<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Buttle&#039;s World]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[clgood]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com/author/buttle/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Sarah on SNL]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>I agree with Charles that SNL hasn&#8217;t been funny in so long it shouldn&#8217;t matter, but I think <a href="http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/31620_Sarah_Palin_on_SNL" target="_blank">Sarah turned the tables on them</a>. In their narrow, New-York liberal way they think they&#8217;re mocking her. But they end up on the business end of her charm offensive.</p>
<p>And kudos to Alec Baldwin for playing along &#8211; to the point that <em>he&#8217;s</em> the one who comes off shallow.</p>
<p><strong>Update</strong>:</p>
<p>Apparently Lorne Michaels <a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20234814_2,00.html" target="_blank">agrees with me</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>I think Palin will continue to be underestimated for a while. I watched the way she connected with people, and she&#8217;s powerful. Her politics aren&#8217;t my politics. But you can see that she&#8217;s a very powerful, very disciplined, incredibly gracious woman. This was her first time out and she&#8217;s had a huge impact. People connect to her.</p></blockquote>
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