Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time Palin
Fairbanks, AK–In an interview with ABC News anchor Charles Gibson, actress/comedian Tina Fey removed her designer glasses to reveal that for weeks she has been playing the part of Sarah Palin, a fictional Governor of Alaska. Fey revealed that she they had been filming her guest appearance for this week’s season premiere of Saturday Night Live. She was surprised that the ruse had been undetected for so long.
“I can’t believe that no one figured it out,” Fey said. “I mean, come on. When I said that I had foreign policy experience since Alaska is next to Russia? And for fun I shoot caribou from helicopters? The more stuff I made up, the more people believed it!”
Republican presidential nominee John McCain, known for his sense of humor, had gone along with the gag, hoping that an appearance on SNL would help him attract younger voters. The joke was only supposed to last a few days, but when McCain saw the buzz that Palin/Fey had generated, he kept the secret under wraps. “I’ll go along with anything if it will put me in the Oval Office,” McCain said.
During the ABC interview, McCain was off-camera trying to squelch a laugh. “When she said she wanted to invade Russia, I almost lost it,” the candidate said.
Senator McCain then broke the real reason for his visit to Alaska—to reveal his real choice for vice president, Alaska Senator Ted Stephens. Stephens, 84, is expected to make the 72-year old McCain spry by comparison. Asked if he was concerned that Stephens is currently under indictment, McCain said, “My friends, who is better to change the corrupt culture of Washington than someone who knows that corruption inside and out.”
