William Shatner gives Sarah Palin a poetic sendoff

http://blogs.reuters.com ^ | July 28th, 2009 | Alex Dobuzinskis

[Maelstorm]

William Shatner has produced another spoken word gem, this time a poetic reading of Sarah Palin’s resignation speech as governor of Alaska. Shatner was on “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” on NBC on Monday night, and he sat down on a stool with a conga drummer and a bass player in the background, injecting dramatic flair into a paragraph from Palin’s speech, which included the words: “It is as throughout all Alaska that big wild good life teeming along the road that is north to the future.” (Video below)

NBC scored big when “Saturday Night Live” veteran Tina Fey lampooned Palin last year during the presidential campaign, and the network stands to get a lot more clicks on its Web outlet Hulu.com with this latest comedy piece. Now that Palin has quit as governor of Alaska, maybe she can work on her Shatner impression. It’s not that hard to do.

[Maelstorm]

What do we expect. Sarah really tells it as it is in resignation speech. Resist government enslavement. There is no better mantra.

Resist Government Enslavement via kwout

[exit82]

Live long and prosper, Sarah.

Shatner is just a Khan job.

[Cheetahcat]

“Resist government enslavement. There is no better mantra.”

Sarah I will!!

[Sarah Barracuda]

I’m assuming this was a hit piece, I don’t watch these garbage late night shows so I did not see it.

[marron]

She’s singing my song.

If Shatner wants to add bongos I can dig it. Swingers and hep cats like Sarah too.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Shatner was on “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” on NBC on Monday night, and he sat down on a stool with a conga drummer and a bass player in the background, injecting dramatic flair into a paragraph from Palin’s speech, which included the words:

al-Reuters strikes again.

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=108512348434

The big, wild and good life teeming along that road leads north to the future.

The way this Alex guy wrote that quote is blatantly incorrect.

[davisfh]

"I’m assuming this was a hit piece, I don’t watch these garbage late night shows so I did not see it."

A pretty safe assumption, I'd say.

[pillut48]

This........is.........HUGH!........and......SERIES!!

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Shatner was on “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien” on NBC on Monday night, and he sat down on a stool with a conga drummer and a bass player in the background, injecting dramatic flair into a paragraph from Palin’s speech, which included the words: “It is as throughout all Alaska that big wild good life teeming along the road that is north to the future.”

al-Reuters strikes again.

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=108512348434

The big, wild and good life teeming along that road leads north to the future.

The way this Alex guy wrote that quote is blatantly incorrect.

[1-Eagle]

Message to Captain Kirk: "I... am.... so... tired... of... YOU!" (A quote from Wrath of Khan)

I was a bigtime Trek fan in the 60's-70's.

[Sarah Barracuda]

I assume he also voted for Obama..a good thing he had his heart surgery recently, under Obama’s health care plan, he would have had to wait 6 months for it

[FlingWingFlyer]

What the hell was he doing on the Late Show anyway? Pushing his newest commercial?

[originalbuckeye]

Sarah's resignation speech had more substance than all the flowery speeches, written by speechwriters, that Zero has given in the last year. Zero speaks other people's word very eloquently......right up until the moment the teleprompter crashes to the ground and shatters.

[originalbuckeye]

Nah. He’s a CELEBRITY just like Zero. He would have gone to the front of the line.

[Frantzie]

Shatner is a Canadian as is Nimoy and Doohan.

To all those who want the birthers to “move on.” I guess if we are just nice and comply then they will be nice to Sarah.

[wafflehouse]

Did he give conan the finger this time too? that was a riot.

[staytrue]

“Resist government enslavement. There is no better mantra.”

To Sarah and all conservatives:

RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, THE GOVERNMENT !

[killer_rat]

Poor Bill is a victim of FBS—Fat Bastard Syndrome.

[Billthedrill]

Looks like Doohan and the rest of the cast were right. That isn’t a compliment, Billyboy.

[Anita1]

It’s not a hit piece - it is a spoof of how the poem is supposed to be read by Sarah in her resigation speech. It is kind of funny - in a strange bongo way . . . ala Shatner style! Lol!