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Fey's 'SNL' Spot May Boost Clinton

'Bitch is the new black!' bit should help counter the Obama video blitz

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 26, 2008 4:00 PM CST

(Newser) – She didn't rap over a stump speech, but Tina Fey's rousing defense of Hillary Clinton on "Saturday Night Live" may help the underdog candidate challenge Barack Obama's domination of viral videos, writes Time TV blogger James Poniewozik. Fey's lampooning of the arguments against Hillary, including that she's a bitch—"Yeah, she is. So am I. You know what? Bitches get things done!"—is "the kind of thing a campaign needs," Poniewozik writes.

Though her "30 Rock" character is an Obama booster, Fey urged Texas and Ohio voters not to dismiss the besieged Clinton. Women are so liberated they don’t feel obligated to vote for the female candidate, Fey joked on her return to "Weekend Update," but rather “free to make whatever choice Oprah tells them to.” Telling viewers to "get on board!" she closed with "Bitch is the new black!"—a slogan Poniewozik says the Clinton team should be printing on T-shirts right now.

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Tina Fey, writer, producer and star of the comedy series "30 Rock," holds the award she won for outstanding comedy series as she tries to find her way backstage at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday,... (Associated Press)

Tina Fey holds the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series for her work in "30 Rock," at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, in Los Angeles.... (Associated Press)

Tina Fey is shown in this Sept. 16, 2007, file photo in Los Angeles. Tina Fey won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series Comedy or Musical on Sunday Jan. 13, 2008.... (Associated Press)

In this image released by NBC, "Saturday Night Live" cast member Amy Poehler, left, reunites with Tina Fey, formerly of SNL and now star of the NBC comedy "30 Rock", center, and musical guest Carrie... (Associated Press)

In this image released from NBC, actress Tina Fey plays Liz Lemon in NBC's "30 Rock". (AP Photo/NBC, Virginia Sherwood) (Associated Press)

This photo released by NBC shows a scene from 30 ROCK titled "Greenzo". From left are, Tina Fey as Liz Lemon, David Schwimmer as Jared, Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy. (AP Photo/NBC,Kent Eanes) (Associated Press)

Writer, comedian and actress Tina Fey walks the picket line with members of the Writers Guild of America as they picket in front of Viacom headquarters in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Kathy... (Associated Press)

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Fey's 'SNL' Spot May Boost Clinton