OMG! William Shatner reciting Palin's farewell speech as a poem, complete with

[scarletwoman]

congas and stand-up bass in the background. It was HILARIOUS!

On Conan O'Brian just now.

Geeze, I hope someone besides me saw it -- it was AWESOME! :rofl:

[tabatha]

1. That sounds like a must see.

[EFerrari]

2. OMG. PLEASE HISSYSPIT, L COYOTE, ONE OF OUR ANGELS, GRAB IT!

:rofl:

[Hissyspit]

20. VIDEO Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x343656

Angel tomm2thumbs.

[EFerrari]

23. Yeah, baby!

:woohoo:

[scarletwoman]

24. I'm delighted that one of your "angels" came through! (nt)

[Odin2005]

3. Damn, I should have watched Conan tonight!

Been too busy just figuring out the obvious in another thread... :banghead:

[scarletwoman]

7. It was priceless -- I'm sure it will HAVE to show up on YouTube.

I was busy checking up on the ongoing battle in another thread with the TV on in the background -- but Conan opened with some clips from Palin's speech and then announced Shatner. It caught my full attention immediately!

(I think channel 11 repeats Conan some time in the middle of the night, so if you don't have to get up in morning, you might try checking back around 2am.)

sw

[spanone]

4. damn, i was watching letterman skewer her

[scarletwoman]

15. Before the digital conversion, I would have been watching Letterman, too.

But thanks to advanced technology, I can no longer get any channel except the NBC affiliate. :eyes:

[tridim]

5. I'm in MST, how far into the show?

[scarletwoman]

11. Pretty much right at the beginning, during his opening monologue.

He first showed a clip of Palin speaking, then called Shatner onstage to "do it right". Don't miss it, if you can help it. :D

[ColbertWatcher]

13. And miss Dr. Colbert!? Not on your life! n/t

[scarletwoman]

17. No cable here, it's broadcast or nothing. (nt)

[NYC_SKP]

21. Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x343656

[ColbertWatcher]

31. Yay! n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

32. For me the choice would be clear ...

... nothing.

Without Colbert TV is nothing!

[NYC_SKP]

34. Colbert is by far more politically effective than....

Jon Stewart, who jumps on both sides of an issue, who criticizes (sometimes ineffectively) republicans and democrats.

Colbert, by contrast, is pretty consistent in his O'Reilley-esque character and thus belittles the RW with great effect.

His faux-criticism of our side only make the opposition look more silly.

[Kali]

6. OMG

that sounds hilarious:rofl:

[sandnsea]

8. Oh awesome, I'm going to watch that!

Nice to be on the west coast and get this kind of heads up.

[blogslut]

9. Aackk!

Wonderful! I'm working like a mad dog on a deadline right now but I am positive someone will YouTube it and if not, I can watch in on HULU later. I bet it it golden.

[Bolo Boffin]

10. Ho. Lee. Crap.

Talk about must-see TV.

[TheKentuckian]

12. Not only must see but must HAVE

I feel probable classic-ness there. Shatman Kirk slays me!

[ColbertWatcher]

14. ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nlwwFZdXck

[tridim]

19. Wow! That's really great

[ColbertWatcher]

33. I wonder how long it took to get the timing right? n/t

[MellowDem]

16. Is Shatner Republican?

I keep hearing rumors he is.

[scarletwoman]

18. Does it matter? This was a hellaciously funny bit and he did it perfectly.

[MellowDem]

22. No, not really...

I was just wondering in general. :)

I've seen Shatner do another skit before as well where he is being asked by the an unnamed party to run as a candidate in a race for them. In it, he generally acts like your Ron Paul libertarian type. It was really funny. Just curious to his actual politics.

[TheKentuckian]

27. Seems plausible but I haven't a clue. I don't get into personal stuff too much.

[scarletwoman]

28. I honestly don't know. He plays right wingers very well -- I LOVED him in Boston Legal.

But I've never really wondered about his real life politics. I think I'd prefer not to know, actually. ;)

[UTUSN]

30. He has a history of doing perfect political bits

The (other) classic was on SNL as Oliver NORTH, supposedly testifying before Congress. SHATNER was standing, in full military drag, right hand in the air, then, when it came time for him to SAY something, would swallow it --repeatedly.

Is he a U.S. Citizen ---and I *don't* mean this in a Birther way, since he was born Canadian---so would he *be* a political party member/voter over here?

[WorseBeforeBetter]

25. Head on over to FR to see if they're threatening to turn in their lifetime trekkie cards.

They *won't stand* for anyone dissing Princess Palin, even if s/he is an R.

[MellowDem]

29. True enough...

Lately even Coulter has gotten on their bad side, and I didn't think that was possible.

[cherokeeprogressive]

26. I loves me some William Shatner! No one in my lifetime is as good at self-depricating humor. n/t

[malaise]

35. Choking with laughter

:rofl: