Sarah Palin has been the butt of
many a joke ever since she entered the national limelight. But last weekend she turned the tables with her own
comedy routine poking fun at the media, Democrats, the McCain campaign, and herself.
Appearing as the keynote speaker at the Gridiron Club Winter dinner, Palin regaled the Washington media elite with a series of one-liners. A few highlights:
On being in Washington: "From my hotel room, from there I can see the Russian Embassy."
On the media: "It is good to be here and in front of this audience of leading journalists and intellectuals. Or, as I call it, a death panel."
On tensions with the McCain staff: "I've been touring this great, great land of ours over the last few weeks. I have to say, the view is much better from inside the bus, than under it!"
On Joe Biden: "When I see this administration in action, I can't help think of what might have been. I could be the Vice President overseeing the signing of bailout checks. And Joe Biden would be on the road, selling his new book, Going Rogaine."
On Barack Obama: "I don't want to say that the U.S. Government is taking over the role of the private sector, but I have to admit, on the flight here, thumbing through a magazine and looking at a photo of President Obama with the President of China, the person next to me pointed at it and said, 'Hu's a communist.' I thought they were asking a question."
There's no video, but you can see the
full transcript for more of Palin's comedy shtick.
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