Comments on: Palin on Foreign Policy and Tina Fey on SNL http://www.miss604.com/2008/10/palin-on-foreign-policy-and-tina-fey-on-snl.html Vancouver Blog Miss604 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:18:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob http://www.miss604.com/2008/10/palin-on-foreign-policy-and-tina-fey-on-snl.html#comment-9069 Rob Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:10:49 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=4106#comment-9069 @DaveO Point well made. I think it's been well proven that one can get pretty far politically speaking by playing on the fears and prejudices of others, without actually contributing anything constructive while one is at it. @DaveO
Point well made. I think it’s been well proven that one can get pretty far politically speaking by playing on the fears and prejudices of others, without actually contributing anything constructive while one is at it.

]]> By: DaveO http://www.miss604.com/2008/10/palin-on-foreign-policy-and-tina-fey-on-snl.html#comment-9068 DaveO Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:06:50 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=4106#comment-9068 While liberal-minded and "educated" (read elite) folks are enjoying making fun of Palin (me included), do not for a second underestimate her appeal to many Americans who live and breathe the quasi-religious rhetoric she is spewing. I am sure they are already naming roads in Wyoming and schools in Utah after her. I am voting in the USA to do my small part to keep her out of the VP office but ... something is fishy about the way the Republicans run a campaign so don't count her and the old warhorse out. While liberal-minded and “educated” (read elite) folks are enjoying making fun of Palin (me included), do not for a second underestimate her appeal to many Americans who live and breathe the quasi-religious rhetoric she is spewing. I am sure they are already naming roads in Wyoming and schools in Utah after her. I am voting in the USA to do my small part to keep her out of the VP office but … something is fishy about the way the Republicans run a campaign so don’t count her and the old warhorse out.

]]> By: Rob http://www.miss604.com/2008/10/palin-on-foreign-policy-and-tina-fey-on-snl.html#comment-9067 Rob Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:08:13 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=4106#comment-9067 She's the American Idol Vice-President. They identify with her because she's like they are, in the same way that Bush gained favour because sections of the electorate felt that Bush was someone 'they could have a beer with'. And I think it's easy to avoid the press and get away with it when you've spent so much time demonizing them, and indeed any critics of her background as a politician, as 'elitists'. It's a way to squeeze as much juice out of the 'I'm just like you' appeal Palin is resting all of her hopes on. But in my view, the press are in some ways <i>supposed</i> to be elitist, more in the know than the average citizen, and certainly not in collusion with the government. They are meant to hold the government accountable to those who elected them, or to inform those who need the information that allows them to make an intelligent decision about placing trust in a public figure. That's their job. Otherwise, they'd be a pack of toothless cheerleaders. I find it to be a bit of a head-scratcher that Katie Couric's interview is being portrayed by some as an example of 'gotcha' journalism, as if asking pointed questions about experience and suitability for a job is some kind of cruel tactic to trip someone up. She’s the American Idol Vice-President. They identify with her because she’s like they are, in the same way that Bush gained favour because sections of the electorate felt that Bush was someone ‘they could have a beer with’.

And I think it’s easy to avoid the press and get away with it when you’ve spent so much time demonizing them, and indeed any critics of her background as a politician, as ‘elitists’. It’s a way to squeeze as much juice out of the ‘I’m just like you’ appeal Palin is resting all of her hopes on.

But in my view, the press are in some ways supposed to be elitist, more in the know than the average citizen, and certainly not in collusion with the government. They are meant to hold the government accountable to those who elected them, or to inform those who need the information that allows them to make an intelligent decision about placing trust in a public figure. That’s their job. Otherwise, they’d be a pack of toothless cheerleaders.

I find it to be a bit of a head-scratcher that Katie Couric’s interview is being portrayed by some as an example of ‘gotcha’ journalism, as if asking pointed questions about experience and suitability for a job is some kind of cruel tactic to trip someone up.

]]> By: Pete Quily http://www.miss604.com/2008/10/palin-on-foreign-policy-and-tina-fey-on-snl.html#comment-9066 Pete Quily Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:24:17 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=4106#comment-9066 Yeah, pretty rare that you can parody someone just by repeating their exact words. 40% of Americans think she's qualified to be president, which is very scary. She makes dan quayle look like a statesman. Tina Fay is absolutely brilliant in all of her Palin parodies. Here's the SNL parody of the vp debate between palin and biden http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/vp-debate-open-palin-biden/727421/ She got nominated 5 weeks ago and has never had a single press conference yet. If she's that afraid of questions from the media, how do the republican's think she going to be able to deal with Putin? Yeah, pretty rare that you can parody someone just by repeating their exact words. 40% of Americans think she’s qualified to be president, which is very scary. She makes dan quayle look like a statesman. Tina Fay is absolutely brilliant in all of her Palin parodies.

Here’s the SNL parody of the vp debate between palin and biden

http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/vp-debate-open-palin-biden/727421/

She got nominated 5 weeks ago and has never had a single press conference yet. If she’s that afraid of questions from the media, how do the republican’s think she going to be able to deal with Putin?

]]> By: Rob http://www.miss604.com/2008/10/palin-on-foreign-policy-and-tina-fey-on-snl.html#comment-9065 Rob Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:40:14 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=4106#comment-9065 It's frightening when you can't tell the difference between satire and the real thing... It’s frightening when you can’t tell the difference between satire and the real thing…

]]> By: Lyal Avery http://www.miss604.com/2008/10/palin-on-foreign-policy-and-tina-fey-on-snl.html#comment-9064 Lyal Avery Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:46:40 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=4106#comment-9064 @monica: Michael Scott only manages a paper company... I for one can't wait to see the first "skanky" Palin costume on Granville Street @monica: Michael Scott only manages a paper company…

I for one can’t wait to see the first “skanky” Palin costume on Granville Street

]]> By: Monica Hamburg http://www.miss604.com/2008/10/palin-on-foreign-policy-and-tina-fey-on-snl.html#comment-9063 Monica Hamburg Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:07:56 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=4106#comment-9063 It's sort of like that pain you get watching the boss character on the Office (either version)... Only it's real... It’s sort of like that pain you get watching the boss character on the Office (either version)… Only it’s real…

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