Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion
Posted on 02/11/2013 by Juan Cole
Saturday Night Live’s parody of the Senate confirmation hearings for Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense.
(Sorry, for US-based viewers only.)
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WOW!
BTW, when will Dershowitz demand rebuttal time?
Man, it was like being there! Good job, SNL.
I have watched this skit about five times and every time I laugh harder. SNL nailed it and this is a breakthrough even though it did not make it on and some boring skit on the Superbowl blackout did. This is huge for Lorne Micheals who has made sure that Israel or the I lobby have never been criticized in a humorous way on his show for 40 years. Daily Beast has one up about how the ADL is spitting nails about this skit even making it up on the internet. The times are a changin
As Kathleen points out, this mordant skit was not broadcast on the show. Naturally.
But today during the Senate Committee hearing Graham went all soft on Hagel nothing like the ass he was at the last hearing. I don’t think he even mentioned Israel. He did mention Iran numerous times. Several of the other Republican Senators called Hagel “cozy” with Iran. Senators Nelson and McCaskill did a take down in response to that hooey