In honor of the HBO docudrama "Game Change" about Sarah Palin's rise to stardom during the 2008 campaign, here's a look back at the best Palin political cartoons and late-night jokes, as well as her dumbest quotes and her life in pictures.Related:
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With Michele Bachmann ending her presidential campaign, we'd like to take a moment to thank her for all the laughs. She will be missed by comedians everywhere.Here's a look back at her most memorable gaffes:
"Well what I want them to know is just like, John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa. That's the kind of spirit that I have, too" —Michele Bachmann, getting her John Waynes mixed up during an interview after launching her presidential campaign in Waterloo, Iowa, where she grew up. The beloved movie star John Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa, three hours away. The John Wayne that Waterloo was home to is John Wayne Gacy, a notorious serial killer.
"Before we get started, let's all say 'Happy Birthday' to Elvis Presley today." —Michele Bachmann, while campaigning for president in South Carolina on what was actually the anniversary of Elvis's death
"But we also know that the very founders that wrote those documents worked tirelessly until slavery was no more in the United States. ... I think it is high time that we recognize the contribution of our forbearers who worked tirelessly — men like John Quincy Adams, who would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country." —Michele Bachmann, botching American history while speaking at an Iowan's for Tax Relief event in January 2011. The Founding Fathers did not work to end slavery, and John Quincy Adams was not one of the Founding Fathers.
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"Lenscrafters is upset with Tea Partier Michele Bachmann because she called Planned Parenthood 'the Lenscrafters of abortion.' Lenscrafters released a statement today calling her 'the Costco of crazy.'" —Conan O'Brien
"After the debate where the HPV issue came up, Michele Bachmann said she had a discussion with a woman who came to her and said that her daughter had taken the vaccine and had become mentally retarded. And Michele Bachmann said, 'Mom?''' —Bill Maher
"Michele Bachmann is out, but I don't think her husband is." —David Letterman
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Sarah Palin's decision not to run for president comes as a devastating blow to comedians everywhere. As she officially fades into irrelevancy, we'd like to pay tribute to all she has done to stimulate the humor industry by looking back at the best Palin punch lines and political cartoons, as well as her dumbest quotes and her life in pictures.A few parting jabs:
"Sarah Palin has decided not to run for President and go straight to the quitting part." —Andy Borowitz
"Sarah Palin's 'big' announcement that she will not run for President was overshadowed by the death of Steve Jobs. So even in death, he managed to enhance the quality of our lives one more time." —The Capitol Steps
"Sarah Palin will not run for president, which is good news for Palin-haters, but bad news for the moose population." —Jimmy Kimmel
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