SNL: Palin and Clinton Exhort To End Sexism In The Campaign
By Nicole Belle Saturday Sep 13, 2008 12:00pm
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Amy Poehler brings back her Hillary Clinton with Tina Fey's eerily accurate Sarah Palin to castigate the media for their sexist coverage of the presidential campaign. Like Clinton, I'm a little surprised that this has become an issue now, especially after how much grief I got for complaining about it six months ago.
PALIN: Good evening, my fellow Americans. I was so excited when I was told Senator Clinton and I would be addressing you tonight.
CLINTON: And I was told I would be addressing you alone.
PALIN: Now I know it must be a little bit strange for all of you to see the two of us together, what with me being John McCain's running mate...
CLINTON: And me being a fervent supporter of Senator Barack Obama, as evidenced by this button.
PALIN: But tonight, we are crossing party lines to address the now very ugly role that sexism is playing in the campaign.
CLINTON: An issue that I am frankly surprised to hear people suddenly care about.
PALIN: You know, Hillary and I don't agree on everything...
CLINTON: Anything...I believe that diplomacy should be the cornerstone of any foreign policy.
PALIN: And I can see Russia from my house.
CLINTON: I believe global warming is caused by man...
PALIN: And I believe it's just God huggin' us closer.
CLINTON: I don't agree with the Bush Doctrine...
PALIN: And I don't know what that is.
CLINTON: But Sarah, one thing we can agree on is that sexism can never be allowed to permeate an American election.
PALIN: So please, stop Photoshopping my head on sexy bikini pictures.
CLINTON: And stop saying I have cankles.
PALIN: Don't refer to me as a MILF.
CLINTON: And don't refer to me as a "FLIRJ". I Googled what it stands for and I do not like it.
PALIN: Reporters and commentators, stop using words that diminish us, like "pretty", "attractive", "beautiful"...
CLINTON: ..."Harpy", "shrew", "boner-shrinker"...
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These gals nailed Sarah and the lies and contradictions last night.
could not figure out why Charlie Gibson caught Sarah Palin when he asked her about the Bush Doctrine? Clearly she did not know what he was talking about. Why did he fill in the big blanks for her. Let this fundamentalist fall through the cracks.
Let's hope Obama focuses on the issues this week. Let's hope he brings up that McCain has said that he does not know much about the economy. Let's hope the whole Obama team focuses on how McCain has stood in the way of any efforts that the Dems have tried to hold the Bush administration accountable for the many crimes committed the last eight years.
McCain and Palin are liars. Plain and simple
Palin, a MILF?
No thanks, her ignorance and arrogance more than "make up" for her looks.
Nothing goin "up" there.
HILARIOUS!
Tina Fey does a GREAT Palin impression. She sounds identical.
Someone on one of the morning news shows brought up how we should all be seriously asking how McCain was really putting country first by choosing such an inexperienced and "bubba" in the position of V.P. One heart beat away from the Presidency.
I want a Pres and V.P smarter than most of us.
Tina Fey absolutely nailed the entire accent and speech pattern. I knew she had the look, but she is perfect for the role.
wtf is flirj?
Kathleen @ 5:
Scary thought having Palin a heart beat away from the Presidency and the Red Button but heh it's a scary thought knowing McCain in that position.
SNL jumped the shark when they helped paint Al Gore as a boring nerdy man who would make the American people do homework and chide them for being idiots, while reinforcing the image that Bush was just a Good Ole Boy you'd like to have a beer with.
Tina couldn't have nailed it any better ... she had the look, the accent, the idiocy ... it was a trifecta of perfection. I'm sure Tina won't be back on SNL on a weekly basis (and it will be our loss), but I sure hope she comes back once in awhile. That opening was one of the best parts of SNL all night long.
Brilliant.
And, yeah, I tried looking up "Flirg", still don't understand that. Cross between between a Flush and purge? Huh...
The best part is when "Sarah" doesn't know what the Bush doctrine is. Perfect.
First Lady I'd r? g?
It was eerie. At times, I thought I was watching the real Sarah Palin. It also made me feel surprisingly sympathetic to Hillary. She's been at this goal for years and years, being slammed every second of the way, and some n00b who just got her first passport might just lie her way into the oval office.
I for one hope that come November, when America is asked if they want Sarah Palin, they say, "Thanks but no thanks."
I think it is supposed to be Fluch, which would make a lot more sense
*flurch
I love the Fargo accent.
Tina be mine. (and wear the glasses) :)
Carol @ 8:
Sarah and Bush two heads of the same monster. Cheney is a monster unto himself
Guitar Man @ 2:
one doesnt date a milf
one bangs a milf...then gets the fuck out of dodge
and fey nailed palin
gms @ 7:
I had to Google it myself. The most likely version is here.
I think its FLIRJ, First Lady I'd Like to Rim Job. ???
I really don't understand why this site doesn't link to the video NBC themselves offer online, especially when NBC uses Flash, whereas C&L insists on using two formats that require the installation of bloated software (QuickTime and WindowsMedia).
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/palin-hillary-open/65...
NBC even provides code to embed the video.
IMHO sites like C&L should support the efforts of companies like NBC to offer their videos online. Ditto for Daily Show & Colbert Report clips, ditto for MSNBC clips, etcetera.
Ahh....First Lady, I'd Rather Jack-off...as in she's not attractive enough to be chosen over your own hand.
That makes more sense in context.
Apparently, as FLIRJ has shown us, us commentators are not aware of all internet traditions.
Nylund @ 14:
That is a great line will be using that one.
some great articles having to do with Sarah
Palin: wrong woman, wrong message
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-steinem4-2008sep0...
Sarah Palin shares nothing but a chromosome with Hillary Clinton. She is Phyllis Schlafly, only younger.
Professor Juan Cole
What's the difference between Palin and Muslim fundamentalists? Lipstick
A theocrat is a theocrat, whether Muslim or Christian.
By Juan Cole
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/09/09/palin_fundamentalist/pri...
SNL is on way past my bedtime, but when I saw the clip this morning without explanation, for a moment I thought it was the real Sarah Palin on the TV. Just goes to show how generic she really is.
Tina I love You, but as a fan, and not your agent I must suggest that you drop this routine. The damage that our country would suffer from people like me voting for McPain* just to see you every Saturday night would be... well, catastrophic.
Wonderful Job, I only pray the gig only lasts for two more months.
*No *&^king way I would vote for McPain!
Uncle Joe Mccarthy @ 19:
You're right Uncle Joe, I guess I'd hit that (as long as I don't have to hear her voice! And I said thanks, but............Uhhhhhhh)
Yes, that was about the BEST SNL opening I've ever seen.
And, I think they did our country a favor.
Go Packers, 7-0.
"Mayor of the Crystal Meth Capital of Alaska to a heartbeat away from the Presidency" 'bout says it all...
Another nail in Sarah's coffin
http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/14/the-brightest-shinest-object-of-them-a...
let's get back to the issues, the economy (which McCain has admitted he knows nothing about) the war in Iraq, jobs, our VEts, etc etc.
ALTHOUGH I DO WANT THE MEDIA TO SHED THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE TROOPERGATE ISSUE
b0ng0 masta @ 22:
We do on occasion offer the clips direct from MSNBC and Indecision 08. However, inevitably, when we do that, the embedding software slows down the site measurably for other users, especially those who are still on dial up.
What the Bush administration and McCain do not want us talking about
Hughs list. The Bush administrations culture of Corruption
http://www.netrootsmass.net/Hugh/Bush_list.html
SFnomad @ 10:
Brilliant sketch, best ad for Obama.
Tina is almost more real than the real - she's got even the tiniest details of Palin's mimicry - pursing her lips w/tongue in front of teeth in a very moronic/monkey-like manner every few words, as she's saying 'yeah, seee, how smart I am"- Palin does it ALL the time, if you watch a good close up ! The trailer park accent, darting eyes, ALL the works. This was the best SNL sketch in a loooong time.
I hope she will be on SNL EVERY WEEK until Election !!! With Palin around the stuff writes itself, but only Tina can 'translate' it right for the masses, maybe even penetrate sheeply skulls..
Tina was definitely brilliant. (Damn she's a BABE) She was almost good enough to make Palin appear likable. McCain's choice of Palin shows his total disregard for the welfare of this country.
b0ng0 masta @ 22:
I just saw that NBC made youtube pull all of their video off for copyright infringement and I went to NBC site and tried 3 times to see their embedded video and got it on the third try. Finally went to C&L site and watch the whole clip.
Have folks seen this one?
Sarah Palin: George Bush in Lipstick
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/07/sarah-palin-george-bush-i_n_124...
McCain voting 90% along with Bush, and Sarah Palin completes the missing 10% and you could even have a beer with her, maybe even while she was pregnant.
oops.... did I say that? well, If I had a beer with her, it definitely would help my chances.
While they don't have a lot of time in the cold open, they really did use it pretty well.
It was subtle, but they took a few quality jabs at Palin on the issues.
From foreign policy, to global warming, even a quick shot about the Bush doctrine.
I thought the funniest bit was when Poehler, as Clinton, suggested someone ask Palin about dinosaurs. A perfect illustration of why the pathologically religious shouldn't be in power.
As the American people come to learn more about Sarah Palin, her poll numbers will plummet.
For a bit more straightforward contrast on their biographies and issue positions, please check out www.SarahPalinISNTHillaryClinton.com
Tina Fey's resemblance to Sarah Palin is eerie to say the least. I don't know how she could stand having a likeness to the real thing, if you ask me.
But, it was biting political satire at its best.
The only other recent skit on SNL that made me laugh was the Halloween one in which Obama appeared on the show in a mask. That one was priceless too.
Classic
Nylund @ 14:
Don't give Hillary any sympathy, she's a soulless power worshiper.
Just as a clarification
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Alaska of which Wasilla is a part (largest city) is what is being called the meth capital of Alaska.
At this point I haven’t heard anything that would stick to Palin. Actually, I’m surprised I haven’t heard how she started cleaning up the mess and personally kicked in a few doors.
Why did the dinosaur cross the road?
Because the chicken hadn't evolved yet.
If you have not already go to Youtube and put in Lisa Nova. She does a Wonderful job as Sarah Palin. You have gotta see it.
mcfuckwad to begin running ads that lie about obama's immigration stance
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/13/mccain-ad-slams-obama-se...
im sorry...that was disprespectful...i meant to say....mcasshat
here is lisa nova doing her take on the gibson interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfz6QGmuvp4
subscribe to lisa's channel
she showcases tons of talent that hollywood ignores
Tom Piltoff @ 41:
had hillary not gone negative..she woulda won the nom
had she apologized, not for her vote, but for her cheerleading the war...she woulda won the nom
she ran a bad campaign...its as simple as that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_4GfAsKvGU
Alaska Women came out strong to say "Sarah Palin does not speak for me."
Tina Fey just nailed Wisconsin and Minnesota for Palin.
Doon cha knooo
paranoia @ 35:
nbc's streaming media sux...and can only be viewed correctly using ie
they are an evil corporate entity
Don Webber @ 42:
uh...the statements that i have seen from alaskan law enforcement put most of the meth labs within wasilla proper
Tina Fey was PERFECTION as Palin. I could watch the clip over and over again - and I will! Did Tina write it, as well? If so, double kudos to her.
It's spelled flurge; a cross between a flush and a purge.
Uncle Joe Mccarthy @ 50:
Thanks.
My mom sent me a Letterman link that wouldn't open (the little "cube" just kept spinning) and I wondered why; running Firefox.
Uncle Joe Mccarthy @ 51:
Ahh, proud, tax-paying meth cookers. Small-town values indeed!
Considering Faye is a visual clone of Palin, getting the mannerism down is a snap for an actress.
Just to confirm, is the meth capital of Alaska? We must pursue this talking point!
http://mudflats.wordpress.com/ Saturday the Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was held, 1400 people were there with signs. Go here to see lots of pictures. Far more people showed up for this rally then the one for Sarah in the morning where she spoke, or lied, take your pick.
How about dis, Palin training to ride for her masters
Why do we get more insight , truth and information from comedy shows than from the very MSM that is supposed to bring us insight, truth and information ?
Actually Tina Fey would have been the stronger candidate, but I'd bet she wouldn't want to hang around McGrope that long.
Bee-utiful.
ferrofluid (Obama + Biden = 2008) @ 58:
Just set it as my desktop background!
Heres a blank version with no background just the rider, enjoy
Wow! Who knew that Tina Fey is seven months pregnant!
In the old days, 60 Minutes would be airing an expose tonight on the meth problem in Wasila and what Mayor Palin didn't do to stop it. They'd put at least 5 meth heads with that fargo accent in front of the cameras and maybe one of them would talk about how she used to score meth in front of City Hall when Palin was in residence.
Day-um I miss those days.
btdt @ 65:
If Mayor Palin had been a Democrat, they'd be doing the expose on the meth problem today. You know that Liberal Media.
Folks as long as the Rove Machine keeps us focused on Sarah (who should be held accountable for her lies and Troopergate) We need to push the MSM and the progressive blogosphere to turn the spotlight on loss of jobs, the Fannie, Freddie fiasco, health care, etc etc and how McCain has more often than not stood in the way of ACCOUNTABILITY the last eight years
Kathleen @ 67:
She is a symptom of WcCain's weakness, the MSM are now moving into the territory that the left bloggosphere occupied.
Have you read what the WaPo wrote about Palin, a three page destructive take down of her.
FRONT PAGE OF MSNBC (from WaPo)
this is what would happen if little Xtain miss arrived and did her stuff in Washington.
I like this "sarah palin's" rack
But if this "Hillary" breast-fed her "Chelsea," she would've starved to death long ago.
I wish they'd find another name for "Troopergate," because that's what they called the Arkansas troopers who said they escorted Paula Jones to Bubba. One of them later came out and admitted he was bribed by people representing Richard Mellon Scaife.
gms @ 7:
First
Lady
I'd
Like to
Rim
Job
And by the way, Sarah's NO MILF!
If mcgramps won the election, would sarah palin jump up and down with glee
Without a bra?
senator mccain might consider where he lays his opened bottle of hard lemonade when you-know-who's around.or get lieberman to take a sip.
...she'll be one heartbeat, and one last breath from 1600 pennyvanie.
Also know that with Palin, we'd be getting a two'fer. Her Hubby, Todd, from all accounts is a ubiquitous as her left brain, he's everywhere behind the scenes calling the shots on major issues. He's also the "heavy", when it comes to leaning on and applying pressure on those who won't get with the Failin Palin Program. Things would get crazy in a hurry if this dubious duo get their hands on any more power than they now have in Alaska.
Obama/Biden '08, or kiss America goodbye!
methinks its no coincidence that Palin rhythms with Stalin.
People have a habit of subconsciously living up to their names, nicknames, or facsimiles of, when others point it out.
I have supported Obama from the beginning. Sent him money, pushed my family and friends to support him, but in the end I am starting to believe we needed Clinton's "pair" to take on McSame and that beauty queen nut.
They were both great!
You know what's even funnier than that skit? Which PART of it Fox News chose to show today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ral-zByaSU4
Che's Lounge @ 49:
Yep. "Bobby's Mom" as I think of it.
Also "damn Tina Fey glasses!"- hysterical bit of through-the-looking-glass humour.
Ace Armstrong @ 43:
Cute. However, aves are now understood to be a subclass of dinosauria. Still succeeding after all these aeons.
That was great. They were both spot on.
PS Idiocy detracts from any physical beauty one might have. MILF? Nah.
ysbaddaden @ 73:
Only you are allowed to get away with this. :)
Beelzebud @ 9:
SNL started in 1975. There is no "jumping the shark". They retool. They have good cast and bad cast. Original cast good, Eddie Murphy cast alright, JL Dreyfus cast terrible, Phil Hartman cast great, Will Ferrell cast good, current cast TBD.
"I can see Russia from here."
Tina nailed that impression. Thank you SNL :-D
How can the comedians get it so right, yet the talking heads get it so wrong?
Should someone be taken seriously purely because they've been chosen as a running mate? Absolutely not.
If McCain chose McCauley Culkin so they could have the Mc-Squared ticket, it'd probably be appropriate to ask what kind of international experience he has and why he took so many drugs. It's absolute bullshit for them to handle her with kid gloves.
Pericles @ 80:
Gee, who'd have thunk it...
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Excellent!
Of course I'm repulsed by the Talibunny now, but I'll admit I liked her much better when this was all I knew.
RevZafod @ 53:
people - no, no, no. its FLIRGE. First Lady I'd Rather Get Elected (than have sex with, as implied by the 'rather'). that's it, plain and simple. came about after Elizabeth Kucinich was profiled on The Daily Show as being the nation's possible first FLILF, some decided HRC would be a FLIRGE by comparison. its not a very good acronym, but that's what it is.
Barack Obama has less experience and is OUT OF TOUCH, completely annoying and does not know anything except for his well scripted answers... and talk about arrogant liars....Obama and Biden. GROSS CHEESY POLITICIANS!
Oh Billy @ 85:
No, they jumped the shark when they helped get Bush elected in 2000. Right-wing hack Darrell Hammond's imitation of Al Gore at the debates fed right into the pro-Bush narrative the media was pushing. Now, they're helping out Palin by equating her with Hillary Clinton.
Sailor Art Thomas, Jr. @ 93:
Please.....
SNL has given it to politicians of every party since its birth. And if you didn't notice that Ferell's Bush was every bit as unflattering as Hammond's Gore, you're tone deaf.
Black_Knight @ 56:
Other way around. And Palin has yet to add the scar to her Fey impersonation.
Love Tina and she was spot on. Second half not posted here is just as funny. But Tina kept drifting into a "Betty White" from Mary Tyler Moore show and Golden Girls. Betty's Sue Anne Nivens deliciously evil TV happy homemaker character on MTM show also suggests layers of similarity to Palin, too.
lab @ 92:
You're the only one who's out of touch.
If you haven't noticed, we've had a president for 8 years who can't answer a single question off the cuff, despite having a script to stick to. Bush is the laughing stock of the world.
You're suggesting we replace the most important job IN THE WORLD with a woman who has slightly more experience governing than my mom?
Barack Obama has more of an understanding of real people and their real-life problems in one nosehair than that rich old fart McCain has experienced in any of his 7 houses over his 72 well-manicured and free-healthcare years.
And that millionaire plastic Stepford Wife would shit a bridge to nowhere before doing her job and helping a common American.
Fool.
Overall, the episode sucked... but this opening sketch is an instant classic. Fey and Poehler were hilarious, as they always are.
Overall SNL sucked the past 23 years.
Edwin Hussein @ 84:
Calling him mcgramps?
ashton @ 6:
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I had to read this to make sure it was not actually Palen. Wow, what a dead ringer.
Damn, I was hoping for Wiig. Fey was perfect though.
Greg. @ 101:
Somebody bury her quick then,
She's beginning to stink.
I'm from Minnesota, and still I could not nail the accent as well as Tina did.
I love Tina Fey - but she did not nail the accent.
She was doing a Chicago accent that lots of SNLers are familiar with having come up thru the ranks of the Second City comedy troupe in the Windy City.
...and the rest of the show was pretty awful with a few exceptions. Don't they have stuff saved up from the break?
I love Tina Fey but she did not nail the accent - she was doing mostly a variation of a Chicago accent (typical of SNLers who have come up thru Second City comedy troupe)
I like how Democrats support Obama despite the fact that Republicans say he's too inexperienced in politics to run for president, but then blast Palin for being too inexperienced in politics.
And in the same turn, I like how Republicans blast Obama's lack of experience then find someone who has no experience.
I hate our two party system, and all the blind fools who follow along.
strawberryp0cky @ 107:
Actually, we dont have much of a choice. The Democratic and Republican parties are too large, too powerful, and simply too strong. Too many damn people align themselves with both wings although the Republican Party is a dying breed. So its really a matter of "if you can't beat em, join em." It'd take years to dismantle the Diverse Democratic party. And we just have to make the best of a spiraling situation that America has been forced into.
I am not a huge fan of Barack Obama. But he's more than 100X better than McCain. Right now he's our best hope.
That was a great skit but all you libs out that are gleefully laughing at how stupid Palin was portrayed are in for a rude awakening come November. Palin is smart, agressive, and... popular. She appears to have given the McCain campaign just the boost it needs. At this point I see little chance that Obama/Biden are going to be able to respond effectively enough to regain the momentum. I think Palin is going to be our next vice president.
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