Elizabeth Warren (played by Kate McKinnon) is questioned by a pretty young woman (played by new SNL cast-member Chloe Fineman):
YOUNG WOMAN: "My current insurance isn't perfect, but with your plan, I'd have to give it up, and that makes me nervous."What has been a 7-minute sketch ends here with the woman saying "yes," Warren asking "So do I have your vote?" and the woman immediately stopping crying, brightening up into a young airhead and saying "I don't know. Pete Buttigieg seems nice." Warren is exasperated and tells her to "go to hell."
ELIZABETH WARREN: "You know what? I hear this from a lot of people, so let me help you understand. Your insurance is like a bad boyfriend. Girl, listen to me. You need to leave him. He’s draining you. You deserve better. Dump his ass!"
YOUNG WOMAN (getting emotional): "I know! You're right! I'm settling! But I'm just scared to leave because what if it's the best I can get?"
ELIZABETH WARREN: "Girlfriend, how much is your deductible?"
YOUNG WOMAN (breaking down into painful tears): "$8,000. I don't even have dental. My teeth hurt so bad!"
ELIZABETH WARREN: "All right. You listen to me, you beautiful bitch. Here's what's going to happen. You’re going to call him and you’re going to end it. And I’m going to come right over with an apple strudel and we’re going to post up on the couch and watch my favorite show, which is somehow 'Ballers.’ And then one day — one day — Blue Cross/Blue Shield is going to text you from the club saying, 'Baby, I miss you.' And you’re going to say: 'New phone, who dis?' Okay, girlfriend? You're going to be just fine! Do you believe that?"
This idea — "Your insurance is like a bad boyfriend" — made me think of "The Life of Julia" and the notion that the government can somehow become your husband.
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Real Liz Warren will probably try this...
Trying to extract humor from anything Liz Warren says or does is a tall order.
The gal just ain't funny. My God, she taught Bankruptcy Law at Rutgers. How unfunny can you get?
Althouse,
Yep, that's the plan. In addition to this and your recollection of "Julia," don't forget that you created an "Obama the boyfriend" tag.
The entire clip was mildly funny. I thought the funniest part, though, was the Kamala Harris campaign worker who was still undecided who to vote for- that was a wicked put down.
No cold open for Alec Baldwin doing his tired old Trump routine. Sad!
the Dems "insurance" was Lisa Page's bad boyfriend
You're In Good Hands with Deep State Insurance
At the WaPo, lots of commentators are complaining that SNL is hurting Warren's chances by poking fun at her. Sad!
Makes me wonder if (the real) Warren's on Adderall.
Not to worry! Warren Labs has developed a kit for making weapons grade memes to use against Donald! There is a call to action for all of the NPCs, err, I mean activists to make memes! How do people who need to be told what to think make good memes? I guess we will find out!
I never had a boyfriend, but they sound awesome. If I was a woman, I'd have at least two. From what I've heard, they pay for stuff even if you can afford your own, they protect you, and they put up with a lot crap just for the opportunity to give you an orgasm. Can you get one without dick?
Oh no it mentioned dental health! Let me get on my soapbox: flossing and brushing ones teeth are not expensive, complicated things. Even when I was unemployed and/or broke I always managed to find a place affordable to get a cleaning. In fact right now I live near so many dentists, it is fairly competitive. Once more: brushing and flossing regularly GO A LONG WAY towards preventing expensive problems. Jesus, there should not be one single college graduate in this country that doesn't understand this. Hell there should not be one single high school graduate in this country that doesn't understand this. Don't GET ME STARTED on people whining about their dental health on a nice Sunday!
If SNL want to educate by serial comedy they need to follow through on this.
Hopping from boyfriend to boyfriend could mean bad girlfriend.
As Ivan points out in Vorkosiverse : what others call his enviable Playboy life style can obscure his multiplee heartbreak.
Bankruptcy Law should be deep well for plumbing : stories of human folly vulnerable + venal vultures (lawyer)
Sexist. She could have chosen bad girlfriend.
Warren's signature colors -- red & black along with her white skin are the same colors as the National Socialists in the 1930's.
You're In Good Hands with Deep State Insurance
I'm picturing a pair of hands which cup a steaming pile.
So it's a 5 minute Warren campaign commercial. Who else saw that coming?
Single payer is like a bad orgy.
And there are no exits.
If your teeth hurt better skip the apple strudel.
You can vote yourself into socialism.
But you always, always, have to shoot your way out of it.
Click the Chloe Fineman tag to get to the post where she does a fantastic imitation of Marianne Williamson.
chickelit said...
Warren's signature colors -- red & black along with her white skin are the same colors as the National Socialists in the 1930's.
And, according to yesterday's post; ALSO the colors of AntiFa.... Who would have Guessed?
I like Kate McKinnon but this isn't remotely funny. Only good line was the Ballers one.
If the issue is progressive cost, then reconciliation may well be through force. However, if the issue is progressive price (or other anthropogenic distortions), then reconciliation will be optimally processed through the market.
She's right about the trillions, BTW. It's all just funny-money now, and we'll all keep on accepting it as real money until one day the music stops.
Interesting I posted a comment about a book written by Warren and recommended by Tucker Carlson. It has disappeared
robother said...
Makes me wonder if (the real) Warren's on Adderall.
Makes Me, ABSOLUTELY SURE the real Warren's on Adderall
Here's a Fun Debate question:
Are You on Adderall? Will you piss in this cup, to prove that?
Except for becoming outrageously more expensive since Obamacare, my insurance is fantastic. BCBS is not the one to dog.
Where does this notion come from that you can't visit the dentist without dental insurance?
bagoh20 said...
I never had a boyfriend, but they sound awesome. If I was a woman, I'd have at least two"
The other day, I met a German who is studying here in the States and is having a tough time figuring out the locals. He told me that in Germany, women will normally refuse to let the man pick up the tab after a date. In fact, they are insulted by the idea that they can't pay for themselves and feel that if they let the man pay, they'll be expected to have sex with them later. So "dutch treat" is the rule.
Here, alas, things are quite different, and this German guy was baffled when American women expected him to pay for their meals, even if they were the ones who initiated the date.
"I thought American women were feminists."
Ah, Dieter, didn't anybody warn you that that equality thing only goes so far in America?
The bright side of Elizabeth Warren as President is that after she bankrupts the country as a bankruptcy attorney she can file the Chapter 7 liquidation of the United State at no extra cost. Always look for the silver lining.
The great Medicare that Warren wants everyone to have does not cover dental work or for that matter eye exams and glasses.
she designed the tarp bailout and the stimulus, like the Ukraine deal writ large, good grief they are slavish toadies, that are in turn backed by the new York times reid Epstein, who ended up at the journal,
"Girlfriend, how much is your deductible?"
I'm so old, I can remember the last time Democrats promised to fix my health insurance, back when I had a catastrophic care plan with a whopping $1000 deducible. Now that Democrats rammed through Obamacare to "fix" my health insurance, my deducible is $3000. Thanks Democrats!
Elizabeth Warren can promise all she wants that she's only going to stick the tip of her 12-inch Socialist strap-on in my ass, and she can whisper in my ear how much I'll like it while she grabs a handful of my hair, but I know better. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...
2018 Bailout was designed by Wall Street and delivered by DC SWAMP as end run around Bankruptcy law.
"the government can somehow become your husband"
Nah. Big Brother will do. But timid women do need security. F*** liberty.
That was very subtle humor. I liked it. Lizzie is completely inauthentic so making fun of her was fairly easy. But SNL did it. That is another clue that Hillary is coming back and she is pissed.
I was surprised they poked fun at her regarding paying for her "plans".
I didn't see this segment as pro Warren.
Blogger MountainJohn said...
"Where does this notion come from that you can't visit the dentist without dental insurance?"
Most dental insurance isn't insurance. It is a monthly payment plan to cover two cleanings and one set of bite-wing x-rays each year.
"the government can somehow become your husband"
The logical social progression: the unplanned baby has a mother, a sperm donor, and bureaucracy.
Except for becoming outrageously more expensive since Obamacare
Taxes, debt, and credit are fungible. Medicare funds could be reapportioned, but no longer. Now, it's time to either resolve progressive prices through market function, or force an outcome through a single/central/monopolistic dictate until the inevitable catastrophic misalignment and correction.
Bernie Sanders strikes me as less crazy than Warren.
Interesting I posted a comment about a book written by Warren and recommended by Tucker Carlson. It has disappeared
Two threads on the same topic. Warren does not understand healthcare but that is nothing new.
as the saying goes about govt healthcare--
..."they kick you in the teeth, but the dental work is free!"
i am glad they are broadening out from @realDonaldTrump, @scottAdamssays mentioned today that SNL is evening out and much better this season than recently because of it. hmm.
i am threading this with Obama's "cool it" to the Social justice Woke jackboots, and Harry Reid's recent complimentary salute to Trump.
oh! and who was this "hugo" on @NPR "news" the other night in a back and forth with the twat, whatshisname, E.J. Dionne, uggh. Hugo actually voiced reasonable positions about President Trump, correcting EJ. WOW that is big, if even @NPR is placing some normals in the script. WOW. they must be getting amazing data.
The Elite Supremacist Royals seem to be going limp, play possum, are signaling to their gagillion Heifers a backing off: we are going to lose this one. accept Trump he's here til 2024.
Blogger Michael K said...
Interesting I posted a comment about a book written by Warren and recommended by Tucker Carlson. It has disappeared
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Post it again which you could have earlier.
Mrs. Warren's plan to fund Medicare for All is plausible.
Spiros Pappas said...
Mrs. Warren's plan to fund Medicare for All is plausible.
The usually sensible Megan McArdleThe math for Warren’s health-care plan adds up if you accept its ludicrous premise
WaPoo link, alas.
A woman needs health insurance like a fish needs a bicycle.
Kate McKinnon has the vacuous stare, but grins too much to really resemble Elizabeth Warren.
Spiros Pappas said...
Mrs. Warren's plan to fund Medicare for All is plausible.
Al we have to do is adopt Greek fiscal practices!
Who is going to “bail out” the United Sates when we torpedo our own finances? China?
“We just have a few changes we would like to make to your constitution.... Just do it!"
I didn't watch the whole thing. It got boring. Reminded me of the skits that used to run just before the show ended.
Dr. Althouse: This idea — "Your insurance is like a bad boyfriend" — made me think of "The Life of Julia" and the notion that the government can somehow become your husband.
This is a huge part of what I simply can't get about the appeal of especially the harder-Left public policy prescriptions of the Democrats especially to women who identify as feminist: they positively drip with paternalism. It's not subtle; there are no "dog whistles" involved. It's explicit to the point of being in your face.
McKinnon's accent for Warren is way too southern.
This is the bit, I believe, described by Instaundit as "SNL going full Pravda in the service of Elizabeth Warren."
"Mrs. Warren's plan to fund Medicare for All is plausible."
"I know a place where dreams are born/and time is never planned
It's not on any chart/you must find it with your heart.
Never Never Land. . . "
This is the "liberal" paradise where syllogisms and the laws of economics simply do not apply.
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