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Tina Fey Retires from Playing Sarah Palin

November 5, 2008


Now that the election is over and Sarah Palin is transitioning out of the national spotlight, Tina Fey has announced that she's officially retired from impersonating the Alaskan governor on Saturday Night Live.

"I have to retire just because I have to do my day job," the creator and star of 30 Rock told Entertainment Weekly. Tina endorsed SNL's Kristen Wiig as her replacement, saying: "I think Wiig would do a really good job."

As for whether there'll be an official torch passing, Tina joked, "Maybe we could get a real torch — or I could give Wiig the Palin wig."

Tina's hilarious turn as the vice presidential hopeful helped SNL's viewership go up nearly 70 percent this season. She seems to have the golden touch — 30 Rock's season premiere had a 20 percent ratings as well.

Are you a Tina Fey fan? Can't see her appeal? Talk back below.

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I have never in all my life seen commercials for a LOOSING VICE-PRESIDENTIAL candidate after the election. It's like these stupid people are trying to convince themselves she's worth it or something. Give it up even if she runs in 2012, she WON'T GET THE NOMINATION. The RIGHT-WING EVANGELICALS are a SHRINKING number in American because they are extremely divisive instead of inclusive.
-- Sally

The Republican Party knows the mistakes that were made in this election and that was THEY were the real elitist because they were pandering to a shrinking segment of this society. The evangelical religious right is extremely "JUDGEMENTAL" and people are concerned about the economy. The Republican Party will chose someone who is more of a conservative moderate to run for their Presidential candidate. While Sarah Palin will probably run for President in 2012 she will not be the winner because she is not intelligent enough about economic issues, foreign policy issues, the military, infrastructure, and social issues. Social issues are key because she only seesa very narrow view, her evangelical religious right view. Bobby Jindal, Mitt romney, the Governor of Miinesota, Lindsay Price, and the Governor of Florida are all rising stars in the Republican Party. Sarah Palin will run because as the Vice-Presidential candidate of the loosing party , they normally do so. But, they also always LOSE. BYE, BYE, Sarah. YOU BECHA. FER SURE.
-- FER SURE, GOODBYE, SARAH

sorry most of you people beleive the obama mania media. Sarah Palin was fresh and the real deal. Tina Fey hated Palin, I guess because she had a brain and looks better. No I am not a Tina Fay fan
-- lollipop

sorry most of you people beleive the obama mania media. Sarah Palin was fresh and the real deal. Tina Fey hated Palin, I guess because she had a brain and looks better. No I am not a Tina Fay fan
-- lollipop

TINA GOOD JOB.
-- Elsa Caceres

Sarah Palin and Sarah Palin ALONE did the damage herself. Had she let her giant ego come down a nothc or two and "let" herself be prepped before interviews she wouldn't have looked like she didn't understand the foreign policy, economics, militarily, constitutional, and even basic questions she was asked. One of the main problems alot of women had with her is "it was assumed that women would vote for any old uterus" and that's just not so. Issues matter to women and while the religious-right might be Christian, to many they only care about their own views and don't take others into consideration and think they are better than others. Jesus took care of the sick and the poor but the Republican party doesn't want to "pay" for them. Didn't Jesus say how you take care of the least of the people so you be judged. The republican party has alot of fine people like Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Condeliza Rice, John McCain, Boobby Jindal, Mitt Romeny, and Lindsay Price to name a few. Hopefully one of the above will take over and dump Sarah.
-- NO TO FALIN PALIN

The media and SNL did enough damage to Sarah Palin and the Democratic ticket. The media made Obama look like a movie star. Lets pray that Obama makes the change worth while.
-- marthie

awwwwww i love her
-- bradly benny farmer the 3rd

Let's hope Palin stays in Alaska. Enough of THAT STUPID WOMAN.
-- Sylvester

SNL and Tina Fey did all the damage they intended to Palin and the Democratic ticket.. we all know that SNL, Letterman, and majority of the media is bias ....... oh well, the ever so clever media with their ever so silly maneuvers.... and the country buys into it...

SNL, Letterman, Leno... cant even put a lame smile on my face with their stupid jokes... But the media continues to shove them down our throats....
-- jai

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