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— CarolinaCHERCREW (@jameskwaters) October 9, 2016
I rarely watch SNL, but tonight with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Trump-P@$$yGate, I won’t miss it. I have another forty-five minutes before it begins, so let me know if it lives up to it.
Here’s a fresh thread to continue discussing the theme of the day…
(I’ll update post with a video of the TrumpGate sketch as soon as it is available)
Mike J
F1 race starts in an hour.
lamh36
“A Day off with KellyAnne Conway”
BWHAHAHAHAHA
Alright SNL
Now that was funny
Celticdragonchick
@lamh36: that was funny as hell
CaseyL
Thanks for posting that! SNL won’t be on for another 2.5 hours here on the West Coast, so I’m scouring the net for sneak peeks.
Old Dan and Little Anne
I don’t know much about this Hamilton dude. He Reminds me of a lame Eminem. I have laughed several times tonight at least.
redshirt
Can I get a real time transcript?
Jeffro
@lamh36: that was an excellent piece , as was the anti-Barbara Comstock ad featuring Donald Trump that immediately followed it
Oh whatever go LMM !!!
TaMara (HFG)
For those of us still waiting, you might need to give us more details on what’s making you chuckle.
Major Major Major Major
Maybe I’ll catch the west coast feed.
Just kidding, we’re cord-cutters. I’ll watch it here when y’all post the funny skits :)
? Martin
@Mike J: Not looking good for Lewis winning championship #4.
lamh36
lamh36
The entire first segment on Trump on the Weekend Update is already their best in a long time.
amk
@lamh36:
Anoniminous
@lamh36:
Brave Sir Priebus
TaMara (HFG)
@lamh36: And Meet the Press and FTN both say Rudy G will be the guest (MTP also has Nancy Pelosi). Rudy’s gonna be a busy boy tomorrow, uh-huh.
dmsilev
@lamh36: They’re sending Rudy 9/11 as a sub, right? That should go well.
Petorado
@lamh36: So will Reince and Conway be replaced by 3rd string Trump supporters, or will they go for ratings gold and finally ask, I don’t know, some Democrats to finally appear on the airwaves?
amk
btw, wtf #maga that donnie dick keeps tweeting means
lamh36
“locker room talk…what locker room…
lamh36
@amk: make america great again
amk
@lamh36: ha.
Redshift
Watching it on about a half hour DVR delay. LMM has been funny in pretty much everything. Even in the first sketch where they ran a joke into the ground, he was the bright spot.
lamh36
Guess cameos for Weekend Update
gf120581
@Petorado: Rudy’s subbing for both. Apparently the deranged Nosferatu impersonator is all Trump has left.
amk
fool me many times, I shall try to become wise.
The answer to these nuts:
(The Republican party and the campaign’s fundraising apparatus is not returning donations.)
WaterGirl
@TaMara (HFG): Maybe Rudy will get the full-whatever-they-call-it when someone is on all 5 of the big sunday morning shows.
Brent
@efgoldman: You’re assuming that it will, in fact, be a good morning and that he will therefore be speaking the truth on that issue. You don’t know!
Prescott Cactus
@WaterGirl:
Golden Sombrero.ETA: PLatinum Sombrero or Olympic Rings
lamh36
@elanazak 20m20 minutes ago
NBC News knew about the hot mic tape for 4 days but sat on it for fears Trump would sue.
BillinGlendaleCA
@Brent: efgoldman is old, any day he wakes up is a good morning.
Mike J
Amy Fiscus @amyfiscus 30 minutes ago
NBC sat on the Trump footage for four days because of concerns Trump would sue the network
Major Major Major Major
@Mike J: ? ? ? ? ?
Omnes Omnibus
@Mike J: dfKL:dgDJKdfKL:dfKLdarLadL:J
Sorry, I lost it for a bit. OMNES ANGRY!
lamh36
lamh36
Well that was great lil segment, almost entirely in Spanish, sprinkled in w/English words to describe acting bits in the skit
Jim, Foolish Literalist
@lamh36: that’s kinda what I figured, but what the hell kind of suit could there be by playing an old video/audio recording? I assume that’s the same reason we don’t hear about Ivana, unless it’s true that Chelsea and Ivanka are actual friends, and she’s put a kibosh on that story.
lamh36
@Mike J: jinx…lol
TS
@Mike J:
And they would rather have an ignorant demented racist misogynist for President than face being sued for telling the truth.
BillinGlendaleCA
@Omnes Omnibus:
Be afraid, be very afraid.
RobertDSC-Quad Intel Mac
@amk:
maga = Make America Great Again.
Really liking the new Metallica tracks that have come out recently.
jk
Trump still retains the support of Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann
Palin Facebook post:
Bachmann on CNN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5-pRDAWOas
Petorado
@gf120581: I know that an unhinged person on TV was the clever premise of “Network” back in the day, but Rudy is just another log of spittle-flecked rage on a huge bonfire of conservative anger that’s getting pretty damn tiresome to listen to. Is Sunday morning the only time the old, scared demographic watch any other channels but Fox?
RK
Hitler Reacts to the News of Donald Trump & Billy Bush “Pussy” Video
Mnemosyne
@Redshift:
Have you ever seen any of his improv freestyle rapping? He did a couple on Jimmy Fallon’s show and even did one at the White House. He’s a very good improviser, so I’m not surprised that he’s holding his own on SNL.
BR
@Mike J:
This among other reasons is why I don’t think the leak came from the Clinton campaign. There seem to be too many journalists already on the case and the video is in their own vaults. Maybe the Clinton campaign has other scoops, or maybe they know where to point the MSM, but I don’t think the video itself directly came from them.
lamh36
@Deadspin
A complete-ish history of Donald Trump’s weird obsession with his own daughter:
Omnes Omnibus
@BR: I think that you are wrong. I think that she and her people are aware of everything and are releasing it strategically.
Mike J
@BR: If the campaign had given it to NBC, NBC would have run it. They would have had a better idea that it was being shopped around and known they would be scooped if they hesitated.
My guess is a PA who kept a private reel, somebody who NBC didn’t think could actually get the attention of more media outlets.
lamh36
WaterGirl
@Mike J: What’s a PA?
Mike J
@WaterGirl: Production assistant.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
@lamh36: OHPLEASEOHPLEASE… I mostly want to see who Trump pricks as a replacement. I want it to be Christie, but I think it will (would) be Flynn
Adam L Silverman
@Celticdragonchick: How you doing?
lamh36
Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon return to #SNL as sought-after Philly voters
Mnemosyne
@jk:
Uh, she knows who’s running for president as a Republican this year, right?
lamh36
SNL’: Lin-Manuel Miranda Whips Out ‘Not Throwing Away My Shot’ Parody
Major Major Major Major
@Petorado: Howard Beale wasn’t a conservative though. He was a populist, yes, but more of a liberal Glenn Beck-type character.
Great movie.
WaterGirl
@Mike J: Ah! That makes sense.
BR
@lamh36:
Is that new? Because I read that Pence is going back on the trail to shore up the evangelical vote.
Mike J
@? Martin: Not now! Yow.
? Martin
@Mike J: Welp. Gonna need a meteor at this point.
Adam L Silverman
@amk: Except for Adelson, Ricketts, and the Mercers. He’s got plenty of funding as a result and doesn’t need any other than these three.
TaMara (HFG)
Ok, I’m toast, so going to watch SNL and call it a night. You guys stop using the P word and posting those naked links and you should stay out of moderation.
sukabi
@amk: #MAGA = make america grope again
Adam L Silverman
@Omnes Omnibus: And now we see the effects of Peter Thiel backing the Hulk Hogan lawsuit. Didn’t take much to train the news media.
Adam L Silverman
@BillinGlendaleCA: No, that’s Omnes after being run through a matter transportation pod. You mixed your memes.
Davebo
@lamh36:
Pence isn’t going anywhere, except for N. Carolina tomorrow.
In for a penny, in for a pound.
sukabi
@amk: since he’s been funneling to his properties this will be tied up in court, and bankruptcy filings in 3….2….1
Jim, Foolish Literalist
Or, ya know, five years of delegitimizing and race-baiting the country’s first African American president
sigaba
Hmm this is coming for me in about an hour… In the eye of a hurricane there is quiet.
Word of the day: “Gooberdammerung.”
Adam L Silverman
@lamh36: Ya think?
Adam L Silverman
@sigaba: Since you were having trouble finding the contact list for the front pagers, I just sent you an email to the email address you use here. Let me know if it made it.
amk
@Adam L Silverman: I doubt they will still be pouring money down the drain, especially if the fetus funeral guy pulls out.
redshirt
@sukabi: Trump should have started a law firm 20 years ago. Trump Law – The Biggest and The Bestest
sigaba
@Adam L Silverman: I did see it thanks, many fires to tend in the Arts District tonight, will reply later.
How DO I find these emails?
Major Major Major Major
@Adam L Silverman: EXACTLY what I was thinking.
Adam L Silverman
@amk: Adelson and Ricketts both publicly stated earlier today that they would continue to provide funding as they believe Hillary is unacceptable. The Mercer’s are doing the same. Other donors, I’m sure, are unhappy and have buyer’s remorse.
RaflW
Since we’re talking about comedy, John Aravosis is up late, looking though wikileaks ‘transcripts’ of HRC speeches. He’s quickly building a strong case for many of the emails being fakes. Really, really obvious fakes.
These are the leaks that horrible human being Roger Stone was gloating about shortly after his man Trump was humiliated in the first debate. They are amateurs. Inspector Clouseau would be a big step up in quality for them.
It’s still deadly serious that they got this close, they got to within 30 days of winning and we are not home free. But they are also total dick-stepping morons, and thank pasta for that!
amk
@Adam L Silverman: well, talk is cheap. we shall see.
Adam L Silverman
@sigaba: If you put your cursor/pointer over the quick links link at the top right next to the search box you’ll get a drop down menu. Click on “contact a front pager” then pick the front pager of your choice.
No worries, I’m happy to help. Basically I need some info from you beyond “plinking” before providing input.
Adam L Silverman
@Major Major Major Major: Especially as the attorney that Thiel paid for is the one handling Melania’s suit against the Daily Mail and that blogger from Maryland that linked to the Daily Mail story (so that he could sue the Daily Mail in Maryland, because he wasn’t going to get anywhere in an English court).
Major Major Major Major
@RaflW: Link?
@Adam L Silverman: Sbleh.
Adam L Silverman
@RaflW: A number of the ones I’ve seen posted/referred to have either been edited by someone for whom English is not their first language or were simply written by someone for whom English is not their first language. The phrasing and choice of words is just way, way off. They read like they were written by Boris and Natasha: “must find Moose and Sid Blumenthal!”
Adam L Silverman
@amk: I’m just relaying what’s being reported. I am merely the messenger…
Adam L Silverman
@Major Major Major Major: Sbleh?
Major Major Major Major
@Adam L Silverman: Sbleh. A sign of exhausted disapproval. May or may not have originated with me just now.
lgerard
@lamh36:
Here comes Sean Hannity!
? Martin
@Adam L Silverman: Google translate is still working on their Russian->English.
sigaba
@Mike J: This sort of thing, when there’s dirty B-roll, there’s usually a bin on the Unity (a folder on the editing computer network). Every staff editor and producer knows about it.
On reality TV the prospect for leaks is a lot higher since all the editors are “predators” (producer-editors). They’re all non-union and low-paid.
BR
I’m curious what Adam thinks about this:
sigaba
@? Martin: It’s tough to translate those definite articles into English…
Adam L Silverman
@Major Major Major Major: Okay, wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing an acronym.
Adam L Silverman
@BR: I saw that and agree. Not because I’ve gone through them particularly thoroughly – I’ve seen one or two in news reporting. Rather, I trust Nance’s analysis. If he says they’re heavily edited and/or fakes, than they’ve been heavily edited and/orfakes.
Prescott Cactus
@Adam L Silverman: @Adam L Silverman:
I got that.
BR
@Adam L Silverman:
Interesting. I wonder why MSM outlets are treating it like it’s real. Maybe they figure all leaks so far have been real so these must be too. I saw another tweet saying that it seemed like some of the sentences were obvious translations.
Adam L Silverman
@BR: I’m pretty sure they’re a bit overwhelmed with the Trump stuff right now. All the coverage I’ve seen has been in chyrons and crawls. Also, remember, Bossie and Stone just feed this stuff to their sources. Or its going from Drudge and Breitbart to the MSM folks that pay attention to Drudge.
Prescott Cactus
@Omnes Omnibus: It’s all in a timely manner to expand negatives over more than one new cycle and to prolong the pain. I half expect something to drop tomorrow morn , so that one fire is not put out and another beginning. Kellyann and Reince just can’t even “Face the Nation”.
Drip, drip, spultz.
The Lodger
@WaterGirl: Yahtzee!
BR
@Adam L Silverman:
Makes sense — and it’s not surprising that “commentators” don’t really vet the material but talk about “what people are talking about”.
sukabi
@jk: that Palin statement was NOT written by Palin, entirely too coherent, structured and on point. Looks like someone is trying to feel out the mood of base. Using the women to check for bleeding.
Fair Economist
@Jim, Foolish Literalist:
I see what you did there. Bad boy!
Major Major Major Major
@BR: Damn, some of those are… they aren’t even trying!
Jim, Foolish Literalist
This Tina Fey return would be a lot funnier if they had brought back Rachel Dratch or Amy Poehler instead of Jimmy “Hey! Look At Me!” Fallon in drag
? Martin
Hmm. Looks like the Samsung Note 7 replacements are also catching fire. 3rd in the last week. One grounded a plane, the other two sent people to the hospital. Samsung hasn’t really said anything about it.
I think they’re going to have to pull it from the market entirely.
Fair Economist
@? Martin: I was very close to getting a Note 7. Sometimes being a procrastinator is a good thing!
amk
If the rethugs do manage to kick the dick out, they would have attained the ultimate nirvana of voter suppression. The resultant howling from the wingnut base, who cheered on these voter suppression tactics, will be music to my ears.
BillinGlendaleCA
@Fair Economist: I won’t get a phone with a sealed battery, I have a Note Edge.
amk
If the gutless granny starver should lose in nov, that’ll be the best icing. The base craves read meat, not the usual paul pablum.
jl
@BR:
“Interesting. I wonder why MSM outlets are treating it like it’s real. ”
Should be clear now that our corporate media is utterly corrupt. Already strong evidence of tampering and forgery in previous released emails, which are probably from Democratic Party but doctored to look like from HRC State Dept. So, why report them out without noting the problems? No journalist reason, but they want balance to, I dunno, keep GOPers and Trumpers from getting too pissed off about horrible Trump BS and tuning out? Or worried about hurting the feelings of reactionary big advertisers. Or what? No good reason except that media orgs run by corporate conglomerates are corrupt. They don’t give a rat’s ass about the truth. They care about the $ and nothing else.
redshirt
@amk: So much icing I’m worried about diabetes.
BillinGlendaleCA
@jl: When it comes to anything computer related, the media sucks. They never talk to people that actually know about how the systems work, that would involve talking to smelly and visually unappealing people.
Major Major Major Major
@BillinGlendaleCA: They could always talk to Barron, I hear he’s pretty good at the cyber.
jl
@lamh36:
” Sources reporting that Pence is considering dropping out of the race. ”
Rudy looks like he’s ready to go. Pick him.
BillinGlendaleCA
@Major Major Major Major: Heh, thanks. Considering that two of my three favorite teams lost today, that made me laugh.
BillinGlendaleCA
@jl:
PLEASE.
jl
@BillinGlendaleCA: It would also require hard work, learning new stuff, research, and thinking. They don’t get paid for that boring loser crap. The news media divas are winners, don’t you know. You pull down millions of bucks for BSing and posing, that kind of scut work is demeaning. I mean, really?
jl
@BillinGlendaleCA: If Pence does go, we could submit Baud’s resume. Baud will thank us.
BillinGlendaleCA
@jl: True, you’d have to talk to people with weird piercings and lots of ink.
@jl: Why do you hate our young Baud?
Rudy’s probably out since he’s also from New York and Trump still thinks he’ll win there. Sad.
piratedan
all that money goes to wardrobe and cosmetics, you don;t actually expect them to read and understand stuff do you? It used to be the weather people and sports guys were the ones laughed at because that’s where they stashed the easy on the eyes staff. Now it’s the sports and weather folks have to know their stuff and the news reporters are glorified stenographers.
jl
@BillinGlendaleCA: There will always be another chance for Baud! 2016!, if only he would take one of them. Loser! Sad!
jl
@piratedan: I’ve often thought they should eliminate the news divas from cable and network news orgs and rotate real reporters through. Sports, weather, gardening, chess and crossword columnists, outdoors, science, police beat could all take turns.
Don’t know how you could do that. Constitutional amendment?
eldorado
@Major Major Major Major: more of a documentary, really.
Central Planning
@amk: #maga make america grope again
gogol's wife
@RK:
Never gets old. Although this one seems to have been made by Peter Wehner.
gogol's wife
@Mnemosyne:
He was kind of wasted. I only made it through the first hour. His monologue was fantastic, then the sketches were quite lame, except for the pre-taped ones.
So I keep having to watch Hamilton stars go to waste on teevee. Diggs too.
gogol's wife
@lamh36:
Thanks — that was the best part by far.
gogol's wife
@Jim, Foolish Literalist:
Wasn’t funny at all. Neither of them seemed to have rehearsed.
Uncle Cosmo
@Adam L Silverman:
ASS ANGIE: Khey Rockies, watch I pull transcript out of ass!
PRESS: That trick never works.
ASS ANGIE: Nothing up sleeve…Prestov!
PRESS:
ASS ANGIE: (Don’t know own strength…)
WaterGirl
@WaterGirl: For what it’s worth, the phrase I was looking for to describe being on all 5 of the major sunday morning shows is the “full Ginsberg”. But I appreciated all the other suggestions!
JR in WV
@jl:
If Pence really wants to “drop out” he should just go home, not say anything. They won’t be able to put someone else on the ballots if he doesn’t resign, may not be able to even if he did resign this late.
Or only make appearances in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, within driving distance. That would mess with Trump more than anything else.