SNL star asked to stand in for Jean Schmidt in GOP debate

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You just can't make this stuff up folks!

http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Underthe...

After Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) refused to debate her primary challenger, state Rep. Bob McEwen, in front of a Cincinnati-area Republican club, the club invited comedian Rachel Dratch of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” to stand in for Schmidt at the event. Dratch portrayed the controversial congresswoman on the show last fall after Schmidt’s infamous “cut and run” comment about Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) on the House floor.

The Anderson Township Republican Club scheduled the debate for April 19. According to club spokesman Duffy Beischel, Schmidt had agreed to a debate, but her campaign later notified the club that she would not be taking part.

Lest the event become a “McEwen monologue,” said a release, the club started looking for alternatives. “Some of our club members suggested to me that we invite ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ Rachel Dratch to take Mrs. Schmidt’s part in the debate,” said Beischel. “I thought that was a great idea, so invitations were sent” to Dratch and producer Lorne Michaels.

“If Ms. Dratch is able to accept our invitation, she would articulate the positions as submitted in the response Mrs. Schmidt gave on a questionnaire the club prepared for all candidates prior to the last primary debate,” said club President Russ Jackson.

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1. I hope it's broadcast!

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7. Me too, I'd love to see it!

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2. Ooops.

This would not be good for Mean Jean, even if the actress reads all the lines. She'll skewer Mean Jean with facial expression, body language, and tone of voice. Hehehe.

[Aviation Pro]

3. Asshat Republicans....

...not only make this stuff up, they believe it.

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21. actually I credit the Club for showing how seriously they take politics

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4. WOW! You're right....you couldn't make up this stuff. Too funny!

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5. Jean Schmidt makes me

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6. Jean Schmidt gets what she pays for. I hope Rachel Dratch does it

and I hope John Murtha is asked to monitor the debate.

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8. Holy Cow How Fucking Funny Is This? It's Brilliant In It's Premise, Even

if it is the brainchild of a republican.

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9. She'll probably win the debate. n/t

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10. kick

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11. Do you get the feeling that this Repbulican Club is trying to

send Man Jean a message with this?

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12. Absolutely!

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13. brilliant ... flat out brilliant!

[TheBaldyMan]

14. Who says republicans don't have a sense of humour,

Apart from Ms. Schmidt that is.

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15. Come on! April Fool's Day was last Saturday.

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18. I seriously did a double check first!!!

I was wondering if this was an April Fool's joke, but they are dead serious!

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16. do you know how funny that would be?

I saw her impersonation of Schmidt after she made her "coward" statement in the House re. John Murtha and I nearly fell over laughing. They had they whole bad outfit on her and everything. That would be soooo great.

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17. This is the single greatest idea of all time.

All friggin time. Hats off the the Cincinnati-area Republican club!!!!!!!!

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19. So Schmidt won't debate eh?

thought we weren't supposed to cut and run...

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20. Not good when one's party sets up an event to ridicule you.

Of course she opened that door...

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22. Now that is hilarious

I hope there will be some film of this..

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23. This is definitely Olbermann worthy

I sent the article to his staff !

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24. Awesome!!!!

I hope he runs it

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25. I would love to see him interview Rachel

as Jeanne Schmidt. It's all in the same NBC family and would be easy for Keith's staff to check out if such a letter was actually written to Lorne Michaels

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26. Which one is Rachel?

Tina Fey is the only one I know by name....

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27. This is her:

She's the one who does the "Debbie Downer" recurring character

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28. ooooooo - thank you!

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30. No problem :)

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29. that's GREAT... I'd PAY to see that!

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31. You'd think Jean Schmidt who lied about her college degree

would have the guts for a debate... She is just another embarrassment for the GOP..

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32. Here's Rachel as Jean Schmidt

I wish I could've found a bigger one:

http://snl.jt.org/imp.php?i=998

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33. Here's one:

:rofl

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34. Fantastic, thanks