After watching "Saturday Night Live" make fun of her from afar, Sarah Palin witnessed it first hand this week as Tina Fey engaged in fiction by depicting her at the news conference the Republican vice presidential nominee has yet to hold.
SKIT ONE: "Saturday Night Live" opening skit
SKIT TWO: "Weekend Update" segment with Amy Poehler's rap
SARAH PALIN ON SNL
Later, Palin came on stage during the Weekend Update mock news segment and bobbed to the beat as cast member Amy Poehler performed a rap song the Alaska governor decided was too hardcore for her to perform personally.
"I'm Jeremiah Wright 'cuz I'm the preacher; I got a bookish look and you're all hot for teacher," Poehler rapped as actors dressed as Eskimos, Palin's husband, Todd, and a caribou pranced across the stage.
The appearance was anticipated since September, when Fey began portraying Palin just after GOP presidential nominee John McCain selected the little-known governor as his running mate. The two look alike, and Palin remarked that people often told her - before Fey started portraying her - that she resembled the actor.
In the show's opening, Fey's impersonation of Palin told a group of reporters, "First off, I just want to say how excited I am to be in front of both the liberal elite media as well as the liberal regular media. I am looking forward to a portion of your questions."
Moments later, the camera cut away to the real Palin watching a television monitor alongside the show's executive producer, Lorne Michaels.
"You know, Lorne, I just don't think it's a realistic depiction of the way my press conferences would have gone," Palin said. She said she wished he would have let her do a sketch about "30 Rock," the NBC program in which Fey now stars. That prompted Michaels to deadpan: "Honestly not enough people know that show."
Palin then stood mute as Fey's "30 Rock" co-star, Alec Baldwin came onto the stage, mistook Palin for Fey and pleaded with Michaels not to let the actor go onstage with the governor.
"This is the most important election in our nation's history and you want her, our Tina, to go out there and stand with that horrible woman?" Baldwin said.
When Michaels broke down and introduced him to Palin, Baldwin feigned embarrassment and replied, "I see. Forgive me. I feel I must say this: You are way hotter in person."
Palin got even by saying, "Thank you, and I must say, your brother Stephen is my favorite Baldwin brother."
The camera soon cut back to Fey who answered a question about the polls.
"I don't worry about the polls. Polls are just a fancy way of systematically predicting what's going to happen. The only poll I care about is the North Pole, and that ... is ... melting. It's not great."
The real Palin then walked onto the news conference set, sending Fey fleeing.
"Thank you, thank you," the governor said to applause from the studio audience. "No, I'm not going to take any of your questions, but I do wanted to take this opportunity to say, `Live from New York, it's Saturday Night.'"
It was not immediately clear if McCain, overnighting in Ohio, watched the show, but earlier in the day he told a crowd in Woodbridge, Va., that he thought Fey and Palin were "separated at birth."
Speaking of his running mate, he added, "I know she'll do a great job."
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Comments » 8
Lakeside writes:
I cannot believe the NDN would endorse Obama, a man who does not like to plege allegience to our flag, does not like wearing the American flag on his lapel,(does he like being an American or not?), has numerous associations to terrorist factions around the world and really is not clear on his support of American troops fighting overseas -- and he does not have any executive experience.
ravenhawk writes:
Besides the Naples Daily News, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune are also endorsing Obama. The infamous picture of Obama without his hand over his heart was during the singing of the National Anthem not the salute to the flag. If one would take the time to look closely, more often than not it is McCain who is not wearing a flag pin. Lakeside, please get your FACTS together instead of repeating rumors and gossip. It is a much more intelligent approach than following lemmings over the cliff.
jhard80 writes:
Lakeside
Are we playing trivial pursuit? Im happy that you took so much time and really thought hard about who you are going vote for. I don't own a lapel, does that make me unamerican? I do wear socks with an american flag. Correct me if i am wrong, but has Obama ever been convicted or accused of terriost activities? It is amazing that we can't focused on the issues that we all face. Let have a disagreement about taxes, government spending, and oh yeah jobs. (do you still have one?)U and all Mcain supportors keep on focuses irrelevant issue and keep provokin ignorance and hate. Another words keep widening the gap between us and the Polls. Its not working
BlueTonguedVole (Inactive) writes:
Wow, debate where ever a story touches on this election. I happened to want to see the beginning clip of SNL because we missed it and I forgot to set the DVR to catch the whole show.
Nice that Palin has enough of a sense of humor to appear on the show. Cute sketch, too. SNL has been pretty lame for a while but they have risen to the occasion this year. We all need to regain our sense of humor and be kinder to one another!
ravenhawk writes:
I'm with ya on that one BTV. I missed the first half hour myself but I heard it was a hoot! No doubt about it, SNL has not had this much attention in quite while. I hope it does their ratings good too. Yeah, she was cool on the show.:) Be well and happy!!!!
HereSince92 writes:
Well put, Blue. The skits were priceless, and kudos to Palin for accepting the challenge of showing up on set. As thespians, Alec Baldwin & Tina Fey stepped up their game to act out these scenes perhaps in an uncomfortable manner. Take in mind SNL is really done in the name of humor, but there had to be some truth behind the lines of what they actually believe. I don't know if Sarah Palin's good sportsmanship will make a difference in the campaign, though...
themulletwrapper writes:
Palin may be hot but that doesn't qualify her to be President. God knows McBush will drop dead in the next four years and we'll be stuck with her. As a lifelong Republican I voted for McBush in the primaries, but Palin scared me right off the republican ticket. Bad choice John. You lost my vote, well you lost it after watching you debate too.
beetlejuice writes:
Lakeside is a landslide loser for thinking Obama's flag photo...which was not the pledge BTW is an actual issue.
Landslide's low I.Q fits perfectly with Palin's lack of intellect, which fits SNL' lame skits half the time. The show's rating left with the Church Lady.
McCain will be beat in this election, because of his V.P. pick. She's small town Alaska's pick, but she'll remain small town, and she HAS ZERO international experience. ZERO, ZILCH, NULL VOID...EMPTY promises, show the other countries some leg, and maybe we'll all getta along whatta moron she is.
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