BITCH IS THE NEW BLACK
Guest Host Tina Fey on SNL's "Weekend Update" last night (as their Women's News Correspondent):
FEY: ... And finally, the most important Women's News item there is: we have our first serious female presidential candidate in history, Hillary Clinton. And yet, women have come so far as feminists that they don't feel obligated to vote for a candidate just because she's a woman. Women today feel perfectly free to make whatever choice Oprah tells them to. Which raises the question, "Why are people abandoning Hillary for Obama?" Some say that they're put off by the fact that Hillary can't control her husband and that we would end up with "co-presidents". 'Cause that would be terrible, having two intelligent, qualified people working together to solve problems - uck! Why would you let Starsky talk to Hutch? I wanna watch that show, "Starsky".
You know, what is it, America? Are you weirded out that they're married? 'Cause I can promise you that they are having exactly as much sex with each other as George Bush and Jeb Bush are. Then there is the scrutiny of her physical appearance. Rush Limbaugh, the Jeff Conaway of right wing radio, said that he doesn't think that America is ready to watch their president, quote, "turn into an old lady in front of them". Really? They didn't seem to mind when Ronald Reagan did that.
Maybe what bothers me the most is that people say that Hillary is a bitch. Let me say something about that: Yeah, she is. And so am I. [indicating "anchor" Amy Poehler] And so is this one.
POEHLER: Yeah, deal with it!
FEY: Yeah, you know what? Bitches get stuff done. That's why Catholic schools use nuns as teachers and not priests. Those nuns are mean old clams and they sleep on cots and they're allowed to hit you. And at the end of the school year, you hated those bitches - but you knew the capital of Vermont.
POEHLER: Yes.
FEY: So I'm saying, it's not too late, Texas and Ohio! Get on board! Bitch is the new black!
Ha! Love it. The clip is now up at NBC's site - as is the opening sketch, based on the Clinton-Obama debate in Texas, which is also kinda hilarious. Unfortunately, they've truncated the opening sketch, so only the last couple of minutes appear. It was the first couple of minutes that were really incisive.
FEY: ... And finally, the most important Women's News item there is: we have our first serious female presidential candidate in history, Hillary Clinton. And yet, women have come so far as feminists that they don't feel obligated to vote for a candidate just because she's a woman. Women today feel perfectly free to make whatever choice Oprah tells them to. Which raises the question, "Why are people abandoning Hillary for Obama?" Some say that they're put off by the fact that Hillary can't control her husband and that we would end up with "co-presidents". 'Cause that would be terrible, having two intelligent, qualified people working together to solve problems - uck! Why would you let Starsky talk to Hutch? I wanna watch that show, "Starsky".
You know, what is it, America? Are you weirded out that they're married? 'Cause I can promise you that they are having exactly as much sex with each other as George Bush and Jeb Bush are. Then there is the scrutiny of her physical appearance. Rush Limbaugh, the Jeff Conaway of right wing radio, said that he doesn't think that America is ready to watch their president, quote, "turn into an old lady in front of them". Really? They didn't seem to mind when Ronald Reagan did that.
Maybe what bothers me the most is that people say that Hillary is a bitch. Let me say something about that: Yeah, she is. And so am I. [indicating "anchor" Amy Poehler] And so is this one.
POEHLER: Yeah, deal with it!
FEY: Yeah, you know what? Bitches get stuff done. That's why Catholic schools use nuns as teachers and not priests. Those nuns are mean old clams and they sleep on cots and they're allowed to hit you. And at the end of the school year, you hated those bitches - but you knew the capital of Vermont.
POEHLER: Yes.
FEY: So I'm saying, it's not too late, Texas and Ohio! Get on board! Bitch is the new black!
Ha! Love it. The clip is now up at NBC's site - as is the opening sketch, based on the Clinton-Obama debate in Texas, which is also kinda hilarious. Unfortunately, they've truncated the opening sketch, so only the last couple of minutes appear. It was the first couple of minutes that were really incisive.