Vice presidential candidacy of Sarah Palin she was not ready to serve as vice president, whereas those generally supportive of her candidacy took a more positive view of her performance. Palin's second media interview was with Fox News's Sean Hannity. September 13 saw the first of many performances by Tina Fey in the role of Palin. The first sketch, "A Nonpartisan Message from Governor Sarah Palin & Senator Hillary Clinton," featured Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as Palin and Clinton, respectively. The sketch mocked Palin's performance during the Gibson interviews. Palin's comments on Alaska's proximity to Russia gave rise to the satirical line ""And I can
Early political career of Sarah Palin new library and city hall, while putting in bike paths, and she was able to get funding for storm-water treatment in order to protect the region's many lakes. Palin ran for re-election against Stein in 1999 and was returned to office by a margin of 909 to 292 votes. Palin was also elected president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors. Palin wore a Buchanan button during a visit by presidential candidate Pat Buchanan in 1999, but Palin was a co-chair on the Alaska campaign of rival presidential candidate Steve Forbes in 2000. Shortly after wearing the Buchanan button, Palin responded