Tina Fey did what Obama's campaign couldn't accomplish. Her spot-on impressions of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, complete with Palin's own words pulled verbatim from several disastrous media interviews, made voters question the impetuous love affair they'd embarked on with the self-described 'pit bull with lipstick.' Fey's appearances in the opening sketch of Saturday Night live brought SNL its highest viewership in years, even as Palin's own approval ratings sank through the floor.
Tina Fey - The Impersonation That Reversed the 'Palin Effect'
Former SNL Head Writer & Star Returns For Biting Sarah Palin Satirical Sketches
By Linda Lowen, About.com Guide
Tina Fey's resemblance to Gov. Sarah Palin brought the NBC sitcom star back to SNL for a series of political sketches that skewered the VP candidate.
Tina Fey
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