Video: Nation Votes for Palin, Wants to 'Go Out With a Bang'

Heather Horn Jan 21, 2011
The satirical Onion News Network premieres Friday night. Ahead of the premiere, the network has posted the following clip, in which the network reports that "morbid curiosity" is causing voters to flock to Sarah Palin for 2012: they just want to see what she would do as president. Apparently, anchor Brooke Alvarez and her guest analyst explain, voters think that while she just might destroy the country, it would be one heck of a ride (hence the RNC's promotional material--'Sarah Palin: Let's Go Out With a Bang'). Check out this preview of the clowning to come:



(Hat tip: @kukunova)


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