A Blagojevich Christmas

Rock your friends with this COOL E-Greeting. ITS FREE at http://www.mushygushy.com - Always free! Make you own NOW and place yourself into the ACTION!!

Saturday Night Live takes aim at Blagojevich. Late night comics have been taking aim at Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich all week (just a few of the zingers are here), so it was no surprise that over the weekend, Saturday Night Live opened with a skit about the embattled politician.

As you might expect, the first word out of the mouth of the governor, who was played by Jason Sudeikis, was a profanity (one that was bleeped out by censors). Many profanities followed, and the rest of the skit, which had Blagojevich being grilled by Congress and defending a bailout plan meant to enrich him, was mostly predictable. The opener was mildly amusing but not nearly on a par with the show's slam-dunk skits focusing on another governor, Sarah Palin.

Part of the problem was that, as played by Sudeikis, Blagojevichs accent sounded more Long Island than Midwestern. As he attempted to shake down Congress for money, an ambassadorship, a NASA job for his wife (who was played by Kristen Wiig) or a new leather jacket, the Blagojevich in the skit sounded like a third-string Mafia guy on The Sopranos.

Much more successful were the jibes taken at Blagojevich during the Weekend Update segment. As Seth Meyers noted during that segment, even other Illinois politicians thought Blagojevich should step down.

When Illinois politicians think youre too corrupt, youre too corrupt, Meyers said. Thats like Amy Winehouse telling you to go to rehab.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• SNL
• Blagojevich

[sandleaf1]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!