Here’s the Saturday Night Live Bailout Skit that NBC ‘memory holed’ due to possible legal concerns.
NBC said that they pulled the skit from online sources they controlled because of how Herb and Marion Sandler, wealthy Mortgage Bankers and heavy contributors to left wing political groups, were portrayed in the skit. NBC said the skit “wasn’t up to standards”. Yeah, right. I’m old enough to remember back when SNL had some balls.
Somebody put the original on YouTube but how long it will stick around before NBC has it pulled too…
Didn’t take them long to have it pulled. I guess the truth is too embarrassing for them. Well, before too long we will all be welcoming our new Democrat overlords and shutting up when they tell us to shut up (or else!).
Update: NBC excised the ‘offensive’ title that was displayed under the Sandlers and put it back on Hulu. I guess that the Internet still have some influence, at least until they pass the Internet Fairness Doctrine Act in 2009.
If you want to discuss the politics of the bailout and censorship, government and corporate, feel free to leave a comment.
Nice one, I can only agree with you about the balls. why are every one so afraid of getting sued
I actualy thought saturday nightlive was more democratic in last few years. I guess they just had so much fun or material that it looked like it. I see no reason they should have not shown it it is funny.
Hilarious skit!! they shouldnt be such pussies.. its all in good fun!
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SNL need to find their balls again. This clip isn’t even that bad.
This is the first time I’ve gotten to see this SNL skit. The pick a pay loan was a very ugly loan, being from the Midwest it didn’t really see any use until 2006. I think that GoldenWest was one of the few companies offering the Pick a Pay/Pay Option ARM’s that seemed to have any common sense when it came to underwriting and qualifying criteria. This type of loan was never meant to be used for everyone. As a mortgage broker I’ve never actually put a customer into a pay option arm, but I have explained to them how the loan works, after they’ve already gotten one from someone else.