her remarks.

As U.S. Senator from New York

-Has served on five Senate committees: Budget (2001-2002), Armed Services (2003-Present), Environment and Public Works (2001-Present), Health, Education, Labor and pensions (2001-Present), and Special Committee on Aging.

1. Establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site.
2. Support the goals and ideals of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
3. Recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
4. Name courthouse after Thurgood Marshall.
5. Name courthouse after James L. Watson.
6. Name post office after Jonn A. O’Shea.
7. Designate Aug. 7, 2003, as National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
8. Support the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
9. Honor the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the bicentennial of his death.
10. Congratulate the Syracuse Univ. Orange Men’s Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
11. Congratulate the Le Moyne College Dolphins Men’s Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
12. Establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program.
13. Name post office after Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda.
14. Honor Shirley Chisholm for her service to the nation and express
condolences on her death.
15. Honor John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, firefighters who lost their lives on duty.

Only five of Clinton’s bills are, more substantive.

16. Extend period of unemployment assistance to victims of 9/11.
17. Pay for city projects in response to 9/11
18. Assist landmine victims in other countries.
19. Assist family caregivers in accessing affordable respite care.
20. Designate part of the National Forest System in Puerto Rico as protected in the wilderness preservation system.

Obama authored 152 bills in 2 yrs; Hillary only 20 in 6 yrs
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message509824/pg1

What about Obama?

During the first – 8 – eight years of his elected service he sponsored over 820 bills. He introduced
233 regarding healthcare reform,
125 on poverty and public assistance,
112 crime fighting bills,
97 economic bills,
60 human rights and anti-discrimination bills,
21 ethics reform bills,
15 gun control,
6 veterans affairs and many others.

His first year in the U.S. Senate, he authored 152 bills and co-sponsored another 427. These included

1. Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 – became law,
2. Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act, – became law,
3. Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, passed the Senate,
4. 2007 Government Ethics Bill, became law,
5. Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill, In committee, and many more.

In all, since entering the State/U.S. Senate, Senator Obama has written 890 bills and co-sponsored another 1096.
On March 9th 2008, jin wrote:

Good video! To the point and very funny!
On March 9th 2008, fbk wrote:

Hillarious – SNL is back! Get used to it y’all.
On March 10th 2008, Kim wrote:

Since I can’t get my trackback to work – I’ll just leave a comment. Thanks for the now-unobtainable video! I linked to it – no need to thank me for the extra 2 hits per month you’ll get.

http://www.ramblestrip.com/blog/2008/03/saturday-night-live-sketch-from-march-8.html

Also, numbers guy up there? You take stuff way too seriously, dude.
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