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September 28th, 2008 at 8:06 am

Video & Photos: SNL Palin Couric Skit, Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, Saturday Night Live 9-27-08

Sarah Palin and Tina Fey as Sarah Palin

Saturday Night Live parodied the much discussed Sarah Palin Katie Couric interview in an opening skit with Tina Fey as Republican VP candidate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler as CBS News anchor Katie Couric on September 27, 2008.

The hilarious skit highlights (and sometimes uses verbatim) the real Sarah Palin’s comments in the interview, especially the Russia next to Alaska equals foreign policy experience remarks, her discussion of the proposed $700 billion federal bailout of Wall Street and her trip to New York City to meet world leaders.

On the Russia and Alaska border proximity:

POEHLER AS COURIC: “On foreign policy, I want to give you one more chance to explain your claim that you have foreign policy experience based on Alaska’s proximity to Russia. What did you mean by that?”

FEY AS PALIN: “Well, Alaska and Russia are only separated by a narrow maritime border. (using her hands to illustrate) You got Alaska here, this right here is water, and this is Russia. So, we keep an eye on them.”

POEHLER AS COURIC: “And how do you do that exactly?”

FEY AS PALIN: “Every morning, when Alaskans wake up, one of the first things they do, is look outside to see if there are any Russians hanging around. And if there are, you gotta go up to them and ask, ‘What are you doing here?’ and if they can’t give you a good reason, it’s our responsibility to say, you know, ‘Shoo! Get back over there!’

On the proposed economic bailout:

POEHLER AS COURIC: “Senator McCain attempted to shut down his political campaign this week in order to deal with the economic crisis. What’s your opinion of this potential 700 billion dollar bailout?”

FEY AS PALIN: “Like every American I’m speaking with, we’re ill about this. We’re saying, ‘Hey, why bail out Fanny and Freddie and not me?’ But ultimately what the bailout does is, help those that are concerned about the healthcare reform that is needed to help shore up our economy to help…uh…it’s gotta be all about job creation, too. Also, too, shoring up our economy and putting Fannie and Freddy back on the right track and so healthcare reform and reducing taxes and reigning in spending…’cause Barack Obama, y’know…has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans, also, having a dollar value meal at restaurants. That’s gonna help. But one in five jobs being created today under the umbrella of job creation. That, you know…Also…”

For more of the transcript of the skit see: Tina Fey As Sarah Palin: Katie Couric SNL Skit (VIDEO)

UPDATE: Here is CNN’s side-by-side comparison of the real Sarah Palin and Tina Fey as Sarah Palin discussing the proposed economic bailout. Amazingly, the words are identical; no parody needed.