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Lipstick on a Pygmalion

On Channel 4 News, they’ve just shown a brief clip of a post-election interview with Sarah Palin. The ‘you betcha, golly gee whizz’ schtick and accent have completely disappeared.

Funny that.

Update: Here we go. Forward to two minutes in…

Compare and contrast:


Posted on November 5th, 2008 at 7:54pm under US Politics

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  1. leon (25 comments.) on 05.11.2008 at 20:11 Permalink | Reply

    You know I was just thinking exactly that while watching.

  2. fatboyfat (21 comments.) on 05.11.2008 at 21:47 Permalink | Reply

    Best. Post title. Ever.

    1. Philip (248 comments.) on 06.11.2008 at 10:23 Permalink | Reply

      I think it ties for first place with Unity’s, myself.

  3. Larry Teabag (94 comments.) on 05.11.2008 at 22:09 Permalink | Reply

    Yes, this post’s title deserves a prize.

  4. Tim Footman (6 comments.) on 06.11.2008 at 04:51 Permalink | Reply

    So you reckon she was actually an articulate, sophisticated thinker, pretending to be a dumb hick for electoral purposes?

    Might this be the case with Bush as well? I have visions of him turning into Stephen Fry on Jan 21..

    1. Justin on 06.11.2008 at 07:53 Permalink | Reply

      Well articulate and sophisticated might be pushing it but this kind of thing isn’t without precedent when it comes to talking down to the proles.

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