Hater Tuesday ticket: Rickles-Fey 2008.
We already know who would play Sarah “I’ll get back to you on that” Palin in the TV movie based on her life, Thanks, but No Thanks: The Sarah Palin Story, a Lifetime Original Movie. But who would play her sidekick, er, Presidential running mate, John McCain?
FTB’s vote (metaphorically speaking) goes to Don Rickles, a.k.a. “The Merchant of Venom.” Not only does old Bullet Head resemble McCain, but his mean-spirited style perfectly meshes with McNasty’s own dirty politicking. The only catch: Rickles is actually ten years older than McNasty… we didn’t even think that was possible.
***Bonus Fun Fact (thanks, Wikipedia!): One of Rickles’s best-known roles was in the film Kelley’s Heroes, in which he played a character named Sgt. Crapgame. We think that would make a great new nickname for McNasty, too!
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Buzzy
In all seriousness, I think Tina Fey could do a better job wingin’ it with Katie Couric. What’s scary is that many of Tina Fey’s lines from the skit were pulled verbatim from Palin’s interview. It reminds me of the Southpark Episode about Tom Cruise and Scientology when they flash the words on the screen “This is what they actually believe.” I think the Tina Fey skit will do for Palin what Southpark did for Tom Cruise. Expect to see Palin jumpin’ on couches any day now.
Comment by matthewmeschery | 09.30.2008 | 6:58 am