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benny05

(5,322 posts)
Mon May 9, 2016, 06:43 PM May 2016

SNL Market Tests New Mattel Product: President Barbie

This skit was humorous to me and the audience of Saturday Night Live (SNL) as it describes the problem of marketing Hillary Clinton to millennials. And probably will continue throughout this primary season.

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SNL Market Tests New Mattel Product: President Barbie (Original Post) benny05 May 2016 OP
This is so perfect! Ned_Devine May 2016 #1
is SNL the only one banking on all this Hillary gold lol? mehneh May 2016 #2
Ah, when partisans take SNL skits seriously. JoePhilly May 2016 #3
Sometimes truth in humor benny05 May 2016 #4
Like I said ... Yada yada yada. JoePhilly May 2016 #7
She's an all-time favorite. LWolf May 2016 #16
STOP IT. Hillary's campaign has targeted "Megachurch Moms" as an important voter demographic! Warren DeMontague May 2016 #18
Oh, gosh. LWolf May 2016 #21
So true, Obama kinda hit on this at Morehouse that this generation doesn't have the uponit7771 May 2016 #5
That was a great speech! NWCorona May 2016 #12
It really was, I was glued to the screen and only caught half of it and I miss him already uponit7771 May 2016 #14
Yup! NWCorona May 2016 #15
No, Obama kinda hit on this at the WHCD when he compared Hillary's attempts to reach Warren DeMontague May 2016 #19
From the mouths of babes, they intuitively know it is bad news when they first Land of Enchantment May 2016 #6
Watched it Saturday night. Laughed like I haven't laughed in awhile. CentralMass May 2016 #8
Love it! whatchamacallit May 2016 #9
There actually was a President Barbie made in 2000 JaneyVee May 2016 #10
And it still should have been made much earlier! NWCorona May 2016 #13
"I like legos... that's what you sound like" GreatGazoo May 2016 #11
AND GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!!!! Warren DeMontague May 2016 #17
It's funny and works because it's true. Instant classic. ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #20
 

mehneh

(39 posts)
2. is SNL the only one banking on all this Hillary gold lol?
Mon May 9, 2016, 06:49 PM
May 2016

It's seems soo.....they get everyone though.

benny05

(5,322 posts)
4. Sometimes truth in humor
Mon May 9, 2016, 06:56 PM
May 2016

It's not the first time they kidded HC's campaign about their challenges to do outreach to millennials.

FWIW, this skit followed the opener:

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
18. STOP IT. Hillary's campaign has targeted "Megachurch Moms" as an important voter demographic!
Tue May 10, 2016, 02:02 AM
May 2016

Stop mocking the deeply held religious beliefs of our strong faith-based communities and their commitment to wholesome family values!!!!!!!

uponit7771

(90,348 posts)
5. So true, Obama kinda hit on this at Morehouse that this generation doesn't have the
Mon May 9, 2016, 07:00 PM
May 2016

... perspective of the fight people had to go through to get to this point in US history where there's a black or women president.

That's ok, the right wing will make sure they figure it out quick

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
19. No, Obama kinda hit on this at the WHCD when he compared Hillary's attempts to reach
Tue May 10, 2016, 02:03 AM
May 2016

voters under 50 with your Aunt's attempt to use facebook for the first time.

Land of Enchantment

(1,217 posts)
6. From the mouths of babes, they intuitively know it is bad news when they first
Mon May 9, 2016, 07:03 PM
May 2016

sense it....all the millennials I know are not fooled and once they got a 'whiff' they were DONE. There's a lot of truth in this little skit.


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