And everytime Palin said something else absurd, Tina Fey's joke was the rim-shot. It stuck not because it was informative, but because the joke would _fit_ into

And everytime Palin said something else absurd, Tina Fey's joke was the rim-shot. It stuck not because it was informative, but because the joke would _fit_ into the massive ironic _gap_ Palin's words made for anyone who wasn't her intended audience.