Even Alec Baldwin (!) liked Sarah Palin on 'Saturday Night Live'

Well, not politically, of course.

Alec Baldwin is one of Hollywood's more outspoken liberals. He once promised to leave the country if George W. Bush was elected president. Baldwin, like many politicians on certain policies, was for leaving the country before he was against leaving the country.

Anyway, Baldwin was in the better of the two sketches involving Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live" last weekend (See videos of both by clicking the Read more line below; make your own judgment and let us know in the Comments section).

Baldwin wrote a short piece about the experience on Huffington Post today.

The actor defended SNL against some people who apparently suggested the first female Republican nominee for vice president should never have been given such a national forum. After all the publicity surrounding Palin's surprise pick and Tina Fey's rendition of her, Baldwin asks: "What reality are you in?"

He noted that the long-running program, which had its best ratings in 14 years with Palin (and Baldwin), is, after all, a comedy show, not "Meet the Press."

Then the actor added:

"When you come on a show like that, you are prepared in advance to get worked over. Palin knew that. Palin came on to be a good sport. And she was. She was polite, gracious. (More so than some of the famous actors who come through there, believe me.)"

No, really, that's a direct quote from here.

In the skit, Baldwin is seemingly confused, thinking the woman standing next to him is Fey when it's really Palin. Informed of her real identity, he stands back and says she's "way hotter" in person.

Palin remarks that Stephen has always been her favorite Baldwin brother, and they walk off together for a studio tour.

To see the SNL videos, click the Read more line below.

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Here are the two "SNL" videos with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin from NBC Oct. 18, 2008:

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Comments

[steve rodriguez]

I am glad that people on the left are capable of liking someone, and expressing it honestly! There's so much hate on the Left, Bush, Palin, the US troops!

[emmanuel votos]

I wish all those hypocritical (extremely wealthy) liberals that threated to leave the country when Bush was elected...did.

[Mary]

Finallly!!! SNL was worth watching again! Thanks for putting Palin on, and, for being non-partisan and even-handed in your jabs.

[Satyra]

Despite her grand ratings on SNL, Governor Palin cannot escape the mistrust generated by TrooperGate.

http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Troopergate_Palin_lies_and_videotape

[Ed Jordan]

I thought we in the UK were high in the charts for being a jealous bunch of people but since Sarah Palin came to public notice I'm amazed at how jealously has arisen in the people of the US of A. Your comments and blogs all wreak of jealousy, just because of her looks and newly found fame, if you don't agree with her present position or personna at least show respect, courtesy and love for a fellow human being. Eloquence is not the number one talent this world needs right now, she may have been called for such a time as this as was Esther - watch this space!

[jenifer]

ALEC Look you finally left kim and you know her true self right she is very gracious and polite as well. but you know the truth about kim. well go back to your original thoughts of palin because those are the truth. if mccain won that means sara would have cheneys job this is not a funny matter this is a delicate serious matter and sara is not a good person she has NO light within her and don't be fooled by polite fun and wit its not enough she cannot BE trusted TROOPERGATE not in the world we live in today. i wish mccain could just change his running mate soooo much why why why did this happen so sad

[C. Kingsley]

Vote for Sarah Palin and John McCain so we can get 4 more years of Tina Fey!

[Katie Lomax]

I have lived in Alaska for 15 yrs I know what Sarah Palin can do, she has done alot for Alaska, so with her running for VP I think this world needs someone like her and Mccain... She is good person someone who listens to people and knows in heart what to do with our country. We all need a good leader!!!!

[Julie]

I thought Gov. Sarah Palin was great on SNL -- is there anything that woman can't do well? I really have admired her from the time she burst onto the national scene, and her little stint on one of the most liberally biased comedy shows on tv was hilarious. The weekend update skit was really funny! After the outragous and viscous attacks from the left, especially liberal women in particular, the likes of Baldwin wouldn't make Palin so much as flinch. Funny stuff.

[Patsy]

"Troopergate"...give me a break. Any Trooper who would raise his hand to his wife, drink in his squad car, threaten his father-in-law and taser his son (no matter what the reason) does not deserve to wear the uniform!!

In case anyone has selective hearing out there, or amnesia...let me remind you of trust issues with Barrack!! He will neither release his medical records nor his school records from Columbia...neither will his wife! He has had many "convenient" relationships with anti-american individuals such as Ayers, Rezko, Wright, Pflager, and Faracon...that he now denies!!! And he has very serious connections with ACORN...which he also denies!! How convenient!! How can we trust him!! Good Grief...I can only pray that good americans will do their own research on these matters, or flip the channels before they allow the proverbial "Wool to be pulled over their eyes" and let someone else tell them who to vote for!!!!

[RueDee]

That SNL skit was horribly embarassing and one of the program's stupidest. I felt sorry for Sarah.

[Jeff Brown]

Baldwin's comments during the skit seemed like a parody of the media's objectification of Palin, not a genuine expression of "fairness".

And ratings reflect anticipated news-worthiness, not actual quality. The two skits were lame and non-entertaining. Amy Poehler takes her inability to rap much to seriously, Palin looked like an idiot pumping the air, and Baldwin came across as little more than a boring ass-kisser.

All in all, SNL dropped from its previous few weeks of greatness to it's former mediocrity.

Whatever their partisan leanings, inviting the actual Palin appears to have killed their winning streak.

[Sabrina]

THANKS SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE FOR PUTTING SARAH PALIN ON! IT SHOWS THAT WE CAN ALL GET ALONG, IF WE WANTED TO! SARAH PALIN IS A GREAT VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE! SHE IS AN AWESOME MOTHER, HOCKEY MOM, MAYOR, GOVERNOR AND I HAVE NO DOUBTS THAT IN THE WHITE HOUSE SHE WILL BE GREAT ALSO! SARAH IS JUST A GREAT PERSON ALL THE WAY AROUND! KEEP IT UP SARAH! GOD BLESS YOU! LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN THE WHITE HOUSE!

[JennyD]

I really enjoyed watching Palin on SNL. It was the most watched SNL which is grrreat because it slammed the GOP right where they needed to be slammed. Amy Poehler and Tina Fey refused to directly speak with Palin because they detest her. Faced with the inevitability of working with Ms. Palin on the show, the two comedians wrote bitingly satirical sketches - the comedy lay in the truth. Very intelligent.

Amy even changed some of the words to the rap and Sarah had to sit there and smile through it. Amy was also supposed to sit down again after the rap - but she walked off stage, refusing to acknowledge Palin.

Good for you, Tina and Amy. Peaceful protest . . .

[Terrified]

It won't be funny to live in a country with a vice-president like Palin. I'm tired of being an embarrassed American. To put that woman in the White House, as the first woman in power... if we do that, we deserve all of the consequences that follow... and they will not be pleasant. We won't be laughing then. Please fellow Americans, use your brains to vote. Do we, as a country, have any left?

[Diane]

Good for Alec Baldwin for having the guts to speak the truth to all the hysterical Democrat hyenas he works with. Sarah Palin was delightful on SNL...She brought a touch of grace a class to the show

[Carlton]

Hey Ed - the UK is still at the top of the list for being a jealous bunch of people, and don't let a few kind words about Palin let you think anything has changed over here. There are still plenty of us who think she is evil and wouldn't take a wizz on her if she were on fire.

[Phil]

SNL was finally worth watching again! I wonder why so many people tuned in to watch this episode...hmmm, Baldwin? NOT! Gov Palin showed just what a class act she really is and in my opinion, deserve a bit more respect. Oh, and by the way, the troopergate crap, finally, we have a politician who took some decisive action against a psycho cop who did not deserve to serve as one of the State Troopers - finest. The guy was a bum and she saw right through him...If it were your family this low life threatened and you did nothing about it then you deserve to be called a fool.

[Lyndall]

I think it says a lot about the courage and grit that Sarah Palin has for her to appear on a show like SNL that is clearly a very liberal comedy. Something that Obama nor Biden have the guts to do Oh yeah they don't really have to because most of the media and entertainers almost worships the ground they walk on. It would be like Obama or Biden being gust on the Rush Limbaugh show or Focus on the Family something they would never do. For those of you busy trying to act embarrassed about Sarah what about Bill Clinton? He was known for his affairs with women even while in the White House talk about embarrassing! Talk about inexperience Bill was only governor before being president and before Obama became the democratic nominee Biden said he was too inexperienced for the job and now Obama is running for not VP but President. Talk about lack of knowledge Obama didn't even know how many states were in the US. You never hear much about this in the main stream yet if Sarah or McCain does one little thing that the media sees as a slip it is broadcast loud and clear. This is why I think it took a lot of courage for Sarah to be on a show like SNL. As for Tina and Amy not talking directly to Sarah I think that just proves how wimpy they are. Anybody can run up and hit someones back or sneak a low blow from the side but it takes courage to face off someone. GO Sarah!!

[beingajoe]

I dont think she was particularly good. Either the McCain or SNL crew did not have any faith in her not to make a bigger fool of herself. By the way, here is a website I found that shares all the Sarah Palin and supports Barack Obama! Oh well. Here is the site: http:///www.palinspin.com

[Vince]

The rap was hilarious. Her campaign has provided for a lot of comedic material, but she showed she was a good sport and can take a joke. That's a good quality, but I still don't agree with her positions or like watching her talk on TV because she's in beauty pageant mode. She comes off disingenuous.

[Julianna Leblanc]

It's interesting to me how Clinton supporters will be voting for MCCCAIN PALIN, says alot about what intelligent Americans really think about Barack Obama. NOT.MUCH.

Palin has the charm and charisma of Bill Clinton & Ronald Reagan rolled into one hawt body. Americans laughed at the idea of a former Actor becoming President.

Look whose laughing now. Reagan let people think he was a dumb actor, and then proved them all wrong.

History WILL repeat itself. Laugh now.

What I find even more fascinating is how Dems spent months celebrating their Rock Star status of Obama - using it as proof that an unqualified, inexperienced short term Senator was "good enough" to be President.

Funny how DEMS NOW sing a very different tune when it comes to Palin, someone who is a successful seasoned Gov., and whose attracting LARGER crowds than Obama. So now attracting large crowds just isn't good enough to be Vice President!!

[Pam]

I am not mean enough to be a liberal. Finally, after seeing the ungraciousness and petty rudeness of Fey & Pohlen on snl, and the disgusting hatred in the posts by the leftees on this site, I can unabashedly say that this is one independent voter that now knows what life would be like in this country under a government completely controlled by liberals. We really do need a balance of power. You people are scary. I'll be voting for McCain.

[jeremiah]

Enough with the "troopergate" crap. The trooper TASERED A TEN YEAR OLD. He should be fired and then prosecuted for child abuse. Anyone knowing of drunk law enforcement official who tasers a child has a duty to try to have him fired.

[Karen]

I don't care about troopergate. If my brother in law stun-gunned a child, I'd make sure he was fired, too. Should she have protected him? What kind of grief would you be giving Sarah Palin now if she had "protected" this guy? Any sane office holder would not and could not allow a person like that to remain in a job that involves upholding the laws.

[John]

Sarah had a lot of guts to appear on that leftwing albeit occasionally funny show.

Sarah's going to make a great VP. She is more qualified than Obama, and I think a lot of people recognize that by now. I wouldn't be surprised to see a landslide for McCain-Palin on election day.

[mamacheetah]

I knew there was a reason I always thought Alec Baldwin was a major hottie! And, Alec, if you read any of this stuff believe me you look so incredibly good right now and nearly age 50 (me too. getting old sucks, but we are still hott!) Like he said, this is a "comedy show" and not to have a public figure, like the VP candidate of one of two major parties on, is ridiculous. Isn't it enough that the media already slices and dices everything up and gives us what they want? Don't do it to our comedy shows too. And, BTW everyone, I am a republican/independent who is voting for McCain this year...and guess what? I HATE George Bush and don't care much for Sarah Palin. I am not for guns, a right-wing ideology, or pro-life is not a main focus. I vote for who I think is the best candidate for the times. I voted for Clinton, once but not twice. Most republicans are a lot like me, so I think it is better if we try not to demonize everybody of the opposite party. Let's all be more like Alec. Thanks for your grace and decency. For those who didn't want her on, hey, SNL didn't give her a good skit or any good material to work with so made her look like an "airhead." I guess the whole purpose of this!

[Jennifer]

hmmmm........vice president and saturday night live??? To me this is a joke. Personally I would like our vice president to be more professional and dignified than that. Our country's situation at home and abroad does not have time or room for that. I am embarassed for her and our country. She is trying too hard to be liked by the republican middle class. What's next?

[jimsang]

The reason Obama will not disclose his medical records is because he is HIV positive. I know because I used to work at the medical center he visited in Chicago. he is relying on HIPPA regulations to protect this information.

[roger919]

Gov. Palin is perfect for SNL. She's not ready for prime time either.

[Tina]

TINA AND AMY HAVE NO CLASS!

[Pete from St. Pete]

I don't agree with Alec Baldwin on politics, but he showed great class in working with Sarah Palin and putting it in the right context. It IS Saturday Night Live, a comedy (although that's debatable nowadays) show. Now, if some other celebrities would react as intelligently ...

[Shelly]

Sarah Palin is beautiful and smart, classy and can clearly take a joke. Does this qualify her to be vice-president, or president if circumstances dictate? I think NOT. (SNL rocks!!)

[rachael]

I think with Gov. Palin going on SNL she is showing that she isn't "too good" for the american people, and that she isn't all up tight about things she likes to have fun too! Im sure if you look into things Obama does is A LOT worse then going on SNL to act out.................maybe like killing babies...........

[keri]

I will not be seeing any shows or movies that will have Amy and Tina in it. They have lost any respect that I have for them. They can still disagree with someone's political view without showing so much hatred and ugliness. What has Sarah Palin done personally to you Amy and Tina to deserve this type of treatment? Do you (including most of the Hollywood crowds)not realize that at least half the country supports Sarah, and if you continue what you are doing, your pocket book will be affected. Also, Tina Fey, you were a noboby to a lot of people until recently. Is this the gratitude that you show towards Sarah Palin?

[Hans Karlsson]

All those Palin fans are unbelievable. Reagan started the disaster we are facing now all over the world, by his extreme laissez-fair policies, Bush continued dragging you down, and soon you could have this creationist, stupid woman take over in a little while. A religious extremists that has managed to compress all stupidity in your country into one head with a bee-hive on top. A scinece hater that believes humans walked on the Earth together with the dinosaurs. Hitchins is right: what a disgrace for your country.