You can question my motivations for defending her. Like many Americans, I was caught unawares by her sudden rise to the top, her charming family, the folksy twang, and the fact she’s actually quite telegenic. But despite the seemingly problematic revelations from her past life, there is nothing really glaring enough to suggest that she’s anything but human. Still, her distinctive voice and larger than life characteristics make her a excellent comedic material.
Here, the famous clip where Tina Fey (one of my favourites – on 30 Rock), nailed her impression of Sarah Palin.
Perhaps I’ll have to talk about Tina Fey in another post – she’s another genius who deserves a post all on her own
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KT // September 26, 2008 at 2:31 am
agree this one was funny, but they absolutely failed with the NYT piece in my mind–incest victims and the mentally challenged–where is the line in compassion? Find another way to make fun of the NYT. The opportunities are endless…
siu // September 26, 2008 at 4:04 am
Agreed. I guess sometimes in their search for lowest-common-denominator material they overreach, past crudeness into inacceptability