# New Trump/Clinton skit on the Simpsons **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 2, 2016, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534 "2016-08-02T08:17:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/1 "2016-08-02T08:17:48Z")
“Watch The Simpsons Take Down Trump As Homer Explains How He Became A Democrat” [http://www.gopocalypse.org/watch-the-simpsons-take-down-trump-as-homer-explains-how-he-became-a-democrat-video/](http://www.gopocalypse.org/watch-the-simpsons-take-down-trump-as-homer-explains-how-he-became-a-democrat-video/) I like the “hair” piece… Direct Youtube link: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tLSy8Tl2bjs/maxresdefault.jpg "3 a.m. | Season 27 | The Simpsons") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLSy8Tl2bjs) ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/2 "2016-08-02T08:32:12Z")
> **[The Simpsons imagines the terrors of Trump as president in fake election ad](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/aug/01/the-simpsons-us-election-ad-donald-trump-hillary-clinton)** > > The long-running Fox comedy show released a short clip on YouTube late on Sunday night, showing Homer and Marge watching a political advertisement I wasn’t sure what he said originally but it is “make Chris Christie eat a worm just for laughs”. > **[Chris Christie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Christie)** > > Christopher James Christie (born September 6, 1962) is an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, lobbyist, and former federal prosecutor who served as the 55th governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. > Christie, who was born in Newark, New Jersey, was raised in Livingston, New Jersey. After graduating in 1984 from the University of Delaware, he earned a J.D. at Seton Hall University School of Law. A Republican, Christie was elected county freeholder (legislator) for Morris County... ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/3 "2016-08-02T09:40:41Z")
[quote=“JohnClay, post:1, topic:761534”] “Watch The Simpsons Take Down Trump As Homer Explains How He Became A Democrat” [http://www.gopocalypse.org/watch-the-simpsons-take-down-trump-as-homer-explains-how-he-became-a-democrat-video/](http://www.gopocalypse.org/watch-the-simpsons-take-down-trump-as-homer-explains-how-he-became-a-democrat-video/) I like the “hair” piece… Direct Youtube link: [/QUOTE] This was a massive bummer. Did The Simpsons used to be clever satire, or was I just too young to know the difference? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/4 "2016-08-02T10:21:34Z")
John Clay, I’d prefer threads to be started with more than just links. I’ll move this to Cafe Society and see how it does there. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/5 "2016-08-02T13:30:47Z")
> [@Junior\_Spaceman](#): > > This was a massive bummer. Did The Simpsons used to be clever satire, or was I just too young to know the difference? Yeah, this showed up on my Facebook feed. Found it stupid and ham-fisted. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/6 "2016-08-02T14:27:33Z")
Yeah, it doesn’t have the zing of Bart’s reply to President Bush the Elder, “Hey, we’re just like the Walton family. We’re waiting for the depression to end too.” ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/7 "2016-08-02T14:42:07Z")
Junior Spaceman: > [@](#): > > This was a massive bummer. Did The Simpsons used to be clever satire, or was I just too young to know the difference? When it came to politics, the Simpsons was always blatantly and un-cleverly anti-Republican. there was an episode where it depicted the Republican convention and Democratic convention in the background, and the Republican one had signs saying “We’re Evil!” The Springfield Republican Party includes flippin’ Dracula. The Simpsons can be clever in many ways, and sometimes on specific issues they’ll portray a right-wing position with some degree of even-handedness (e.g., gun rights in “The Cartridge Family”), but they have always been un-clever, straight-forward Hollywood Democrats when it comes to party politics. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/8 "2016-08-02T14:52:25Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Junior Spaceman: > > When it came to politics, the Simpsons was always blatantly and un-cleverly anti-Republican. there was an episode where it depicted the Republican convention and Democratic convention in the background, and the Republican one had signs saying “We’re Evil!” The Springfield Republican Party includes flippin’ Dracula. The Simpsons can be clever in many ways, and sometimes on specific issues they’ll portray a right-wing position with some degree of even-handedness (e.g., gun rights in “The Cartridge Family”), but they have always been un-clever, straight-forward Hollywood Democrats when it comes to party politics. See, a Dracula reference is kind of funny. Trump sleeping next to a book by “A. Hitler”? Not so much. And the Kang-Kodos aliens taking over the Clinton-Dole campaign was a classic. I found the first eight or so seasons, when they injected political jabs into it, way less ham-fisted and more clever than whatever this crap is. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/9 "2016-08-02T15:48:41Z")
Indeed. I love the Simpsons and still watch it (this season’s been better…) and though they lean left, they’ve taken jabs at both sides. Trump deserves all the shots coming his way but this was with little nuance and basically said the same thing any hack comedian on stage could say. Simpsons should do it better. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/10 "2016-08-02T16:53:29Z")
[Donald Grump](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQyTpPu0gvc) Sesame Street ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/11 "2016-08-02T17:45:07Z")
Homer has always been a Democrat - in fact, he even votes for Obama in 2008. Well, he tries, but every vote is counted as one for “President McCain” (in the opening of season 20’s “Treehouse of Horror XIX”). ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/12 "2016-08-02T17:51:33Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > When it came to politics, the Simpsons was always blatantly and un-cleverly anti-Republican. there was an episode where it depicted the Republican convention and Democratic convention in the background, and the Republican one had signs saying “We’re Evil!” In fairness, IIRC the Democratic one had _“We Can’t Govern!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/13 "2016-08-02T17:57:45Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > See, a Dracula reference is kind of funny. Trump sleeping next to a book by “A. Hitler”? Not so much. And the Kang-Kodos aliens taking over the Clinton-Dole campaign was a classic. I found the first eight or so seasons, when they injected political jabs into it, way less ham-fisted and more clever than whatever this crap is. It would be clever satire, but it appears ham-fisted because it is [uncomfortably close to the truth](http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trumps-ex-wife-once-said-he-kept-a-book-of-hitlers-speeches-by-his-bed-2015-8). How can the election be satired when things are actually unbelievably crazy. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/14 "2016-08-02T18:06:07Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > It would be clever satire, but it appears ham-fisted because it is [uncomfortably close to the truth](http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trumps-ex-wife-once-said-he-kept-a-book-of-hitlers-speeches-by-his-bed-2015-8). How can the election be satired when things are actually unbelievably crazy. Actually, no. If it is a reference to this article, then it is somewhat clever, though it’ll appear as a ham-fisted reference to the vast majority of people who are unfamiliar with it. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/15 "2016-08-02T18:17:58Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > In fairness, IIRC the Democratic one had _“We Can’t Govern!”_ Also, Jimmy Carter was “history’s greatest monster.” ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/16 "2016-08-02T18:20:39Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Actually, no. If it is a reference to this article, then it is somewhat clever, though it’ll appear as a ham-fisted reference to the vast majority of people who are unfamiliar with it. You’re right, I kind of said the opposite of what I was going for. What I meant was, satire of real things that are unbelievably crazy can appear to be ham-fisted. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/17 "2016-08-02T18:34:52Z")
The Other Waldo Pepper: > [@](#): > > In fairness, IIRC the Democratic one had “We Can’t Govern!” True, but I think it’s safe to say that when you call one side “evil” and one side "incompetent’, it’s still clear which side you favor. Biffy: > [@](#): > > Also, Jimmy Carter was “history’s greatest monster.” But later redeemed by being depicted building houses for the homeless (though the duel-displaced Simpsons didn’t qualify, in his eyes). ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/18 "2016-08-02T20:24:48Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > True, but I think it’s safe to say that when you call one side “evil” and one side "incompetent’, it’s still clear which side you favor. Rather depends what the two sides are. ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/19 "2016-08-03T04:52:39Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > It would be clever satire, but it appears ham-fisted because it is [uncomfortably close to the truth](http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trumps-ex-wife-once-said-he-kept-a-book-of-hitlers-speeches-by-his-bed-2015-8). How can the election be satired when things are actually unbelievably crazy. Wow so it seems that part of the show was probably based on something true. ---
**Author:** ![Sterling\_Archer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534/20 "2016-08-03T14:45:59Z")
Simpsons will take jabs at anything mockable, and Trump easily qualifies. A great early season line from Grandpa: Lisa: “Didn’t you wonder why you were getting checks for doing nothing?” Grandpa: “I figured it was because the democrats were in power again.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trump-clinton-skit-on-the-simpsons/761534.md?page=2)