Sarah Palin doesn't want you to waste your time with the HBO movie about her
By Moze HalperinFebruary 13th, 2012, 4:30 pmComments (7)
Comfortably chatting in her second home — the set of Fox News — Sarah Palin disparaged the upcoming HBO biopic, Game Change, and its "false narrative" detailing the supposed fraying of her mental state during the 2008 elections. Though Palin has been a willing participant in self-parody (both she and Alec Baldwin have relied on the notion that appearing as oneself on SNL after having done something stupid is a magically absolving act), she now seems far less willing to humor her impersonators:
Goodness gracious...I'm really not concerned about an HBO movie based on a false narrative when there are so many things to be concerned about... I'm sorry that millions of people are going to waste their time. I'm sure they have more productive things to do.
And really, who can blame her? Watching Palin's infamous "we can actually SEE Russia from land, here in Alaska" as Julianne Moore's Emmy Moment is undeniably off-putting. Regardless of whether she intended to or not, Palin (or the version of her portrayed by Tina Fey) has become such a punch line that watching this production treat her with gravity is a buzzkill. Because in contrast to Tina Fey's method of imitation — derived from an obscure branch of method acting wherein one merely eats the character in question's favorite snacks — Julianne Moore has endeavored to "illuminate [Palin], to capture whatever [her] essence is, or to find [her] humanity." If you ask me, that's far too generous an approach. Given how dedicated Palin is to reductive, narrow-minded politics, a nuanced portrayal is more than she deserves. If she wants to be willfully ignorant in her politics, then we should remain willfully ignorant of her "subtleties."
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Commentarium (7 Comments)
@Moze: I disagree. Look, I can't stand Palin, either. But I'm not going to deny her humanity, as deeply flawed as it is. If Moore does a good job, she maybe can broaden our understanding of Palin beyond the cartoonish figure she cuts. Understanding your enemy can help either to resolve the differences or fight them more effectively, as the situation dictates.
well said, Pro!
I can't stand Palin, and I think what McCain did by unleashing her on the nation was one of the worst things that's ever happened in our political history. Standards seem to have been lowered permanently. In 2012, she is so annoying and such an obvious empty vessel and so discredited that I can't see why anyone wants to pay any attention to it at all.
That extends to this HBO movie. I adore Julianne Moore, but I won't be watching. I don't want to see Palin in any form.
sarah palin couldn't spell cat if y0u spotted her the "c", the "a", and the "t".
But she could sure shoot one, even if it was walking on Russian territory (she's a keen shot when relaxing on her Alaskan porch).
Don't believe this. She's simply playing everybody. She wants people to watch it. She understands better than anyone that bad publicity is better than no publicity. Her only gripe, if she has one, is that she isn't going to the bank on this one.
How can the Half-Governor comment on a show that has yet to be broadcast? I guess she must've seen it in Russia from her porch. Why not watch "Game Change"? The HBO version of her will be so much more appealing.
Now you say something