Ted Cruz: Just like 'SNL,' Obama wants 'more cowbell'

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No, you won’t be watching a “Saturday Night Live” skit tonight when President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address.

But according to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, you might as well be.

According to Politico, Cruz said Obama sounds very much like Christopher Walken’s “SNL” character who wants to improve a musical performance with “more cowbell.”

“To every problem his solution was, ‘more cowbell, more cowbell,’ ” Cruz said. “This president, to every problem his solution is ‘more taxes, more government.’”

Like Christopher Walken’s [character] he’s saying ‘more cowbell, more cowbell,’ Cruz said.

While Obama has not directly asked for more cowbell, he has enjoyed some great moments on SNL.

There was that time he helped explain executive orders:

He once paid a visit to Joe Biden:

Then there was that time he got drunk with Sen. Mitch McConnell:

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