Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton cross party lines to battle sexism 'Live, from New York'

Let's relive last night's classic "Saturday Night Live" skit.

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin: "Good evening, my fellow Americans.  I was so excited when I was told Senator Clinton and I would be addressing you tonight."

Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton: "And I was told I would be addressing you alone."

(See the entire skit transcript after the jump.)

I've watched Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's "Saturday Night Live" impersonations of Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton at least five times since last night. It just doesn't get old.

"I can see Russia from my house!" Priceless. It's also about time the two politicians tackle all the sexism run amok.

Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton: "But Sarah, one thing we can agree on is that sexism can never be allowed to permeate an American election."

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin: "So please, stop photoshopping my head on sexy bikini pictures."

Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton: "And stop saying I have cankles."

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin: "Don't refer to me as a 'MILF.'"

Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton: "And don't refer to me as a 'FLURJ.'  I Googled what it stands for and I do not like it."

But perhaps the most shining moment is when Clinton launches into serious speechifying on hard work, experience and qualifications while Palin steals her thunder by mugging for the camera like a beauty queen, finally cocking an imaginary rifle.

This skit -- and hopefully many more -- are sure to be the best part of the whole election season. Lord knows we could use a laugh.

Speaking of which, not to slight Tina Fey in any way, but knowing Fey is busy with "30 Rock" and a feature film career, we wonder if "SNL" creator and exec producer Lorne Michaels, head writer Seth Meyers and director Don Roy King might consider allowing cast member Kristen Wiig to sub for Fey, if necessary. Wiig delivers an aces flat American accent and certainly looks the part. Not to mention that Wiig's Target lady skits are the embodiment of Sarah Palin if the governor hadn't ended up an Alaskan politician.

Anyway, we're sure we're not the only one who have Tivoed "SNL" for the next two months. Of course, if Fey, errr ... Palin wins, it may cease to be quite so funny.

One question, what's a flurge or is it FLURJ?

Photo: NBC

FEY AS PALIN: "Good evening, my fellow Americans. I was so excited when I was told Senator Clinton and I would be addressing you tonight."

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "And I was told I would be addressing you alone."

FEY AS PALIN: "Now I know it must be a little bit strange for all of you to see the two of us together.  What with me being John McCain's running mate."

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "And me being a fervent supporter of Senator Barack Obama -- as evidenced by this button."

FEY AS PALIN: "But tonight we are crossing party lines to address the now very ugly role that sexism is playing in the campaign."

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "An issue which I am frankly surprised to hear people suddenly care about."

FEY AS PALIN:  "You know, Hillary and I don't agree on everything..."

POEHLER AS CLINTON [OVERLAPPING]: "Anything. I believe that diplomacy should be the cornerstone of any foreign policy."

FEY AS PALIN: "And I can see Russia from my house."

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "I believe global warming is caused by man."

FEY AS PALIN: "And I believe it's just God hugging us closer."

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "I don't agree with the Bush Doctrine."

FEY AS PALIN: "I don't know what that is."

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "But Sarah, one thing we can agree on is that sexism can never be allowed to permeate an American election."

FEY AS PALIN: "So please, stop photoshopping my head on sexy bikini pictures."

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "And stop saying I have cankles."

FEY AS PALIN: "Don't refer to me as a 'MILF.'"

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "And don't refer to me as a 'FLURJ.'  I Googled what it stands for and I do not like it."

FEY AS PALIN: "So we ask reporters and commentators, stop using words that
diminish us, like 'pretty,' 'attractive,' 'beautiful.'"

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "'Harpy,' 'shrew' and 'boner shrinker.'"

FEY AS PALIN: "While our politics may differ, my friend and I are both very
tough ladies.  You know it reminds me of a joke we tell in Alaska ... "What's the
difference...

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "Lipstick."

FEY AS PALIN: "... between a hockey mom ..."

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "Lipstick."

FEY AS PALIN: "... and a pitbull?"

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "Lipstick."

FEY AS PALIN [AFTER A BEAT]: "Lipstick. Just look at how far we've come.  Hillary
Clinton, who came so close to the White House.  And me, Sarah Palin, who is even
closer.  Can you believe it, Hillary?"

POEHLER AS CLINTON [AFTER A PAUSE]: "I can not."

FEY AS PALIN: "It's truly amazing, and I think women everywhere can agree, that
no matter your politics, it's time for a woman to make it to the White House."

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "No. Mine! It's supposed to be mine! I need to say
something.  I didn't want a woman to be president.  I wanted to be president, and
I just happen to be a woman.  And I don't want to hear you compare your road to
the White House to my road to the White House.  I scratched and clawed through
mud and barbed wire and you just glided in on a dog sled wearing your pageant
sash and your Tina Fey glasses."

FEY AS PALIN: "What an amazing time we live in.  To think that just two years ago, I was a
small town mayor of Alaska's crystal meth capital.  And now I am just one
heartbeat away from being president of the United States.  It just goes to show
that anyone can be president."

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "Anyone."

FEY AS PALIN: "All you have to do is want it."

POEHLER AS CLINTON [LAUGHS]: "Yeah, you know, Sarah, looking back, if I could
change one thing, I should have wanted it more." [RIPS OFF PIECE OF PODIUM]

FEY AS PALIN: "So in the next six weeks, I invite the media to be vigilant for
sexist behavior."

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "Although it is never sexist to question female politicians
credentials.  Please ask this one about dinosaurs.  So I invite the media to
grow a pair.  And if you can't, I will lend you mine." 

FEY AS PALIN: And as we say in Alaska...

POEHLER AS CLINTON: "We say it everywhere..."

FEY/POEHLER: "Live from New York, it's 'Saturday Night!!!' "

Comments

[IndependentForObama]

Tina Fey summed up Palin better than any Washington analyst.

[debrah]

FLURGE
flush + purge

the media seriously needs to grow a pair and start asking about Palin's past, starting with those young earth creationism stories (man and dinosaurs lived on this earth together 6000-4000 years ago), did she really attempt to ban books from the library, does she think that the people of Iraq attacked us on 9/11, and REALLY does she think that being able to see Russia from some far off island in Alaska constitute foreign policy experience? I can't see electing a woman, just to elect a woman. Just like I can't see electing Barack Obama, simply to prove Americans aren't racist.

[Jeff Moore]

Deborah, it was a comedic skit, not a political statement. ROTF, that's part of the problem with people in this country, they have a difficult time telling reality from non reality.

BTW, just exactly what is the Bush Doctrine? Near as I can tell it's, Let's see how much we can irritate the rest of the world.

Funny skit tho.

[Terri]

McCain should have piced Mitt Romeny then he would not have been in this mess.

[Arwen]

Jeff, political satire is supposed to be thought-provoking and get people to think in exactly the sam eway that Debrah has just done. It's not a joke that two Republican senators, as well as Palin herself, have qualified her foreign policy experience by Alaska's proximity to Russia. I was thrilled to see SNL use it in their skit. Maybe now, everyone will see how stupid the remark is.

[lisa]

A very clever comedic skit. Trust SNL to tell 'it like it is!'
If only we could enjoy a good laugh at all the jokes about the present presidential race.
But, unfortunately, this is a serious matter and we have to trust that everyone thinks really hard about the consequences of their vote !!

[lorraine]

Jeff, I believe Debrah was addressing the news media at large with her critic rather than the skit which was dead on on the double standards between even Palin and Hilary. Hilarious.

[this akn does'nt shoot wolves]

While Kristin Wiig is fabulous, Palin has said in interviews that Tina Fey is a person she admires greatly, so for Fey to lampoon Palin is something special

[lisa]

Have watched it several times. It is so LOL funny.
Just wish people who vote for her party will holdback and consider what a mistake it will be for the future health and pride of this country.

[flyovercountry51]

Thanks for the comedic relief. Very funny! I am not a watcher of SNL but enjoyed the skit on internet site. They really look like the the people they were portraying. it was not mean spirited or demeaning to either candidate - Thanks. GO SARAH !!! GO SARAH !!!

[Gigi Wang]

Don't you love political satire? It brings out facts sometimes more effectively than the news programs. Palin does not share any of Clinton's stands on major issues like Choice, Health, Education, International Policy, on and on. So many people don't realize that Palin is the anti-thesis of Clinton - they think that Pain and Clinton must be similar because they are both women. Thank you, SNL, for highlighting this important point.

[Obamican]

C'mon, now! Tina Fey is not as attractive as Palin. What an insult to an good-looking person. Oh, what's with the Bronxy accent, too? The tool that does Obama on that show is weak as well. SNL...Lorne, just kill it now, your skits are not funny and haven't been for..oh...15 yrs!

[tamer abdeldayem]

funny indeed. just hope Palin thinks more of peace..not so aggressively of war. The vast majority of people on the planet hope to live in peace. Good luck, Palin.

[marguerite manteau-rao]

More Sarah Palin political satire here:

http://whatssarahthinking.com

[Red]

This was hysterical! However, I thought Tina Fey was FAR too NICE in her portrayal of Palin, and made her FAR too personable! I hope she will really highlight that nasty bully side of Palin in future skits. Palin is a loose cannon. When we were in the Cold War with the Russians for all those years, EVERY SINGLE WORD was scrutinized and studied by translators and scholars to make certain that NOTHING SAID would provoke nuclear war with them...and here we have Sarah, with absolutely ZERO Diplomatic skills or Protocol provoking the Russians so she can sound really tough. She is in NO WAY acceptable as a head of State in this world.

[Gideon]

Palin: as a small town mayor I use to have real responsibility of building bridge to nowhere.
Clinton: actually I know you also had hired lobbyist so you know how to deal with lobbyist.
Palin: yeah! I'm actually going to use my career to change how Washington is run unlike my opponent who has no record of being a mayor.
Clinton: yeah the only difference between you and Cheney is lipstick.

[Mollie in Atlanta]

Tina Fey is a great American for busting her behind to shuffle her schedule to do this skit. She obviously felt a sense of duty - since Obama and Biden have to stay mum about Palin.

Fey/Poehler '12!

BTW - saw Baby Mama - hilarious!!!! Hope this helps their DVD sales!

[Emmery Jones Jr Medical Record's Consultant CCS-P]

Sept Mon. 15,2008
Time:6:13Pm

Re: Right on cue it's Saturday Nite's Live.

"Thank's Girl'"s

I wonder what Hillary,
think's about the subject of sexism ?

Sincerely,

Emmery Jones Jr
Graduate;William Rainey Harper College
Meldevonne.com

[Benighse]

ARE YOU SURE MCCAIN DIDN'T SELECT TINA FEY AS HIS VP CANDIDATE???? it sure looked like Palin was doing the snl show....and more credibly then she does the Luv Guv routine for Alaska....

[womentogether]

Senator Clinton did good by coming together with Govenor Palin, to show a united front in their successful plight to rub out sexism. Senator Clinton's role has never been more vitally significant than it is right here and now.

The eighteen million votes obama pimped off of the sheer hard work, sweat and blood from Senator Clinton's brow, is now going to Govenor Palin.

Just goes to show, that pimping off of hard working Women who want to achieve something big in this World, is a Dirty, Nasty, Shamefully Disgusting thing to do, OBAMA.
Women work hard for their families and for themselves. NOT FOR PIMPS.

Yes, it matters having a Woman at the very pinacle of American Government these days.

obama deprived us of the first U.S Woman Commander in Chief,
and yet he could not keep a Woman down.

Those type of tactics do work in some islamic cultures, but not in the U.S

Instead of the first INEXPERIENCED black man taking on the role of President, the U.S will make history when Govenor Sarah Palin will become the First U.S Woman Veep in history.

This dream will be realised by Sarah in November, thanks to the enormously over qualified and experienced Senator Clinton's recognition of her Talent, paving the way for Senator Clinton to take the Presidential Path in 2012.

[Marcus]

This is not only a slap in the face to the democratic party and her husband and everything they stand for. It's very obvious that Hillary is on a quest for power any way she can get it. So now we have a geriatric, soccer mom, and traitor all stacked up against Obama. Anyone who votes for this crew of misfits deserves the consequences. Personally, I'm moving to Canada if we put old man McCain in office. Call it what you want, but I'm tired of Americans consistently making poor decisions about our nation's leadership.

[Adrian near Seattle]

Palin now says she watched it with the volume down.

She lies.

I'm "shocked".

[Bryan Garten]

I tried to get Clinton to be a VP for McCaine. He picked Palin. She turned out to be a strong women, able to lead, with a good sense of humor. I just wonder one thing. What happened to Bryan "ROCKY" Garten? He would make a good President or Vice president !
Adriaaaaaan..............!

[Bryan Garten]

Happy POW Day to John McCaine and all our lost servicemen and women.
I also think the Saturday Night Live clips are great. America needs to maintain a good sense of humor. I'm glad SNL contributes to our entertainment.

[Paul Mc Clure]

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