On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Thomas Allen Heald, Esquire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2008/10/is_tina_fey_hurting_the_gop.php > Fey Blamed For 'Ruining' Palin's Reputation > > 13 October 2008 9:10 AM, PDT > > Comedienne Tina Fey has been blamed for the Republican party's recent > slip in the polls ahead of the U.S. presidential election, after > impersonating vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin on comedy sketch > series Saturday Night Live. > > According to a recent poll taken by the Washington Times, the "Tina Fey > effect" has turned supporters off the Alaskan governor and her > running-mate, presidential candidate John McCain. > > Political scientist Jerald Podair tells the New York Post: "Presidential > impersonators do influence elections, and in this one, Tina Fey is well > on her way to ruining Sarah Palin's political career. In a political > culture that takes its cues from popular culture, a good impersonator > may be worth a million votes. > > "The parodies may have done a bit of damage. People remember Gerald Ford > through the prism of Chevy Chase. Ford was among our most athletic > presidents, and he had a wide-ranging knowledge of public-policy issues. > But because of SNL, many came to think of him as a buffoon." (SNIP)
This of course is nonsense - Palin made herself into a buffoon. Fey and SNL may have merely magnified the reach of her absurd performance in the Charlie and Katie interviews (I guess a lot more people saw Fey give Palin's Katie answers on SNL and youtube than saw her give them herself to Katie). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
