All in good fun as real Sarah Palin appears on 'Saturday Night Live'

(UPDATE: A second Sarah Palin video is now available by clicking here.)

If you were hoping for a two-shot of Sarah Palin and Tina Fey on "Saturday Night Live" last night -- along the lines of Hillary Clinton's appearance next to Amy Poehler -- well, you were sorely disappointed.

That said, Palin proved herself to be a good sport on a show that has, to put it kindly, mocked her mercilessly over the last month.

The show opened with "Palin" (Fey), holding forth before "the liberal elite media as well as the liberal regular media" at her first press conference.

How did GOP presidential nominee John McCain do in the most recent debate? "He did great, because the American people are angry, and John McCain is angry too," she said. "And you can tell he's angry by the way he sighs and grits his teeth, and he's always goin', like, GRRRR."

As for Democrat Barack Obama, "if he's angry, I certainly can't tell. His words are smooth when he's talkin', it's like an angel whisperin' in your ear."

As "Palin" finessed additional questions by entertaining the reporters with "some fancy pageant walkin'," we cut to the real Sarah Palin, dressed identically to Fey, standing in a hallway with "SNL" boss Lorne Michaels and watching the sketch on a monitor.

The promos for the show had promised "special guests" -- and if Palin wasn't special enough, she and Michaels were joined by Mark Wahlberg, who had made it known that he was unhappy at the way he had been portrayed by cast member Andy Samberg in a sketch the previous week. Wahlberg told Michaels he'd "bust your head open" unless told where Samberg was, then stalked off.

"He didn't like the impression we did of him on the show," Michaels told Palin.

"Tell me about it," Palin replied.

Next came special guest Alec Baldwin, an outspoken....

...Hollywood liberal who stars with Fey on the NBC sitcom "30 Rock" and is a frequent "SNL" host.

Evidently failing to recognize exactly who was standing there, he exhorted Michaels not to let Fey -- gesturing at Palin -- "go out there with that woman [who] goes against everything we stand for. ... This is the most important election in our nation's history, and you want her -- our Tina! -- to go out there with that horrible woman?!? What do you have to say for yourself?"

"Alec," Michaels said, "this is Gov. Palin."

Oops. But Baldwin, ever suave, quickly recovered: "Forgive me, but I feel I must say this: You are way hotter in person."

He then took her on a studio tour, ending up where "Palin" was continuing the press conference (asked about polls, she replied, "The only poll I care about is the North Pole, and that is melting").

Baldwin whispered in Fey's ear -- "The real one?" Fey asked -- and as Palin walked to the podium, where she opened the show with the trademark "Live from New York ...," Fey exited, acknowledging the Alaska governor with an almost imperceptible nod.

You may recall that on Emmy night, Fey said of Palin: "I want to be done playing this lady Nov. 5. So if anybody can help me be done playing this lady Nov. 5, that would be good for me."

-- Leslie Hoffecker

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Comments

[FLRepublican]

Fey for President! Down with Palin!

[Denise Jameson]

I'm tired of fey's Palin. I would have loved to see Palin pretending to be Tina Fey for the credit card commercial. What happened to that? Palin obviously has acting talent and stage potential--I'm sick of people dumbing down Palin because she's considered "beautiful" and has stage presence. Enough already! Make fun of Obama for a change!

[Jackie]

Palin was great. She has more talent that Fay for sure. I command her decision to appear in the show. It takes some.
Go Governor!

[El Mugroso]

Sarah Palin is REAL in this parody. Ironic, isn't it?

Yes. It's IRONIC that where she should have been for real she'd been a fake.

[smoothie]

I thought the liberal leper (all liberals are lepers) left the USA after President Bush beat algore in the election....Hey alec you traitor go to a commie country where you can be with "YOUR" kind!

[nkscouting.comj]

Why is what we're typing here so tiny that we have to put our eyeballs literally against the screen to see it?

I can't handle it. Screw latimesblogs.latimes.com I'm going to get a bagel.

[JEFO]

Denise there will be plenty of jokes about Obama once he's POTUS in '09.

Tina Fey did another great performance last night.
Sarah's appearance was mediocre, she probably would have got some points if she performed that rap song on Weekend Update instead of passing it over to Amy Porter.

[Richard Mumolo]

Seriously Denise???
A liberal paper like the L.A. Times?
And?
A liberal TV show like Saturday Night Live?
Make fun of Osama Obama?
You have to be kidding.
It will never happen.

(Wow, Richard. Be careful. You're showing off how much you haven't read here. Try a wider range of items. P.S. This isn't the newspaper. It's an online blog. You can tell 'cause there's no paper.)

[Hazel LEE DAVIS]

I am in awe at the ignorance of christians. Everything that OBAMA stands for is against GOD. ABORTIION, ONE NATION UNDER GOD!!!! OBAMA SAYS WE ARE WHAT THE WORLD IS LOOKING FOR OR WHAT THE WORLD HAS BEEN WAITING FOR. (OBAMA DOESN'T SAY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA).I am all for Jesus CHRIST AND I DO NOT WANT CHRISTAINS TO BE DECEIVED. THE US JUST THOUGHT 911 AND THE HURRICANES WERE BAD WAIT TIL WE RECEIVE WHATS COMING NEXT IT WON'T BE BLESSINGS. CHRISTAINS PLEASE READ YOUR BIBLE IT'S ALL IN THE WORD OF GOD. IN THE END TIMES JESUS SAID THE VERY ELECT SHALL BE DECEIVED. MARK 13 EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ.ALSO HOW CAN YOU BELIEVE IN ABORTION AND BE A CHRISTIAN? YOU ARE EITHER FOR GOD OR AGAINST GOD. THEIR IS NO FENCE!!! AMERICA NEEDS TO WAKE UP!!!!! GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES AND I AM NOT AFRAID TO SAY THAT MY GOD (JESUS CHRIST) IS AN AWESOME GOD.

[Roberto]

Wow.....I can't believe it.....I liked the real Palin! To come onto a show where they have been constantly unflattering and be such a good sport tells me alot about her! And then to have the most Republican bashing Alec Baldwin escort you off is like holding hands with Hitler! You can't lie to the camera.....she's no phoney at all! Dam.....I just might vote for her!

[Rick K]

Hot or not, Sarah Palin has my vote. She is witty, charming, highly intelligent, spunky, and righteous. Go Sarah!

Vote McCain/Palin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fred]

I agree with Ms Denise... I too want Tina Fey, the very "typical" entertainer with afried mind ( here see the egg frying on liberalism or worse communism ) to be done playing "this lady..." a thing Tina Fey knows nothing about.

What they don't like about Governor Palin, other than her conservatism, is that she is not a lawyer, and does get the job done efficiently, and can't be bought off.

Governor Palin should had used a line to Baldwin like,
" Gosh, "Smart Alec, " I thought you left the country in 2000....."

[Chris]

To Hazel Lee- Have you considered that George Bush was the one we were warned about in Mark 13? And how can you not believe in CHOICE if you believe in God, who gave us free will.

[Obama for President]

This lady Palin, is ridiculous as ridiculous that any educated american vote for her.

[Martin]

Is abortion the only issue that Christians believe in? Is their religious faith and church not strong enough that they would want the government to legislate morality? I'm a Catholic and agree abortion is bad, but that is a moral issue between me and God. Just like conservatives don't like liberals imposing their "socialist views" on them, they should not impose their morality on everyone else. The difference is that the democratic social and economic views ARE what govt. should be working on... For those of you who don't want to pay taxes, go live on a compound and don't use any of the services that us US loving taxpayers pay for!!! As for being outspoken about our govt. That doesn't mean people don't love this country, that just means we appreciate it enough to exercise our first amendment right, that other people, in other countries, don't have. Finally, capitalism in a perfect world would work but people are selfish and so the wealth doesn't trickle. As for socialism, heck even God wants this for the afterlife, it just doesn't work very well right now, because people are selfish and wealth doesn't evenly distribute, however if given the option of helping a CEO vs, helping an unemployed single mother living in the streets...hmmmm, WWJD?

[Martin]

Oh, and what is it with conservative America having a problem with education. Isn't that part of the american dream? shoudln't we strive for having more educated people? I would bet to say that the same people who support Palin as being qualified to be VP/Pres also oppose affirmative action, well isn't this a perfect example of it? Aren't we saying yes, she might not be as qualified as oh, lets say, Romney or Liberman... but hey, she has potential because of all these other things that she is? She should be given an opportunity, but heck even football players have to get a certain score on their SATs.... Seems she wants to go directly to MTI, UC Berkeley... Palin, some people just need to start off at a community college, and maybe just maybe one day you can transfer...

[I can see Russia from my front porch]

Palin? Are you kidding me? She is dumb as a doorknob, incompetent as a pitchfork used by a city dweller and buffoonish as a buffoon. Can you imagine her running Microsoft? Can you imagine her running The Walt Disney Company? Can you imagine her running Pfizer? If not, then there certainly is NO way she could run a country - let alone the most powerful country in the world.

I look forward to amateur hour being over early on the morning of November 5th.

[wayneann]

Thank you Hazel LEE DAVIS for truly representing the Republican base in ways nobody but you could do. You show yourself as a poster child for those who firmly camp with the GOP. I commend you for displaying all the traits of those individuals who Karl Rove so skillfully manipulated.

[Avg. Joe]

What a sick and twisted world you McCain/Palin supporters live in. We're going to be in Iraq for up to 100 yrs., the liberal mainstream media is out to get us and you, Sarah Palin isn't a vapid dingbat, McCain is a maverick not a mostly pro-Bush/Cheney supporter, the foundation of the economy is sound/the economy is doing well and anyone who doesn't think that is a whiner, My opponent is going to tax us back to the stone age, parts of this country are Anti-American and they support my opponent, education is doing just fine in our country but history and science classes need to be based on the teachings of THE Bible (the "Official" Christian Bible not Vulgate or the Talmud, they don't count), a religous theocracy is a bad way to rule a country unless it is a Christian one which we approve of, killing endangered species and denying indigenous people their legally guaranteed rights in favor of oil companies is the right direction for the country and isn't facist at all but anything my opponent proposes is communist/socialist, trying to fire my ex-brother-in-law because I hate him is not an abuse of executive power and is the right thing to do (but may seriously impact the nature of my niece's/nephew's lives negatively, i.e. no job = no child support/health insurance, unemployed/black-balled/disgraced father figure), I have never been to virtually any countries but since I can see a foreign country from my home that qualifies as experience on foreign policy, my opponent is aiding and abetting the enemy as a God-hating, duly elected member of the U.S. Senate-he's just real good at hiding it via a Kafkaesque life-long ruse engineered over forty years ago by terrorists who would do our country harm, etc. What's next? If the Democrats win the terrorists attack or Willie Horton?

Given the choice between that world view and the one put forth by Obama/Biden it's not much of a decision. Let me simplify it for you Obama/Biden haters: It's the economy stupid.

[wayneann]

Thank you, Hazel LEE DAVIS, for representing the Republican base.

[wayneann]

Thank you, Hazel Lee Davis, for emerging and being a perfect representation of the Republican base. Could you please do political ads on TV for John McCain. No one exemplifies a GOP voter than you.

[TBK]

Good grief! Some of you don't even give Sarah Palin credit for having the brains to show up on SNL with full knowledge of their depiction of her. This is still America...no one put a gun to the Governor's head! She showed she's a good sport.

Tina Fey is a talented comedienne. Just because you support McCain/Palin doesn't mean you can't laugh. Gov. Palin laughed for crying out loud!

Alec Baldwin is a loon, but at least he was funny. The sketch made as much fun of Palin as it did of Fey, Baldwin and Lorne. I think the best snippet was Mark Wahlberg's follow up to his appearance on Kimmel. Say hi to your mother for me Mark!

Get a sense of humor folks. It's comedy!

[Not Thomas]

Palin is not Alaskan. She wasn't born there. She is a cheechako. Oh, and I like delicious maple pancakes.

[Hitobito]

Hazel Lee you are the epitome of a representative of the GOP base! God Bless you for your ignorance! Where were you when God handed out the grey matter? Go to Church on Sunday and pray for some basic intelligence! In this great country, everybody is entitled to vote, regardless of their IQ or religion!

[Paige]

Typing in all caps is silly. If you can't make a point without all caps, you probably are in no position to be attempting to make a point. Therefore, all the ensuing 'Oh snap!'-ing supporters should be taken even less seriously. My God is an awesome God - and I certainly don't need the screamfit from Hazel. This is about politics - and the last thing I need is a judgmental tirade spewing that my opinion and choice for President is Christ-less. Shame on you Hazel - and simmer down. "Could you please do political ads on TV for John McCain." Is someone kidding me? This exchange is almost as funny as Alec Baldwin last night. Almost.