Yeah try putting that to music Schoolhouse Rock.
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Sunday, January 25, 2015
The REAL way that bills become laws in 2015.
Yeah try putting that to music Schoolhouse Rock.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Since when did SNL become an outlet for Fox News propaganda?
So earlier in the day I saw a post about this skit some website or another suggesting that it was great.
I did not read the whole thing because I didn't want the skit to be spoiled before I had a chance to see it. (#Alaskaproblems.)
But as I'm watching the damn thing I kept shaking my head and saying out loud, "WTF? That's not what happened at all!"
Think Progress noticed the same thing:
“BILL: And if I pass the legislative test, then I wind up on the President’s desk…
BOY: President Obama what’s the big idea? That bill was trying to become a law.”
In the sketch, once the bill reaches Obama’s desk, he pushes the bill down the steps. But this is the opposite of what actually happened. Obama was desperate to see an immigration bill — of virtually any type — cross his desk. In May 2013, he reached a tentative deal with a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, which would have been substantially more conservative than the Senate bill. It was ultimately rejected by Republican House leadership.
“BILL: Don’t you have to go through Congress at some point?
EXECUTIVE ORDER: Oh that’s adorable, you still think that’s how government works.”
The implication here is that presidents before Obama didn’t use executive action for major policy areas. In fact, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan both used executive orders to protect undocumented immigrants. In 1989, Bush’s order protected about 40% of the undocumented population, roughly the same percentage as Obama’s order.
Think Progress ends the article by saying that SNL is under no obligation to get their facts right in order to do parody, but I disagree with that.
Maybe back in the 70's SNL could be a little sloppy, and get by with it because their viewers were not nearly as well informed as viewers today. But in a world where they are competing with brilliant satirists like Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and HBO's John Oliver, they need to cross their fucking 't's" and dot their fucking "i's."
Do you know how you know when you have really screwed the pooch while presenting a political parody? When freaking Ted Cruz is quoting you while attacking the President, that's how.
I have been pretty underwhelmed with SNL this season, but I thought I would give them a chance to his their stride.
Yeah well forget that shit now. I am done with them.
I did not read the whole thing because I didn't want the skit to be spoiled before I had a chance to see it. (#Alaskaproblems.)
But as I'm watching the damn thing I kept shaking my head and saying out loud, "WTF? That's not what happened at all!"
Think Progress noticed the same thing:
“BILL: And if I pass the legislative test, then I wind up on the President’s desk…
BOY: President Obama what’s the big idea? That bill was trying to become a law.”
In the sketch, once the bill reaches Obama’s desk, he pushes the bill down the steps. But this is the opposite of what actually happened. Obama was desperate to see an immigration bill — of virtually any type — cross his desk. In May 2013, he reached a tentative deal with a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, which would have been substantially more conservative than the Senate bill. It was ultimately rejected by Republican House leadership.
“BILL: Don’t you have to go through Congress at some point?
EXECUTIVE ORDER: Oh that’s adorable, you still think that’s how government works.”
The implication here is that presidents before Obama didn’t use executive action for major policy areas. In fact, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan both used executive orders to protect undocumented immigrants. In 1989, Bush’s order protected about 40% of the undocumented population, roughly the same percentage as Obama’s order.
Think Progress ends the article by saying that SNL is under no obligation to get their facts right in order to do parody, but I disagree with that.
Maybe back in the 70's SNL could be a little sloppy, and get by with it because their viewers were not nearly as well informed as viewers today. But in a world where they are competing with brilliant satirists like Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and HBO's John Oliver, they need to cross their fucking 't's" and dot their fucking "i's."
Do you know how you know when you have really screwed the pooch while presenting a political parody? When freaking Ted Cruz is quoting you while attacking the President, that's how.
I have been pretty underwhelmed with SNL this season, but I thought I would give them a chance to his their stride.
Yeah well forget that shit now. I am done with them.
Monday, July 30, 2012
How laws are passed in 2012. School House Rock gets a somewhat frightening update.
You only thought you knew how a bill becomes a law. In this Fiore creation, “ALEC” ( representing the American Legislative Exchange Council) explains the ways corporations and politicians collude to create self-serving, self-enriching legislation — steamrolling democracy in the process.
So much for democracy.
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So much for democracy.
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Friday, May 13, 2011
I think the makers of SchoolHouse Rock need to sue the crap out of Mike Huckabee.
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Other important things you can learn from this animated series:
Ronald Reagan could have solved the AIDS crisis simply by just withholding access to medical treatment from the gays until they had all died out.
Ronald Reagan was capable of walking on water, but he did not want to be a show off.
Ronald Reagan only pretended to be a bad actor in order to fool Mikhail Gorbachev into underestimating him. Then he crushed Communism., ALL BY HIMSELF!
Ronald Reagan pooped gold.
You know I have not read my Bible for awhile now, but isn't there something in there about not worshipping false idols?
Thursday, March 25, 2010
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