Lorne Michaels on Sarah Palin: 'She was characterized so quickly by the media.'

Lorne Michaels words about Sarah Palin: "I think Palin will continue to be underestimated for a while.

• I watched the way she connected with people, and she's powerful.

Her politics aren't my politics. But you can see that she's a very powerful, very disciplined, incredibly gracious woman.

• This was her first time out and she's had a huge impact. People connect to her....

Tina's Sarah Palin is not the real Sarah Palin. She was fresh casting. The fact that no one knew anything about her, the fact that the audience got to go with her from Wasilla to Minneapolis.

• Literally six weeks ago she was in another world. I think there's a lot of sympathy for anybody who can step forward and handle that level of pressure. That thing on a human level was fascinating to watch.

• She was characterized so quickly by the media.

• She got a really tough welcome.

So when she introduced herself that way at the convention, people went, oh, I see. She gave a great performance."....

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