SNL Spoof Sarah Palin – Katie Couric Interview
Last weekend, Tina Fey reprised her hit role as Sarah Palin in an SNL skit parodying the recent CBS interview between the current governor of Alaska and Katie Couric. I think the exasperation on Poehler’s face as Couric was priceless. When Amy Poehler, playing Couric, asked Fey’s Palin for a specific example of how she would spread democracy, Fey responds with, “Katie, I’d like to use one of my lifelines. … I want to phone a friend.”
In case you haven’t seen the YouTube clips of the interview:
And the one I find even more disconcerting:
September 30th, 2008 at 10:14 am
[...] the government should study her apparent immunity to “rainbow water”. Sadly, help may come too late for Sarah Palin who has to debate very [...]
September 30th, 2008 at 10:58 am
That woman is completely terrifying. Her being in any sort of political offie is like a horrible joke. She doesn’t say ANYTHING, she just TALKS and throws around jargon. Ugh.
September 30th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
I saw a hilarious clip of some CNN commentator getting absolutely furious that the Republican party would insult his intelligence by putting THIS forward as second-in-line to being president. His fury was palpable and hilarious.
September 30th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Sp-sp-sp-spit it out, Sarah! Damn, she is just the worst.
You’re right, the second of the clips you chose is the most frightening. Yet, the Russia one gets more play.
September 30th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
[...] around to watching the complete second half (foreign policy), it just can’t be the case. Sara has a couple of great YouTube videos of the interview/debacle. The one in which she discusses [...]
October 1st, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Author, that was probably this guy:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/26/jack-cafferty-if-sarah-pa_n_129724.html
October 1st, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Yes, you’re right. That’s the one!
October 3rd, 2008 at 2:10 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbkrtDGDAbw&feature=related
October 3rd, 2008 at 2:50 pm
And not to be disparaging, but I’d love to know if Diddy could name a current affairs magazine/journal.