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SNL spoofs Glenn Beck, complete with misspelled chalkboard conspiracy theories and references to commu-Nazis

September 24, 2009 8:56 pm ET

From the September 24 broadcast of NBC's Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday:

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    • Author by ProgLib (September 24, 2009 9:02 pm ET)
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      lol... as hilarious as that looks, i was hoping this wouldnt happen because its exactly what beck wants. in fact, he was wondering why they havent spoofed him on SNL yet, and now they have.
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      • Author by mustardman (September 24, 2009 9:11 pm ET)
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        It reduces this to a bigger joke than it already is and down further in the noise where it belongs so it's all good.
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      • Author by Major Tom (September 24, 2009 9:14 pm ET)
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        I know what your saying, I've thought about that before. Ever since I read that Salon piece on his dubious employment history I realized just how much he feeds off the negative attention.
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      • Author by snoopy (September 24, 2009 9:25 pm ET)
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        I don't know, Coulter has been pretty marginalized now. She basically gets thrown a few crumbs, but for the most part she's toast.
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      • Author by Digital Jedi (September 25, 2009 1:13 am ET)
           
        Yeah, I'm gonna go with this not really working to his advantage. Just a hunch.
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    • Author by njguy93 (September 24, 2009 9:11 pm ET)
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      I was just thinking the exact same thing. As funny as it is to see Glenn Beck called out in any way for the idiot that he is, its also exactly what Glenn Beck wants, because more people might be talking about him or curious about him. Although most sane people who become curious about him and tune into his show will probably change the channel after about 5 mimutes and not watch again, so I guess it balances out.

      THANK YOU.
      njguy93@yahoo.com
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    • Author by juliajayne1 (September 24, 2009 9:39 pm ET)
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      Speaking of SNL, for anybody who hasn't seen it, this is a very funny spoof of the Joe Wilson affair.

      http://tpmtv.talkingpointsmemo.com/?id=3445089
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    • Author by skiploader1111 (September 24, 2009 9:44 pm ET)
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      I like that SNL points out that Back can't tell the difference between Communist Russia and Nazi Germany. It's interchangeable to Beck and synonymous. Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Castro, Barney Frank. Hey, what's the difference?
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      • Author by LKL (September 24, 2009 11:28 pm ET)
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        Clearly no difference, they're all evil liberals somehow.

        What's really funny (and sad) to me is that I find that Glenn Beck comes across as much crazier in reality when he's doing his chalkboards of conspiracy.
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    • Author by IRONY 101 (September 24, 2009 9:46 pm ET)
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      I don't find Beck's nastiness funny and in that regard I don't like seeing him made into a humorous cult figure. Sarah Palin is buffoonish, as was her Tina Fey SNL character. But Beck is actually a sinsiter character. I love humor but I hate to see Beck get any more attention.
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      • Author by juliajayne1 (September 24, 2009 10:57 pm ET)
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        You make cogent points, Mr. Subversive Commando. :-) (Howdy)


        A self professed rodeo clown

        Who hails from Fox loony town,

        Is a mendacious buffoon

        Who howls at the moon

        And deserves neither fame or renown

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    • Author by shawncforce (September 25, 2009 9:44 am ET)
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      I love Glen Beck!!!!!!!! I found it quite funny and entertaining. Everyone is just mad in the media that FOX is killing them in the ratings. MSNBC who?? If Obama wants to reach REAL!!!! people like me and most of America then he should go on FOX. No kill granny care, No tax and cap, No Obama youth, No new friends like Iran and Cuba. Most people in everyday REAL!!!! main street America agrees with Glen. Just watch him he is a modern day Ben Franklin, just funnier.
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      • Author by John Paradox (September 25, 2009 6:46 pm ET)
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        Why do you hate Benjamin Franklin?
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      • Author by internet soldier (September 26, 2009 3:20 am ET)
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        "Most people in everyday REAL!!!! main street America agrees with Glen."

        You mean at the asylum?
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        • Author by njguy93 (September 27, 2009 2:40 am ET)
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          It's usually the main street in a town where nobody needs a toothbrush and everybody lives in a trailer park and shares the same family tree.

          THANK YOU.
          njguy93@yahoo.com
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    • Author by sallymaes (September 25, 2009 10:36 pm ET)
         
      That was funny... I like glenn beck's nuttiness. He does have great points if you take away certain biases. I am an independent, and he does make some good points
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    • Author by keglined (September 26, 2009 2:34 am ET)
         
      I bet the sketch was hilarious, and I can't wait to see it.

      As luck would have it, I'm stationed in South Korea, don't live on base, so no American TV for me. NBC, Hulu and others don't allow streaming here.

      Arrgghh!
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