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• Saturday Night Live mocked Sarah Palin's interview with Katie Couric in a sketch. Tina Fey played Palin, and Amy Poehler played Couric. When Poehler's Couric asked Fey's Palin about how she would help facilitate democracy abroad, Fey requested to use one of her "lifelines."

• Fast Facts

  1. Original air date: Saturday, September 27, 2008
  2. Sketch of interview Katie Couric did with Sarah Palin on September 24, 2008
  3. In the real interview Palin was asked to recall examples [of McCain's] 26 years of pushing for more regulationThink Progress: Palin unable to name any examples of McCain...(September 24, 2008)
  4. Palin's response was: "I'll find some and I'll bring them to you."Think Progress: Palin unable to name any examples of McCain...(September 24, 2008)
  5. In the comedy version Palin was played by Tina Fey
  6. Couric played by Amy Poehler

• SNL Palin Couric Sketch Quotes

  "On foreign policy, I want to give you one more chance to explain your claim that you have foreign policy experience based on Alaska's proximity to Russia. What did you mean by that?"—Poehler as CouricThe Huffington Post: Tina Fey As Sarah Palin: Katie Couric SNL Skit (September 28, 2008)

  "Well, Alaska and Russia are only separated by a narrow maritime border. You got Alaska here, this right here is water, and this is Russia. So, we keep an eye on them."The Huffington Post: Tina Fey As Sarah Palin: Katie Couric SNL Skit (September 28, 2008)—Fey as Palin

  "And how do you do that exactly?"—Poehler as CouricThe Huffington Post: Tina Fey As Sarah Palin: Katie Couric SNL Skit (September 28, 2008)

  "Every morning, when Alaskans wake up, one of the first things they do, is look outside to see if there are any Russians hanging around. And if there are, you gotta go up to them and ask, 'What are you doing here?' and if they can't give you a good reason, it's our responsibility to say, you know, 'Shoo! Get back over there!"The Huffington Post: Tina Fey As Sarah Palin: Katie Couric SNL Skit (September 28, 2008)—Fey as Palin

  
  

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