# SNL's political skits **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [September 21, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snls-political-skits/464598 "2008-09-21T23:31:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snls-political-skits/464598/41 "2008-09-23T17:22:44Z")
> [@Antinor01](#): > > As I mentioned on a far right wing site who complained that the skit was too harsh on Palin, it seemed to me that they took the stereotypes of each of those two woman and brilliantly lampooned them. What, you mean that _isn’t_ how Clinton actually acts? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snls-political-skits/464598/42 "2008-09-23T17:31:34Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > What, you mean that _isn’t_ how Clinton actually acts? :dubious: Not that I’ve seen. Or at least, not nearly to the level portrayed in the skit. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snls-political-skits/464598/43 "2008-09-23T20:48:24Z")
> [@DanBlather](#): > > I thought he was _fantastic_. Probably the _best_ SNL sketch of all time. Truly _stupendous_ and worthy of an _Emmy_. [And _so_ orIGinal!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjMYQyhjiYA) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snls-political-skits/464598.md?page=2)