My cousin, a Sanders supporter, was very unhappy with his SNL gig

[Empowerer]

He said that the Titanic skit made him look and sound like a crotchety old man who seemed older than he is - they should have put him in a different setting and different clothes so that he could have seemed hipper.

He thinks it was intentional and means that the SNL crew is in the tank for Hillary.

Really.

[Metric System]

1. Honestly, the conspiracies are getting ridiculous.

[NurseJackie]

5. What else have they got to hold on to?

[DrDan]

15. my first thought as well . . .

[Skwmom]

2. When I heard he was doing SNL I thought Clinton's buddies wouldn't have good intentions. n/t

[Hoyt]

3. Similarly, it appears MSM and referees are biased toward Denver.

[Boomer]

4. I thought it was charming. eom

[farleftlib]

6. I'm embarrassed for you

[beam me up scottie]

54. I am too, this is really sad.

But when you can't discuss issues you have to resort to this kind of petty bullshit.

I feel sorry for them.

[1StrongBlackMan]

85. Why would you be embarrassed for Empowerer?She was relating ...

her COUSIN'S (a Bernie supporter's) impression.

[Matariki]

7. Come on.

Presumably no one held a gun to his head to do that skit. It was just fine. More cute than funny.

[NurseJackie]

8. He (or his advisors) could have said "no". Why didn't they?

[Empowerer]

20. I thought he was good

And the skit was hilarious. He clearly has a good sense of humor.

[SusanCalvin]

34. This Ber supporter says it was fine.

[NurseJackie]

46. I guess the others who think it made him look "bad" ...

... are probably being a little hyper-sentitive. (It was just an SNL skit, so it's unclear exactly what his fans were expecting.)

Perhaps their disappointment can be attributed to having set their expectations too high. Now that I think about it, this is probably the most likely reason and the cause of all the angst that's being expressed regarding his recent appearance on the show.

[BlueMTexpat]

49. +1! eom

[polichick]

9. The Clinton Machine is impressive, but I haven't heard of this connection.

[BlueMTexpat]

50. Oh great - the subterfuge

is working!

I thought it was funny and it looked as if Bernie was enjoying himself. The fact that a candidate can laugh at him/herself is a quality I find very endearing.

[ThreeWayFanny]

53. Are you kidding? Everybody KNOWS SNL is OWNED by...

Golman Sachs !!! This is the MSM, for crying out loud !

[Hekate]

65. That you, Manny?

[ThreeWayFanny]

67. That's quite a complement . ...

.... but, no, it isn't so.

[Hekate]

76. Enjoy yourself

[Kip Humphrey]

77. SSSH! He's incognito. He's F-a-n-n-y, got it?

[Hekate]

78. It's hard

....to hide that much light under a bushel.

[dsc]

59. It was all Franken's doing

[TDale313]

10. I loved it, personally.

Both the Titanic skit and the Bern your Enthusiasm skit. And yeah, I'm a Sanders supporter.

[PonyUp]

11. Your cousin, a Sanders supporter...

[Metric System]

12. There's at least one Sanders supporter above who agrees with the cousin.

[PonyUp]

13. Well, we're not all robots like the Hillary worshipers. n/t

[Empowerer]

16. You do?

I don't see it. I thought he was funny and endearing.

[Empowerer]

14. Why do you call this a "fantastic tale?" Are you calling me a liar?

[whatchamacallit]

55. You have a Berniebro cousin?

Describe him.

[Empowerer]

56. No, he's not a Berniebro

He supports Bernie Sanders.

Why should I have to describe him to you?

[whatchamacallit]

57. I thought all supporters were Berniebros

I'm curious for the demographics. Is he young, old, middle class, white, a POC... ?

[Empowerer]

60. Do you ask the race and age of every Sanders supporter referenced on DU?

Why are you suddenly so interested in the "demographics" of your fellow supporters?

But since you are so interested, I will tell you, even though it's really none of your business. He is middle-aged and white.

[whatchamacallit]

63. Illuminating... n/t

[Agschmid]

86. Because if they can't independently verify it...

It's clearly bullshit.

That's sort of how this campaign seems to be going.

[Empowerer]

89. And, because it apparently makes a difference to them, for some reason ...

[Arazi]

61. +1

who is this mysterious Berniebro?

Inquiring minds want to know

[cherokeeprogressive]

17. Coolest story of the day, Bro.

[Purveyor]

18. It was okay but I had hoped for better. Nt

[politicaljunkie41910]

19. Bernie is a crotchety old man who appears older than he actually is. So what's your point?

[FloridaBlues]

39. Was just going to say that!

[DaGimpster]

21. I saw the clip on YouTube, and I chuckled. I didn't see any harm in it.

[narnian60]

58. Same here.

[mak3cats]

22. I didn't think either sketch was very funny (or the slightest bit clever)...

...but in another post someone said that to "get" everything you have to be familiar with both the "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" shows. I'm not (only watch TV when I have to), so I'll give the benefit of the doubt.

[Empowerer]

26. I'm not a big fan of either show, although I've seen them - but I still thought both sketches were

funny. The Titanic sketch was funny, but not particularly clever - which is fine since lots of SNL skits aren't. But I thought the video was hilarious.

[mak3cats]

30. But, see, I'm old(ish)...

I also haven't watched SNL as a rule since the late 70's. So if I'm in the minority when it comes to whether it was funny or not, I'm very happy about that.

[Empowerer]

32. Lots of their humor these days is lost on me - but sometimes I think they're hilarious

[Fawke Em]

23. Well, my Mom, a Sanders supporter, thought he was very funny.

These concern posts need to stop.

[Empowerer]

25. It's NOT a concern post, since I'm not concerned.

I just thought it was an interesting take.

That said, most Sanders supporters I know thought it was funny. A few thought it wasn't funny, just boring, but no big deal. He's the only person I know who thinks it was a setup.

[restorefreedom]

24. i didn't find it overwhelmingly funny

but thats my only complaint. it was nice to see bernie having fun though.

[Empowerer]

28. He looked like he was having a lot of fun in the closing

We don't see him smile very often and he was grinning - it's probably lots of fun to be on that set.

[restorefreedom]

43. i'm sure it is. and with all the seriousness of campaigning

it must have been a nice break.

[merrily]

27. Your cousin is not the only one who didn't like treatment of Bernie.

[Empowerer]

29. For the same reason?

[arcane1]

31. Everyone I've spoken to found it amusing, even the Clinton supporters.

Your cousin may be a bit paranoid. That skit was being developed long before Sanders came into it.

[Empowerer]

33. He may be - but he was really ticked off ...

Many Sanders supporters on DU are very sensitive, but there didn't seem to be much upset about the show here, so I was surprised by his reaction.

[DesertRat]

35. lol

should have put him in a different setting and different clothes so that he could have seemed hipper

Oh well, what you see is what you get.

[Hoyt]

36. I thought it was very funny and give Sanders credit.

[FloridaBlues]

37. Seriously SNL in the bag for Hillary? Wow

[Peregrine Took]

38. Sad....have we stopped to "critiques" as shallow as this??? Guess so.... n/t

[Arazi]

40. This Sanders supporter wasn't thrilled with it either but Bernie looked like it was a blast!

His glee was transparent and his inability to hide his laughter was charming.

[HERVEPA]

41. Your cousin is also wrong. But nice way for you to get your crotchety old ma thing out there.

Who do you think you're kidding?

[Empowerer]

42. Wow. Paranoid much?

You sound like him... It's all a BIG conspiracy to make Bernie look bad . . .

[HERVEPA]

47. I've seen your posts. I stand by mine. and your "paranoid" posts are also getting tiresome.

[Logical]

70. Your "cousin" story sounds like BS to me too. nt

[Empowerer]

72. Are you calling me a liar?

On what are you basing this? Do you not believe that I have a cousin? Do you not believe I have a cousin who supports Bernie Sanders? And if not, why not? Or do you believe I have a cousin who supports Bernie Sanders but don't believe that he made this observation?

Please be specific - you put it out there, so explain yourself.

[KingCharlemagne]

44. Ageism and reverse sexism live at DU. Imagine the howls of

Outrage, gnashing of teeth and rending of garments were a post about Sec Clinton with similar language published.

[Bjornsdotter]

45. Everyone has their own opinion

...as for me, I loved it!

[BlueMTexpat]

48. LOL

conspiracies, conspiracies everywhere!

[jillan]

51. I didn't know we were sharing cousins stories today!

Kewl!!

[riversedge]

52. Whinning cousin stories at that!!

[Empowerer]

64. This is an interesting place. We are constantly being treated to the spectacle of individual black

folk who support Sanders paraded before us in DU to prove that black people are "feeling the BERN!" Yet, I mention the perspective of one Sanders supporter who I am related to - a perspective that a few Sanders supporters seem to agree with - and y'all have a natural-born fit and insist that: 1) I'm lying; 2) I'm engaging in false "concern;" 3) I'm trying to stir up trouble or make some elusive point; 4) my cousin is "whining;" and even demand to know what race and age my cousin, as if I am under some obligation to prove something to you.

As I said, this is a very interesting place ...

[ecstatic]

68. LOL! nt

[m-lekktor]

74. aaah very telling post! "when individual black folk who support Sanders are paraded before us"

Yeah only Hillary supporters are allowed to parade black folk before us 24/7, yeah i hear ya! THAT is legit.

That must annoy you when some black folk don't fall in line like they are supposed to, otherwise why even bring this up.

and I am not sure what this has to do with anectdotal stories about a cousin or relative.

[ornotna]

62. One time, in band camp.......

[JustAnotherGen]

66. I'm giving this a rec

Because -

It's a freaking SNL skit!

[Number23]

81. Don't you love how the same folks who always regale this site with "stories" about how EEEERYBODY in

their neighborhood has a Bernie sign in their yard and NOBODY is supporting Hillary are the main ones jumping down Empowerer's ass for posting about her cousin??

OP: "I was buying barbeque at the Piggly Wiggly and in the nine minutes I was there, I convinced 62 people to vote for Bernie!!1"
Response: "That's sooooo freaking awesome!!11one"

Another OP: "My cousin supports Sanders and didn't think he was funny on SNL."
Response: "Describe him!" "You made him up!" "If you didn't think he was funny that MUST mean you're both fascist oligarchs!!1"

[JustAnotherGen]

84. I just watched the skit

I thought it was good! But it's only SNL. I'm not getting twisted over SNL. I'm just not!

[morningfog]

69. Your "cousin" is not too bright.

[Logical]

71. LOL, so true. nt

[Empowerer]

73. Why the quotation marks?

[TheBlackAdder]

75. This anectdote seems like an interesting way one could present an OP implying ageism! nt

[Skwmom]

79. I watched the skit w/out Bernie. It was a hatchet job to enforce negative memes about Bernie.

But did I expect anything different? No.

The one woman was REALLY offensive.

[snowy owl]

80. Nobody cares in my opinion. Bernie's smart. He knows what he's doing.

[renate]

82. I never watch SNL any more so I don't know what their standards are

I liked the way that his skit was based upon the whole 1% thing, and really I think that the skit was less about Bernie qua Bernie and more about how OF COURSE it's objectionable that the rich are saved from a disaster and how the rest of us aren't.

Your cousin may be overthinking this. It's not as though anybody is going to think a costume in an SNL skit has anything to do with a person's current hipness.

[RBInMaine]

83. He things SNL is part of the "political establishment." So silly.

[MrMickeysMom]

87. That skit had a message!

I think most people who think about it see that

Also, the Larry David skit was directed by Sanders! I hope he doesn't think the comedy and "bleep" you's were terrible. It was a lighthearted look at the Larry David concept of Bernie Sanders!!!

I compared this to the bar scene with Hillary some months ago, which were bland.

[bigwillq]

88. Tell your cousin to lighten up

It was all in good fun. Sanders seemed to be enjoying himself.

[Empowerer]

90. That's what I told him, but I'm not a Bernie supporter, so what do I know?

Just joking - actually, we are very respectful of one another's opinions. Fortunately, our family is not DU . . .