Yesterday I posted a video of Halloween with the Clintons because I thought the day needed a little humor. Well, I couldn't find the video I wanted to post, which was the Saturday Night Live version of the bailout press conference. I didn't think anything of the missing video until I read Hotair.com this morning and realized that that skit on Saturday Night Live had evidently caused quite an uproar, then disappeared on the internet. You can find the skit (at least temporarily) at YouTube.com. I'm not sure how long it will be up there. It skewers everyone equally, and that may have been the problem. There may be lawsuits involved. Evidently, one of the couples named in the skit are big democrat party donors. That also might be part of the problem. Anyway, enjoy.
UPDATE: The video is no longer available on YouTube. I found it somewhere else. THIS IS THE NEW LINK Hulu.com. There is some editing, but it is minor. It has to do with the couple who sold their portfolio to Wachovia Bank.
There is one more part that was edited. It's not so minor. I got this information from HotAir.com.
an interview with Gold, the show's executive producer, Lorne Michaels, said the Sandlers were distraught but had not demanded the changes. He noted the "People who should be shot" line was deleted as was a reference to their "corrupt activities."
But a comparison of the two versions shows that actually a little more than that was cut. What also was excised was any mention of the involvement of Massachusetts' Rep. Frank in the Sandler subprime mess...
In the original skit Sandler addresses Frank, saying, "And thank you Congressman Frank as well as many Republicans for helping block Congressional oversight of our corrupt activities."
To which Frank replies enthusiastically, "Not at all!"
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