Comments on: SNL’s Democratic Debate: Obama vs. Clinton

By: jfc

jfc — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:33:28 +0000

Hi Obama,

The ads help insure everyone involved in the creative process gets paid. That’s what the recent writers strike was all about. Of course, I don’t get paid nor do any other site owners who show these clips on their blogs. Like a local TV station, I have to ’sell’ my own ad slots.

There was speculation I heard on CNN today that this skit might have been a factor in Obama losing in Ohio and Texas.

By: Obama

Obama — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:12:29 +0000

I hate how they’re showing ads in front of these short clips.. isn’t 30 seconds of advertising a little too much for a 3 minute clip? That’s the first time I’ve seen that clip.. I stopped watching SNL years ago and think that was a good decision although they do occasionally have gems.. not that this was one of them although I do love that they put Hillary in her place.

By: jfc

jfc — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:48:13 +0000

Hi Dennis,

I think the whole Obama phenomena blindsided her and her campaign team. The situation reminds me some of Ford vs Reagan in 1976 and Mondale vs. Hart in 1984. It will be interesting to see if the establishment candidate wins out over the insurgent this time around.

By: Dennisjr

Dennisjr — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:09:52 +0000

This is pretty funny, Leave up to SNL to always go the opposite way of public opinion. I am really surprised Hillary’s campaign strategy didn’t having her attacking McCain weeks ago rather than fighting Obama. That would have taken some of the spotlight away from her losing 10 times to Obama.

By: Dinheiro

Dinheiro — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:59:30 +0000

That’s my problem, i couldn’t see the video (outside us)

By: jfc

jfc — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:29:19 +0000

Hi John,

This time it’s a “vast left wing conspiracy”. I think it is funny/ironic how the press has abandoned her in favor of the new kid in town.

I suspect that the SNL video got pulled from YouTube due to copyright issues, no political ones. SNL videos routinely get removed for that reason.

By: jfc

jfc — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:18:40 +0000

Hi Desty,

The thing I like about Hulu is that with it the writers and other staff members are getting paid while with Google and YouTube they aren’t. Of course, the downside of Hulu is that the video won’t play outside the US. I wish that they could get all this licensing stuff worked out.

By: Desty

Desty — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:32:42 +0000

It is a pretty funny video. I didn’t throw it up on my site until Wed or so. I like to use Google Videos

By: John Cooper

John Cooper — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:14:43 +0000

I think it is pretty sad that it takes SNL doing this sketch to get the american people to relize what has been happening to Hillary.

I also find it funny that YouTube endorses Obama a few weeks ago and any sketch showing favorable for Hillary is removed from there site. Including this one.

Way to go SNL i thank you.