Palin's plane during SNL...press corps "howled" but front of plane silent.

[madfloridian]

We seldom watch Saturday Night Live, but I am glad we did last night. We laughed out loud and still are chuckling.



From the ABC Blogs:

Live from New York...

As comedienne Tina Fey debuted her impression of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live, the governor and her staff were watching from 30,000 feet.

Palin was on board her campaign jet flying from Reno to Denver as 11:30 PM Eastern rolled around. But the show was available on the Jetblue charter's satellite TV system. Standing alongside SNL cast member Amy Poehler who was impersonating Hillary Clinton, Fey's Palin extolled her foreign policy expertise in a flat midwestern accent: "I can see Russia from my house!"

There were howls of laughter from the sizeable press corps covering Palin's first foray on the campaign trail without her running man as a chaperone.

But, from the front of the plane, silence. The flight attendants assured us Palin and her entourage were watching. What she thought, though, is anybody's guess.

The article points out that the campaign is keeping her away from the press corps, even going so far as to "book the press corps into a separate hotel from the candidate."

[tridim]

1. What's the difference between Palin and Cheney?

Nothing.

[FrenchieCat]

5. Well perhaps, hair?

:shrug:

[ejpoeta]

16. lipstick?

[hvn_nbr_2]

51. You can put lipstick on a Cheney but it's still a neocon freak. nt

[Hieronymus]

17. Lipstick

[27inCali]

19. for all his unmitigated Evil with a capital E

Cheney actually knows what he's doing. That's the difference, Sarah's just along for the ride. She's actually lot more like the chimp.

[holiday]

25. omg that picture of McCain is hilarious.. that should be in ads

it will make the whole lipstick thing look stupid

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

29. What's the difference between Palin and Bush?

Lipstick.

[REP]

78. Lipstick on the lips / lipstick kisses on the ass?

[qanda]

36. Whether the lawyer lives or dies

[valerief]

40. Ten inches?

[hvn_nbr_2]

52. Sarah's fingernails or Cheney's scowl?

I'm sure you don't mean anything else. ;-)

[Eyes_wide_ open]

59. Really? My guess would be more like, say four inches

Might possibly explain why he's so mean, no?

[Kablooie]

75. More like a rock hard 3 inches, I'd say.

[Willo]

55. Aim.

[knixphan]

70. nice!

[Raster]

61. The difference between cheney* and Palin? Well, for starters, Darth cheney* couldn't

give a rat's ass for the KKKhristian agenda, except for what pimping it can do for him. Palin, on the other hand, is a true believer that would stone adulterers and gays, abolish choice and establish the framework for a KKKhristian fascist theocracy.

[JoePhilly]

64. She's a better shot.

[Usrename]

71. Just like Cheney, only stupid.

McCain/Palin - Like Bush/Cheney only dumber

[Kablooie]

76. Yes there's a difference. Age. Palin will be around a lot longer.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

2. People like Palin, quick on the attack with snark and swagger...

...seldom have a zero level of humor when it comes to their own greatness. "Palin was watching" my ASS. I have an image in my head of a drugged Elvis shooting out the TVs at Graceland.

[hisownpetard]

3. She was probably thinking," Wait...I don't have a red suit, do I?"

[rosesaylavee]

43. Yep. that just about nails her level of comprehension.

[Jade Fox]

60. She was probably thinking, "Damn, I look good in my red suit!"

[hisownpetard]

68. And, "Wow! I look like I've lost weight!!"

[Imagevision]

66. You can be assured palin will not be seen with a red suit/dress anytime soon?

[tanyev]

4. Oooh, they'd best be careful.

Ms. Sarah keeps a list of all who do not show her the proper deference.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

6. "How can I be here and be on TV at the same time?"

[dchill]

30. YES!

That's IT. Either that, or "If I'm Tina Fey, then that must be ME!"

[d_b]

7. video here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmlG9IoykiY

[BrainStorm]

38. Thank you. Tina Fey is GREAT!

Funny funny

[crossroads]

39. Fey Looks Just Like Scary Sarah nt

[trueblue2007]

73. the snl video is gone!!!!!!!

[VeraAgnes]

8. Then, they need to go to press on her

"fear factor" with the media. They should not give glowing reviews, pander the obscure.....they need to evoke a response from palin but most of all, Mccain....she is his lassie.

[Lex]

9. " . . . just sliding in on a dogsled . . . "

:rofl:

[Shine]

10. Sarah was probably busy putting on lipstick and reading her bible

:eyes:

[XemaSab]

57. If she's silent while reading her Bible

then my name's J. Edgar Hoover. :eyes:

[lisa58]

11. I'm still laughing and it gets funnier every time I see it.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

35. I've watched it 5 times already and yes, it gets funnier!!!!

[catgirl]

12. I hope this is on YouTube 'cause I missed it!

[lisa58]

14. it's on Huffington Post...

...here's the link.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/13/tina-fey-as-sarah-palin-o_n_126249.html

[TXDemGal]

13. Hee! Only way Tina Fey could have been even MORE perfect

as Palin would have been to don a black suit instead of red. Palin seems very fond of black as a wardrobe staple.

[grannie4peace]

15. did anyone read any of the posts? the ones i saw were all right wing plus

[Divernan]

23. Right wing and hate-filled & not too bright. Surprising they can turn on their computers.

[PA Democrat]

50. Yes, there was a lot of really ugly racism in those comments.

[fortyfeetunder]

18. Surely she has seen SNL over the years

Did she think she was going to be immune to the SNL acts? If she wants to get game, maybe she should ask to host SNL after the election --- I doubt SNL would want to give her that much publicity.

[beac]

20. I imagine she started new pages for Fey and Poehler in her slam book

and then asked all her MySpace peeps to un-friend them.


Palin, a Tracy Flick for the 21st century.

[TxBlue]

21. Tracy Flick=Sarah Palin lol

ever notice how she juts out her chin and points finger all the time. heehehhe

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. Slam book!

:rofl:

Bet she's got one...

[AZBlue]

22. Tina Fey NAILED Palin!

The voice, the mannerisms, the facial expressions - she needs an Emmy!!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

32. Some people might say that Palin really is Fey. Have you ever seen them

in the same room together?

Tina was That Brilliant!!!!

[madfloridian]

24. "ask this one about dinosaurs"

:rofl:

[TxBlue]

28. Jesus Ponies!

bet they are running scared. This race will sink her career.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

34. That had me gasping for air!!!!!

[Cha]

26. So what were they doing up there in front?

Shitting in their pants on Fire?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

31. This is a great story!!!! I wonder if she had her fingers in her ears while watching?

And who should know how funny it was but the press corps that are in a position to see Blood & Gore Palin's stupidity???

[CitizenPatriot]

33. you can't put lipstick

on that cone of silence.

Imagine my shock to discover McCain campaign had access to such things as Satellite TV. Faith Forum of Honor - Zero.

[vaberella]

37. I'm having a Bush moment or Palin...I didn't get this at first.

So the press in the campaign plane were laughing and they're in the back of the plane. While the Palin/McCain are in the front of the plane and they weren't laughing but were definitely or most probably watching.

I'm a little slow on the uptatke today, but I think I got it. :rofl:

[GreenPartyVoter]

41. I haven't seen it. yet. Going to youtube

[madfloridian]

44. It's brilliant.

One of the best comedy sketches I have even seen.

[GreenPartyVoter]

45. I found it. It was freakin hilarious!!!!!!!! Wonder how Sarah took it? *g*

[rufus dog]

42. That will leave a mark on Palin

Remember these type of people from HS, they need to surround themselves with a support group and make fun of everyone to make themselves feel better. People laughing at her will devastate her ego. These people are EASY to fuck with, "have you gained a bit of weight? it looks good." "You have a little something on your cheek, oh I guess it is a pimple."

[dkofos]

46. Tina Fey was so great. She had me convinced she was palin even without the wolf tail around her neck

[madfloridian]

47. I was watching at first without my glasses....yelled out oh no tell me she is not on

Hubby said look...it's not her...put on your glasses.

She really did look like her at first glance without my glasses on.

:-)

[RichardRay]

48. As good as Tina was as Palin, I laughed the hardest...

when 'Hillary' tore the side off the podium gritting out 'oh, of course, if only I'd wanted it more'. (or something close to that).

[jillan]

49. The part about the Bush Doctrine almost knocked me outta my chair.

It was a brilliant sketch.

[madfloridian]

69. It was great.

:hi:

[ticked]

53. aww come on does that mean that Sarah and her posse

have no sense of humor... oh wait they just have no sense at all.

[Borgnine]

54. I'm so glad Tina came back for this.

Most people seem to be forgetting that Fey hasn't been an SNL cast member for two years, but she came back just for the chance to rip Palin a new ass.

Ah, my number one celebrity crush.

[RamboLiberal]

56. Palin on Fey: “Quite Funny”

Well into the night on Saturday, somewhere in the dark skies between Reno and Denver, “Saturday Night Live” could be viewed on the mini-TV screens in the seatbacks aboard Gov. Sarah Palin’s campaign plane.

Many reporters who fill the rear of the plane watched Tina Fey’s portrayal of Ms. Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, but were left to muse about what Ms. Palin herself had thought of it — or whether she had watched it at all.

In the days since Ms. Palin’s campaign set off for Alaska and now for her first solo campaign swing, she has spent her plane time (including a nearly 10-hour flight from Virginia to Fairbanks) ensconced at the front of the plane with family members and top aides, tucked away behind a curtain that separates everyone -– reporters, included — in the back.

At one point, her youngest daughter, Piper, ventured to the back with a campaign adviser, but Ms. Palin stayed put, leaving one television crew from “Entertainment Tonight” capturing an image of the plane’s curtain, then whispering and motioning to its viewers that the candidate was apparently just a few rows up, just past that curtain, up that way.

On Sunday, a campaign adviser confirmed that Ms. Palin had, indeed, watched the “Saturday Night Live” skit from her screen at the front of the plane. “She thought it was quite funny,” the adviser said in an email response to inquiries, “especially because the governor has dressed up as Tina Fey for Halloween.”

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/palin-on-fey-quite-funny/

Gee, why no howls of laughter from the front of the plane???????

[AuntPatsy]

58. Perfection, there was no laughter from the front because they all know she was pissed....

and I have a feeling many are scared of her including her own children...

[Aviation Pro]

74. Sigh, another lie....

..."quite funny?" Yeah, right, she was probably barking orders at the pilots to file direct to New York so she could level a shotgun at Fey.

What a fucking clown she is.

[WindRiverMan]

62. I am sure she did not laugh.

It must suck to have national television point out the fact to you that you are a taco shy of a combination plate.

[davidpdx]

63. I watched it, but didn't really laugh that much

The irony is that Palin is VERY dumb and Clinton is VERY smart. It has nothing to do with being a woman, but more about education and upbring.

Last night I celebrated Chuseok with my Korean family (my wife's family) and was trying to explain to my brother-in-law why Palin is such a scary person.

[mentalsolstice]

65. The Toddster was probably busy calculating Tina's salary

...and wondering if he could do a "trade up."

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

67. These guys are really freaked about 'ol Failin or she's scared shitless.

The correct PR move would have been to send her back to joke a little about herself. I think that a charm offensive is about the only play they have left for her.

[zulchzulu]

72. Cool! Sounds like it could be the NEXT SNL SKIT!

It would be a riot doing a skit of Palin watching Palin on the plane and have some of her staffers trying to hide their laughter...and she blows up emotionally!

PERFECT!

[ginnyinWI]

77. Funny skit, but I really don't care what Palin thinks.

Obama is trying to become President. McCain is his opponent. Let's focus on that.

[RamboLiberal]

79. Highest SNL ratings since 2002 ironically when Al Gore Appeared

The tremendous buzz was reflected in the ratings. Early overnight figures showed the "Saturday Night Live" season premiere earned a 7.4 rating and 18 percent share of viewers watching at that hour -- the highest for a season premiere since 2001, and the highest for any "SNL" telecast since Dec. 14, 2002, when Al Gore was host. The numbers were up 64 percent over last year's season premiere, according to Nielsen "metered market" data.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/14/AR2008091402496.html