Examples Of Satire In Saturday Night

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In this Saturday Night Live sketch, there are multiple examples of satire on the subject. The first example begins with the sales clerk. As the woman mostly likely did not read up on the legislation, she comes out and announces she can now get sick all the time due to the free health care. As she explains how she doesn’t wash her hands anymore, Obama tries to correct her, but he is ignored. This helps reference how confused the public was about the plan. Another example are the second guests, a father and son. The father explains his son can now do absolutely nothing and still get health care due to Obama’s new legislation. As Obama tries to counter, the father cuts him off and describes how the son sits at home all day and “uses the