Rob Schneider:
Leftist Politics Are Ruining SNL
"Carvey played it respectfully
ByPaul Bois
@PaulBois39
April 27, 2018
After taking the red pill several years ago and departing
from the Democratic Party, "Saturday Night Live" alum Rob Schneider
is waging a war on political correctness, and he is none-too-pleased with the
way his former stomping ground has become a mouthpiece for left-wing politics
during the Trump administration.
Speaking with the New York Daily News,
Schneider said that "SNL" made a mistake by deciding to show its
political hand so broadly, which was a departure from when he started in the
early-90s, alongside such comedic giants like Mike Myers, Chris Rock, and Adam
Sandler.
"The fun of 'Saturday Night Live' was always you
never knew which way they leaned politically," he told the Daily News.
"You kind of assumed they would lean more left and liberal, but now the
cat's out of the bag they are completely against Trump, which I think makes it
less interesting because you know the direction the piece is going."
Schneider took aim at Alec Baldwin's current portrayal of
President Trump in comparison to his former co-star Dana Carvey's portrayal of
President H.W. Bush. Beneath the satire, according to Schneider, the latter
showed affection for the president while the former only has disdain.
"Carvey played it respectfully," Schneider
said. "To me, the genius of Dana Carvey was Dana always had empathy for
the people he played, and Alec Baldwin has nothing but a fuming, seething anger
toward the person he plays."
For that reason, Schneider says Baldwin is "hard to
watch" because his motives are just too obvious. "Alec Baldwin is a
brilliant actor… he's not a comedian," Schneider flatly shared.
"I don't find his impression to be comical," he
added. "Because, like I said, I know the way his politics lean and it
spoils any surprise. There's no possible surprise. He so clearly hates the man
he's playing."
Schneider lived as a Democrat for most of his life until
experiencing a political awakening in 2014. He now describes himself as an
"independent" and bashes both liberal "PC" culture and
Republicans.
"Literally if you don't go the party line — you're
out. There's a real ugliness to it," he explained.
The former "SNL" alum did not reveal whether or
not he supports Trump, but does feel the endless mockery of him only makes
things worse.
"Nothing good can come from making Trump
nervous," Schneider continued. "It's like asking Bill Cosby to top
off your drink."
Though Schneider criticizes some of Trump's policies,
especially on immigration, he does have a personal like for him based on their
work together on "Home Alone 2," which was set in Trump's then-Plaza
Hotel.
"I didn't sleep for two weeks," Schneider recalled.
"[Trump] was nice enough to give me a room. He gave me a room for free, so
I could sleep between shots," Schneider said. "He was very generous
and nice and has been nice every time I saw him. He told me he hated me, but he
was kind of joking because I made fun of him."
During the free speech controversies at Berkeley last
year, Schneider likened the stonewalling of conservative speakers to fascists:
UC Berkeley, after your done eliminating speech you don't
like & words you don't like what's next?
Maybe add burning books to the curriculum.
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