NWR: Shatner Reading Palin

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

There's a very funny clip of William Shatner reading Sara Palin's twitters (tweets?) as poetry on NBC's/Conan's night show. I saw it on the Salon site, but it might be elsewhere, too.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

Not tweets; excerpts of her resignation speech.

 

[Arjun Mendiratta]

Yes, what's even more astonishing is that she actually said those words in that order. You really have to watch this side by side with the actual speech to really appreciate it.

 

[Bwood]

originally posted by Arjun Mendiratta:
Yes, what's even more astonishing is that she actually said those words in that order.

Yes, truly astonishing. I think of the speech as an attempt to lay claim to being head of the Know-Nothing Party for the 21st Century. It's hard to imagine someone topping her efforts.

 

[Cory Cartwright]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Not tweets; excerpts of her resignation speech.

He started reading her tweets the night after.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Not tweets; excerpts of her resignation speech.

What Cory said; this was his second reading. I particularly liked the bongo drums.

 

[Arjun Mendiratta]

originally posted by Bwood:

Yes, truly astonishing. I think of the speech as an attempt to lay claim to being head of the Know-Nothing Party for the 21st Century. It's hard to imagine someone topping her efforts.

So, I'm going to contradict what I originally said just a bit. It's true that she has set new lows for grammar and coherence in public discourse, although I think that given the direction that popular discourse has taken, someone was bound to take that step sooner or later, and Sarah just showed up at the right time.

On the other hand, if you accept that all politicians speak in code when addressing their base, her speech makes a moderate amount of sense. What she's saying to Alaskans is:

1. The lower 49 is going to shit;

2. We have the natural resources to ride this one out, but only if we can keep Washington's grubby socialist fingers off of them;

3. I will sacrifice myself on the national stage to make this happen and thereby protect Alaska.

It's really quite touching.

 

[Dan McQ]

[No message]

 

[Bill Buitenhuys]

Am I the only one with Shatner's version of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" on their iPod?

 

[slaton]

I think I have his cover of Mr. Tambourine Man on my phone.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

originally posted by Bill Buitenhuys:
Am I the only one with Shatner's version of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" on their iPod?

Okay, I had to look .... it beats Leonard Nimoy singing the ballad of Bilbo Baggins, any event.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

originally posted by Arjun Mendiratta:

originally posted by Bwood:

Yes, truly astonishing. I think of the speech as an attempt to lay claim to being head of the Know-Nothing Party for the 21st Century. It's hard to imagine someone topping her efforts.

So, I'm going to contradict what I originally said just a bit. It's true that she has set new lows for grammar and coherence in public discourse, although I think that given the direction that popular discourse has taken, someone was bound to take that step sooner or later, and Sarah just showed up at the right time.

On the other hand, if you accept that all politicians speak in code when addressing their base, her speech makes a moderate amount of sense. What she's saying to Alaskans is:

1. The lower 49 is going to shit;

2. We have the natural resources to ride this one out, but only if we can keep Washington's grubby socialist fingers off of them;

3. I will sacrifice myself on the national stage to make this happen and thereby protect Alaska.

It's really quite touching.

Actually, if you follow Brad Liljequist, Alaska is the only state that will still be habitable by the time our 2005 Burgundies come around. So she may be onto something.

 

[Keith Levenberg]

What she's saying to Alaskans is:

1. The lower 49 is going to shit;

2. We have the natural resources to ride this one out, but only if we can keep Washington's grubby socialist fingers off of them;

3. I will sacrifice myself on the national stage to make this happen and thereby protect Alaska.

Sounds like a pretty convincing argument to me. Too bad about the weather up there.

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:

Actually, if you follow Brad Liljequist, Alaska is the only state that will still be habitable by the time our 2005 Burgundies come around. So she may be onto something.

Except that, since most of their revenue comes from pipelines built atop permafrost that's rapidly melting, global warming is likely going to have a major impact on their economy, too.

Mark Lipton

 

[Bill Buitenhuys]

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:

originally posted by Bill Buitenhuys:
Am I the only one with Shatner's version of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" on their iPod?

Okay, I had to look .... it beats Leonard Nimoy singing the ballad of Bilbo Baggins, any event.

Ha! That is on my iPod as well along with his "Put a Little Love in Your Heart". Ya, it's sad.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

I would say, disturbing.

 

[Rahsaan]

I think that's what the kids are calling 'straight talk.'