Tina Fey can add another Emmy to her awards case but she might need to thank former Gov. Sarah Palin for this one.
The writer/actress was awarded an Emmy (her sixth – yikes!) for Guest Actress in a Comedy Series on Saturday for her portrayal of the former vice presidential candidate. As we all remember, Fey’s appearances on Saturday Night Live had the entire country talking. Many even suggest that Fey’s impression led to serious doubts about Palin’s electability. And we all know how that turned out.
In her speech, Fey said, “Mrs. Palin is an inspiration to working mothers everywhere because she bailed on her job right before Fourth of July weekend. You are living my dream. Thank you, Mrs. Palin!”
Fey also thanked her parents, who are lifelong Republicans, for their patience.
Fey’s hit show, 30 Rock, is up for a record 22 Emmy awards next week.
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Levi Johnston and his lovely date
Listen, I’m no fan of Sarah Palin. At the same time, it really seems like Levi Johnston, her almost son-in-law, seems to be milking his relationship with her.
Levi, who was Kathy Griffin’s date to the Teen Choice Awards (which I still find weeeeeeeird), talked to RadarOnline.com about Palin’s recent exit from the governorship of Alaska. He thinks she did because of marital problems.
When asked if Sarah and Todd Palin have issues within their marriage, Levi answered “Oh yeah. There have been from day one.” He then said he thought that was her reason for stepping down. He also added that he thinks she’s going to try and make as much money on the speaking circuit as she can. Anything else we need to know about their union, Levi? Well, he doesn’t think anyone actually cheated. Phew. Now I can sleep at night.
I don’t know what Levi will reveal next and I really don’t know if I can believe it but it’s entertaining nonetheless. I hope that the kid gets his own TLC show or something.
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Former Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin is stepping down as governor of Alaska, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Palin announced today that she intends to resign as Alaska’s chief executive by the end of the month and will not seek a second gubernatorial term in 2010.
Palin, who was elected governor in 2006, was recruited by Arizona Senator John McCain to be his running mate in the 2008 Presidential Election.
The Republican governor said she plans to transfer authority to Lt Gov. Sean Parnell, who will be sworn in on July 25.
“She thinks she has accomplished goals she has set forward,” a source told CNN. “She sees what a positive influence she has had on people’s lives from traveling the country in the last year.”
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Sarah vs. Letterman
David Letterman made a joke earlier this week that ‘Sarah Palin’s daughter got “knocked up” by New York Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez during their recent trip to New York.’
Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor, appeared on NBC’s “Today” show Friday, continuing a feud with David. She told the “Today” show that ‘David Letterman owes an apology to young women across the country for his joke about her daughter.’
Sarah told host Matt Lauer, “I would like to see him apologize to young women across the country for contributing to kind of that thread that is throughout our culture that makes it sound like it is OK to talk about young girls in that way, where it’s kind of OK, accepted and funny to talk about statutory rape,” she said. “It’s not cool. It’s not funny.”
Palin said that it was ‘time for people to rise up against Letterman’s form of humor.’ She thinks that these kind of jokes give girls ‘low self esteem.’
Sarah said, “No wonder young girls especially have such low self-esteem in America when we think it’s funny for a so-called comedian to get away with such a remark as he did,” she said. “I don’t think that’s acceptable.”
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