However, Palin never said this in real life. Yet amazingly, the whole country, including many conservatives who should have known better, assumed this was something Sarah Palin herself actually said.
I think Palin could have done a better job rebutting that perception.
Maybe she got bad advice from the McCain people but ignoring it was definitely the wrong thing to do as she became associated with that silly line and it was allowed to define her as a frivolous and "not ready for prime time" candidate.
But I don't mean to single out Palin. Republicans in general have allowed themselves to become punching bags. GWB was the prime example of this. He was ridiculed and marginalized for years and never once fought back.
Now Donald Trump is a fighter and yet many conservatives now accuse him of being "thin-skinned" and overly sensitive. But this "smash mouth" approach seems to be the right one as Trump has not yet been "Palinized" and remains a strong contender.
Even tonight, it took Trump maybe 28 minutes to start putting up Tweets about SNL tonight.
Obama said: "I can see Vlad's nads from the tip of my nose!"
Sarah Palin was betrayed and sand bagged by traitors in the McCain organization. She almost saved his campaign in spite of them
That's the big difference. SNL doesn't have anywhere near the effect it used to. The rare funny skit or good musical guest do reach the "younger" audience but it's through social media or youtube, and that's where Trump can play with the best of them.