Sarah Palin is Betty Boop

Betty Boop for President (1932)
Betty runs for the office of President against Mr. Nobody. Both candidates state their platform through song and dance, referring to political issues of the time. Not long after this cartoon was released, Herbert Hoover was defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 presidential election.

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Film & Animation

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• Sarah
• Palin
• Betty
• Boop

[ali0tis]

i uploaded my version 3 days b4u, great minds think alike!

[flaviusrex]

It's amazing how that works. I found it completely by chance in the internet archive, and thought it looked like Sarah Palin. Subsequent events actually made the whole thing even funnier, and before I knew it, I had over 25,000 viewers. Pure luck.

[infrogmation]

Oh, please don't insult Betty Boop by comparing her to Palin!

BTW, this was clearly animated before the Democratic candidate was chosen. Betty breifly takes on the faces of Herbert Hoover... and 1928 Democratic nominee Al Smith.

At the end the glass of beer celebrates one of the key points that brought the Democrats to dominance-- it wasn't just Hoover's failed economic policies; the Democrats also decided to finally come out against Prohibiton!

[flaviusrex]

I hadn't thought of that--good observation. It didn't occur to me what the beer was for, even though it is pretty obvious.

[flaviusrex]

Interestingly, someone else (otzi08) uploaded the same film, and his has over 38,000 views. I found this one by accident on the internet archive--you can download a high resolution version there.

[airsqueeble]

Wow. Just like watching a Palin speech. Don;t give the facts or policy stances, just flirt (and wink) at the audience.

[flaviusrex]

The resemblance is truly uncanny, as are the parallels between this US election and the election of 1932. I just hope the subtlety is not lost on most YouTube viewers. This cartoon is actually extremely clever political satire.

[JBfanforlife]

I have to agree with infrogmation. Dont insult Betty!

[19flipped]

She's no F@%*ING Sarah Palin...

[FrankLJ]

Betty is Betty, not Palin.

But Obama is Mr. Nobody all right, lol.

'Who will make you taxes light? Mr. Nobody!" Deny it who can. :)

[ali0tis]

I heard the Mr. Nobody song on the radio & sought it out some time ago but the rest of the episode wasn't really interesting until Tina Fey made waves. HIGH5!

[befranklintoo]

Hey dude don't insult Betty Boop. She has more class.

[spookytom]

Dear Palin supporter. Since you go to the rallies, I suggest you start taking notes. Otherwise, read the transcripts. Check for links at the Palin/McCain website, because I know you'd never trust links from "Liberal" sources.

[CheetahFoxx]

Can you tell me some of the lies she has told? Give me a link to footage of this rally. Since the media was there (I heard of a confrontation with them and the supporters) im sure they got footage of this. I would like to research them.