(CNN) - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin plans to appear on Saturday Night Live this weekend, multiple sources told CNN Thursday.
Saturday Night Live has featured opening skits in which former cast member and Palin lookalike Tina Fey portrays the Alaska governor. It was not known whether Fey also will appear on Saturday night's program.
The program airs at 11:30 p.m. ET.
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Now we'll really see how much smarter Tina Fey is!
That is an appriorate place for jokes, I guess she found her calling.
WHY?????
It's only good when Tina Fey as "Sarah Palin" appears on SNL. Now she'll think we really like her.
I guess Tina Fey will be going Meet the Press on Sunday taking an interview in Sarah Palin's place. What a crazy world we live in.
Has Sarah Palin provided a singular coherent interview in the last 5 weeks???
Which one of the Palin? the smart Tina Fey or the one who can see Russia from her window?
SNL is doing this for one reason: ratings. Even though they've made Palin look like the Village Idiot, they cannot appear to be cruel to her on this show. The irony is that Palin is to dim to realize that the program has helped make her the laughingstock of the English speaking world. But, I guess, when you're a politician looking for free air-time, you do what you have to do, even if it means public humiliation. She'll probably do a skit where she shoots a donkey from a helicopter.
If anything helps Palin, it will be appearing on SNL. Perfect opportunity for her to increase her likeability.
I guess I hate SNL again...
Self deprecation really only works well when your persona is worthy. She is already a joke that is not funny.
So that must mean she is qualified to be a T.V. producer, right?
BOO her out of there.
That's awesome! She'll be great!
oh, im laughing already.
i can't wait.
Great. She doesn't have to be on SNL to be the butt of jokes.
Just goes to show you that any one can fool most of us.
trash
Tina Fey is a better Sarah Palin than Sarah Palin.
And by better, I mean smarter, funnier, and better looking.
This has train wreck written all over it.
I think mccain should dump the real Sarah Palin and hire Tina Fey as Palin without telling anyone. Tina Fey is more prepared for VP than Sarah Palin
tina fey does not need to show up. just give the lines that tina will read and sarah can deliever them. Palin is a joke.
groan!
I sure hope her appearance is short and sweet . . .
I think mccain should dump the real Sarah Palin and hire Tina Fey as Palin without telling anyone. Tina Fey is more prepared for VP than Sarah Palin
===This country is a joke....she goes for SNL, but she can't do press.
go for one of your last performances,, sarh,, enjoy the moment,,,,, cos that it folks!!!!!!!! shes history then,,,
I am begining to feel bad for her.
Please respect her person in your posts.
She is a victim of McCain's handler's and hasn't had the time to notice I suspect.
Bad Policies, Bad Stump Speaches, bad karma ... I don't believe in my heart she is a bad person. I honestly feel she just has bad judgement.
Oh Darn. I was really looking forward to SNL this week but I refuse to watch HER. She represents NOTHING about women and, in particular, Alaskan women. I know, I lived there for 16 years. What a bummer. I do love Tina Fey but I will not be watching this week.
Palin better not trust SNL. They are so in the tank for the Democrats they will take any opportunity to make her look bad on live TV.
I like Tena Fey better.
Maybe Tina Fey will be Katie Couric and ask Palin some questions. Tina Fey should be the real VP for John McCain she is more qualified.
Wait...you mean that wasn't her on SNL all these weeks? Man, you couldve totally fooled me.
Does this mean Tina Fey is laid off? Tut – tut...with this faltering economy, the Mccain-Palin ticket mows down yet another job. Way to go Hatchet-Man..
Will there be a doppleganger? Tina Fey is much better!
I've got $100 that says she messes up "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night."
No one talking about Joe Biden. Sarah Palin is the new rock star.
John McCain and Sarah Palin will win this election.
Secret Service says claims of shouts saying "Kill Him" at McCain/Palin rallies are unfounded and baseless. Obama quoting a liberal blogger.
Liberals will not listen to Secret Service and will continue the lies. Check your facts liberals.
The finality of it all. The 2008 Republican campaign is the biggest joke in the history of the world and is now reduced to slapstick and faux porn ("nailin' palin").
President Barack Obama, America welcomes you as our new leader for a new era of......
wait for it.....
CHANGE
Glad to hear Obama was only EIGHT YEARS OLD when Ayers committed those heinous crimes. There are a lot of teenagers around now that were eight during the 9-11 attacks. It's good to see that, in another 16 years, they can become "casual acquaintances" with people involved with that attack.
Ayers and his wife are known terrorists (by pretty much everyone in Chicago), they named their son after a terrorist cop-killer (also well known), and he has been photographed stomping on the American flag. Let's ignore the fact that the limited relationship is enough to prevent Obama from cleaning floors in an FBI building. Obama claims to be just a friendly acquaintance with Ayers. McCain wouldn't even shake his hand. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
I like Tina Fey better; she has more brains.
I'll be sure "NOT" to watch this episode with palin.
she should make a great fit! all she has to do is act as dumb as she is.
I would vote for Tina Fey for Vice-President before I'd vote for Palin.
That's nice, Sarah. You refuse to go on "Meet the Press" and you censor reporters/press at your rallies-but you have time to do SNL.
Enjoy your 15 minutes – they're up on the 4th of November.
Who will Tina Fey play? The Sarah Palin who puts a coherent sentence together.
If we are lucky, we can leave her!!!
WHO CARES!!!!!
Big mouthed cheerleader, so what!!!!!
Nobody cares what ego trip she is on, people see her for what she is. IAn inexperienced woman who bit off more than she could chew. Her family needs her alot more than this country could ever handle her mistakes.
Go Home Palin, take old man McCain with you.
Great so she will still write Tina Fey's lines? Watch out Tina, Sarah is coming to take your job... She can't be trusted!
Okay…is there a reason why no one is addressing the elephant in the room or on the debate table. John McCain’s over all behavior during the debate scared me…this is someone who indicates signs of anger management issues and from a description of a cry baby by Gov. Schwarzenegger…Senator McCain presented as a “girly man” during the debate stating “he got his feelings hurt.” Was he serious?? That whole scene in the debate was uncomfortable to me and very strange and I can not believe no one is talking about it. Senator’s McCain behavior was nothing like what I would have expected from a POW.
That's good.........shows she has a sense of humor.
A Democrat
The perfect place for a joke of a VP candidate!
Hey, Sarah, when are you going to have a press conference?
Failin doesn't realize we are laughing at her, not with her. Pathetic.
So...she enjoys her status as a national punchline...? Or does she not understand it?
Let's see . . . she won't appear on Meet the Press or Face the Nation, she won't give a press conference, she won't give any more interviews unless its Rush Limbaugh, but she'll appear on Saturday Night Live ???
And this woman is running for Vice President of the United States?
There is just no better way of saying it – Sarah Palin is an idiot.
I finally realized what her major malfunction is – she doesn't know what she doesn't know. To think that people want to see her on SNL because they like her? They want to see her because WE are ALL amazed at what an idiot she is and doesn't realize it.
Victor
Oh how Mavericky is this?
My guess is she'll stink up the show. It suddenly won't be funny when she's on it.
She is already getting comfortable for her next career...as a TV talk show host.
Well...in situations where she has a script/notes she does not do half bad so she should fair well on SNL. It is when she is forced to try and think when she makes herself look stupid and writes scripts for the SNL writers.
Palin should play Tina Fey LOL =)
Defiling the place is all she'll do. A pariah. No thank you, not this weekend.
John McCain could have picked a donkey as a running mate and the Republicans would still support it.
Oh wait, he did...
I hope they tell who is who. Will the real Sarah stand up? Plus when they are side by side can we vote to see who would be the best VP, Sarah or Tina?
Should I be prepared for a good laugh or scared that she will spread hate speech again? Honestly, I am fed up with this potential President-to-be. I think it's time the American people had an honest, intelligent Vice President, one who serves the needs of the people, not the needs of the folks at Enron. The only good thing that can come from a Palin Vice Presidency is that no one will get shot if she decides to go hunting.
Good, another chance to prove what an idiot she is. She can't even figure out that Tina Fey was mocking her in those skits.
Acting is her true calling. She's good at delivering other people's lines. After she ruins any chance McCain might have had of winning (he would have lost anyway), she'll hire Huckabee's agent and move to Hollywood, and bomb out there too. Country First? I think not. Palin First.
P.S. Someone please tell Huckabee to go back to preaching!
PLEASE! Of course, Palin was going to show up on SNL-she is a big JOKE after all.
Wait a D A M N minute, she won't be interviewed by NBC's Brian Williams, NBC's Tom Brokaw, yet she will do NBC's Saturday Night Live. I will never watch that show again
I HOPE that this attempt by SNL to continue its ratings won't result in this wingnut getting more votes.
Sarah is cute, she is a fertile female that man can smell a block away, but she doesn't have what it takes between her ears to be vice president of the PTA.
I won't watch it, SNL!
This is going to be such fun.
She belongs on SNL! I hope they give her a job so she doesn't have time to divide our country further. Not to mention put our national security at risk. Maybe her and Joe the Plummer can get their on sitcom?
Hah. Palin's just going to set herself up to look even more of a fool.
Oh goody,
I'd rather see more Tina Fey impersonations instead of the real Gov. Palin!
I hope she's enjoying her moment in the spotlight she'll be yesterdays news soon!
Good for her. The Republicans need to get on more liberal shows and present their case. Otherwise, we will have a far left President with a left wing Congress.
I heard Obama will make students with a GPA of 3.5 give up some points to students with a GPA under 2. Is this true?
I guess the McCain camp is trying to remake themselves in the last few weeks of the campaign. I hope the American public see this group for what they really are. A couple of phonies.
Well, we know she can memorize a script. But how is her improv?
Well SNL has gone to the dogs.
YAWN.
If the question is "who will Tina Fey play?" perhaps, Tina can go on the stump with John and help John communicate his vision for the future in a positive and entertaining way. I like a McCain / Fey ticket much better than the current duo.
I think I will have to miss this one!
worst kept secret ever....
She should just be herself. That's funny enough.
Good. I hope the audience will shout "terrorist "and "kill her" when she appears.
little late now, don't think anyone really cares to see her on SNL, better off if Tina comes back as Palin. Hey, maybe she should try to patch things up with Letterman on behalf of old Maverick instead and go on the late show? ha ha.....
Furthermore, Sarah is more genuine and forward and willing to take a risk than the spitball throwing, shadows-lurking rageaholics on the left. And coming from a newsroom veteran like myself, I know the infantile venom that's spewed continually by those who, well, just don't hold a candle to Ms. Palin and the shrill shriekers who would tune in to such a woefully biased, pathetically in-the-tank cadre of unprofessional propagandists. You shame the industry you've wholly infiltrated. Keep fooling yourselves that you're "serious" journalists, you attention-starved divas.
Won't watch it ..... I'd rather see Tina Fey portray Palin than Palin herself. Fey is more genuine
What I'm wondering is how can SNL consistantly put out hilarious opening skits then have the rest of the show totally suck. Without the Hilary and Palin parities, the show is garbage.
Although I watch every week, I will not be watching this week. There is nothing funny about this woman.
who really cares, she should be out lying and pushing her who knows Obama and we know 99% less about her!!! Go Obama/Biden we cannot afford 4 more years of Bush and her being 1 bannana peel away from being president!!! Just my 2 cents
I for one plan to protest outside of NBC studios in Rockerfeller Center that night.
Good. At least there is one liberal media outlet gives equal time.
Palin had said recently that she "looks forward to meeting her (Fey) and hopes to impersonate her and give her more material"
This woman is amazingly clueless....
What a ratings coo!
Why? Sarah, America is laughing AT you not WITH you.
The McCain campaign has lurched from one irrational stunt to another. How can any sane person vote for someone who has run such a disgraceful, ineffectual, hateful campaign? This is how McCain will run the country if he gets the chance...God forbid!
How about the Governor show up on some real shows such as Meet the Press, Face the Nation, the Today Show, Good Morning America, 60 Minutes or CNN and talk to some real reporters such as the ones that work for the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times or the Chicago Tribune OR interview for some real magazines such as Time, Newsweek, etc.
i'm not watching....
Just when I thought the McCain camp could not stoop any lower, I read the post on robocalls accusing Obama as having a "close relationship" with a domestic terrorist and more. Is this the same John McCain who was the victim of sleazey George Bush robocalls in the 2000 primaries???
I also find that "Joe the Plumber" is not some random person at a rope line, but is some sort of "star" of ultra right wing talk radio. Not only that, he does not have a plumbers licence, makes about $40K, has no plan to buy has boss's plumbing business, and has owed back taxes since January 2007. A plant??? [not the potted kind]
If those 2 ever debate.. Tina Fey would win hands down... even while impersonating Palin.
How can Palin appear on SNL if she can't even do an interview with CNN, NBC, a press conference...?
What will happen if the teleprompter "fails"?
GO GET HER TINA!
If she can't do This Week or Meet the Press and she refuses to Face the Nation, I will boycott SNL.
BOOOOOOOOOO!
I won't be watching Saturday Night Live.
Oh please..... Enough
Finally ... something she's qualified to do.
Oh gads...
I hope Tina Fey will not demean herself by appearing with Caribou Barbie.
I am sure about one thing ,she is going to make a fool of herself again. As a matter of fact she is a Fool.
Might as well get all the publicity you can get. Your 15 minutes are almost up. Both you and McCain can have your television spots. Make it a good one, you never know. Acting could of been something you both could of done well at, since leadership isn't a key qualification of the job.
I would hope that any appearance by Ms.Palin on SNL, would be after the election, while she is on way back to Alaska, We are talking about another (Chaney) in a dress, and would be hated all over the world like (Chaney).
Will she debate Church Lady?
I think itmay actually help their campaign.. Let people see her and realize she is very astute as well as funny.
I was originally for Obama but have decided to go with McCain. Why?
Taking money from those who have worked hard and used wise judgment to give to those who decided to risk or take the easy way out is just plain wrong. I've worked hard to ensure my kid's future
and the government is not going to "spread" my hard earned dollars.
If iI want to give a handout to someone that's fine. When the government takes it from me to give to someone else that's socialism. You can put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig.
Who cares? When is the good Gov's next official interview? It's not like she isn't campaigning for the second highest office in the nation. CNN, you guys are behaving like a bunch of "punks!"
Sarah is the only candidate who haven't done a press conference but will be appearing on SNL? hhhmmm...
For proper resource allocation Tina Fay should take vacation this week and let Sarah Palin play herself.
Thanks for the warning. I will watch a different channel. The Palin women is a horrible. Im less than the 8 weeks since she has been introduced to America, she has proven that she is a pathological liar, an extremist, and a typical "mean girl" to others and a puppet to her controlling husband.
Palin is NOT a role model. She is a horrible mother, parading that special needs baby around and not policing her loose-moraled daughter, and she is against education since she supports her baby's baby daddy to drop out of school vs. entering he senior year of high school.
Palin left Wasilla in $+14 million in debt. there's questions on whether the City of Wasilla paid for her house since it was built at the same time as the sports complex that she pushed. She left the state of Alaska in debt from that plane she didn't sell on e-bay but to a Rebublican crony at a $6 million dollar loss, and the "bridge to nowhere was stopped for 2 reasons, (a) the Feds already stopped funding it and (b) the Fed funds they did receive ($105 million), was transferred to the SECOND BRIDGE TO NOWHERE that goes from Anchorage to about 50 miles from Wasilla.
Palin is a cunning, shrewd, evil human who is a trifecta of Bush-Cheney-Hitler wearing lipstick and a skirt.
I hope that'll be last appearance of Palin in SNL and Tina Fey as Palin aswell...
Palin is a disgrace for women, american and simple human beings
You go girl!
LOL.....priceless...she will make a fool of herself without the help of Tina.... and you Pailin supporters will cower down in shame.....I can't wait.
fey's cuter
is this part of their strategy to revive their campaign? can't we just vote already and get this whole election over with?
She might need that job after all of the mess and lies that she and McNasty show. Joe six pack and Joe the plumber might just be 1 in the same. McCain has lied saying that this man cannot purchase the business that he has worked for years at because Senator Obama will over tax him. Well Joe the Plumber is a man that does not have the Plumbing license needed to do the job that he is doing and if he has messed up some peoples homes with his so called plumbing expertise OMG what another boo boo, he is not legal so he cannot buy anything plus he only makes a little over $40,000.00 and he is one of the people that Senator Obama will be helping from the bottom up he also has tax issues, yet, Senator McStupid did not vet him just like he didn't vet FAILIN PALIN!+
OMG, I can't wait!! MAVERICK! Go, Tina. I love you!
Sarah Palin has nothing to offer–bring back the Tina Fey. She has more to offer. We won't be watching, no offense to SNL, all offense inteded for Sarah Palin.
This is perfect for her. Since she has spent the last 6 weeks perfecting her comedy skills, she may finally find a career.
This will no doubt be a humiliating experience for her, This will be worse than her get boooed at the Flyers game. This is going to be a must see, can't wait to watch her play herself like the fool she is.
Comedy is her true talent.
With luck she can do Stand Up work for the next four years after November.
OMG she cant even talk one on one with reporters but she could go on SNL...screw her
Y A W N
OK, but she won't do "Meet the Press" or another serious news show.
WHAT A JOKE SHE IS!! PERFECT for SNL!
I hear she's going to play Cruella DeVille and hunt down some puppies for their fur and puppy chow.
It's pretty pathetic SNL is whoring out its show to be used as sounding board for people who accuse a presidential candidate of palling around with terrorists.
Will Al Sharpton be the next SNL host?
That's All She's Good For!
who cares, why don't she go on meet the press, COWARD, JOKE PATHETIC
I guess since she won't be going to the White House, she'll finish up her 15 minutes on SNL
Yes, it's time to seek for a job that you can do well (intentionally or not). Advice to SNL: If you do want to hire Sarah, always ask her to talk seriously on issues, – we will have tons of laugh, and you will have good ratings!
Obama/Biden 2008
Look, I'd hang out with her. I just wouldn't vote for her.
about time too, why have tina play the fool when we can have the real deal
look. a few months ago, this would have been a perfectly fine for Gov. Palin to appear on SNL. But right now we don't need mock answers from politicians – now is the time for real answers.
SNL is too good for Sarah Palin! They don't need Palin on their show, they're doing just great without her.
I hope the good folks at SNL will utilize the power of live TV to ask this woman a real question, with follow-ups.
SNL sux. Why would anyone watch it much less appear on it?
Oh Gee What a Cute Couple John and Sarah. He decided to change careers tonight for a Comedy Stint and now Sarah's following suit on Saturday! How compatible! Do they have a spot for Todd and Cindy it would be a shame to hurt their feelings! Oh but they couldn't help with such Political Maneuvering. But hey great Idea! If ya can't beat him with Intelligence, Style, Smarts, Wit, Charm, Political Savy, Charisma, or just good ole down home honesty – Comedy at least dumbs down your weakness es ! Say Hi to Tina, Love that woman!
nobody cares about this brainless Alaskan appearing on SNL as a matter of facts her appearance and headlinnings would just remind us of how a disgrace she is.I even wonder how she became a mayor in the first place let alone Gov.First impression matters alot,it is hard to improve on the already damaged image.
AND marc its reasoning like that ...that have put us in the position were are in now....We are all americans...we all are in this together ur not the only person playin taxes.......a chair needs four legs to stand
That'll be a hoot, you betcha. I hope Betty White will be there too so we can be etertained by some of her stories about her home-town. She and Betty...... maybe throw in Minnie Pearl for stye and fashion and don't forget to invite Ma @ Pa Kettle to add some substatnce to things. I understand that Joe the Plumber is unavailable....he has a full calendar already
Wait...you mean that wasn't her on SNL all these weeks? Man, you couldve totally fooled me.
Does this mean Tina Fey is laid off? Tut – tut...with this faltering economy, the Mccain-Palin ticket mows down yet another job. Way to go Hatchet-Man....
Yawn!
marc, you have fallen into the trap. Obama has no plans to spread the wealth around. Let me give you an example of spreading wealth around. My wife and I did not receive a stimulus check because we earned too much money. We paid more in taxes than my aunts made last year, yet they each received stimulus checks. That my friend is spreading wealth around, perpetrated by your republican administration. Get the facts straight before you start spreading false information.
In politics folks you have to take the strongest critic and spin it so it becomes either A) a strength (McCain a senator censured for improper financial issues becomes a finance reformer) or B) confronting it head on as if it is not a big deal, or C) distract critics and make it go away.
Obviously Plain is to ill informed, and unintelligent to do A, and although C seems to have been working, the McCain folks seem to want to make Palin's unsuitability for the office of vice president a front page news story, so looks like they're going for option B.
This move is more about Palin's political future than John McCain's waning presidential hopes.
Who's Acting Like The Celebrity Now!
No Time For The Press, But Time For SNL.
The union should protest this appearance. The writers will not be needed. She doesn't need them. She is a hoot without help.
Palin is a tool and I refuse to help augement her high-school like popularity by watching Saturday Night Live this weekend.
CNN, this belongs on Entertainment Tonight, not a serious news blog on the internet. Have you guys fallen under the Sarah Palin spell? If not, please do a story about how she will only talk to people who agree with her politics. This is absurd.
I wish we lived in a country where people found guilty of abusing their power as an elected official were thrown in prison.
It seems so common-sense...
joe it would be a ratings "coup"
I do not want to see Sarah Palin appear on SNL. It is funny when Tina Fey portrays her, but I don't want to see Palin on the show. Sarah Palin has talked down on SNL writers and Tina Fey. I don't find her comments amusing. In fact I find it very disrespectful that Sarah Palin likes to talk down to creative writers such as Tina Fey and SNL writers.
love to appear and make racist comments
yeap,
darn
your average hockey mother,
maybe she now can debote herself to prentend being Tinay Fey
i would be offended if Tina F
but hey..
if that makes money
money counts
Sarah Palin is such a narcissist!! Why else would someone so totally unqualified to be vice president accept the offer from McCain and show her shortcoming to the world? She wants to be the center of attention!! What is the purpose of Palin appearing on SNL??? People aren't laughing "with" Palin, they are laughing "at" her!!!
marc, its braindead voters like you that deserve a sarah palin presidency... 8 years of Bush and u vote for mccain for a few tax dollars? man people are short sighted...
Hopefully she can convince us she has a sense of humor...she sure hasn't convinced us she can lead.
Wow. Sugar Ray cracked open his Webster's tonight! Whoo hoo!
WHO CARES, WHY WON'T SHE GIVE THE MEDIA INTERVIWES?
I also find that "Liar Joe the Plumber" is not some random person at a rope line, but is some sort of "star" of ultra right wing talk radio. Not only that, he does not have a plumbers licence, makes about $40K, has no plan to buy his boss's plumbing business, and has owed back taxes since January 2007.
alexander- unless you were meaning to say the ratings will be chirping like birds, the correct word is "coup"
And what was her Major? She's found her calling!
I won't be watchin' - I've seen enough of her and I can't stand her voice.
poor mccain only if money could buy health he could be a good pres 8years ago but not now he will soon forget who is his wife
Can you say "Pathetic, political, desperate, last chance"? Or, am I being totally redundent here?
Sarah! Go on Meet the Press! You owe to all of America! Stop being selfish! Take the plunge. Do it for the memory of our beloved Tim Russert! You owe it to all of America – Country First! Remember?
I think that Tina Fey makes a better Sarah Palin than Sarah Palin does. She delivers the exact same lines with so much more punch. She also knows that she's a parody, whereas the real one doesn't have a clue....
How anyone can think this woman is remotely competent to be near the White House, let alone in it, is mind-boggling. Call me an elitist, but I actually want a well-educated, informed, open minded individual to be the V.P. representing our country. I'll watch her on SNL when she holds an interview with a reputable reporter.
I do not like the hatred spewing from people's mouths about Sarah Palin. She is a strong women with great vision for our country. The democrats are slinging so much at her and are not willing to accept any questions about Obama without calling it racism. So much for the Democratic party being the all inclusive party.
McCain/Palin 08 (Yes, they will come back and win this election)
This is appropriate I think. Give her credit – she'll have to be a good sport and will poke fun of herself. Not all of us can do that.
On the other side of the fence, I think amusing and entertaining others is what she excels at – not leadership or sound judgment.
T BOONE PICKENS SAID TONIGHT, RAISING TAXES NOW IS THE WORSE THING WE CAN DO AS A COUNTRY. DID YOU HEAR HIM OBAMA. THIS MAN KNOWS. GOV PALIN WILL DO GREAT ON SNL
This is appropriate I think. Give her credit – she'll have to be a good sport and will poke fun of herself. Not all of us can do that.
On the other side of the fence, I think amusing and entertaining others is what she excels at – not leadership or sound judgment.
Mikey,
I just found out about all that on CNN today that "Joe the Plumber" isn't really a plumer after all. Came to find out he's the son in law of Charles Keating, the same Keating guy that McCain was involved with in a scandal back in the early 80s hmmmm. I also heard about the McCain campaign using a low stunt accusation of robocalling Obama with Ayers. McCain and Palin don't deserve to serve this country at all!
Seriously, its not funny anymore. Why isn’t anyone seriously asking, WHO IS SARA PALIN? Americans are completely willing to elect Sara Palin to the possible highest
office in the land, to take charge of their lives, knowing absolutely
nothing of substance about her. This is how Hitler got into power.
At least Senator Obama has been vetted. Believe me, he would not
have gotten this far without the feds going over him with a fine tooth
comb. You can’t say the same about Sara Palin. It will be too late when
you can’t check certain books out of the library, or your daughter who’s
pregnant from rape can’t have an abortion because fascist Palin won’t
allow it. Americans should wake up and stop being vunerable and
stupid in their responsability to elect a qualified person to office.
Republicans are mad as heck...what's the matter guys, is it finally sinking in? Upset about losing this one? Ah well, there's always the legacy of Bush to keep your spirits up, right? LMAO!!!
MY GOD! Use some intelligence! DO NOT GIVE THIS FRAUD A PLATFORM! Are you out of your mind? Apparently so. I WILL NOT be watching. Enough is F'ing enough!
anything to get in the spotlight when your burning out!
You know you guys can blast Palin all you want, you know you'll be watching. If you guys hated her so much, why would you watch?
GO MCCAIN/PALIN!!!!!!
WOW – Just read these comments, The venom and hatred just oozes out doesn't it.
PS – Ivy NYC, will you try to get an autograph for me ?
No mention of North Carolina early voting from Palin Today!
She Didn't Know, Too Busy Thinking About SNL and Dodging The Press!!
....Why am I even commenting?
Say it isn't so Sarah! You can do SNL but not Meet the Press or any of the other political shows? Get a grip.
Obama/Biden '08
I won't waste my Saturday night watching that. Palin is a hate-monger and a fraud. She deserves to be lampooned, not given a platform.
I will not soon forget that SNL let a hate-monger on their show. The show hasn't been funny for years. I guess they have to take anything they can get at this point as far as ratings go.
She is a joke just like Joe the Plumber who doesn't even have a real plumbing licence and owes back taxes is a joke. McCain's jokes are not funny and I'm as sick of him as I am of SNL.
Well, at least Sarah won't have to act. She's got the silly answers all on her own...
I am not watching her!
I wouldn't give Sarah the time of day, she's the real joke. Who cares about her. She is the most annoying individual. I can't stand her.
I'll watch it. SNL is exactly where this train wreck belongs.
Well, why not... she's proven to be a colossal joke, so it's a natural fit. She may as well try speaking in a situation where the IDEA is to get laughs. Should be safer for her.
I guess her first real interview has to be done somewhere, sometime!
If John McCain had a record he would have run on it. Instead lies and accusations smearing Obama. Obama is a smart man and has run a well planed campaign. America would benifit from his demeaner and judgement
Hillary too appeared in SNL near the end of her campaign........
I bet we wont know the difference...will the real Sarah PLease stand up ?
Good...she'll be looking for work after she loses this election and is impeached in Alaska.
The Americans have a right to hear from the next person who could be a heartbeat away from being President of OUR COUNTRY.
Interviews are the way it is done, like it or not.
"Canned Speeches and Rally's" are NOT REAL.
NOT REAL is no way to determine if someone is qualified.
GET REAL FOR YOUR COUNTRY.
NO LIVE INTERVIEWS and NO VOTES by AMERICANS.
Unfortunately, I think she will probably do very well. Humanizing her is not in the Dems best interests. Are ratings so important to Lorne Michaels and NBC that they would risk the outcome of this most important election of our time? Apparently so.
Awesome, that will be the most watched SNL! Go for it Palin. You're the best thing to come out of this election cycle!!!
P.P.S: Will all the mal-contents who delight in spewing out their venom against Sen Obama, please, please go back to Fix News and and voice your concerns? We like to keep positivity flowing here. And we believe in a democratic society. You know? TThank you.
Great!!! We all love Palin! A true American!
I ALSO – WILL NOT BE WATCHING SNL!
invite Bill Ayers to join in
RIP McCain Palin
Stop hiding Sarah and put her on Meet The Press! How about doing some real interviews, and answering some real questions. Anybody falling for this joke of a campaign is not informed or idiotic!
SNL is Pathetic: Al Sharpton has already hosted SNL. Dec. 2003.
Opps, why am I on the CNN site? I knew it was full of loons... oh, love Palin!
Sarah Palin should talk openly with the media and get it over with. If she is so afraid of being questioned, how will she deal with the real world leaders should McCain win?
Sarah, when are you going to go on the Sunday morning talk show circuit? I'd love to see you on Meet The Press...as long as Brokaw doesn't toss softball questions your way. Better yet, why not go on the NBC news and interview with Brian Williams since you went on ABC and CBS?
She can handle SNL. Her job will be to read rehearsed text off of cue cards and be goofy. But she is too busy to go on Meet the Press or one of the REAL news shows? "Joe the Plumber" has given more press conferences-more coherently-in one day than Palin has in over a month and a half!
Thanks for the warning. I won't be watcing SNL this week. She makes me sick.
Getting Daily emails from the DNC and the Obama Campaign,
I urge everyone who usually watch SNL to Turn off their TV and
also Boycott any products that are usually in that Time Slot I
believe Budwiser is one and some upcomming movie ads.
Boycott them all . After the election , SNL will be remembered
and will soon be off the Air!!!!! Please email all your friends
and relatives. I will text all others.
I definitely won't be watching SNL this weekend.
Oh! So she won't do a legitimate interview with Brian Williams because of Olberman's criticism, and they are on the same network... BUT she'll make an appearance on SNL??? Typical Republican grand standing...
She's such a phoney. She's still the empty headed beauty queen she was as Miss Wasilla....
What an Idiot!
Another reason to not take Sarah Palin seriously. She has been on the wrong side of two many circus acts to try and be a celebrity at the peak of an election.
Sarah Palin is genuine alright she is a genuine fool....the woman has no intelligence and is just like a Stepford Wife.....she can't string a sentence together uness it's written down for her!!!!
All this good ole gal....heck....gosh darn and you betcha is supposed to qualify her for VP.....when does having knowledge of the issues come into play???
Tiny Fey does a good impression of her....and it would be extra funny if it wasn't true, that Sarah Palin is as dippy as Tina Fey portrays her.....hardly good credentials for someone who is next in line to the President.
I really think the folks who like and back her fail to realize the seriousness of Sarah Palin actually being in charge of this country.....this is not a joke folks!!!
I could write a skit for Sarah Palin in about five minutes. They should have her do a '30 Rock' spoof, playing Tina Fey. Duh!
Oh something else Palin can add to her resume along side the PTA. Now she's really qualified to be VP. Enjoy your 15 minutes, Sarah.
i think this will be absolutely HILARIOUS to see palin make a fool of herself AGAIN. they're not going to do anything but make fun of her and i dont think she should be joking around at a time like this. this is not a risk, its a mistake. like her for vp is a mistake. the ppl are going to pound her for appearing on snl but not being willing to talk to cnn. palin is the "attention-starved diva" who thinks shes the one running for president. and one more thing
i am not that suprised that a day after mccain wants to stop the negative adds they're sending out these horrible last effort calls. it just seems childish and i look down upon him andhis campaign for this. OBAMA IS THE NEXT PRESIDENT so smile 
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Man Sugar Ray. Take a chill pill. Sarah is a joke. That is what America thinks.
Wow – what SNL will do for ratings.
Have a horrible person on – for ratings.
Well...they DID have Paris Hilton on – and I don't even consider HER as bad as Sarah Palin.
I will be over at MadTV – for the first time in a very long time.
Appearing on SNL is probably the safest thing she can do.
What Sarah Palin needs to do is appear on a talk show like, say, The Daily Show. Obama, McCain and Biden have appeared on that show multiple times (McCain's been on 14 times), and they were able to show that they have a sense of humor, and more importantly, just have a noral conversation with someone.
LoL if this is where Palin thinks her time is best spent, I hope SNL throws her a zinger and gives some "surprise" guest spots on that same episode to the reporters she has been dodging so they at least get some face time with her. Maybe the host of Meet the Press? Anderson Cooper would be a hoot!
Marc- think about it. No matter who the next president is, HE WILL RAISE YOUR TAXES. No matter what- the national debt clock just ran out of spaces to declare exactly what the national debt is. The american people have to pitch in to help STOP IT. we cannot expect citizens of foreign countries to lend money to us to have to repay our debt. The american citizes are going to have to step up. Obama knows this, so he has ensured that the people in our society who can afford it step up, not those who cannot afford it. And Obama would just be ELIMINATING the BUSH tax cuts, restoring the tax code to how it was under bill clinton, and CUTTING taxes for those who make under 250,000 dollars a year.
Joe the plumber's business does NOT make over 250,000 a year (he made a mistake when he said so, as reported on MSNBC), and most small businesses don't make that much. Obama has a great plan for small businesses- a 3,000 tax cut for each job created, plus many other things (check out his website)
Do you think a group of private businessmen are going to come together and say OK, we are going to eliminate our dependence of foreign oil by investing 15 billion each year into america's brain. NO! We need leadership, resolve, commitment from a recognized LEADER to do this. We need a president to gather the resources to do this. We need obama! Eliminating our dependence on oil will help improve our economy and eliminate the dangerous gap which is growing between the rich and the poor in this country.
She should stick to show biz, where she can make lots of money and not do any damage to this country. Winky-wink bimbos have no place in politics. As for McCain, can I borrow him for Hallowe'en?
Thanks for the warning....I'll make sure NOT to watch!
Well she finally is where she belongs, on a comedy show. She should do well as she has had a lot of practice on the stump making people laugh. Let's hope she remembers her lines and doesn't screw up.
Why don't t hey have McCain on with her.That would really be a funny show, his glazed over eyes and her wink.
You betcha.
I'm betting it will be skit with Palin playing Tina Fey on 30 Rock. There's no way she's going to poke fun at herself.
live perhaps but, as usual, scripted, right?!
Is Mccain's campaign still in "suspension?"
Considering the current polls, this may be less of a guest appearance, and more of a job interview.
Awesome. Nothing the writers for SNL could come up with could possibly compare to the tropical thunder of the nonsense that spews forth from her glibly ignorant mouth.
Sarah is more forward, the woman who stated when asked her opinion about the war in Iraq that she did not keep up much with it. That is a slap in the face to those in the military. You want to be a heartbeat away from being the commander in chief, but up until being nominated as John McCain's running mate and her son joining the military she just did not keep up with the situation in Iraq. Sounds very patriotic, huh, to not even attempt to keep abreast of all the national and international issues. I am military wife and the daughter of retired solider and I find her lack of understanding and intelligence on national issues, government policies, international relations, American history, and our cultural history udderly appalling. The woman can't sit down and have a serious and open dialogue with well respected journalists, but she can go on SNL. SHE IS A JOKE!
Sugar Ray...watch Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity much?
Methinks so...
Gov. Palin... way to go. America loves you!! GO GIRL!
That's not funny. I hope they would just ask her a couple of serious questions – mean ones, like Couric ("Which newspapers and magazines do you read?)
Well, it's quite sad that SNL has sold out like this by inviting a hateful, divisive, mainpulative, decietful liar like palin on their show. I guess the only people watching will be those attending palin's hatemongering violent horror shows they call reublivan rallies.
So disappointed because this gives McCain/Palin free publicity ( is that spelled correctly) and it helps the campaign. She is so revolting, I will not watch.
I'm sure we'll be able to tell which one is the real Tina Fey. She'll be the one speaking intelligently to the audience!
Yo Sarah, how about doing a show like "Meet the Press" or something with some substance?? Oh that's right.... it's easier for you to be a jokester. SNL is funny, but we're looking for a Vice President, not a comic. You don't even have the ability to do Letterman or Leno because they might actually ask you a question that would require a thoughtful answer.
Gov. Palin will go on SNL but not Meet The Press. This is just insane. I am a concerned American who feels that we don't know anything about her positions, where she would take the country in the event she has to step in to be President, does she have any stance on our foreign policy. What does reform mean? Reform is the new Change.
I'm upset that SNL would bring that nasty thing on the show! She has crossed more ethical lines than I can fathom. She needs to talk to the American press, not continue her political pandering.
SNL let me down by stooping to that things level.
So far the Republicans have given us a "War Hero".....who is not a war hero, a VP canidate governor of a state who is not competent enough to run a McDonalds, and "Joe the Plumber" who is not a plumber. Hmmmm, does anyone else see a pattern here?
Boycott SNL, and all their products. Never watch the show again.
This woman is a disgrace to motherhood and all the animals
she enjoys killing specifically the wolves she offer bounty on
for their Bloodied Foot!!!!!!. She believes lugging her baby around
like a sack of potatoes is her key to the White House. She deserves
to be Impeached for abuse of Power.
Hey Larry.. sarah says interviews require thinkin' and i ain't able to do that.
I just don't understand how Palin can be on SNL and not have a press conference...something is just too wierd about this picture...
Everybody says Tina Fey is a dead ringer for Sarah Palin. I don't see it. Fey has a much more gant and harsh face than Governor Palin. She also plays Palin more as an old lady than a woman in her forties.
But what do I know? I only have an a 2 year degree and a mortgage.
I find Sarah Palin intelligent and refreshing. You can have a regular life-husband and children and be happy. Not everyone who goes to the "best" universities (HA) are intelligent. Some are the unhappiest people you could meet. Public universities have delivered some of the most intelligent, well-adjusted people in this country. In recent times the elite schools have given us some of the most ridiculous public figures- Bush, Kerry, Clinton (remember Monica-gate). Maybe the country is ready for down-to earth!!!! McCain/Palin 08
Marc you said:
"Taking money from those who have worked hard and used wise judgment to give to those who decided to risk or take the easy way out is just plain wrong. I've worked hard to ensure my kid's future
and the government is not going to "spread" my hard earned dollars."
Have you heard of the word "Deficit"?
Instead of your hard earned money helping Americans, it's been given to Iraqi's, Georgians, and every other foreign interest we have. I challenge you to go find an independent website that will show how much you will be taxed under both candidates with how much you are currently making.
I won't watch, I am soooo sick of her. too bad I like SNL, but NOT her.
Shame on SNL for giving a podium to this hate-monger. I have watched SNL since its very first show during ratings ups and ratings downs. If this dangerous woman is given a forum on the show, it certainly will have one less viewer from now on. I would hope that all individuals who think that the Palin's approach with the hate-spewing crowds at her rallies is wrong will boycott SNL if she appears.
SNL, well it's a start. Most VP candidates go on Meet the Press or This Week. But I guess since she is on her "on the job training" we should cut her some slack.
This week SNL, next week maybe MadTV...then we can see where we can go from there!
Um... i find it completely absurd that Sarah Palin is even mentioned in the same sentence as McCain, Obama and Biden. She doesn't measure up to them AT ALL. Not because she's a woman, but because she is an idiot. And here she is on the ticket to become the next vice president of the US. Only in america.
OBAMA-BIDEN 08
BECAUSE SARAH PALIN IN THE OVAL OFFICE IS FRIGHTENING
It is sad to see that McCain really feels that this lady can fill the position of President!!!He is certainly out of touch. Now, Ms. palin is so stuck on herself that she really think that she is all that! They both deserve each other. We still say..... Go Obama/Biden...!!!!!
To: The Old Guard,
Not everyone needs to crack open their Webster's to write intelligently.
I wish we could vote for Arnold
I find it so amazing that people claim that Palin is not qualified to be VP, but in the same breath claim that Obama is qualified to be Pres. Can't believe there are so many fools out there...oh, but wait....there are-the same people who voted GWB twice are going to vote Obama this time!
the only white house palin is qualified to be in is an igloo.
Wait a minute! You are putting one of the VP candidates on two weeks before the election and not the other? Both Presidential candidates have been on. No fair only doing one of the Veeps! Think about it! C'mon SNL. Are you just going for the ratings? Boo.
@Marc....evidently you don't know what a socialist country is. When Paulson, Bush and the rest of them said that, they were taking your money to buy into these banks, we became a socialist country. DUH! The government's money is your money in the form of taxes. It would pay to educate yourself more than just listening to the political rhetoric coming out of the campaigns.
nothing funny about the "Hate talk express" count me out.
If they have Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live, I will never watch this show again, ever! There is nothing funny about having this hate mongering, pathetically unqualified woman on SNL.
Excuse me......this is EXACTLY the material that makes it on CNN. Relevant material. Snicker, snicker. Typical.
snl will hv the lowest ratings ever or people will tune to see if its tina fey doing both parts like eddie murphy did in the clumps movies
The sound of Sarah Palin's whiney voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me. I mute the tv when she's on, so I won't be watching SNL that night. Besides, Tina Fey is a much more likeable Sarah Palin any how!
I am amazed by seeing the McCain campaign being more and more out of touch. People in this country don't need to be entertained by the candidates' appearance on TV. We need a solution for this economic turmoil, which I haven't heard from McCain/ Palin at all.
McCain keeps saying "I know how to fix the economy", but he fails to offer how. Stop flattering/scaring us, and get serious about what they can and need to do to serve the country.
Sarah,
You're doing something with the evil East Coast Elite? So it ain't so Sarah ha ha ha.
finally something she is good at making a clown of herself
Gov Palin:
Its very big of you to accept the offer to appear on SNL after all the insulting depictions by the so called talented Tina Fey. it speaks highly of your confident and forgiving nature. Go get'em Tiger Lady!! Show the freaking world and freaking hollywood how authentic you are!! We love you Sarah Palin
Go McCain / Palin 2008
Like the true narcissist egomaniac she is, Palin will do anything for attention. Maybe she can get the SNL audience to yell "KILL HIM" or "TERRORIST" and then just smile as usual. Let's pray that it is all part of God's plan.
I think the SNL cast should pull a John McCain....When Palin shows up, the entire cast calls up and say they are suspending their jobs to campaign for Obama...Let Palin take the stage solo! and have a slew of reporters ask her 'questions'....
Have her bring Todd, Bristol, future son-in-law...and act out "A Day in the Life of Alaska's Palins" it just might compare to the Coneheads....wait, the Coneheads were intelligent beings!! Ooops!!...
Yeah, I agree, sic the Church Lady on Sarah!! Isn't that Special?...Just think folks, in 19 days we'll never, ever see or hear of a Palin again!!!!!!!!!
McCain accuses Obama of acting like a celebrity all while he goes on Letterman and she goes to SNL! Go figure!!! Sarah the Lunatic needs to go back go Alaska and continue watching Russia from her porch!!!
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Does the Republican party think Sarah Palin going on SNL is going to help John McCain's chances? I think Sarah Palin is more interested in the spotlight then the Vice Presidents office!! How could you have a questionable Vice President candidate who in June didn't know what the VP does, go on a comedy show? I can't wait to see this one!!!
Barack Obama is the right choice for America. It is not about black or white. It is about who is best to lead the United States. That person is Barack Obama!!
Mike
P.S. – I'm Canadian
Whew!!! No questions, just cue cards to read.
She can't do an intelligent interview, she has not appeared on Face The Nation or Meet The Press...but she can appear on SNL. I am not a fan of Palins, but, she is not doing herself a service by feeding this notion held by many that she is an unqualified airhead.
You know ive been thinkin about this since ive first heard the offer,my conclusion is if she declined to do it,there would be great talk of her insecurities as a person.There must of been a great back up of people convincing her to do the show or it would lead to bad publicity.Meaning i believe if it was her decion ,she would not do it,how many agree?
what ever who cares what this bimbo is doing. About Acorn if mickey mouse, darth vader and the easter bunny show up to vote please tell the FBI to arrest them for fraud.
I really don't get this. Gov. Palin is willing to go on a comedy show that has parodied her to no end, but won't do the Sunday morning news shows, Today, or even the View?
She prides herself as a 'pitbull in lipstick' and says she's ready to be VP or even President if need be. That sounds pretty darn confident, even courageous.
So why, Gov. Palin, why aren't you meeting with the press? What are you afraid of? Politics and the press go hand in hand. You can't avoid them forever.
i wonder why didn't sarah palin asked the "great people of north carolina" to go vote early as their one-stop polling places are open from now til november 1st.
could it be that the mccain campaign is planning to question and request invalid all early ballots in nc (as they already done in other states), and if they do tell people to vote early, the republican votes be void as well?
When people say that Sarah Palin will be a great VP or president, I chill runs up my spine. I mean, are people in this country really that stupid?
Only 19 days left to do your shopping...
All out of stock on talking Peewee Herman dolls....
You know? I notice A LOT of MEN being so negative about Gov Palin...wat is it? Please search within yourselves...Is it maybe that she is successful and accomplished and you all negative MEN are jealous of her accomplishments as a WOMAN? All of you MEN speaking negatively about her SEARCH, really SEARCH within yourselves....I feel for your wives!!
i wonder why didn't sarah palin asked the "great people of north carolina" to go vote early as their one-stop polling places are open from now til november 1st.
could it be that the mccain campaign is planning to question and request invalid all early ballots in nc (as they already done in other states), and if they do tell people to vote early, the republican votes be void as well?
tina fey will be great as usual. lock palin in the toilet so she doesn't try to steal the light and wink her way out of the skit.
If the McCain Camp is smart, when the SNL show is over and they get ready to leave they will take Tina Fey and leave Six-pack Sarah. Tina Fay will make a better VP.
Pelosi – Reid – Obama: The Axis of Taxes
Sarah is great! Obama and Biden are boring. Fact is, Palin is far more qualified than either Obama or Biden to be US President. Palin has been elected to and successfully served as an elected executive leader of a city and a state. Something neither Obama nor Biden have done. Obama is like Nixon, trying to cover up his abuse of power on the Board he served on with unrepentant terrorist Ayers. Both McCain and Palin are proven bipartisan leaders. Obama and Biden are two of the most partisan Senators in the US. The questions regarding Obama's relationships with unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers (who tried to murder people) are valid issues, not negative politics.
What a woman. It's really Obama vs. Sarah Palin, not McCain.
Sarah outdrew Obama by 10 million viewers in her debate. She also drew 60,000 to hear her in Orlando and 45,000 in Virginia last week.
Further she outdrew Biden in his own home town of Scranton. Shades of Gore losing Tenn.
Finally Sarah is so much more accomplished than her critics. Mayor, Governor with the highest approval rating in the U.S., Member Alaska Energy and Conservation Board and all by the age of 44 and all while raising 5 kids.
Sarah Palin for Pres. 2012 & 2016
Sarah Palin is the only candidate that moves the needle on the Nielsen ratings.
10 million more people watched her debate than any of the Obama/McCain debates.
When she was on Fox with Sean Hannity she drew 3 times the audience that was watching Larry King and Rachel (the dike) Madow.
And when she goes on SNL, they'll break all TV viewing records for the show.
Sarah Palin 12 & 16'
Sarah Palin will be a GREAT vice-president. I love her - people love her. And, yes - people REALLY are that smart - sorry to break that to you, Obamabots!
Whats she gonna` do ? play Tina Fey ...... Maybe she could play Tina Fey`s mother , or older sister .... or grandmother.
Has anyone else noticed that Joe the Plumber did more interviews than Palin?
Look at the facts. Palin has more experience than Obama. This is why Obama could not answer the question in debate #3 about Palin as President someday. He could not answer the question. She has more on him.
Wasn't that the real Sarah Palin in the last few SNL episodes?
I love reading all the “intellectual” left comments. Why is it all the open-minded liberals suddenly call you names, grab all their toys and run out of the sandbox when they find they cannot win an argument?
still gonna lose
If she's as talented a comedian as she is a politician SNL rating will fall faster than the market crash
I an soooooo dissapointed in SNL – I will NOT be watching the show on Saturday Night – I am just flabergasted that there are people out there that think she is worthy of the second highest office in this country – she is NO role model for me or my daughter – she has divided this country and made a mockery of democrocy – she is a scary, scary person! Shame on you SNL !!!!!
I guess at least she can't get anyone killed on SNL. This woman is dangerous,very dangerous. She thinks this is a Pageant.
I say joe the plumber should run for V.P. with McCain. lol
Personal to Rob:
Are you under the impression that "you win the argument" on Palin?!
Sure you do...sure you do!!!