"A Nonpartisan Message From Governor Sarah Palin & Senator Hillary Clinton"
The first sketch, "A Nonpartisan Message from Governor Sarah Palin & Senator Hillary Clinton," aired during the thirty-fourth season premiere of SNL on September 13, 2008. The sketch starred Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as Palin and Clinton, respectively. Fey, the series' former head writer and repertory player, made her third appearance on the series since officially leaving SNL in 2006 to work on 30 Rock, a series which she created. The sketch was written by Poehler, Fey, and head writer and Weekend Update anchor Seth Meyers.
Poehler and Fey are featured in a fictional speech playing New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, respectively. The pair discuss the presence of sexism in the 2008 United States presidential election, and the differences between Palin and Clinton. Governor Palin was the Republican Party vice-presidential nominee and Senator Clinton was a contender for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. Through the course of the message, Palin tries to present herself as the candidate for the job, and Clinton gets progressively more and more disgusted at Palin's sudden rise to fame as John McCain's running mate, despite her background. It also features references to Clinton's campaign. The sketch received good reviews from various critics, with many reviewers commenting on Fey's impression of Palin, with Palin herself commenting that "the visual was spot on" after allegedly watching it without sound, while Carly Fiorina, a spokeswoman for John McCain, dismissed the sketch as sexist. Clinton has not commented on the skit.
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