Jul 28th 2009 By Tommy Christopher

Shatner Turns Palin's Farewell Speech Into Poetry

Before she embarked on her life as a private citizen, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin delivered one of her patented word salad speeches. Her farewell address was rivaled only by her resignation announcement for sheer volume of WTF moments.

In a stroke of veritable genius, "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien enlisted the aid of Captain Kirk himself, William Shatner, to turn Palin's hot mess into cool beat poetry. After the jump, set phasers on guffaw! We've got Shatner's rendition of Palin's speech, plus his even funnier poetry debut from 1978.

Here's the Priceline Negotiator's priceless rendition of Palin's speech:

If you thought that was funny, you'd better put down your drink. The erstwhile Enterprise Captain has a long history of strange poetry, dating back to this spaced oddity from 1978, a straight-faced reading of Elton John's "Rocket Man."

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Thursday 13 August

By electra

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ROBERT, you're an idiot.

PALIN would be a THREAT all right - to the entire country if she ever realized her pipe dream of aquiring that oval office job she so insanely wanted!

oh, & CONAN & SHATNER are HILARIOUS!

heh, heh, heh! :)

Saturday 01 August

By John Mack

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I guess that old age is catching up with Shatner, as for the most part he is at the end of his acting career and jealous of those who are younger with direction for the U.S. It happened to Sally Fields at the Oscars. Their mouth seems to reveal what they really are which is a disappointment to the majority of the viewers.

Saturday 01 August

By Thomas Dougherty

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very sad to see W Shatner sink so low. Just another misogynistic pseudo liberal who can't stand a strong woman.

Sunday 02 August

By BING

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WE ARE ALL HAS/BEENS AFTER WE'VE BEEN THERE!
IT'S A SAD PART OF LIFE. NOTHING LASTS FOREVER. A FLOWER WITHERS, AND IS GONE IN A FEW DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS. WE ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN A FLOWER. WE GROW FROM A SEED, AND TOO SOON WITHER AWAY. I BELIEVE IT GOOD TO SAY HELLO TODAY, WE MAY NOT BE HERE TOMORROW TO SAY GOODBYE. SORT OF HARD TO THINK THAT WAY. BUT TRUTH CAN BE STRANGER THAN FICTION. WE ARE AS FRAGILE AS A FLOWER. WE COME AND GO WITH THE SEASONS. HEAVEN BLESS US ALL -- BING...

Thursday 06 August

By Louie A. Sims

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Conan would make me (sick) to my stomach, but he is a NON PERSON and therefore (does not)qualify! Shatner should have quit with his last "STAR TREK" movie...he is (less) than funny.

BUT, keep up good work Guys, I'm quite sure Ms Palin appreciates (all) the Media coverage she can get!!!

Again, thanks Guys,

A DEVOTED FAN OF MS PALIN!

She's gonna be your (next) President, "YOU BABIES".

Friday 07 August

By David

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She'll never be president. 1) She can't get the Dems. 2) She can't get very many Independents 3) She'll only get the Stupid Republicans, not the smart ones. Also, it's obvious that if she can't handle being Governor of Alaska, she can't handle being President of the United States.

Friday 07 August

By idsavant3

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So... one should realize that William Shatner was hired by the Tonight Show to read something their writers wrote. He didn't adlib... Everything on TV is orchastrated.Nothing is by chance ( too much money involved). And guess what ? it got people talking and ratings went up.

Friday 07 August

By idsavant3

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Saturday 08 August

By radb707

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Hey retards, Shatner didn't let his wife die. She was an alcoholic and she took valium with alcohol that day and she accidentally drowned in the pool. It is NOT an ongoing investigation, it's already been closed by the police. Learn some facts before you start insulting people. Also, Shatner simply said Palins words right back to everyone on the show. People make fun of people for the sake of comedy ALL the time. Relax, no one's gonna hurt your precious Palin

Sunday 09 August

By backroadsb

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All you Palin fans need a box of Kleenex. He read the incoherent speech back verbatim. If she truly wanted out of the spotlight, she would stay away from the media, but does she, NO. Like the saying goes, if you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen. Everyone else deals with it, why is she so special? If she can't deal, then she needs to crawl in a hole in AK and stay there. And as for being the next president, how great would that be, a person who can't even deal with the media running our county? What, is she going to tell Iran to stop calling us bad names, it's hurting our feelings? Please...

Monday 10 August

By Cernunnos

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I'm rather amused by all the comments vilifying Shatner for speaking badly about someone (although he didn't.) The common theme seems to be summed up by this 'Dandee' quote: "Regardless of what you think of a person, KEEP IT TOU YOURSELF! Especially when it is something to tear down someone. Work on yourself FIRST!"

Um, yeah. read those words, then apply them 'tou' yourself. It's your choice to boycott everything he does; but keep that to yourself, since I don't give a damn. If you insist that you have a right to voice your opinion, you're right... but remember that everyone else has that right as well. Then, once you're done 'working on yourself', go buy a sense of humor.

Bing made a good, calming reminder; and (if you don't mind my saying so, Bing!) in words that would make a great beat poem.

And, since I'm not immune to being irritated myself, I'll stir the pot before I go. While "Conan...[and]... Shatner...go on an extended vacation out of the country, and stay there", perhaps the Palin-worshippers should move to Alaska, where they can enjoy Ms. Palin as their next President... of the local PTA.

Before I go; would someone please send me a copy of the "Euthanize your mamma" list? For some reason I fail to find any mention of it aside from ranting talk show hosts, people blindly repeating what they hear from aforementioned ranting talk show hosts, or TV and radio stations quoting or featuring similar ranting talk show hosts. Research a few things yourself, people, and from more than one source. (More than one source means information from BOTH sides of the fence; not just the people who spout views you like.) Then you might know something actually truthful about what is going on in your country.