{"id":157598,"date":"2021-02-21T19:08:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T00:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=157598"},"modified":"2021-02-21T19:28:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T00:28:31","slug":"cruz-vs-cuomo-snl-pull-their-punches-ignoring-andrew-cuomos-real-scandal-with-cruz-as-the-villain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-vs-cuomo-snl-pull-their-punches-ignoring-andrew-cuomos-real-scandal-with-cruz-as-the-villain\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz vs. Cuomo: SNL Pull Their Punches, Ignoring Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Real Scandal, With Cruz As The Villain"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcruz-vs-cuomo-snl-pull-their-punches-ignoring-andrew-cuomos-real-scandal-with-cruz-as-the-villain%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=157598&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1231298048-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The latest episode of Saturday Night Live opened with \u201cOops, You Did It Again,\u201d a fake talk show hosted by \u201cBritney Spears,\u201d with guests appearing to deliver weak apologies for their supposed<\/span> transgressions.<\/p>\n<p><span>The focus of the skit was Sen. Ted Cruz, played by Aidy Bryant, who is portrayed as the villain of the scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can\u2019t wait for SNL to do a skit on Cuomo killing old people\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kmt122FAcU\">https:\/\/t.co\/kmt122FAcU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian G Haworth (@ighaworth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\/status\/1363380596714561543?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Many were quick to respond to my call on social media for SNL to \u201cdo a skit on Cuomo killing old people,\u201d saying that Cuomo appeared immediately after Cruz in the clip. Rather than disproving my original point, they actually uncovered a fundamental problem with SNL and how they approach scandals based on political affiliation.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes I\u2019m aware. The issue is that it was classic SNL punch-pulling. Cruz is the real villain, while Cuomo\u2019s joke is that he\u2019s grumpy and got caught hiding numbers. None of it addresses the true scandal, which is the deadly outcome of his policies. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m5E0vXjVzm\">https:\/\/t.co\/m5E0vXjVzm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian G Haworth (@ighaworth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\/status\/1363627804537982979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>In this sketch, the actions of Cruz and Cuomo are viewed as equivalently unsavory. First, Cruz is presented as a heartless coward, saying \u201cI\u2019m sorry. I am pretty bad at human stuff.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span>Then, Cuomo is presented as a grumpy and aggressive character who struggles to apologize.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, the issue is that SNL actively worked to obfuscate the <em>actual<\/em> scandal, by both pretending that Cruz and Cuomo\u2019s actions are in any way comparable and by claiming that Cuomo\u2019s misconduct was entirely related to \u201cfudging\u201d his state\u2019s COVID-19 numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSome of the people who died in the nursing homes were not counted as nursing home deaths, they were counted as hospital deaths, which is basically what happens at Disneyworld,\u201d Pete Davidson\u2019s Cuomo<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/snl-hits-angry-cuomo-who-offers-lame-apology-for-nursing-home-deaths\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cOkay? People die and they move the bodies. They say, \u2018Oh, I guess Brenda died in the parking lot, not on the teacups.\u2019 So, you know, we just did the Disney thing, all right? So, are we done here?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The concluding \u201cjoke\u201d is that Cruz remains the villain of the sketch, with Cuomo saying: \u201cDo not associate yourself with me. We are not the same. I am a man, you are a clown, and if you mess with me I will send you to a clown hospital, and when you die, I will not count your body.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While SNL audience members applauded and laughed, they missed another blatant act of \u201ccomedic\u201d propaganda. The scandal surrounding Cuomo is not primarily \u2014 as SNL claims \u2014 that he didn\u2019t count COVID-19 deaths accurately. Instead, it\u2019s that his March 25 policy to force COVID-19 patients into nursing homes allegedly resulted in tens of thousands of deaths, which he then tried to cover up as the legacy media and Democratic Party celebrated him as a political messiah. The crime is the crime, not the cover up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This is a familiar pattern. Even when SNL criticizes a Democrat, they pull their punches, and the final and defining blow is always made against a Republican. In this sketch, Cruz is the villain. Cuomo is the supporting act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cuomo\u2019s crime? Enforcing deadly policies and trying to hide evidence of his failure. Cruz\u2019s crime? Going on vacation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If you believe that this amounts to equal and accurate criticism of Cuomo, then you also believe that a vacation is worse than the death of senior citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><em>@ighaworth<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest episode of Saturday Night Live opened with \u201cOops, You Did It Again,\u201d a fake talk show hosted by \u201cBritney Spears,\u201d with guests appearing to deliver weak apologies for &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2273889,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1231298048-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Cruz vs. Cuomo: SNL Pull Their Punches, Ignoring Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Real Scandal, With Cruz As The Villain","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-157598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1231298048-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Cruz vs. Cuomo: SNL Pull Their Punches, Ignoring Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Real Scandal, With Cruz As The Villain","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2273889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}