Originally Posted By mawnck <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/zwecker/1203739,CST-FTR-fey05.article" target="_blank">http://www.suntimes.com/entert....article</a> >>It's looking more and more likely that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will appear on ''Saturday Night Live'' -- to have some fun with Tina Fey. As the comedian's impressions of the GOP vice presidential candidate draw laughs from Republicans and Democrats alike, a top honcho from the John McCain campaign tells me there's a debate going on about how to respond. Some key McCain staffers are content with Palin joking about the "SNL" routines on the campaign trail -- as when she scribbled "I'm not Tina Fey" on a supporter's cell phone and said she'd dressed as Fey on Halloween. But others -- including the governor herself -- think a return punch on the NBC airwaves is what's needed. I'm hearing some sort of Palin tweak of Fey's American Express commercials is in the works. While next weekend's ''Saturday Night Live'' will be a rerun, it is possible Palin could appear Thursday on the first of NBC's ''Weekend Update'' specials in prime time.<<
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie The only way to approach this is with humor. They tried to scream sexism and came across as idiots. In all honesty, I think that Tina Fey has done more for the Democratic party than anyone else in this nation. Well, I guess Dubya is also doing his part to convince people to vote Democrat.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains This is funny since the Insider is about to have her brother on their show whining about how they went too far and such!!!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>As the comedian's impressions of the GOP vice presidential candidate draw laughs from Republicans and Democrats alike, a top honcho from the John McCain campaign tells me there's a debate going on about how to respond.<< That's good. I'm glad that they're spending time on this very crucial issue. The economy can wait. It's more important that they focus all their energy on getting Palin a guest shot on SNL. Holy moly. You'd think they would be worried about the fact that in non-scripted interviews, Palin sounds like keys in a dryer, talking points tumbling this way and that, making little sense and providing the fodder that makes the Tina Fey version of Palin ring true. But there I go again, thinkin' about the actual lack of readiness instead of talkin' about how funny she should be in response.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Hmm I wonder if McCain will stand next to her making sure she answers correctly... Gotcha Television at it's best!
Originally Posted By ecdc Instead of Winky I think we need to call Palin by Jon Stewart's new name for her: She-Bush.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney As long as its a scene with real Palin making out with fake Palin I'm in!!!!! ;D
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster I love Tina Fey! She should receive some sort of special Emmy award for her Palin impersonation.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 <<As long as its a scene with real Palin making out with fake Palin I'm in!!!!! ;D<< Please, World! I just ate.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 From Palin's point of view, I can see her wanting to be on. If she looks like she's in on the joke, and good-natured about it, it's a plus for her. It neutralizes the impression SNL and Fey have created of her. Absent that, she BECOMES the joke. I wonder if Tina Fey has any say in the matter? I'm guessing she doesn't think much of Palin, and may not want to give her the opportunity to neutralize her impression. Also, I could be wrong, but I don't think SNL normally allows candidates on the show this close to the election. Obama and McCain have both appeared, for instance, but if only one of them appeared between now and November, that would seem a bit biased, no?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Maybe not. Maybe they're more concerned with a huge ratings bump that would inevitably happen if word got out that Palin and Fey would appear together. I do wonder how Fey would feel about it, though.
Originally Posted By ecdc Ditto that. I can't imagine Tina Fey is all that interested in appearing with Palin, especially after her very thinly veiled endorsement of Hillary on weekend update last season. But who knows, maybe she's more indifferent than I think. There have been rumors that Obama was going to appear again, so it would make sense that SNL would offer equal time to the McCain camp. Ultimately, I think if Palin appeared on SNL, it would help the McCain camp slightly, but not nearly enough to stem the tide. At this point, they need a huge October surprise. Ayers, Rezko, and Wright ain't gonna cut it. I'm talking, Obama had an affair (with a white woman, no less!) kinda stuff. Video of Obama smoking weed last year and confessing to being a member of Al Qaeda. That might do it.
Originally Posted By planodisney This isn't anything new. The Republican candidate is always portrayed as stupid and the democratic candidate is usually portrayed as overly knowledgable. Gee, I wonder which one usually does more damage. Obama escapes untouched as usual. I gotta tell ya, it aint easy being conservative in this culture. Every time you turn on a T.V. show or watch an entertainment news show, or watch a movie, we have to listen to actors, comedians, talk show hosts, musicians make fun of us, people we respect or our values. Sometimes i am jealous of just how easy it is to fit in the pop-culture society if you are a Democrat. constant affirmation and pats on the back. Oh well, you get used to it and you just try and seperate characters and music from the performers. i know many conservatives who can't and have a hard time watching movies with actors that ridicule them constantly, and musicians like Linda Ronstadt who actually said something one time like," I hope there arent any republicans in the crowd". It can be very frustrating. one point though, I realy don't understand why liberals have so many voices in the media and the pop-culture at large, yet if one person voices a conservative point of view, he or she is absolutely HATED and DESPISED by liberals. Is it just being spoiled or is there realy that little tollerance. I seriously don't understand that.
Originally Posted By mawnck Where ya been, PD? I've missed your daily Poor Poor Pitiful Me posts. If by "tolerance" you mean "elected to office," then no, we aren't going to tolerate conservatives anymore. BTW, how's YOUR 401k doing?
Originally Posted By dshyates "The Republican candidate is always portrayed as stupid " You know, if you guys would nominate someone like Colin Powell instead of idiots like Palin and Bush we wouldn't say you candidate is dumb. RT went off on how the libs always call the Reps idiots. Well, yeah. You guys keep putting up idiots. I haven't heard anyone call Chaney, GHW Bush idiots. Evil, yes, idiots no. But the GOP does it on purpose. They know their base are superstitious and uneducated. Therefore they nominate Palin to play to the base. They have really smart folks in the shadows, but the face they show is less than intellectual. Since thats the way they play the game, we are going to call them on it.
Originally Posted By mawnck I started the campaign LIKING McCain. I was backing Obama, but I still felt OK about McCain being President. Then he jumped the shark. Big time. I don't feel OK about it anymore.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains <Every time you turn on a T.V. show or watch an entertainment news show, or watch a movie, we have to listen to actors, comedians, talk show hosts, musicians make fun of us, people we respect or our values.>> Well if you had on the CBS morning show this morning you would have seen John Rich singing his Raisin McCain song to a group of Obama supporters....
