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0 commentsINK: Moscow woman throws YouTube jab at Palin
Posted on: Friday, October 10, 2008
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Move over Tina Fey, Moscow has its very own Jeanne McHale, who is making waves on YouTube with her rendition of "Wailin' Palin," a hysterically brilliant song aimed at Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin - wink and all.
"Writing the song evolved over two weeks and then I sang it at a party," Jeanne told the INKster on Tuesday. "It was a hit."
Jeanne teamed up with Moscow videographer Marsha Shoeffler of Que Sera Productions to get her song "Wailin' Palin" up and running on YouTube.
"Marsha came up with all the embellishments," Jeanne said.
Fey has received ongoing national coverage for her impersonations of Palin on "Saturday Night Live," but Jeanne more than holds her own as she belts out "Wailin' Palin." Her lyrics manage to nail the pathetic Palin on everything from polar ice caps to her total lack of class or knowledge.
Jeanne, who teaches chemistry at Washington State University, performs with the popular local group, Snake River Six. She is a former member of the Hog Heaven Big Band.
The INKster asked Jeanne what her prediction was come election time.
"I can only hope the John McCain/Palin ticket doesn't win," she said. "It would be a tragedy for the planet if they do."
She said her song summed up her thoughts about the former University of Idaho student "about as nicely as I could."
"Wailin' Palin" can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uccz5Bp8gY8.
Former first lady of Idaho Patricia Kempthorne will be the guest speaker at the annual Pink Tea sponsored by Gritman Medical Center as a fundraising event for breast cancer awareness and detection.
The tea is set for Oct. 21 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Best Western-University Inn in Moscow. Seating is limited and admission is by reservation only. Reservations can be made by calling (208) 883-6233.
This is the seventh year for the tea and to the best of her recollection, Patricia has attended them all.
"It means a lot to be invited back every year," Patricia told the INKster on Tuesday. "And I was especially honored when Gritman included me in the opening of its new Women's Imaging Center in July 2004."
All money raised through donations at the tea benefit Bosom Buddies, a GMC program that provides free mammograms to women who otherwise couldn't afford the valuable screening.
Since it had been awhile since the INKster talked to Patricia, she asked how she was spending her time these days. She said she was spending a lot of time traveling between Boise and Washington, D.C., as well as other parts of the country, on behalf of Twiga Foundation, an organization she started in 2005 geared to helping families. Its current focus is on raising family consciousness at home, in the workplace and in the community.
"Twiga means 'giraffe' in Swahili," explained Patricia, who serves as executive director of the foundation. "For years, I had collected any and everything pertaining to giraffes. On a recent trip to Africa, I learned a giraffe symbol is taken into business meetings because it has the largest heart of any mammal and means people are bringing in their heart along with their head."
Also speaking at the tea will be Karen Peterson, director of Gritman's Medical Service Unit, who will talk about her approach to avoiding breast cancer.
Snacks will be served and guests will have an opportunity to win door prizes and participate in the "Quilt for the Cure" raffle.
The INKster erred last week in the item about Nancy Maxeiner's efforts to save the old Veterinary Science Building on the Washington State University campus.
Nancy's business in Moscow is the Animal Care Center at 328 N. Main, not the one the INKster mistakenly picked up when she Googled Nancy's Web site.
Sorry about that, but it gives the INKster a chance to remind folks again that if they're interested in preserving this piece of Pullman history, contact Nancy for additional information at work, (208) 883-4349; home, (208) 882-5527, or via e-mail at acc@moscow.com.
.the blotter rests.
INK is penned by Vera White. To contribute to INK, call (208) 882-5561, ext. 251, or e-mail vwhite@dnews.com, or vnwhite@cableone.net.
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