Sarah Palin the stand up comic?

There is too much hate against her. The media wants to basically take away her credibility as a politician. They have done everything to destroy her and for her to mind her own business. She is very persistent though..she doesn't shut up. She is like.."hey I'm not going to hide in an igloo somewhere in Alaska, you are going to keep seeing my face! heheh

Of course folks are going to keep seeing her face...as long as she's paid...and there are still avenues she can explore...singing, dancing...guest shot on Dog The Bounty Hunter.

I didn't know she was going to be on Leno...and I have to admit that I would have tuned in if I'd known it was her stand up premier.

I knew she was going to be on and that is why I didn't watch!

I'm sorry, but I just don't see the distinction here. She stood up and made some jokes about herself. Obama and McCain did the same thing. Is it somehow a horrible thing because she did it on Jay Leno's show instead of at a dinner?

Well, no, not exactly. She got up from what I would imagine was a fairly dignified interview, went backstage and came out from behind the curtain as Stand up Sarah. Ba dum chhh! I don't believe it was horrible. There's nothing inherently wrong with wanting to do stand up comedy. Maybe she'll get a special on Comedy Central.

Well, ooookay then Taskr. Lot's of politicians make fun of themselves...and others...as part of a bit of fun at dinners and roasts. That certainly doesn't compare to putting yourself out there as a comedian on national television while at the same time trying to be taken seriously as a paid speaker for political candidates. And she wasn't even as funny as McCain.....

Maybe she'll team up with Joe the Plumber and do a sitcom next. The possibilities are endless.

Well, you certainly put a lot of thought into your response, Fish, and I thank you for that. I don't know about your logic though. If Palin owns everyone who criticizes her...does that mean that Obama owns everyone who criticizes him? I think a couple of folks here would shoot themselves over that realization! As far as labels go, there's a lot of 'em being slapped around here and, in some cases, they're right on target...but to suggest that one group, small as it may be, is somehow ethically above criticizing someone they don't particularly like is completely wrong. It goes both ways. No, I'm not being nasty about it...I'm having a bit of fun...and I might be stepping on Annie's material but I figured she's way too nice to risk putting her head in the noose with this one. Some folks are all over her if she even dares to mention the name P..P..Palin.

Wow, I hope Annie doesn't have cramped fingers from all that typing! You know what I think it is, Fish? Like D1ck Cheney and Al Gore, she works to keep her face and her name out there, so of course some folks are going to just love everything she does while others aren't.

Well, the Palin/Obama parallel does actually make sense - that is, until you look at it past the surface level. Obama is criticized constantly, as all presidents have been for a long time, and some will never, ever, regardless of what he does, cut him any slack. Palin is criticized constantly, and some will never, ever, regardless of what she does, cut her any slack. What's missing? Oh, that's right. Obama is the POTUS. Sarah Palin is, as her criticizers ironically label her before spending their days berating her, unimportant to the point of comicality -- she's the proverbial laughingstock to hear a hater tell it. So there's no real parallel there. We're talking about a former governor and current conservative value activist versus the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Something Obama does could seriously cripple the entire country. Something Palin does might make her late for dinner. And as far as the ethically above stuff goes: I wasn't suggesting that. I was suggesting, as explained in the above text, Palin is a little on the unimportant side in terms of constant adoration or detestation. However, you'll find the latter on here 20:1. Why's that? I'm no shrink, so I won't guess as to a Plain basher's mental state. But you know for yourself, some make it an actual mission to destroy her life. Again, an important figure, like the leader of the free world, then I can see it. Obama affects us all. Palin's just pick fodder. And as far as Annie's concerned: People give Kennyrose a hard time, too, and Anniepa has crossed into that zone with her 9,047 Palin posts.

It was a Senate seat and I agree, if she were serious about politics, that would have certainly given her some valuable experience. Yes, Huckabee does have his own TV show...although I've never seen it...but he's not still playing in politics is he? I don't even know about these folks anymore....

Bob, I didn't say that she was trivial, but she's turning herself into a joke. Yes, Clinton played the sax on MTV. Musicians are cool...MTV's target audience is young people...young people like cool and Clinton wanted them to like him, too. I don't know that there was a lot of media attention over the Leno gig...I didn't see any...but maybe Entertainment Tonight covered it. A friend mentioned it to me earlier in the day so I checked youtube because, in all honesty, I didn't believe it. Now I see kennyrose posting that she's working on a project for a reality show so it looks like she may be setting her sights more towards entertainment venues and less towards political ones.

you are right ... he must be doing something right as she is now in the famous list nd everyone out of USA also knows her ..

Actually, she's got the personality that might just pull it off with a good routine. I agree better writers and may I include NOT Carrey's writers.

I forgot to mention earlier that I agree with you completely about Jim Carrey.

Hey, why not Palin? If she wants to do the comedy circuit, more power to her! The political gig can't last forever. I think she needs to invest in a better writer though. I'm just sayin.....

I don't normally watch the late night shows but I did hear that a lot of folks were glad to see Leno return to his old timeslot. I'm sure he's going to be pulling out all the stops so you can expect a lot more laughs to come.

What does that have to do with this discussion?

Sarah was in the EXECUTIVE leadership position of Alaska which has one of the biggest budgets in the USA. What experience(s) did Barry have prior to becoming the President? Do you think highly of Hillary Clinton and will she run in 2012 or 2016, if there is a usa then? eric