‘SNL’ mocks GOP candidate who lost an eye in Afghanistan, but libs have beef with Trump?

Chuck Ross, DCNF

“Saturday Night Live” cast member Pete Davidson mocked the appearance of Republican congressional candidate Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL who lost his eye in an IED blast in Afghanistan.

“This guy is kind of cool — Dan Crenshaw,” began Davidson during a “Weekend Update” segment.

A photo of Crenshaw, who wears an eyepatch, flashed on the screen, eliciting laughter from Davidson, his fellow cast members and the SNL audience.

“You may be surprised to hear he’s a congressional candidate for Texas and not a hit-man in a porno movie,” continued Davidson, who known for his recently failed relationship with pop star Ariana Grande.

Dan Crenshaw was nearly blinded in 2012 when he was hit by an IED blast in Afghanistan's Helmand province, where he was on his third deployment. He lost his right eye in the blast, and his left eye was badly damaged.

Shame on you, @nbcsnl, this is disgusting! pic.twitter.com/VQnhXMa6iT

— Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) November 4, 2018

Crenshaw’s eyepatch covers an injury he sustained from an IED blast in Afghanistan in 2012.

“One of our Afghan interpreters stepped on a pressure plate right in front of me. About 15 pounds of explosives dismembered him right in front of my face. It blinded me, shattered me and knocked me over,” he told The Daily Caller News Foundation in March.

“I woke up about five days later. They took some time to stabilize me in Afghanistan and do the surgery to remove my right eye. I woke up without a right eye and blind in the left. They had little faith I would see again, but the fact they said there was a chance … I really believed I would see again.”

Crenshaw, who also served in Iraq, is expected to cruise to victory on Tuesday. According to the website FiveThirtyEight, he has a 90 percent chance of defeating his Democratic challenger, Todd Litton.

Crenshaw’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment on Davidson’s skit, but the National Republican Congressional Committee did.

“Getting dumped by your pop star girlfriend is no excuse for lashing out at a decorated war hero who lost his eye serving our country,” said NRCC spokesman Jack Pandol, referring to Davidson’s high-profile breakup with Grande.

“Pete Davidson and NBC should immediately apologize to Dan, and to the millions of veterans and military families who tune in every weekend – because they’re not laughing.”

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I respect everyones opinion, but I was raised to not make fun of anyone. I'll call someone on their bullshit when they're being an asshole, but making fun of a person for their disability is low and not funny at all

— SaltySailorChick (@chick_salty) November 4, 2018

This is pretty low, I have to admit.

— Fight the Idiocracy? (@FightIdiocracy) November 4, 2018

It’s even lower when you realize that Crenshaw lost his eye fighting the same people responsible for killing Davidson’s father.
And thank you for your honesty.

— ItIsGoodToBeQueen Six% Native American (@redandright) November 4, 2018

Dennis Miller was right – SNL’s target audience is prepubescent 14 year old boys. No one with a modicum of intelligence has wasted 5 min watching it since the early 80s.

— Thomas Munn (@Thomas_Munn1) November 4, 2018

SNL, thank u for ensuring the victory of this great hero.

— Pam Baldridge⭐️⭐️⭐️? (@pam_baldridge) November 4, 2018

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