As the real Sarah Palin made her way to the Big Apple for her whirlwind "A Thousand Wasillas" tour , the New York Daily News sent its own version of the Alaska governor out on the streets for a dry run. Star-struck voters hounded her for autographs and pictures. One guy yelled: "You're hot! But I hope you lose." There was just one hitch: Our "Palin" was a fake! She was really a 29-year-old look-alike named Kristy Webb - and most people were fooled.
There's even a video, in which the impostor is denied an audience with fellow Palin parodist Tina Fey. My favorite faux-Palin quote: "I'm eating one of your husband's hot dogs." You might view this as a light-touch publicity stunt by the Daily News, but I suggest McCain take a closer look at his running mate's doppelganger. While the comedian, Kristy Webb, may have even less experience than Palin, her proximity to the United Nations building must to something for her foreign policy cred. Plus, if McCain were to drop Palin from the ticket in favor of Webb, at least he would have a running mate who really never did support the Bridge to Nowhere.
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