Alec Baldwin Claps Back At Gripes That 'SNL' Mocking Sick Trump Is Offensive

[grumpyduck]

From HuffPost:

Alec Baldwin, who reprised his goofy portrayal of Donald Trump opposite Jim Carrey’s Joe Biden on “Saturday Night Live” last weekend, shot back Sunday at “the perception we’re mocking [the president] while he’s sick.”

Responding to criticism that the cold open lampooning the first debate was insensitive, Baldwin explained himself on Instagram. (Fast forward below to the 6:30 mark for the bulk of his argument.)

A few jokes subtly alluded to the president’s COVID-19 diagnosis. But Baldwin said that if Trump were gravely ill, the show “wouldn’t go near that.” His doctor and spokespeople were giving upbeat updates on him, suggesting he wasn’t in real danger, Baldwin noted.

“We only have their word to go by,” the actor said. “And if their word had been that he was in serious trouble, then we probably wouldn’t have done it. ... I can assure you we wouldn’t have done it.”

Sure, it's okay for POtuS and conservatives to do it (including when Hillary had pneumonia), but not okay for liberals to do it?

Eat shit, you fucking hypocrites.

[jayfish]

1. Too Wordy.

"I Like Presidents who don't contract COVID" is all he needed.

[MyOwnPeace]

4. And I can hear him.....

saying it as DJT - maybe even better!!!!

[mitch96]

10. +1 !!!

[GeorgeGist]

2. Reread your last sentence.

[grumpyduck]

7. Edited, thanks much.

[The Magistrate]

3. Of Course We Are Mocking That Useless Turd Trump, Sir

It is exactly what he wants, what he needs, what he cries out for.

The 'Golden Rule' is something people cannot avoid obeying. How one treats others is the perfect expression of how one wishes to be treated themselves. It is not only polite, but kind, to treat this man as he requests, especially when it runs counter to one's own inclinations....


"For the Snark was a Boojum, you see."

[grumpyduck]

9. I can't argue with that.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. "Do unto others as you would have done to you." tRump mocked Hillary in 2016 first. . . . nt

[ProudMNDemocrat]

8. As well as the disabled reporter.

Trump is a monster who cries out to be ridiculed.

"Clown" was the perfect word from Joe about Trump. And he was being restrained. Joe would have used descriptions that are not fit to print.

[BKDem]

6. Trump is allowed to be pitiless

But we must be civil.

No.

We must stop the fucking Republicans from thinking only they get to make the rules.

[C_U_L8R]

11. They always try to get it both ways.

Good way to shut those clowns down

[napi21]

12. I'm damn tired of every Dem criticized for being insensitive, too mean, & nasty, when EVERY Pub

has no limit to their rottenness. Remember Obama conceded on his rightful SCOTUS pick, but DT won't even think about it. I'm for removing ALL the limits on what the Dems do or say! Sick or not, that JA should receive every criticism we've got & more!

[cayugafalls]

13. A simple Fuck You would have sufficed...

But Alec is a better man than me...go figure.