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Fey 'More Palin Than Palin'

Tina nails Sarah impersonation on SNL season opener

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(Newser) – Tina Fey ushered in the new Saturday Night Live season last night with her much-anticipated Sarah Palin impersonation, sharing the opening skit with Amy Poehler’s Hillary Clinton in a “public service announcement” deriding the media’s sexist coverage of the presidential campaign. The sketch also skewered Palin’s views on global warming (it’s “just God hugging us closer”) and her lack of experience in international affairs, reports People.

Fey’s parody was so spot-on that it flagged a few Palin quirks blogger Roger Calin said he hadn't noticed earlier. “From that strange Northern accent to the way she looked out of the side of her eyes to that weird thing she does with her mouth, she was more Palin than Palin," he writes.

Tina Fey, left, plays Governor Sarah Palin, and Amy Poehler plays Senator Hillary Clinton on
Tina Fey, left, plays Governor Sarah Palin, and Amy Poehler plays Senator Hillary Clinton on "Saturday Night Live" last night.   (AP Photo/Dana Edelson, NBCU Photo Bank)
Writer/actress Tina Fey makes an appearance on MTV's Total Request Live at MTV Studios on April 22, 2008 in New York.
Writer/actress Tina Fey makes an appearance on MTV's Total Request Live at MTV Studios on April 22, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, FILE)
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