Lust in Alaska

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I decided against running this Funny Or Die video of Gina Gershon inhabiting Sarah Palin, but I thought it over while I was watching Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles (which I just came out of) and decided okay, it can't hurt. But it's really not that good. The video, I mean.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on September 11, 2008 at 6:33 PM

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Josh Massey says ...

I guess this is from the "or Die" part of the website.

I love good political humor skewering every party, but this ain't it. Plus, Gershon would probably break her arm if she shot like that.

Posted by Josh Massey at September 11, 2008 6:47 PM

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Joel says ...

Gina Gershon, not Geena. I like Gina, but that is not funny.

Posted by Joel at September 11, 2008 7:43 PM

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p.Vice says ...

HAHA. Sarah Palin's campaign video should be the 'chicks with guns' reel from Jackie Brown.

Posted by p.Vice at September 11, 2008 7:50 PM

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T. Holly says ...

Good to see people are trying to get Sarah's act down. A little more practice and she could get the snake oiliness of it.

Posted by T. Holly at September 11, 2008 7:52 PM

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SpinDozer says ...

Biggu hair!

Posted by SpinDozer at September 11, 2008 8:17 PM

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rr3333 says ...

Gina's still hot.

Go check out 'Boeing, Boeing' on Broadway (Gina's in it). Very funny show.

Jury's definitely out on Palin. Not a great show on Nightline.

Posted by rr3333 at September 11, 2008 9:03 PM

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Circumvrent says ...

Even the voiceover guy sounded disappointed by the end of that.

It seems to me that if you're going to do the Palin character correctly, you gotta dial up the Midwestern-y twang and the kill-you-with-kindness surban mom schtick. Gershon had neither.

Posted by Circumvrent at September 11, 2008 9:03 PM

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T. Holly says ...

Flunky, full of hubris, steam coming out of her ears. Doesn't blink, especially when she says "don't blink," not a second guesser, can see Russia from Alaska, been all the way to Canada and Mexico, she'll meet everyone she needs to once she gets the job and will haphazardly lead by the seat of her pants. When McCain loses, Alaska loses its new bff and Cindy can jump in a lake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubsUQKd9c7c

Posted by T. Holly at September 11, 2008 9:58 PM

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DarthCorleone says ...

T. Holly>> But are you sure she knows what "hubris" means? I wasn't so sure.

Posted by DarthCorleone at September 11, 2008 10:27 PM

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D.Z. says ...

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=9694503&ch=4226716&src=news

Posted by D.Z. at September 11, 2008 10:56 PM

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Craptastic says ...

Ehhhh. Any interview/stump speech by Palin is funnier than this.

Does anyone else think it's odd that we have barely heard anything from McCain lately?

This whole race is really starting to get disgustingly bad.

Posted by Craptastic at September 12, 2008 12:03 AM

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Craptastic says ...

One more thing: Palin = Carrie White's Mom with a Minnesota accent.

Posted by Craptastic at September 12, 2008 12:21 AM

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frankbooth says ...

Let Alaska secede, and install Palin as president. Ship all the theocrats there. Problem solved all around.

This stuff is just not that complicated. I don't know why they never ask me.

Posted by frankbooth at September 12, 2008 1:13 AM

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Chapman Carruthers says ...

in order to stop islamic extremists, we will do whatever we want.
in order to stop islamic extremists, we will do whatever we want.
in order to stop islamic extremists, we will do whatever we want.

Wonderful mantra.

I've never had more respect for Charles Gibson. He seemed annoyed. From the start of the conversation, he was aware that Governor Palin was overmatched. Keep the questions short and pointed, and her answers will highlight the vast differences in their knowledges and views about the world. Palin came across as a lightweight. A sparing partner that's made a career out of dodging punches and never hitting back.

An Icelandic family I stayed with last year insisted on serving up a dish called Slatur for dinner at least twice a week. Sheep's blood mixed with oats, packed and sewn inside of intestine, and baked till it reaches a nice crispy brown. Truly foul stuff despite what the locals say. The first time I tried it I nearly re'gurged all over the floor. The second time, my manners escaped me. Instead of eating, I spent the better part of dinner pushing my fingers into the the intestinal pod, watched all the chunky purple sloth onto the plate. Every time Palin opened her mouth, that visual, and that smell, came into my mind.

Posted by Chapman Carruthers at September 12, 2008 8:06 AM

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