What do you think of Sarah Palin?

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

This is a LOT different than "I can see Russia."

Don't get me wrong - Palin was ripe for parody, but the SNL skit was a face-smashing for Palin and really helped shape public perception.

I think we are more or less are saying the same thing...it was said, it got blown out of proportion, parodied and the public rolled along with the misconception for God only knows whatever reason.

But oh well...

[deepimpact2]

I don't know why everyone keeps bringing up the SNL skit. I didn't even see that. I'm just going by what I heard when she did her interview with Katie Couric.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

I don't know why everyone keeps bringing up the SNL skit.

It was one of the most-discussed portions of the campaign season. Tina Fey (and Sarah Palin, for that matter) has gotten a lot of publicity out of those skits.

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

It was one of the most-discussed portions of the campaign season. Tina Fey (and Sarah Palin, for that matter) has gotten a lot of publicity out of those skits.

I mean mentioning it in reference to my comment. I would never accuse Palin of saying something based on a parody.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

I don't know why everyone keeps bringing up the SNL skit. I didn't even see that. I'm just going by what I heard when she did her interview with Katie Couric.

Tina Fey has been named one of the most influential people in 2008. That kind of says something.

I actually dressed as Sarah Palin for Halloween. On the back of my shirt, I had iron-on letters that read, “I can see Russia from my house!” Almost everyone that read it laughed, and made comments, some saying that Palin was incredibly stupid. I would tell them that she didn’t actually say that, it was Tina Fey, and about 95% of the people I said that to, replied with something along the lines of, “Yea, but she (Fey) only said that because Palin did first.”

McCain might have been reaching for votes from women by running with Palin, but as far as I can tell, it shouldn't be insulting to anyone. The intelligent women know better, and the dumb ones voted for McCain simply because of Palin. And yes, I guarantee you there are quite a few people in this country who voted for McCain because a “regular old soccer mom” was on the ticket. Just as there are some people who thought Palin was stupid because of what was on SNL. Just as there are some people who voted for Obama because he's black. I could go on and on.

And if you’re surprised that a politician used such a tactic to get votes that they might not otherwise have received, then you obviously don’t pay that much attention to politics.

Again, dumb move on McCain’s part to pick HER. But I understand his thought process. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that some people who voted for Clinton did so because she’s a woman.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

I think we are more or less are saying the same thing...it was said, it got blown out of proportion, parodied and the public rolled along with the misconception for God only knows whatever reason.

But oh well...

Yeah, agreed - although I think it's pretty clear that Palin herself gave people plenty of reason (as deepimpact is indicating).

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

Yeah, agreed - although I think it's pretty clear that Palin herself gave people plenty of reason (as deepimpact is indicating).

WHen you keep feeding cheese to rats, guess what happens...