Sarah Palin likened to Joan of Arc in two-hour documentary film

[sasha031]

The Undefeated, a movie charting Palin's rise from 'soccer mom' to vice-presidential candidate, draws parallels with French martyr

It might just be Sarah Palin's last chance to re-establish herself as a viable presidency candidate ahead of the 2012 US elections in the wake of a disastrous PR run. A new film commissioned by Palin, the former governor of Alaska, will present her as a Joan of Arc-like figure beset at every turn by vicious leftwing enemies seeking to thwart her ambition of reviving the conservative legacy of Ronald Reagan.

The Undefeated has been shot by rightwing film-maker Steven K Bannon, who met the documentary's $1m costs from his own pocket. Palin initially reached out to the director with the aim of recruiting him to work on videos pushing her cause, but Bannon offered to make a feature-length film instead.

Rife with religious imagery, the movie will chart Palin's rise from Alaskan "soccer mom" to vice-presidential candidate. Drawing on content from Palin's book Going Rogue: An American Life, which has sold more than 2m copies, the film will seek to explain her decision to step down as governor of Alaska following her unsuccessful run alongside John McCain in 2008.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/may/26/sarah-palin-documentary-film-undefeated?CMP=twt_fd

[Fumesucker]

1. Citizen Vain.. n/t

[Robb]

4. Nice.

:thumbsup:

[Champion Jack]

13. +1,000,000,000

[otohara]

21. Good One

:evilgrin: :thumbsup:

[Forkboy]

22. LOL

Perfect!! :rofl:

[Raschel]

31. LOL! Joan of Snark?

[Forkboy]

34. heh...this thread is already full of win!

:)

[Octafish]

58. ''Moosebud.''

LOL, Fumesucker!

[onehandle]

2. Just stretching out her 15. Even her own party doesn't want her. She knows it.

It's just the continuation of the grift.

[Swede]

3. Oh fuck,is she hearing voices,too?

:shrug:

[no_hypocrisy]

10. That was my first thought too . . . .

[bobbolink]

5. Where is the damned lightening when its REALLY needed?

:shrug:

[truebrit71]

6. "The Ego has Landed"

"The Undefeated", in which alternate reality is that the case...a more accurate title would be more like "I got my ass kicked so bad I quit"...

Please Sarah, run...i want to see the look on your face when Mittens, Newt and Ron Paul pile on and SHRED YOU TO PIECES...

[Raschel]

32. I think it's "I got a taste of money and I wanted more".

[RedCloud]

7. And when did Joan of Arc quit on her people?

[Raschel]

44. And when did Joan of Ark run and hide? Palin can't even answer questions let alone martyr herself!!

:rofl:

[karynnj]

8. Sarah Palin could not even play Joan of Arc in the movies

There is no similarity - unless Sarah Palin is hearing voices.

[KharmaTrain]

9. $1 Million Down The Shitter...

Firstly...other than the few braindead Palinistas out there, I can't see anyone with a functioning braincell who would spend a dime to go see this comedy. Maybe if its so bad maybe it'll make it to a "worst of" festival. Then what kind of DVD sales are there? (Other than the WorldNut daily giveaway). I suspect we'll hear about how there's a "lamestream" media attack and more victim bullshit. When its all said and done, this "movie" will end up in some cold dark storeage room...a reminder to the dude who blew all his money on what a major sucker he was. This "film" may make "Atlass Shrugged" look like "Gone With The Wind"...


:rofl:

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. 'The Triumph of the Shrill'

[Champion Jack]

17. Good one!

[Erose999]

12. Bannon = Citizen's United Productions

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0052442/

I haven't seen any of his films, but his association with that den of nasty snakes tells me everything I need to know about him.

[backscatter712]

14. I get the feeling Sarah will tire of playing Joan of Arc...

when it comes to that part of the story where she gets burned at the stake.

Sarah isn't willing to make that kind of sacrifice...

[Raschel]

33. She'll sacrifice her children. Soccer mom my butt.

[a la izquierda]

15. Don't Repukes hate the French?

And Catholics? However, I'm okay with burning Palin at the stake, however. (I'm kidding, of course, for the humor-impaired)

[CRK7376]

38. Good one

about Repub and the French....

[a la izquierda]

52. We historians...we're witty folk.

:)

[RaleighNCDUer]

16. So? I see the resemblance.

She is delusional, hears voices in her head telling her she's going to save the world, when in the end she's just headed for the guest spot at a bonfire.

[dipsydoodle]

18. That's novel. She about to become a stick of charcoal ?

Joan of Arc :

Eyewitnesses described the scene of the execution by burning on 30 May 1431. Tied to a tall pillar in the Vieux-Marché in Rouen, she asked two of the clergy, Fr Martin Ladvenu and Fr Isambart de la Pierre, to hold a crucifix before her. A peasant also constructed a small cross which she put in the front of her dress. After she expired, the English raked back the coals to expose her charred body so that no one could claim she had escaped alive, then burned the body twice more to reduce it to ashes and prevent any collection of relics. They cast her remains into the Seine.<57> The executioner, Geoffroy Therage, later stated that he "...greatly feared to be damned."<58>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

27. Mama Grifter "Going Rouen"

[DefenseLawyer]

19. Undefeated in what?

If that's not the modern Republican in a nutshell I don't know what is. Lose an election? No problem, just say you didn't. Sarah didn't lose. See? She's "Undefeated"! Ronald Reagan? Why he cut taxes and lowered the deficit. There was never a terrorist attack in America under George Bush's watch, which of course gave him time to locate the weapons of mass destruction. It really is beautiful. If reality doesn't quite fit our agenda we simply "create our own reality".

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

20. Things didn't end well for Joan of Arc, as I recall.

But the real point is that Caribou Barbie is a weapons-grade narcissist, DSM-IV Exhibit A. And I can't figure out why so many of these sycophants and hangers-on are paying for her first-class ticket on her ego trip.

[Javaman]

23. So failin quitter is also hearing voices?

I wouldn't put it past her.

[FSogol]

24. Now they can bundle a trilogy of GOP-funded Crap Films like

"Atlas Shrugged Part 1 of 3 1", the Palin Film, and Ben Stein's "Expelled."

[KittyWampus]

25. It can be a double feature w/ Atlas Shrugged.

[KittyWampus]

26. Joan of Arc was wealthy?

[Forkboy]

28. I hope it has the same ending.

[sasha031]

29. ...

:evilgrin:

[Ohio Joe]

54. One can only hope - nt

[southernyankeebelle]

30. Yes bring forward Sarah Hitler in a skirt. We know she hates to read and write so what better

way to get herself out there. The religious right will eat it up then before long the tea leafs will be read then they will realized they have been had at their expense and of course ours. The message of hate to divide the country will have been accomplished. She won't win but her effects just like in AK will be around for many years. What the country who has sense tried to do is unite this country but the teabaggers won't hear of it.

[struggle4progress]

35. "You can't defeat me because ... because ... I quit!"

[Swede]

36. Well,she must be Vice President,I guess? Someone alert Joe Biden.

If she's undefeated,that is.

[gkhouston]

37. Hmm. Could be that "Plan 9 From Outer Space" just got out-awfuled. n/t

[CRK7376]

39. So when will

the GOPers tie her to a stake with lots of firewood stacked around her? Guess they could have a Palin Roast...

[jberryhill]

40. Oooh, I'll show up to watch how that one ends /nt

[Left coast liberal]

41. Oh brother!

[nolabear]

42. I might buy that. Joan of Arc was delusional, had fits and backed a person who sought to be king.

The only thing I don't get is the title. As I recall Palin was defeated pretty soundly.

[LynneSin]

43. Undefeated? Wouldn't that require her to NOT lose in 2008

because last time I checked - that was DEFEATED

[Fly by night]

45. Well, just so long as their stories end the same way....

Anybody got a light?

[Blue_In_AK]

46. She thinks of herself as Queen Esther, actually.

She is totally delusional, but my guess is she's going to run. Why else do this vanity piece?

[joeybee12]

47. Does that mean they burn her at the stake at the end of the movie?

I'd pay to see that!

[Blue-Jay]

48. Maybe the ending will be similar.

[auburngrad82]

49. Wasn't she the only potential GOP candidate polling lower than Trump? nt

[pipi_k]

50. Not sure it's a compliment...

I've always thought Joan of Arc had some huge mental problems, what with all those voices and shit...

[and-justice-for-all]

51. We all know how well repuke flicks go...

they go over like a lead balloon. A million dollar failure.

[bullwinkle428]

53. This is going to be the "This Is Spinal Tap" of political documentaries -

the only difference being that Rob Reiner INTENDED "Spinal Tap" to be funny!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

56. Or "Springtime for Hitler."

Like in "The Producers." Maybe it's intended to fail horribly. In any event, I expect it to fail horribly.

[Viking 1]

55. Well, the ending wouldn't be so bad.....

:nuke:
:evilgrin:

[fascisthunter]

57. Deluded Sociopath