Let’s come clean, shall we? Whenever we see Gov. Sarah Palin
on TV, attending an interview, a show or just about any public convention, we become
even more eager to see Saturday night’s Tina Fey wearing the square glasses we
all got used to and that funny, unforgettable accent while playing in a sketch
or two that lampoon the incredibly famous Republican vice presidential
candidate and her brand new adventures on her way to the election.
No Sarah Palin interview is completely over until the
“Saturday Night Live” cast members come back with their entertaining responses.
And Tina Fey’s perfect impersonation of John McCain’s running mate, which
includes echo-like representations plus a bit of magical mockery touch, is more
than just a flawless piece of comedy that lent “Saturday Night Live” a hand in obtaining
its highest season-premiere ratings in seven years.
In addition to this, people who can’t tune in for the show
over the weekend are able to watch the videos online and they do not hesitate
to do so. Tina Fey’s earliest couple of Sarah Palin skits lured more than 5
million viewers on the Web within the first 48 hours since they were added,
according to “SNL.”
Is it too late for Republican presidential nominee John
McCain to choose another running mate? Sarah Palin may have avoided making memorable
gaffes during Thursday’s face-to-face debate with Joseph R. Biden, the
Democratic vice presidential candidate, but she did make some minor mistakes
from time to time, while talking more about herself than about John McCain’s or
George W. Bush’s policies. She managed to pass up some questions, but nevertheless
spoke lithely and self-assuredly, at least better than in the disastrous CBS
interviews with Katie Couric. And no, she did not mention her impressive
experience with foreign affairs and the fact that she can see Russia from her Alaska bedroom window or balcony, whatever.
Rumor has it that Sarah Palin herself will make an
appearance on “Saturday Night Live” so as to throw everything back at Tina Fey.
Who knows? Maybe it’s mere gossip or perhaps Ms. Palin had enough jokes before
election time. However, we have to admit she is one famous lady. And “SNL”
ratings would boost in a sec.
Saturday’s “Weekend Update” sketch saw Tina Fey in her well-known
Palin shoes, of course, “SNL” usual cast member Jason Sudeikis as Barack
Obama’s running mate Joseph R. Biden and the amazing Queen Latifah as the
moderator of the much talked about debate, Gwen Ifill.
None of them escaped the spoof.
The most spectacular was, however, Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin,
who learned a brand new word and went all-out in order to show everybody that
she had broadened her vocabulary. While she winked and smiled to the audience,
she kept on saying that she and John McCain were a couple of Mavericks. M-word
here, M-word there, and the sketch was almost over. A noteworthy comment from
the fictional Ms. Palin was her innovative and idealistic definition of
marriage. “I believe marriage is meant to be a sacred institution between two
unwilling teenagers,” Fey’s vice presidential candidate said. Well, well, well.
Don’t you dare relate the affirmation with Bristol! See? I can read your thoughts.