Video: SNL on Palin
posted at 10:50 am on September 14, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Surprisingly good. I thought Fey would coast on her physical resemblance but she’s got the accent down well enough to have made me laugh at her first line. How long did she spend in front of the mirror this week saying “Alaska,” I wonder.
Never mind the debate over the Bush Doctrine: That line about being able to see Russia really was the worst moment of the Gibson interview. Worthy of a running gag, which is probably what it’ll end up being.
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NBC is having a hissy fit and pulled the skit from YouTube.
Could it be that Palin comes off too good?
RobCon on September 14, 2008 at 12:01 PM
I see the trolls are stinking up the joint.
J: you can not even grasp how many people have and have not died in Iraq. You are an idiot. A mathematically challenged and partisan little idiot.
Tom: Oh please, Obama could not answer those kinds of questions and lucky for him when Gibson interviewed him he did not have to. That interview was all about feelings and stuff. I was waiting for Charlie to ask him what his favorite color was.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Why do people take every opportunity to jump on Allah? He’s not some closet liberal shill, he’s not some sort of agent provocateur trying to discourage you, he’s a bit of balance.
He actually does something unique in online forums, he tries to fairly report the victories and failures of both sides. He encourages you to make up your own mind and not just process the talking points from either end. Because he doesn’t cheerleader for either side, he gets branded as a “traitor” or something by whatever side you happen to support. He’s just balanced.
Also, he seems to be clinically depressed, so you have to throw that into the mix.
But honestly, he’s been doing this gig for quite a while and he’s very good at it. A lot of us appreciate what he brings to this site. Between him, Ed and the occasional appearance by Michelle, we have it pretty good here. I miss SeeDubya, though. And Mary Katherine.
Texan on September 14, 2008 at 12:03 PM
blue sky on September 14, 2008 at 11:48 AM
Have you seen this impression of Obama?
Classic, thanks.
Bishop on September 14, 2008 at 12:04 PM
This is Pres. Bush’s policy- it doesn’t mean it will be the McCain/Palin policy.
It’s the foreign policy of the United States. It’s usually good for those potentially stepping into the role of president or vice president to know that.
What if Walter Mondale didn’t know what the “policy of containment” was in 1975?
And all this stuff about “there is no Bush Doctrine” or “the Bush Doctrine’s meaning has change” is classic revisionist history.
The Bush Doctrine has been widely understood to be Bush’s foreign policy, much of which was made the official foreign policy of the US in 2002. The key components being the US has the right to strike a country BEFORE they become a threat to the US. And that states that harbor terrorists will be treated as terror states themselves.
Captain Ed knows…
This break from reality will doom the Democratic presidential aspirants, who keep claiming that Bush has been an abject failure at diplomacy because he refused to follow the UN and specifically France, Germany, and Russia in appeasing Saddam. Reality shows that Bush and Blair took the right action in demonstrating that the West will use force to protect its interests and will eventually depose brutal tyrants who continue to flout their international agreements. And again, if you don’t believe that the Bush Doctrine had anything to do with Libya, you’ll need to explain why Gaddafi chose to deal directly with Bush and Blair rather than the UNSC.
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/000657.php
Also…
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/003954.php
As well as the NRO.
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OGE5YzgwNTc2MDM2ZGJmMGNlNWMzNmE1MzAyMGRiZTU=
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MzE5MGVhNGVmYWQ3NWZhNGNkM2FhZjM2OWVmZWRjYWE=
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NjgzNDJkMmY2OWM2MGE4NjlmYmJmMjY1NTg3NjZlNTQ=
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NTkzMTMwZWQzYzA4N2QwZjc2OWJkODQwOTUyMDFjODc=
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ODdjY2JmMWRkNzg3OWUxZTAxNjdlZmE3MjE3ZTBhN2I=
Tom_Shipley on September 14, 2008 at 12:04 PM
McCain insists Palin is an expert on national security and foreign policy because she was for a pipeline from Alaska and because she lives right next to Russia; just like Cindy and SNL…?
You have to listen to McCain’s entire painful answer [if you can?] to feel the desperate, grasping, stumbling insignificance of it…!
Powerful and convincing, John…
J_Gocht on September 14, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Righton Texan. I wish Bryan would guest post from time to time. I miss the evangelical insight.
Spirit of 1776 on September 14, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Not even close.
I can see a slight resemblance .. but to put Fey in the same ballpark physically is silly.
cgoode777 on September 14, 2008 at 12:05 PM
I’m sure McCain and Palin had a good laugh at the skit–just as Bush Sr. enjoyed Dana Carvey’s imitation of him. I’ve found that one of the big differences between liberals and conservatives is that by and large conservatives aren’t afraid to laugh at themselves, while liberals tend to be a grim and dour lot incapable of embracing gentle self-deprecating humor.
Matt Helm on September 14, 2008 at 12:06 PM
I wouldn’t be surprised- Fey made her likeable not stupid.
NBC and the media know their only hope is to diminish her as a leader and this didn’t do that.
jjshaka on September 14, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Pretty funny. You know who I wish SNL would do a parody of? Maureen Dowd. Now that would be hilarious. They’d never run out of material, she provides new fodder every week.
scalleywag on September 14, 2008 at 12:06 PM
SNL already has, remember the skit where Obama was calling Hillary at 3:00 am once he had been elected President? They portrayed him as clueless, freaking out, and chain smoking. The debate skits that called the MSM out as biased favoring Obama.
SNL has been a lot more fair than the MSM. And that SNL was funny.
Hog Wild on September 14, 2008 at 12:06 PM
That one up by Lisa Nova:
Total liberal “humor.” The conservative is an idiot with the smarter than thou reporter. Ha ha.
Any conservative that thinks it is funny is a RINO. This conservative as either idiotic (how they portrayed Bush I and II, Quayle, and now Palin) or evil (Reagan, McCain) is so old.
Liberals are always cool and smart with quirky positions and personality traits.
Would love to see SNL portray Obama as an idiot or a drug addict(uh, uh, there are 57 states, one bomb was dropped on Pearl Harbor) or evil (a Manchurian candidate). . .never gonna happen.
Gabe on September 14, 2008 at 12:08 PM
J: you can not even grasp how many people have and have not died in Iraq. You are an idiot. A mathematically challenged and partisan little idiot.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Interesting to note, and something I’m sure Gocht has never heard, is that foreign militaries are now studying the U.S. invasion of Iraq to try and figure out how we have kept our casualties so low while still maintaining an offensively-minded presence.
Bishop on September 14, 2008 at 12:08 PM
J:
Palin has more foreign policy experience than Obama does. She actually negotiated a pipeline deal with another country. She is Governor of the only state in the country that borders two foreign countries.
And when asked she said that she wanted Georgia in NATO, as did Obama and McCain. In fact she also supported going after threats if we had good intel. It seems to me that Obama said much the same thing, and so of course has McCain.
The real change here is that Obama with all 300 of his foreign policy advisers is sounding more and more like McCain all the time. And another interesting thing is that Palin was expected to know more about foreign policy than the Democratic presidential nominee. Go figure.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 12:10 PM
That’s as funny as any line I can remember seeing on the show last night. He’s obviously proud that is isn’t filled with fart jokes for he last half hour…yet.
In general though, I think the Hillary role was better because Amy explored the hidden rage at Obama everyone can feel. Tina Fey did the accent well but could have explored some new angle in the writing. Sarah is untapped comedy potential so far and I expected Tina to invest a lot of time to nail original content instead of tired nonsense.
econavenger on September 14, 2008 at 12:10 PM
That’s Maureen Dowd’s job.
I liked the SNL skit. It’s as funny as anything else they’ve done the last few years (not that that’s saying anything). And it does point out that Gov. Palin is going to have to become more of a known quantity on her terms, otherwise the media will define her, which is not going to be to her benefit.
rbj on September 14, 2008 at 12:11 PM
Video is unwatchable. Don’t link to ‘hudu’ any more if you want people to be able to see it. Audio re-starts itself in hidden window (every time) every ten seconds or so until computer crashes. Every time.
playblu on September 14, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Pretty sure they do that with all illegal use on YouTube. Pesky copyrights and all that.
cgoode777 on September 14, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Matt:
I can even remember the skits they used to do of Reagan as the senile doddering old fool.
And the skits about Clinton usually had him in the back seat of a highway patrol car with some bimbo.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 12:12 PM
J_Gocht on September 14, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Compare and contrast to Obama’s bleating on how his experience comes from sitting on a foreign policy subcommittee and once thinking about perhaps maybe possibly joining the army.
Oh wait, maybe you shouldn’t…all this comparing of the DFL top ticket to the GOP bottom ticket hasn’t been exactly been paying off.
Bishop on September 14, 2008 at 12:12 PM
I was laughing so hard my dogs had to come over to see what the problem was. Tina Fey had got to be pulling for Palin now since it would guarantee her and SNL job for the next 12-16 years. That line about the Tina Fey glasses was great. So was the mugging for the camera while Shrillary was working up her head of steam. Poor Hillary, it seems like even the lefties at SNL understand her lust for the job.
I say, lets have a good time laughing while we can, we on the Right still have our work cut out for us. So to SNL, thanks for the big chuckle, I needed that. Let’s hope the McCain/Palin ticket gets the last laugh.
InTheBellyoftheBeast on September 14, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Good bit. I thought it was even on shots at both. Fey is did the accent to a tee!
danarchy on September 14, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Tina Fey might be too busy as the writer and star of her own show 30 Rock to do Sarah Palin on SNL on a regular basis. Anyway, I thought it was funny. Amy’s Hillary was devastating to the Democrats.
McCain/Palin in a landslide!
surfer girl on September 14, 2008 at 12:13 PM
The Lisa Nova video shows what Gibson could have accomplished with just a slightly more dishonest video edit of the interview.
The full transcript documents the complete destruction of journalistic objectivity on the major networks.
Right_of_Attila on September 14, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Bishop:
J here actually said that something like 1.3 million Iraqis died in the war. That would be what? About 700 a day? Evidence? hell no, liberals never need evidence. They have morality on their side.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Obama dropped out of SNL at the last moment becuase he read the humor sketches he was to be in:
- Obama dressing Biden up to look like Hillary. “Trust me Joe, you look good in a pant suit”.
- Obama in a “Put the lipstick on a Pig” contest where Obama ends up with the lipstick on his mouth and the pig winking at him.
- In a parody of “Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs”, the sketch had Obama looking vainly in the mirror and saying “Mirror, Mirror on the wall who’s the most popular politician of them all?”
And the mirror answers “Palin”.
albill on September 14, 2008 at 12:15 PM
I think it was a very funny piece and there was truth in it even tho SNL perverted it and made Sarah seem dizzy.(That’s what so disarming about her. But remember, she was the one who gave Barack Obama his “Palinoscopy” and she looked right through him and he knew it). You can see Russia from Alaska making it a really small world…what the heck is the Bush Doctrine…up to 10 definitions now…and global warming…God only knows.. I hope Sarah picks it up and goes with it….like the “Lock and Load, Ladies” stance. McCain is rally funny when he makes fun of age and pretends to fall asleep in stage.
gracie on September 14, 2008 at 12:15 PM
I thought it was just the Democrats that insisted on controlling how people should think and turned on those who have the audacity to have a difference of opinion.
It’s called humor, get a grip.
Hog Wild on September 14, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Apologies for the errors in my previous post – Out here in the West it is still pretty early for a Sunday. Plus, with a few exceptions, the Pac Ten took it in the shorts yesterday, and I am still smarting.
InTheBellyoftheBeast on September 14, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Given the increasing numbers of voters expressing a preference for the McCain/Palin ticket, I’m inclined to agree, JG.
It appears that Bambi is on the verge of losing Ohio. That slick e-mail ad of his worked wonders with the old folks in Florida. Pennsylvania is also trending toward McCain. Washington is pretty much a toss-up at this point.
And we are still two weeks away from the heat of battle in October. How many more states do you suppose Bambi is going to lose between now and then, JG?
ManlyRash on September 14, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Maybe I am just another dumb female, but what exactly was wrong with Palin’s remarks about Russia?
{I have this image of Allah rolling his eyes and sighing}.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 12:20 PM
So you don’t think energy is important to American security?
Maxx on September 14, 2008 at 12:20 PM
NBC is having a hissy fit and pulled the skit from YouTube.
Could it be that Palin comes off too good?
They pulled it because of Hulu.
Tom_Shipley on September 14, 2008 at 12:22 PM
:
albill: I hope they get their Obama look-alike guy and run these. So it wasn’t that Obama was sad about Hurricane Ike that he wasn’t on SNL last nite, huh??? HAHA HAHA
gracie on September 14, 2008 at 12:23 PM
Hello?! What do you think they are trying to do? They are trying to control how you think to make Palin into a complete idiot. No, it is called liberal “humor.” You know, the kind where the conservative is always stupid or evil. Rush, Laura Ingraham, Debbie Schlussel, and other real conservatives have talked about this MSM type of “humor” ad nauseam, but still RINOS constantly buy into it.
When MSM joints, like SNL, start portraying Obama as a drug addict, idiot, Manchurian candidate with no experience, that will be the day.
Gabe on September 14, 2008 at 12:24 PM
Heh….Allah you’ve always been a bit unhinged about anything….popular in the Republican party (Fred, Palin). Always fascinating to see how you come across as squirming.
Love ya man!
CTDeLude on September 14, 2008 at 12:32 PM
I get the impression you don’t laugh very much, Gabe.
ManlyRash on September 14, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Those numbers are always created on the spot for dramatic effect, as in Obama stating that 10,000 died from the Kansas tornadoes.
What hysterics like Gocht will never tell you is that one of the reasons the war is so expensive is that we invest in advanced guided munitions meant to strike only the intended targets in an attempt to minimize collateral damage.
Gocht is all whiny fluff, much like Baracky, which is probably why he will vote for the fool.
Bishop on September 14, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Does anybody know the acronym that “Hillary” said she did not like?
Was is FLIRG or something like that?
Right_of_Attila on September 14, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Actually they only did Reagan one time. It was Phil Hart portraying Reagan as some evil mastermind running Iran-Contra. It was funny. Other than that, I don’t think anyone every did Reagan on SNL.
CanadianGuy on September 14, 2008 at 12:37 PM
Phil Hart = Phil Hartman
CanadianGuy on September 14, 2008 at 12:38 PM
Bishop:
True.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 12:38 PM
Please, not Another Lady In November
ManlyRash on September 14, 2008 at 12:39 PM
FLIRG = First Lady Is Really Gay
Mcguyver on September 14, 2008 at 12:39 PM
Canadian:
Not really. Reagan was the evil mastermind masquerading as the senile sleepy old man. That way they got them both in there.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 12:40 PM
There is a lot of great comedy out there. Rush Limbaugh is the best when he is mocking Dems, which is why libs hate him so much. Debbie Schlussel making fun of Detroit politics and ICE is hilarious. There are so many other examples. That is true political humor, not the SLN liberal “humor” that liberals and RINOS love: conservatives as either idiots or evil. By the way, who still watches SNL?
Gabe on September 14, 2008 at 12:41 PM
The Hartman sketch was classic and hysterically funny, because it was, in a sense, true: Reagan was, in fact, brilliant.
ManlyRash on September 14, 2008 at 12:41 PM
FUNNY!
tlynch001 on September 14, 2008 at 12:41 PM
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 12:40 PM
My point was there wasn’t a regular Reagan character on SNL.
CanadianGuy on September 14, 2008 at 12:42 PM
They can call Palin stupid all they want, but she did not get where she is because she was married to a President or because she hooked into some powerful big city political machine. She is as close to self made as a politician can be. Her rise has been astonishing and the people of Alaska seem to think highly of her. I don’t think an idiot could accomplish that.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 12:42 PM
The perceived problem is that she answered a question about foreign relations by citing the fact that she could visually see another country .. which, of course, has nothing to do with diplomacy .. unless she was trekking across that border to Moscow from time-to-time for sit-downs, of course.
Taken out of context, it sounds really air-brained.
cgoode777 on September 14, 2008 at 12:45 PM
Was wondering whether the media would settle on the “stupid” or the “evil” for Sarah, since it’s always one of the two for Republicans. Looks like they’ve gone for stupid.
Must say I expected far worse. Of course they can’t touch The Messiah now, but some digs at Hillary at the same time gave the piece a balance I did *not* expect.
zmrzlina on September 14, 2008 at 12:46 PM
CanadiaGuy:
Yes, I see what you mean.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 12:48 PM
Tom I think you have p_p and Spirit by the short hairs on this issue and I agree with you.
The Bush Doctrine’s shortcomings should be a first priority to understand and required reading for both McCain and Palin; if God help us, they are not to make the same devastating blunders in both domestic and foreign policy and the futility of making optional wars.
J_Gocht on September 14, 2008 at 12:49 PM
OK Gabe, here’s some proof that SNL swings their humor stick at everyone, and they do it pretty evenly:
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/03/03/video-the-obama-files/
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/3am-phone-call/227156/
There are many more examples, but if those two don’t convince you the other 10 examples won’t either. The skit this thread is about is funny, at least to me, and if that means I don’t measure up as a Republican in your view, then it’s a good thing I think for myself in the first place.
Hog Wild on September 14, 2008 at 12:49 PM
cgoode:
I don’t think so. The point of the question was about Russia and Georgia. Her answer was about how small the world really is. Russia is not just in Georgia. It is right next door.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 12:50 PM
No, she is pointing out that Alaska borders two foreign countries, and thus she would have more foreign policy experience than a guy from the tiny state of Delaware or a community activist and drug addict that only traveled to Pakistan as a college student to deal drugs.
Still waiting for the MSM “comedians” to do some Obama comedy. There are so many good angles, but political correctness deigns that only conservatives can be portrayed as idiots or as evil.
Gabe on September 14, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Go Jags
tlynch001 on September 14, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Tom and J:
I think the phrase the Bush Doctrine registered with Palin. But I am not sure if any of the people who are discussing this really know what it is. There have been several policy issues related to the Bush Doctrine, it is not just one thing. So, I think she wanted clarification. I also think she thought the question was a trap. Too bad Charlie did not ask Obama some hard questions so that we could criticize his responses. Media bias. Plain as day.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 12:53 PM
I should’ve worded it more clearly. I’m thinking the problem with her remarks is the way they’re being portrayed and perceived. The explanation you just gave won’t make it to the general public. The way she worded her answer left it open for all kinds of mockery.
cgoode777 on September 14, 2008 at 12:54 PM
If you go back and see a SNL skit about Reagan just before,
the election. It was about the same in mocking his intelligence. He won of course by a landslide.
dec5 on September 14, 2008 at 12:54 PM
And btw, J, Obama supports many of the policy initiatives considered to be part of the Bush Doctrine at one time or another.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 12:55 PM
You obviously miss my point. I said “for the sake of argument”, I’m not yielding the ground on the merit of his argument, just merely to gameplan out even if he were right.
Please don’t misconstrue.
Spirit of 1776 on September 14, 2008 at 12:56 PM
I’m a fan boy for Sarah, admittedly, but I think even this spoof of her makes her look better.
Funny stuff.
Mojave Mark on September 14, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Fair point … not to mention the beating Dan Quayle took before his election.
cgoode777 on September 14, 2008 at 1:00 PM
cgoode:
The general public knows that Russia is right next door to Alaska and will wonder what the hell the big deal is. You are assuming that most people are snarky, hypercritical and nuanced in their thinking. They are not.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 1:02 PM
“Listening to your answers is like eating lead paint” Lol!
aengus on September 14, 2008 at 1:02 PM
Randy Quaid did Reagan all the time for the one miserable season he was on the show. Typical of libs they always portrayed him as a befuddled idiot — even when Non Reagan was guest hosting.
srhoades on September 14, 2008 at 1:03 PM
Still doesn’t come close to Hillary’s Tusla moments!
4shoes on September 14, 2008 at 1:06 PM
cg_777, she couldn’t do that trekking across the border unless you agree with Pooty Poot that Russia’s territory includes the land area above the Arctic Circle.
If I were to do a sit down; I’ prefer at least a kayak in summer or a snowmobile in winter to cross the waters of the Bering Strait.
I also think “air-headed” is more appropriate than “air-brained” since she also used her ears and mouth to formulate her answer.
What say you…?
J_Gocht on September 14, 2008 at 1:07 PM
All you’ve done is prove that the so call “Bush Doctrine” is a product of the media. If not, then give us a link to that government site where we can download the official “Bush Doctrine” that has not changed and has the stamp of approval by the Bush administration.
Maxx on September 14, 2008 at 1:08 PM
I thought it was funny too. Just remember who their audience is. To portray a conservative positively would have them lose their audience. I used to watch SNL in college and then I graduated, got a job , got married, and grew up…
CCRWM on September 14, 2008 at 1:10 PM
Allahpundit likely plays the part of “Loyal Opposition”. Or perhaps he just takes a pessimistic view; The “expect the worst, but hope for the best” kind of viewpoint.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the political Left took hard looks at their candidate?
eforhan on September 14, 2008 at 1:10 PM
The only Doctrines that are official are the Truman Doctrine and the Monroe Doctrine.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 1:11 PM
As liberals have demonstrated over and over again, JG.
ManlyRash on September 14, 2008 at 1:14 PM
Its a comedy show that makes fun of people. Why should they portray anyone positively? How would that be funny?
aengus on September 14, 2008 at 1:14 PM
And Tom, according to Charles Krauthammer the man who first used the phrase, Gibson was wrong. I think it has several different meanings and if I have heard of it then I have no doubt Palin has heard of it too.
Too bad Charles did not ask Obama that question instead of asking him about his feelings. If he had we could have compared answers between the Democratic presidential candidate and the Republican vice presidential candidate.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 1:16 PM
The bitterness is strong in this one, Lord Vader
ManlyRash on September 14, 2008 at 1:17 PM
ManlyRush:
No duh. Here they are running another rich elitist liberal big government anti American liberal. How many times have the Democrats made this mistake? You would think that after they won with Clinton,they would look for another centrist. But nooo, we get another John Kerry.
Terrye on September 14, 2008 at 1:18 PM
I say: watch that Rasmussen poll continue to climb above 50% for McCain.
ManlyRash on September 14, 2008 at 1:18 PM
She will be the best looking VP this country ever had.
Just a total babe….:)
That plus she is a Conservative Republican makes her more
irresistible. She is brains and beauty all in one. Some
thing the Palin bashers cannot deal with. At least SNL
got the beauty part right.
dec5 on September 14, 2008 at 1:21 PM
True…I laughed… but also their audience is predominantly liberal as are the actors, staff, producers etc… This is the only place where they can make themselves feel better (by making fun of conservatives)since they have lost 7 out of the last 10 elections…
CCRWM on September 14, 2008 at 1:26 PM
T: do you think most of America had heard of it or knew what it was? I try to keep up with politics and this might have been the first time I’d heard it or maybe heard it in a very long time… maybe I have a vague rcollection of the term… Anyway, I don’t think Liberals are getting much traction out of this supposed gaffe…
CCRWM on September 14, 2008 at 1:30 PM
It might be instructive to compare and contrast this with Fey’s previous appearance on SNL. “Bitch is the new black… but only the bitches I agree with on everything!”
Jim Treacher on September 14, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Compare and contrast this with Fey’s previous SNL appearance last February. Which is the “new black” now, I wonder?
Jim Treacher on September 14, 2008 at 1:31 PM
The thing is Palin is correct that Russia is very close
to Alaska. And the the Bush Doctrine has had 4 versions
updates since 2002. She was correcting Gibson on that point.
Palin knew her stuff and America saw it for themselves.
BTW love it when Fey as Palin started doing cute poses while
Hillary ranted. That part I thought worked great.
dec5 on September 14, 2008 at 1:32 PM
It’s good for McCain. Her star power neutralizes Obama’s. Questions about her inexperience raise similar questions about Obama. When it ends up being Palin v Obama, McCain wins.
Right now it looks like they’ll use her to draw big crowds to McCain in swing states–makes sense.
dedalus on September 14, 2008 at 1:33 PM
Actually,perhaps; Governor Palin didn’t want to enunciate how poorly those “spreading of democracy” and “unilateralism in foreign policy” thingy’s have not worked out…?
Or perhaps she didn’t want to defend the Patriot Act and the condoning of physical torture…?
Your guess is as good as mine.
J_Gocht on September 14, 2008 at 1:34 PM
Someone posted a list of the questions posed to Obama with the questions posed to Sarah by Gibson to show how radically different they were in tone. Does anyone remember that? If so, can someone fid it for me please?
Thanks You all are the best!
redshirt on September 14, 2008 at 1:35 PM
Nothing.
Stopped caring when football games started.
cgoode777 on September 14, 2008 at 1:36 PM
Reminds me of the skit about Ronald Reagan and Iran-Contra. It was so over the top that it crossed the line twice and was funny but without any true damage to Reagan.
Same goes for Palin I think. Hillary though I thought was roasted- and by extension Obama.
Sackett on September 14, 2008 at 1:38 PM
Hilarious. Thanks for showing this. I looked for SNL last night but couldn’t find it. Both comediennes are fantastic. So it the writing. Fey has Palin’s accent dead on. They’re actually indistinguishable. Poehler’s Hillary lines are tremendously funny. I noticed though, as typical, while traipsing through all the liberal tropes, they managed to consciously skip over Palin’s experience as governor. In the skit they have her going from mayor of meth capital directly to White House. Fey’s mugging while Poehler is speaking cracks me up. This skit makes me more fond of all four women.
bour3 on September 14, 2008 at 1:40 PM
In the pre-Hartman days, Randy Quaid played Reagan as a senile old fool while Terry Sweeny played Nancy as the brains.
Tuning Spork on September 14, 2008 at 1:42 PM
There is nothing in the world more pathetic than a stupid person trying to act stupid.
logis on September 14, 2008 at 1:47 PM
I guess getting someone that actually looks and sounds like Hilary was out of the question?
Hening on September 14, 2008 at 1:47 PM
Exactly dedalus…
My concern is; how’s it gonna look when she draws two or three times the crowd size that McCain does…?
J_Gocht on September 14, 2008 at 1:56 PM
I watched to see Michael Phelps. The opening was funny and not too over the top in shredding Sarah. However, did anyone see the “Weekend Update” bit they always do? They had this “Alaska Pete” character who was basically an ignorant woodsman type supposedly defending Sarah. Good Lord, talk about showing your colors! The points he was trying to make were so dishonest, condescending, not funny, you name it. BTW, Tina Fey wishes she was as hot as our Sarah!
yubley on September 14, 2008 at 2:00 PM
But physical torture of liberals IS the right thing to do. /sarc
We all know that other methods to get them to think and behave in a civilized manner have failed.
Right_of_Attila on September 14, 2008 at 2:02 PM
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