# In Which A Monkey with a gun shoots the fish in a barrel known as Sarah Palin **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 20, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-a-monkey-with-a-gun-shoots-the-fish-in-a-barrel-known-as-sarah-palin/589670 "2011-07-20T03:58:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-a-monkey-with-a-gun-shoots-the-fish-in-a-barrel-known-as-sarah-palin/589670/21 "2011-07-20T16:01:50Z")
Maybe people just thought it was a film about the 1972 Miami Dolphins and weren’t that interested? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-a-monkey-with-a-gun-shoots-the-fish-in-a-barrel-known-as-sarah-palin/589670/22 "2011-07-20T16:15:07Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > That would be a return to her roots. She used to do the weather. Oops, my bad. She did the [sports segment](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UioYqnnBf3Y) on channel 2 in Anchorage. Maybe she did the weatherman. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-a-monkey-with-a-gun-shoots-the-fish-in-a-barrel-known-as-sarah-palin/589670/23 "2011-07-20T16:20:52Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > I’m a bit more conservative than most on this board, but I have always thought that Mrs. Palin would be better suited to doing the weather on a local news station rather than being in politics. As some of you know, she has a biographical motion picture that was just released entitled _The Undefeated_. Well, the reviews are in. You can look at the Rotten Tomatoes link [here](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/771245638/). > > It’s too damn funny for me not to post it. > > _The Undefeated_ got a **0%** in both critic and audience ratings. How bad do you have to be to get a fucking **0%?!** > > Hell, _Gigli_ got a 7%. You tell the truth. She gets a zero from all thinking people. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-a-monkey-with-a-gun-shoots-the-fish-in-a-barrel-known-as-sarah-palin/589670/24 "2011-07-20T17:02:18Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > We both know that’s bullshit. > > What cracks me up is that I DID expect an artificial bump. And it’s not there! Her supporters could have easily rated her self serving movie on Rotten Tomatoes as “audience members”. But that didn’t happen. Hah! > > Maybe she will finally start going away. She no longer has a chance in Hell to get the Republican nomination for President, and it’s not like she can go back to being governor of Alaska after stepping down. Just go away, Sarah! I’m very happy that your movie looks like it is going to hurt your political career, rather than help. I was really hoping her 15 minutes would last long enough to get her the Republican nomination… for the next 16 years or so. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-a-monkey-with-a-gun-shoots-the-fish-in-a-barrel-known-as-sarah-palin/589670/25 "2011-07-20T18:49:12Z")
You all are just haters. I think she’s brilliant. What other candidate has persuaded people to PAY to sit through a 90 minutes campaign ad? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-a-monkey-with-a-gun-shoots-the-fish-in-a-barrel-known-as-sarah-palin/589670/26 "2011-07-20T19:58:40Z")
Two bits says she got paid up front. Another two bits says that if the movie made money, she got some of that too. Fourteen minutes, fifty seconds, Sarah. Take the money and run. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-a-monkey-with-a-gun-shoots-the-fish-in-a-barrel-known-as-sarah-palin/589670/27 "2011-07-22T16:43:12Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > You all are just haters. I think she’s brilliant. What other candidate has persuaded people to PAY to sit through a 90 minutes campaign ad? Well, not many people. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-a-monkey-with-a-gun-shoots-the-fish-in-a-barrel-known-as-sarah-palin/589670/28 "2011-07-22T20:19:57Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > When the going gets tough, The Undefeated… quit! They also lose. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-a-monkey-with-a-gun-shoots-the-fish-in-a-barrel-known-as-sarah-palin/589670.md?page=1)